Disclaimer: I'm not a pitcher's parent, so this was new to me.
We were at a TB tournament in FL, HIgh School Division. Pitcher on the other team (who is a 2023!) threw the craziest pitch I've ever seen. Come to find out it's called the Chinese Change Up. Our batter was starting to catch on to her speed and movement and fouled the ball up a couple times and then the girl threw this pitch. Video below is not her, but an example I found. This girl's was even nastier because at first it looked like she released the ball too soon on accident and it was going to hit the ground halfway to the plate. But nope.
Our poor batter looked sort of like a cartoon dog like its head tilted like "Say what now?" She was befuddled and totally confused.
I guess this pitch is legal?
We were at a TB tournament in FL, HIgh School Division. Pitcher on the other team (who is a 2023!) threw the craziest pitch I've ever seen. Come to find out it's called the Chinese Change Up. Our batter was starting to catch on to her speed and movement and fouled the ball up a couple times and then the girl threw this pitch. Video below is not her, but an example I found. This girl's was even nastier because at first it looked like she released the ball too soon on accident and it was going to hit the ground halfway to the plate. But nope.
Our poor batter looked sort of like a cartoon dog like its head tilted like "Say what now?" She was befuddled and totally confused.
I guess this pitch is legal?