I need a favor...is Kaylee Carlson legal?

[SoCal_Dad]

On a side, watching Saturday's game vs Alabama, it looked like Littlejohn's entire foot landed outside the circle on every pitch...

The circle is irrelevant to pitching rules. It is only used for the look-back rule.

 

[ian]

Is she replanting on the side of her foot?

 

[ian]

Exactly. Not even close to it IMO. Pretty sure you can get away with just about anything anymore. Vaseline up the ball is probably a no call.

https://youtu.be/Pdjgdb-OxY8

 

[ian]

The during the AU AL game saturday, the announcers talked about how the pitching lane was 1 inch narrow and the grounds crew had to make it wider.

 

[TMD]

Is she replanting on the side of her foot?

Doesn't look like she's establishing a new push-off point with her right foot.

 

[sbmom19]

The circle is irrelevant to pitching rules. It is only used for the look-back rule.

Well clearly Google sucks because she told me the rule was that the leap foot could not be outside the circle. I am so disappointed in her. Now I have trust issues.

 

[ian]

Doesn't look like she's establishing a new push-off point with her right foot.

Rear foot lands and rear knee is bent. As the ball is thrown the rear knee extends.

Isn't that a text book plant?

 

[TMD]

Rear foot lands and rear knee is bent. As the ball is thrown the rear knee extends.

Isn't that a text book plant?

I guess it's possible, but from this angle it looks like she drags her toe and when her leap foot hits, her right foot is on its side/inside edge and sweeping to the left. Either way, that part is way less obvious than her landing 4-6 inches outside the lane.

 

[4 girl's dad]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzTCVR7L4Eo

Baylor pitcher
I posted a video earlier in the season that she didn't leap and replant but here she does have a slight touch of both but as others have said if they aren't going to call it, do it till they do. Just hope it's not a game winner Ip...

 

[corlay]

The circle is irrelevant to pitching rules. It is only used for the look-back rule.

watching TX A&M vs TENN from last Sunday,
A&M staff (presumably) are quite audible off-camera,
screaming at the Ump that the pitcher (M.Moss) is illegal,
because "she's landing outside the circle"...

PS: for a non-crow-hopper, Moss sure does get out there. Impressive!