Is this anything?

[flash277]

I was umpiring a game today and after warm up pitches, the catcher throws down to 2nd, then she throws to the pitcher, while I called batter up, the pitcher threw the ball twice to the 1st base player. Would this be considered delay of game- ball on batter? I mentioned to the coach after third time she did it in 3rd inning, he said as long as I didn’t call play ball, it should be good. What say you? It was a jv game and it just struck me odd, never seen that before.

 

[Mocoso]

Odd for sure… you did say batter up I’m not sure you need to say “play ball” specially at high school level


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[EdLovrich]

I know we seldom carry stopwatches in HS ball. Were the throws to the bases within the pitcher's 1 minute? If they were and they were NOT pitches in excess of her allowable warm-ups, (which they obviously weren't) I do not think you have anything. The ball is dead until P, C, B and you are in position and you put the ball into play.

 

[Northball]

I wish I had known at the time to teach my pitching DD this. She had a tendency to occasionally overthrow 1st base on a grounder to her. Supposedly getting a couple practice overhand throws helps reduce this problem by breaking up the repetitive underhand throws.

 

[Lance Steckler]

it's in the rule book.

 

[Strike2]

NFHS rules allow five warmup pitches in one minute. A pitcher throwing the ball around after their allotted warmup, especially after an umpire starts the clock on the batter by calling "batter up", looks like a ball on the batter.

USSSA is a bit more specific. It says five pitches OR throws...anything in excess is a ball on the batter.