The original post stated the batter never left the box, and it never said anything about raising her hand. Is it still IP if the batter simply said "Time, please?" but did nothing else?
Why would it make a difference if the batter said time and did nothing else? The pitcher apparently reacted to something the batter did and stopped the pitching motion. But, it is actually also covered in the rules.
NFHS 6-2 ART4 e No pitch shall be declared when a player, manager or coach calls time or employs any other word or phrase or commits any act, while the ball is live and in play, for the obvious purpose of trying to make the pitcher commit an illegal pitch.