CHANDLER GIRLS' SOFTBALL: ASA Pitching Rules
ASA Rulebook - Rule 6, Section 1 - Pitching Regulations
There has been some confusion about the proper method of pitching. Check out Rule 6, Section 1 - Pitching Regulations of the 2007 Official Rules of Softball. If you do not have a rule book, please let me know and we will get a rule book to you.
Section 1. Preliminaries.
Before starting the delivery, the pitcher shall comply with the following:
A. The pitcher may not take the pitching position on the pitcher's plate without possession of the ball.
B. The pitcher shall not be considered in the pitching position unless the catcher is in position to receive the pitch.
C. Both feet must be on the ground within the 24-inch length of the pitcher's plate.
The shoulders shall be in line with first and third bases. The pitcher shall take a position with both feet in contact with the pitcher's plate.
D. While on the pitching plate, the pitcher shall take the signal or appear to be taking a signal with the hands separated. The ball must remain in either the glove or pitching hand.
E. The pitcher shall bring the hands together for not less than one second and not more than 10 seconds before releasing it.
BOTH FEET MUST REMAIN IN CONTACT WITH THE PITCHING PLATE AT ALL TIMES PRIOR TO THE FORWARD STEP.
See also Sections 2 and 3 for more details about the proper delivery of a pitch.
BOTTOM LINE... THIS IS AN UMPIRE JUDGMENT CALL... NOT A CGS BOARD CALL
