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Originally posted by zorro2020:
Coach 2709 gave the best answer in my opinion. The pitch must cross the foul lines. I was not proposing that the fielder play in foul territory; that is clearly illegal, except for the catcher. It still seems like a viable alternative to me in a league that does not play what we called speed-up rules. Seems to me that the fielder could just step across the foul line after the pitch is released. For those of you who do not understand why I asked the question, *** I would assume you have never seen a pitcher throw a wild pitch in that situation or throw a pitch too close to the plate which allowed the batter to hit it.***
*** It's part of the game where the pitcher needs to acquire the appropriate skills. The alternative is NFHS does allow leagues to opt for signaling the hitter to first.
