Fed Rules, 11-12 year old league. Competitive baseball. Pitcher rubs chin (okay, above the chin, but below the mouth), while on the rubber, before getting his sign. Ump calls balk for going to his mouth, runners advance.
What's the penalty here - I thought going to the mouth was considered an illegal pitch and therefore, a ball is assessed as the penalty - or was the umpire right and the runners advance?
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