I know this is a High School Site, but I guess this could happen in HS as well.
Our 9 yr old team had a 8 o'clock game the other night and while we were waiting for it to start we were watching a 10 yr old game.
In that game there was a runner on second and there was a right handed pitcher on the mound. He pitched to the next batter as a right hander in the stretch typically would with his right foot on the rubber. After the next pitch the runner remains on second. The pitcher receives the ball back from the catcher and returns to the mound.
This is where it gets interesting.
He then sets up on the mound as a left handed pitcher, with his left foot on the rubber, but ball in right hand and glove in left hand. He comes set in the stretch (and at that point looks like a left handed pitcher), and the other coach, team or runner never picks up on this change. As the runner on second takes his lead, the pitcher simply steps toward second base like he is pitching to it and the runner is picked off easily.
This was a close game to begin with and needless to say there was quite a discussion that came about after this play. It was two young umpires and they did not know how to rule, but finally decided the runner was out. My assistant coach asked me and I had no idea because I had never heard of this before.
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