Question- can a pitcher be guilty of a quick return pitch from the windup position? Or thats only from the set position. Please explain.
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absolutely he can....the pitching position is not considered in the rule......defining a quick pitch just entails your judgment that the pitcher was trying to catch the batter off balance by throwing the pitch prior to the batter being reasonably set in the box.......
The applicable NFHS rule is 6-1-Art 1
the definitive OBR comment is below...
Rule 8.05(e) Comment: A quick pitch is an illegal pitch. Umpires will judge a quick pitch as one delivered before the batter is reasonably set in the batter’s box. With runners on base the penalty is a balk; with no runners on base, it is a ball. The quick pitch is dangerous and should not be permitted.
The applicable NFHS rule is 6-1-Art 1
the definitive OBR comment is below...
Rule 8.05(e) Comment: A quick pitch is an illegal pitch. Umpires will judge a quick pitch as one delivered before the batter is reasonably set in the batter’s box. With runners on base the penalty is a balk; with no runners on base, it is a ball. The quick pitch is dangerous and should not be permitted.
When you quick pitch from the wind-up, many times it is what we call a walkover. The pitcher walks up to the rubber and goes into as wind-up.