Releasing ball from rubber

kgsmith478Member

I play high school baseball and when i release the pitch my foot is not on the rubber and down the mound due to my stride and momentum. I either get called for an illegal pitch or balk for "disengaging" the rubber while I am pitching.
In the rule book is says nothing about disengaging the rubber being illegal.

It is similar to tim lincecum not having his back foot on the rubber and also a little like Jordan Walton for Washington.

Please clarify this "rule"

4/7/131:39 AM

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dash_riprock1,000+ posts

As long as you are not "re-planting" your pivot foot during your stride, it is not a balk if it comes off the rubber before the ball leaves your hand. The umps are misapplying the rules. Tell them to do a search for Sandy Koufax on YouTube.

4/7/137:22 AM

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