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Guest Jim
Is it a balk if, with runners on base, a right handed pitcher starts in the set position, comes to complete stop, and then takes a "rocker" step with left foot even if he immediately and without hesitation follows through and delivers the pitch to home? That is, can a pitcher essentially switch from the set position to the windup without disengaging the pitcher's plate? I know rule 8.01 comment says it is a balk to go from windup to the set, but it doesn't say that the opposite is true. As U.I.C. of my local league we have had an explosion of disagreements amongst coaches and umpires about whether the rocker step is an automatic balk in this scenerio. Thank you for any help.
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Replacematt
Yes. It would constitute a feint to first base.
Tborze
In the OP, the pitcher was in the stretch and came set, then started a windup.
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