Urgone

Thanks J and Tog Gee for your insight and especially the 2 case plays. I've tried to convince the fringe thinker on this simply with 6-2-4-a which is pretty straight forward "Balk....is touching the pitcher's plate...any feinting toward....first base" If your pivot foot is NOT touching the pitcher's plate you can feint to first. Period. Now I'm fearful their next response will be what about a legal jump turn then from 6-1-3. Can we feint to first ? If we throw to first and it goes out of play are we awarding one or two bases ? I was always mentored by the old salts that in a jump turn he's still considered a pitcher NOT an infielder.

NFHS rules: Runners on third and first. Pitcher legally steps towards third and makes a hard feint. His pivot foot leaves the pitcher's plate on that movement. Can he now turn and feint to first ? Have heard some concerning views that because he did not disengage that pivot foot behind the pitcher's plate he can't feint to first.