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I saw Duke do it earlier this year. No violations except for the balls.

Edit: I found this on Yahoo. The rule does note, however, that pitchers may not intentionally commit a violation of the rule to add a fourth ball to the count in an attempt to walk the batter. If the umpire deems a violation to have occurred, all base runners will advance one base. A second violation will result in an ejection. Not sure where it is in the rulebook, and I am not reading it all to find it. Also not sure what actually happened in that Duke game. I thought they took four pitch click violations. Maybe they took three pitch clock violations and pitched the fourth one. I guess I missed something. ** Edited by dallasvt at 6/5/2025, 12:42:21 AM
Posted: 06/04/2025 at 11:55 PM ET
(In response to this post by Hokie4Life_89)

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TT coach outsmarted himself **
HokieHusband • 06/04/25 10:03 PM ET
Those "intentional walk" pitches were so hittable
VAHokie89 • 06/04/25 10:39 PM ET
Well, the coach is a guy and the intentional walk was the correct call.
MidloHokie • 06/04/25 10:44 PM ET
They said Canady hadn’t intentionally walked anyone all year
VTChip • 06/05/25 12:13 AM ET
Possibly but shouldn’t an elite pitcher - and she definitely is elite -
techer1983 • 06/05/25 08:17 PM ET
Just like baseball, you should be able to tell the umpire of intentional
carhokies • 06/05/25 08:01 AM ET
Tell me this, why does MLB and NCAA college baseball allow the auto
PokieHokie • 06/05/25 04:47 AM ET
i don’t try to compare baseball to softball
Hokie4Life_89 • 06/05/25 09:24 AM ET
That's because the rules allow the runners to take a lead, plus they have
PokieHokie • 06/05/25 04:49 PM ET
Didn’t mean to offend
Hokie4Life_89 • 06/05/25 11:49 PM ET
Canady took total ownership after the game…
VTChip • 06/05/25 12:19 AM ET
Yep, and the TT pitching coach should have made sure she knew how. Of . .
MidloHokie • 06/05/25 05:43 AM ET
The catcher has to set up in their box.
Hokie4Life_89 • 06/04/25 11:27 PM ET
With a pitch clock, why throw any “intentional balls” ?
HokiefromBedford • 06/04/25 10:25 PM ET
There is actually a rule against it
Hokie4Life_89 • 06/04/25 11:18 PM ET
I saw Duke do it earlier this year. No violations except for the balls. ◄
dallasvt • 06/04/25 11:55 PM ET
Found in the exception to the EFFECT of rule 10.18
Hokie4Life_89 • 06/05/25 08:57 AM ET
It was a great idea tho**
SWVAhokiegirl • 06/04/25 11:46 PM ET
High school lets you intentional walk without throwing
SWVAhokiegirl • 06/04/25 10:43 PM ET
This is why the HS rule is BS
Hokie4Life_89 • 06/04/25 11:21 PM ET
I hate all intentional walks.....my daughter is a
SWVAhokiegirl • 06/04/25 11:46 PM ET
Especially horrific in HS
Hokie4Life_89 • 06/05/25 11:19 AM ET
Not really. Not pitching to her was correct call. Terrible execution . . .
MidloHokie • 06/04/25 10:05 PM ET
Not really, bad execution.**
hokietony • 06/04/25 10:04 PM ET
Why not let the best pitcher in country get the out?**
HokieHusband • 06/04/25 10:06 PM ET
Why not let her get a lesser Texas hitter?**
hokietony • 06/04/25 10:07 PM ET
Exactly. We've seen the 'let's pitch to the opponents best hitter' . . .
MidloHokie • 06/04/25 10:17 PM ET
So let the star pitcher do what she does best....
HokieHusband • 06/04/25 10:19 PM ET
See the TT vs OU game on Sunday, top of seven or UCLA's. . .
MidloHokie • 06/04/25 10:41 PM ET