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Atlee Hokie Atlee Hokie OP
May 30, 2026 at 03:27 PM ET
What are the rules WRT the pitching box?
I figure the pitchers lead foot is supposed tp stay inside the box. If the front part of the foot is on the outside of the line, but the heel is still on it, is that a legal pitch? And what about the front line of the box? Is the lead foot supposed to inside the line? What if the pitcher naturally has a long stride that takes the foot completely outside the line?

4 Replies

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VTsportscaster
2mo
Any part of the foot on the line, still good
The foot has to be completely outside the line to be illegal. Even your tallest players have a hard time getting out of the front with their stride.
laphroaig laphroaig
2mo
Is the front of the box the problem or the 1st and 3rd base sides?
Like the batters boxes and the misnamed "foul lines" - on the line is IN.
Atlee Hokie Atlee Hokie OP
2mo
The UTENN pitcher was getting out of it.
TomTurkey TomTurkey
2mo
That TT K would have been a good example if she had contacted the ball
The heel of her foot was a good foot length past the front line