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Based on what I have seen, sometimes Lemley's foot comes off way more than

other pitchers. Furthermore, based on what I have seen enforced in several games, if it just comes off a little, it is not typically called. Therefore, while I know the coaches know way more than I do, from a practical perspective, my opinion is they need to work on reducing how much Lemley's foot comes of the ground. For some of the pitches today, it looked like her foot was 3-4 inches off the ground, and then once it started getting called, even when she did a better job, a few got called.

So, in summary, I think they need to work on reducing how far her foot comes off the ground so that it is not so egregious/obvious sometimes. Once Lemley does not stand out from what other pitchers do in this respect, there will not be a focus on what Lemley does.

It will be interesting to see what happens and what adjustments, if any, Tech makes.

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Posted: 04/10/2022 at 4:15PM

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Almost all the pitchers I have watched -- dallasvt 04/10/2022 3:52PM

Rochard drags her toe. L ** -- NMB Hokie 04/10/2022 7:14PM

To your point it really doesn't help her . . . -- MidloHokie 04/10/2022 5:08PM

Excellent post ** -- LTHokie 04/10/2022 4:56PM

It’s allowed in USA softball because ALL the elite pitchers do it -- hokiepro 04/10/2022 4:33PM

Pretty much; but only recently made legal. Monica Abbott for example . . . -- MidloHokie 04/10/2022 5:22PM

Midlo of you ever watched Tincher pitch what is your assessment of -- VT One 04/10/2022 6:09PM

Saw her up close when she broke my daughter's finger with a rise ball . . -- MidloHokie 04/10/2022 7:28PM

I saw her quite a bit over her career. High school, travel, and at Tech. -- VT One 04/10/2022 8:09PM

Again.... it is about the ump being up front and consistency in his calls! -- 94HokieME 04/10/2022 4:21PM

Unless I am mistaken, that was the first time that ump was seeing Lemley -- dallasvt 04/10/2022 4:37PM

Maybe but she probably had 8-10 illegal pitches called Saturday -- texashokie1 04/10/2022 5:10PM

Not the same guy. The guy at 3rd today was behind the plate yesterday. -- HolidayInnHokie 04/10/2022 5:19PM

It was called when FSU batters either flew out or struck out. -- Hokietech 04/10/2022 4:29PM

I agree w this. Replay proves it. She had at least 3 outs taken away. -- HolidayInnHokie 04/10/2022 5:24PM

Truth ** -- WestEndHokie39 04/10/2022 4:42PM

Absolutely true. It changed the game. ** -- william floyd 04/10/2022 4:33PM

Will the rule change make this a moot point next year? -- HokiePoq 04/10/2022 4:12PM

I spoke to one D1 coach today. He thinks the rule be changed next season. ** -- MidloHokie 04/10/2022 5:23PM

Leaping is allowed in USA softball; crow hopping which is replanting beyond -- hokiepro 04/10/2022 4:37PM

Glad you clarified this. Emma does not 'crow-hop' . . . ** -- MidloHokie 04/10/2022 5:23PM

It doesn’t help her, per the announcers. You admit it happens -- WestEndHokie39 04/10/2022 4:01PM

Based on what I have seen, sometimes Lemley's foot comes off way more than -- dallasvt 04/10/2022 4:15PM

I haven't watched her enough to know but I suspect it's pitch-specific . . -- MidloHokie 04/10/2022 5:26PM

She did reduce it during that inning, per Emma -- WestEndHokie39 04/10/2022 4:24PM

She absolutely did. You could see her do it less on some pitches. I -- dallasvt 04/10/2022 4:49PM

Agreed ** -- WestEndHokie39 04/10/2022 4:55PM

Yeah...lol....you could slide a cinder block under there some times ** -- JoesterVT 04/10/2022 4:19PM

Does not give the pitcher an advantage. That’s the most important point -- HolidayInnHokie 04/10/2022 4:25PM

Correct- those umps go beyond simplistic thinking -- WestEndHokie39 04/10/2022 4:42PM

You seem to have it all exactly correct, IMO -- JoesterVT 04/10/2022 3:54PM

Based on what I have seen, sometimes Lemley's foot comes off way more than

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