She absolutely did. You could see her do it less on some pitches. I

mentioned that in my original post, and I said for some of them I thought it was an unfair call given FSU was never called.

Anyway, we all saw what happened. The coaches may conclude that ump was cheating and/or wrong and/or incompetent and decide nothing needs to be changed/done going forward. Let us see how Tech responds, and by that, I mean will we see any adjustments to Lemley's delivery. I think that will provide insight into their analytical assessment of this situation.

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Posted: 04/10/2022 at 4:49PM

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

She absolutely did. You could see her do it less on some pitches. I

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