20 second rule

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In my 6 years of travel ball I have NEVER seen anything called on a pitcher that goes past the time limit between pitches. Some will push that 20 plus second mark. Heck my own kid takes her time between pitches and I know there are times she is around or above the 20 second mark.
Not many pitchers at all will release before 10 seconds. Some girls will work fast and will be around 8 to 10 seconds,but that is rare.

Now if a batter is taking to long outside the box getting ready or getting the signals the ump will get on the batter.

We did run into a team where their pitcher did take close to 20 seconds between pitches and some times longer. I instructed the girls to call 'time' and step out of the box if the umpire allows it. I do not want my girls froze on the box with the bat up for longer than 13 to 15 seconds.

Not many pitchers will exceed more than 12 to 15 seconds but some do. Again I have never seen it called.

 

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Just to put a wrap on this topic since I started it. I know there were a few of you who doubted that the girl I watched was over the 20 second mark. She pitched again last Sunday so I used the stopwatch on my phone and timed her for one inning. Her average was 19.1 seconds per pitch with a high of 29 seconds and a low of 17 seconds. Clearly, the majority of her pitches were in the 18-20 second range, so she was certainly legal most of the time.

My original question had to do with the rules in other sanctions. I would not expect an umpire to pull out a stopwatch and time a pitcher's delivery. Thanks for the responses.