Can someone please tell me what exactly is the strike zone. Does it have a defined space? Does it change? From watching college softball, umpires are pinching pitchers to not call strikes even when video shows ball clearly passes through the strike zone. If MLB criteria were applied to NCAA Softball Umpires they would never make it. Their accuracy is horrendous.
[video]https://youtu.be/ULR80pB87h8[/video]
Is this happening in HS softball also? NFHS defines strike zone as "Strike zone: forward arm pit to TOP of knees"...FORWARD ARMPIT to TOP OF KNEES! and then (b)) define a pitch as a strike "if any part of the ball passes through any part of the strike zone."....VISUALIZE this! IF ANY PART OF THE BALL PASS THROUGH THROUGH THE FORWARD ARMPIT TO THE TOP OF THE KNEES.
[video]https://youtu.be/ULR80pB87h8[/video]
Is this happening in HS softball also? NFHS defines strike zone as "Strike zone: forward arm pit to TOP of knees"...FORWARD ARMPIT to TOP OF KNEES! and then (b)) define a pitch as a strike "if any part of the ball passes through any part of the strike zone."....VISUALIZE this! IF ANY PART OF THE BALL PASS THROUGH THROUGH THE FORWARD ARMPIT TO THE TOP OF THE KNEES.