Like all sports in the fall and winter, guidelines have been put in place for spring sports due to COVID-19. New rules for GHSA pitchers, as stated in the Baseball Rules Modifications document on the GHSA website, include pitchers being “prohibited from licking fingers, touching any part of their hands to the mouth, or blowing into their hands before delivering a pitch.”
If a pitcher does any of these motions, the ball will be removed from play, and the pitcher’s hands will be sanitized. The first violation constitutes a warning, while further violations will count as a defensive conference.
Written by: Reagan Cofield
