text: Delivers a quick return, a pitch thrown right after receiving the ball back, with intent to catch the batter off-guard
  Drops the ball while on the rubber, even if by accident, if the ball does not subsequently cross a foul line
  Unnecessarily delays the game
  Pitches while facing away from the batter
  After bringing his hands together on the rubber, separates them except in making a pitch or a throw
  Stands on or astride the rubber without the ball, or mimics a pitch without the ball
  Attempts to throw to a fielder in a spot not directly at a base
  Delivers a pitch during a squeeze play or a steal of home, if the catcher or some other player steps on or in front of home plate without possession of the ball, or touches the batter (or the bat). The ball is dead, the batter is awarded first base, the pitcher is charged with a balk, and the run scores
  With the addition of new pace-of-play rules introduced for the 2023 season, a pitcher is charged with a balk if he attempts a pickoff more than twice in a single at-bat without recording an out, and without the runner advancing.
  Under NFHS Rules, a balk occurs when