HS season for my kid started like last season… bench warmer and no opportunity on the mound. Luckily he’s turned it around quickly and is back to batting cleanup and starting to earn more innings on the mound.
I’d like to say it’s isolated, but on our particular team, 3 IF positions and 1 OF position have swapped to the ‘better’ player. Coaches anointed kids from tryouts and preseason that were definitely not the best players. It’s a little baffling that our coaches get it that wrong year over year. maybe I’m being too harsh. I appreciate the time these coaches put into the program for not a lot of pay. But… 🤯