Originally Posted by pawismom:
I don't know a whole lot about this, however, as my son catches, I am trying to learn. One factor; if a catcher is perceived to be effective in preventing stolen bases won't there be fewer attempts? Is this factored in?
This is spot on. My son very rarely ever gets an opportunity to throw out a potential base stealer during district play. I believe that there have been 0 attempts in 3 games, not counting a pitch in the dirt that resulted in a throw out @ 3rd.