Reply to "Do you keep the ball?"

Golfman2510,000+ posts

RJM posted:
Golfman25 posted:
Just too many bad coaches out there. HRs and no hitters are rare accomplishments in HS. Celebrate them, especially for kids who aren't heading to the "next level." Many MLB players are getting their "firsts."
When my daughter was in high school the pitcher was a dominating future D1 pitcher. If she kept every no hitter game ball she could have started her own sporting goods store. She pitched five to seven no hitters per season in high school. She pitched ten to twelve per summer.
With two outs in the last inning of a no hitter the second baseman made an error extending the game. The next hitter got a hit. After the last out the second basemen went to the pitcher and apologized for blowing her no hitter. The pitcher replied, “Don’t worry about it. It’s not like I was pitching a perfect game.”
This pitcher had pitched so many no hitters from 10U travel through high school she only cared about perfect games.

I don't do girls sports.

7/5/189:45 PM

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