Midwest Mom posted:HRCJR posted:26 players on this varsity team - thoughts?
My son's school is in the same conference and we have 24 or 25. We have horrible weather where games get cancelled and have to be made up and a condensed season (late March to early May). Some weeks they play 1-2 games and other weeks every day because of the weather. All of the kids played some, many played regularly and they needed every one of their 9-10 pitchers.
Completely agree. My '17 son played at a school in the same area and they had 23 on the Varsity roster. 16 or 17 made significant contributions over the season. Another 3 or 4 were needed in the weeks where the team played 6 straight days due to rainouts - including a 12 inning game. Injuries, sore arms, mandatory school events, college visits (if West Point wants you there on certain date - you go) often prevented a full roster being available. Not sure how a coach would ever keep only 14 players.