Here's the link:
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I'm somewhat surprised that her own teammates kept playing. It looks like the home plate ump called time as soon as it hit her.
Nice play by the first baseman though.
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I pitched from LL into college and never got drilled badly enough to get knocked down, break anything or split skin. It happens more than once to every travel softball pitcher. I once had to handle a situation where the ball hit the cheekbone and blew the pitcher's face open.
I was not upset when my daughter gave up pitching in 13U. She moved from short to outfield in 15U. A couple years later when she played a couple of games at short due to an injury on the high school team, she said all she could think is, "This is too close." Imagine what it looks like to the pitcher!
I was not upset when my daughter gave up pitching in 13U. She moved from short to outfield in 15U. A couple years later when she played a couple of games at short due to an injury on the high school team, she said all she could think is, "This is too close." Imagine what it looks like to the pitcher!
I watched a pitcher take on off the cheek the other day, it was not very pretty, he lost a few teeth and broke his jaw bone. Luckily he came back two weeks later and pitched a very good game, but I really can't appreciate the sound effect the video had on the clip.
I have had several friends take it on the face and other parts of the head and this is very serious stuff and should not be laughed at. My two cents....
I have had several friends take it on the face and other parts of the head and this is very serious stuff and should not be laughed at. My two cents....
Wood bats would help--but that will never happen.Also moving pitcher back 5' for girls softball would open up the offense too.
One of our kids lined one off a pitchers head it went all the way into right field the kid who hit it just stood there in shock, until his dad yelled to run to first, all the rest of us where to concerned about the kid, he went right to the ground. Luckily the kid was ok, though he went to be checked out.
One of our kids lined one off a pitchers head it went all the way into right field the kid who hit it just stood there in shock, until his dad yelled to run to first, all the rest of us where to concerned about the kid, he went right to the ground. Luckily the kid was ok, though he went to be checked out.
Most pitchers on my sister's team wear masks.
More softball players in the infield are starting to wear the masks.
I was hopeful that it would prevent my daughters 'fear of the ball' and allow her to keep her head down on ground balls. Not sure its doing that just yet.
About all they say in softball is "Ohhh I hope little missy doesn't hurt her pretty face..." I hate that...
If it prevents injury, I'm for it. If it prevents playing the game correctly, then I say forget it...
I was hopeful that it would prevent my daughters 'fear of the ball' and allow her to keep her head down on ground balls. Not sure its doing that just yet.
About all they say in softball is "Ohhh I hope little missy doesn't hurt her pretty face..." I hate that...
If it prevents injury, I'm for it. If it prevents playing the game correctly, then I say forget it...
The rubber was moved back three feet in college and in high school. It did make a difference offensively. But when you have a high school game with a studdette travel pitcher facing a team with none or few travel players, she's going to overwhelm them.quote:Also moving pitcher back 5' for girls softball would open up the offense too.
RJM--That was my point to get more offense and lower the risk of injury. I am no expert in girls softball but logicaly I can't see why they do not. Is it because of the field dimensions would have to change as a whole if the pitchers moved back? I guess also that it would change the way the game is played.
quote:But when you have a high school game with a studdette travel pitcher facing a team with none or few travel players, she's going to overwhelm them.
Some players can overwhelm everyone...
Kenzie Fowler's ERA (Tucson CDO HS) this year is 0.06... Her last five games were four no-hitters (two perfect games) and a one-hitter in the championship game. She was 102-8 in high school with three straight State 4A titles. It's crazy that one player can be that dominate the game like that...(She was the National Player of the Year in 2008 as a junior).
When my daughter was in high school, the second baseman kicked what should have been the last out of a no-hitter. The next hitter got a hit.quote:Some players can overwhelm everyone...
The pitcher went over the the second baseman coming off the field and said, "Don't worry about it. I've pitched so many I've lost track. At least it wasn't a perfect game." (dad said it was over 75 between school and travel from age thirteen to eighteen).
This girl was ready for high school ball in middle school. She allowed about twenty hits over two years (28 games) in middle school.
There was another D1 pitching prospect in the conference. The games between our high school and her's were always 1-0. There was a better pitcher in another conference in the district.
Does this type of domination happen in men's fastpitch?
My impression from playing fastpitch on the high school varsity team was that girls were looking to get a walk instead of being aggressive and making the pitcher sweat some. It drove our coach crazy when a girl took a third strike without swinging.
My impression from playing fastpitch on the high school varsity team was that girls were looking to get a walk instead of being aggressive and making the pitcher sweat some. It drove our coach crazy when a girl took a third strike without swinging.
Masks are becoming the norm for P, 1B, and 3B in girl's softball. Remember even at the college level the bases are at 60 ft. It's a much faster game for the infield than baseball.