RFDC wrote:
Well one of the girls we have tried is a 9 yr old girl. Her family is convinced she is a pitcher and should be pitching for our team. Every time we show up for practice they are there early working on her pitching, which is commendable, but if anything she has gotten worse as the season as went on. The last time we put her in a game she did not throw a single strike in the 4 batters she faced and by the end of the deal she was in tears on the mound. Well before our game tonight the mom comes up to me and asks if it would be possible for her daughter to get to pitch some more that she is never going to know if she can be a pitcher if she does not get any opportunities. I tried to politely tell her that we have given her chances and we also have to try to do what is best for the team as well as her daughter, but that I would try to get her in another game before the season is over. Thursday night we have a meaningless game against a team that is winless in our league. Everything for our season ending tournament will be set by then based on what happens in our game tomorrow night. So I am going to have this girl start the game on Thursday and let her go. I am not expecting much tho as she was practicing tonight after our game with her dad and she did not throw a single strike, most of the balls either went over his head or bounced about 10 feet in front of the plate.
3 innings. 1 out recorded. 2 hit batters and the rest walks. Gave up 15 runs (5 run per inning limit except for the last inning of game).
And to top off her night she struck out for the final out of the game with the bases loaded in the last inning as we were down 15-13.
Felt really bad for the girl, but glad that her parents got to see that and oddly enough were completely quiet the whole game. Maybe now they will understand that while the assistant coach and myself are not the brightest bulbs in the box, we can tell from working with the girls since April who knows how to pitch and who doesn't.
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