The "lazy catcher" thread along with my dd's last game prompted me to seek advice on this topic. My dd is a freshman getting some catching time on varsity. One of their pitchers throws maybe 50 mph & her change up is a peel drop. This past game, she struggled getting the ball to the mitt. It hit the dirt just past the plate, too far for my dd to safely reach in (up to 3 in a row). Some of them she successfully blocked but the ones she didn't were scored as passed balls. Game is scored on GameChanger & open to the public.
From the comments in the "lazy catcher" thread & most of my research, I think they should be scored as wild pitches. My first question is...do you all agree?
Secondly, has anyone had a successful experience trying to educate the scorekeeper or head coach on the difference? (Head coach's daughter was a pitcher in hs)
Unfortunately, in this team sport, when scoring, someone has to be assigned the "blame". I think anything I say will come across as making excuses for my dd. I just wish for every "you gotta block those" they would shout out "you gotta hit the mitt".
From the comments in the "lazy catcher" thread & most of my research, I think they should be scored as wild pitches. My first question is...do you all agree?
Secondly, has anyone had a successful experience trying to educate the scorekeeper or head coach on the difference? (Head coach's daughter was a pitcher in hs)
Unfortunately, in this team sport, when scoring, someone has to be assigned the "blame". I think anything I say will come across as making excuses for my dd. I just wish for every "you gotta block those" they would shout out "you gotta hit the mitt".