- May 22, 2012
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I was hoping to gather some perspective for my little DD with regards to her pitching in "town league". To be frank it is NOT a very competitive league, even as far as town leagues go. She has now hit 4 batters in 6 innings, including 2 girls out of 3 batters last night. Each time tears have been shed and parents are not digging it. Quite a few comments have been made (to say the least). Now until last night I have not found her to be wild at all. For perspective, she has 1 HBP in 16 innings of tourney ball so far on the season. Also, the HBP last night were borderline strikes. The biggest issue here is girls are crowding the plate and most do not know how to get out of the way. We also DO NOT have a chalked batters box at every field. Now AFTER she hit two batters, she threw a couple of pitches behind batters and up to the backstop, and I saw her form break down. She eventually got it together and struck out the side but velocity was way down.
What do I do?
If I shut her down in town ball she is going to be very upset.
If I keep pitching her someone may end up getting hurt. I also worry about her developing bad habits.
How many HBP is too many?
Anyone every go through this before?
What do I do?
If I shut her down in town ball she is going to be very upset.
If I keep pitching her someone may end up getting hurt. I also worry about her developing bad habits.
How many HBP is too many?
Anyone every go through this before?