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I don’t think the answer is as clear cut as many believe. For a girl just learning, or an average pitcher wanting to improve, then more innings are probably best. If you have a girl who’s already pretty good, being on a highly competitive team with great coaching and girls who are more driven will get her from pretty good to elite.
I follow a lot of local teams and players in my DD's age group, mostly for fun and curiosity. There's a player who's been a stud on a low level team for years now who just this year moved to one of the big names. I expect she'll be about a #3-4 pitcher, and probably not play as much as she's used to. On her old team she was a starting infielder, clean up hitter, and #1 pitcher. I've watched her over the years and have often thought she was wasting away with that level of play. I'm interested to see how she does this year, and how her parents do, going from the constant MVP to somewhere middle to low end. For some reason I just root for these girls to pull it out and earn their spot. It's fun to watch when they do. Plus when I spot them on a low level team and think they have potential, when they do well it proves me right I mean, being right is fun.