I know in advance that I'll get flamed for this, second guessing a coach and all, but I have to vent. Three weeks ago we were at a showcase with many college coaches on hand. My daughter had the defensve game of her life. At the plate she had a solid single and two harmless groundouts to second. But a contributing factor to the groundouts was that the coach was playing this like an ordinary tournament game. Runner on 2 the first time and runners on 2 and 3 the second time, both with less than two outs. On both occasions he had her "fake bunt" for the first couple of pitches so she's in an 0-2 hole. Then he puts the contact play on, so my daughter does her job and hits ground balls to advance the runners. But all I can think of is holy cow there are 5 college coaches watching. She's the best hitter on the team - let the girl hit!! I know, I know. Only thinking of my daughter and not the team. I'm not a team player. i'm selfish. Whatever. I mean they weren't even keeping score. i've seen enough college coaches post on various forums to know that they do not want to see sacrifice bunts, etc. at showcases. They have traveled a long way to see the girls hit, so coaches should let the girls hit. ok, end of rant. That was cathartic, and now I'm ready to take my medicine. Bring it on.
Oh, and a little shameless bragging. My DD made two "highlight reel" plays at third in the one game with all the coaches in attendance. Directly after the second one, an SEC (!!) coach walked up and grabbed one of our team recruiting brochures. Could have been a coincidence, of course, but it was cool. Another showcase this weekend...
Oh, and a little shameless bragging. My DD made two "highlight reel" plays at third in the one game with all the coaches in attendance. Directly after the second one, an SEC (!!) coach walked up and grabbed one of our team recruiting brochures. Could have been a coincidence, of course, but it was cool. Another showcase this weekend...