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Aug 10, 2016
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Played a rec game last night and were up 15-0 in the third. Could have been worse but we have 5 run inning limits. The umps were going to call the game but our coach asked if we could play one more with a diff pitcher/catcher combo. DD had been catching and he put her in as pitcher. She consistently throws strikes and most teams can hit off her very well. She’s not fast but accurate. After about 5 hitters she’d only thrown 1 ball. He also put people in the infield that don’t play those positions. DD was able to strike out 2 but anytime it got hit, they couldn’t make a play. Scored 4 errors in that inning and the other team got their 5 runs ;)

Our coach likes to mix up our defense a lot if the score is so lopsided.
He also had them trying to bunt more on offense.
 
Jun 1, 2015
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If DD has a shot at them she would drill them, batter is 2nd choice.

Sweatest player in world but someone is going down and it will hurt.

She has played for about 8 years , hit 1 coach and 1 batter on purpose .

I would be a total liar if I said I didn't consider it, BUT that little moral guy sitting on my shoulder that tells you about the whole "Remember what you want your kids to remember" situation reigned supreme in that regard.
 
Dec 15, 2012
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Humiliating another team is never a good thing. There are things that you can do to slow things down once the game is in hand. Stop stealing, hold runners to singles, leave base early, put in subs, etc..... it is important to learn how to win and how to loose.
 
Feb 7, 2013
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When my DD played JV last year they had some very lop-sided games in pre-season versus out of conference schools (e.g 28-0 by the 3rd inning stuff). The solution is not to schedule games with these type of schools the following year.

With that said, as a coach of a team that is getting killed, I never blame the other team for "running up the score". If our team defense cannot stop them from scoring, shame on us coaches and players...use it as motivation to get better
 

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