I Umpired this year at our LL district allstar tourney. In LL some of the younger ages play with a 11 in ball and pitch from 35 Feet.
There was one girl that pitched that was nearly as tall as me and from 35 FT throwing that small ball she was unhittable. It was hard to keep up with it from behind the plate. It was said that she was right at 60 from that distance with the smaller ball.
Should this change you think? Should the distance be moved ? She was the only one that threw anywhere close to this fast. She was way ahead of all the other girls her age.
I was told she was not allowed on any travel teams in her area because she was not "Popular". I cant verify this. She is not from my local area. She was good enough to play way up in age though.
There was one girl that pitched that was nearly as tall as me and from 35 FT throwing that small ball she was unhittable. It was hard to keep up with it from behind the plate. It was said that she was right at 60 from that distance with the smaller ball.
Should this change you think? Should the distance be moved ? She was the only one that threw anywhere close to this fast. She was way ahead of all the other girls her age.
I was told she was not allowed on any travel teams in her area because she was not "Popular". I cant verify this. She is not from my local area. She was good enough to play way up in age though.