Gear of hypocrisy

[newnin]

During a Legion game, a teammate managed to bunt and have it bounce back off of the ground and knock a tooth out. He said it hit the plate, and came back, but I still have no idea how he did it.

Jenna Lilley(UO) got hit by a pitch in the face and broke her nose along with some chipped teeth back in 2016.

 

[Bonesaw]

How many defensive players are getting injured by these metal cages on the batters helmets? Eric F. Had posted a video of his DD taking a pretty good shot from a baserunners mask.

Almost seems less safe having face masks to me...

 

[Westwind]

One of dd’s team mates bled all over home plate at LSU several years ago.

Taking a full swing. Think it was her nose.

 

[sluggers]

During a Legion game, a teammate managed to bunt and have it bounce back off of the ground and knock a tooth out. He said it hit the plate, and came back, but I still have no idea how he did it.

Actually...when bunting was a huge part of softball, this happened more than a few times.

 

[Rolling Hard]

If they wore a cage thru TB and HS I am pretty sure they could / should wear the cage in college. The vision excuse is kinda ignorant.

 

[Bonesaw]

If they wore a cage thru TB and HS I am pretty sure they could / should wear the cage in college. The vision excuse is kinda ignorant.

Do fielders think about this though? Theyre comfortable fielding the ball without a mask but probly dont think about the 180 lb freight train sliding into second with a metal cage strapped to their head.

 

[Bonesaw]

I mean you get a throw to the 1b side and try to put a tag on and catch a metal cage to the face thats a pretty big deal.

 

[justanotherguy]

How about you just let them choose and that be the end of it? They're big girls.

 

[TMD]

While I personally can't imagine not wearing a mask if I was batting (and they are not "metal cages"...smh), in college they have a choice, at least at the D1 level, so it's theirs to make. I remember watching the WCWS a number of years ago and seeing a player from Baylor foul off a ball straight up into face, knocking her out of the tournament.

That said, I call BS on the excuse that the mask impacts their vision. They've worn a mask at every level leading up to college and clearly it couldn't have impacted them too much, seeing as they've made it to the top collegiate level. And as a former hockey player who had to wear a mask, I can also vouch for the fact the mask essentially "disappears" from view, thanks to the way the brain works.

 

[Top_Notch]

I think some of the responders in this thread should have worn a mask and helmet when they were younger as it shows.