DD was lead-off the majority of last season on her TB team. Not particularly fast or a slapper but she could put the ball in play and was top BA. We had a girl that started slapping midway through the season and she would bat 2nd. DD also had the most runs on the team so the rest of the order did a good job of getting her in so I guess it worked out. I'm not sure what her coaches saw early on to decide she should be lead-off. This is the only team she's been on that used her that way.