Here is part of the OP since you're forgetting some things ...
What she did do quite a bit was DP/Flex almost the whole year and ended the season 3rd on the team in BA (.412) and in the top 5 in RBI and OBP. This year is a new coach and assistant coach. She's been working all off season to get stronger, throw faster, improve her pitching, etc. So far this year she's seen 0 pitching time during games She hit in 1 game and was 1-3 with an RBI and hasn't been up again. At practice she throws BP and because they're resting the starter she doesn't get to hit at practice. She comes home almost every day after practice ready to break down because the coaches do not let her practice positions in the field or at pitcher.
How anyone can defend this coach is baffling. Groupthink at it's best. Or they just didn't read/comprehend the OP.
I'm not defending the coach.. Coaches can be great and coaches can suck. Most are in between. I had said in my post that it was my opinion that they should use this hardship as a teaching moment, get stronger, get better, always look forward. If you think I'm wrong, OK I can handle it.
I always used to joke with my DD about all of the catchers that fell by the wayside that were slotted above her on teams. Grind, grind, grind. Get better and be undeniable.. That's it.