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I disagree with this, although this thinking is something that perpetuates itself in college too.I would say if she is 13 and hit 12 HR's, if the fences were regulation it don't really matter who was pitching.
I think the true measure of hitters is “can they hit good pitching”. Can they contribute in competitive games i.e. “games that matter”.
So many hitters can hit homers in games that were never contested. They hit two in a 5 inning 15 run short game. Then they get eaten alive in “the games that matter”. Yet the coaches that recruited them can’t be wrong about their recruit, want them to be an All American and touts their home run numbers.
There are players who hit tons of HR’s that never amount to anything because they can’t hit good pitching. They disappear with time. Some stick around but never become the best hitters they can be because ”they hit a lot of home runs”…..
I hope you understand this is not a criticism of a player whose name I don't know and whom I have never seen swing a bat. It is an observation that hopefully helps someone.
14u was a really long time ago for me. My views on such matters have changed over the years.