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    NJCAA National Championship - MUST READ!!!

    Congratulations, Riseball! Your daughter did an awesome job! Chipola did an awesome job!!! Congrats to all the girls!
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    NJCAA National Championship - MUST READ!!!

    Thank you and good luck to your DD! She is a good pitcher! I remember her! Safe travels!!!
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    NJCAA National Championship - MUST READ!!!

    NJCAA National Championship begins tomorrow and there is a bitter sweet story set in the middle of it all. Georgia Perimeter College. Just weeks after our girls began their freshman year on two year scholarships the school announced it would close its doors as GPC and become an extension of...
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    Pitching speeds from Champions Showcase skills challenge in Marietta, GA Nov 2012

    We played against this young lady a couple of years ago and she was throwing consistently at 68mph. she is a strong pitcher and can hit the ball as well. We lost that game because our bats could not connect. She was consistently crowhopping as you all would call it. I'm not sure thats what it...
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    need advice....

    My DD gave up pitching for one season at 15. She said she wanted to concentrate on first base. It broke my heart because I knew she was talented and we had put in hours and hours of time together. Unfortunately she had put up with a lot of criticism from coaches, parents and teammates who were...
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    Advantages and disadvantages on being a closer??? Need opinions!

    And Umps have been a big issue on calling movement!!!
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    Advantages and disadvantages on being a closer??? Need opinions!

    After one weekend coach sent her pitching coach a text stating DD was making defense work too hard with walks. (She had six total that weekend.) She was not a closer then so she pitched quite a few innings. At that time we only had 2 pitchers. After that I got a little irritated and told her to...
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    Advantages and disadvantages on being a closer??? Need opinions!

    The coach will not let a pitcher pitch a whole game. I have spoke to him about it. DD may have gotten 1-2 walks per game, AVERAGE. I know of one game where she got four from hitting batters coming inside because they turned into the pitch. I had video taped the game and I'm glad I did because I...
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    Advantages and disadvantages on being a closer??? Need opinions!

    My DD just turned 16 in Feb. She is playing on a second year 16u team. This past weekend we played in a state tournament and our coach decided he would use DD as the closer for each game. She did an awesome job. She works well under pressure. Probably better than normally! She is very level...
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    Softball is a money maker.

    Chattanooga may have made some money from the hotels and such but they have also invested quite a bit of money into the softball arena. If you have not had a chance to visit or play there you have missed a wonderful place to visit. They have refined the Frost Stadium, upgraded Warner Park, and...
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    Practicing Hitting a Baseball

    I would suggest you use an old bat for it. I heard baseballs are not good for composite bats.
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    Hello Mr. Hillhouse, You met with my daughters pitching coach, Jeni Lambert, this week. Jeni was...

    Hello Mr. Hillhouse, You met with my daughters pitching coach, Jeni Lambert, this week. Jeni was excited to pass on with my daughter, Kendra, what you had shared with her. Tonight we had an exciting lesson. Kendra went away feeling good about the few changes Jeni is making, and she did awesome...
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    Pitcher shortage?

    In our situation my DD has been in all these scenarios throughout her five years of travel ball. I can remember in 10 and 12U watching her watch a couple of other pitchers who came out throwing much faster than she, blowing it by the batters. She was in awe of these pitchers. Her pitching was...
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    Favorite Softball Picture of DD thread

    My daughter pitching at 14U. :cool:
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    Catcher's Sunglasses

    Try Liberty Sports online. They carry the Maxx 2 SAfety goggles and many others. The Maxx you can also get with a strap only. If you go to your optometrist you can order prescription or non prescription. As an optician I have made up safety glasses and sport goggles for many catchers and...

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