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  1. J

    Signing Day

    It's official! DD signed her NLI today. It's nice when your DD's hard work is rewarded. It seems like she played her first parent pitch game yesterday. I'm proud of her and the young lady she's become.
  2. J

    catchers interference

    When a batter is awarded first base, due to Catcher's interference, is the batter charged with an AB?
  3. J

    Pitcher on Rubber

    2nd rule clarification. This is the 2nd time in the last month a team has questioned how our pitcher gets her grip. 2 weeks ago, 18U ASA rules, umpires agreed she was legal. Yesterday, USFA rules, the umpire said she was not. The pitcher steps on rubber with ball in pitching hand, and puts it...
  4. J

    Tag up on Caught ball

    I saw something I've not seen before this weekend and wanted to check the rule. Playing 18U USFA rules. Runner on 2nd, 2 outs. Deep fly ball to CF fence. CF juggles the ball, but ultimately controls it for the catch. Runner on 2nd appeared to have left early, so defense appealed by throwing to...
  5. J

    Ball on field

    A question for the umpires. ASA qualifier 18U. 1B throws to 3B on a tag play, overthrows, LF recovers ball on backup. A ball enters the field from the vicinity of the play. Runner on 3 believes the ball is loose and tries to take home and is thrown out. Since the initial play was over should...
  6. J

    Outfielder's Glove

    My DD plays 18U. She has always played Middle Infield and uses an 11 3/4 Glovesmith that works really well for infield. She is on a new team this year that will rotate her between MI and CF. I know the 11 3/4 is not an ideal size for an outfielder. We're thinking of getting her a 12.5". She's 5'...
  7. J

    From a player's perspective

    I know the issue of face masks has been discussed many times, but I came across this article last night. It describes an injury to the face from the player's perspective. I found it chilling. Fastpitch TV Softball Network » Blog Archive » The Injury: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? – Ashley Pais
  8. J

    Softball Camps

    Does anyone have any experience with All American Softball Camps? Their website shows quite a few college coaches that attend. Is it like attending a bunch of college camps all at once? Are they worth it?
  9. J

    Our war veterans and softball - nice article

    I realize they play slow pitch, not fastpitch, but it's a really nice article. http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/military-amputees-inspire-through-softball/article_bbbfe77c-42a0-11e1-a16e-0019bb30f31a.html
  10. J

    Helmet Painting

    Does anyone know of someone that paints helmets - preferably in the St. Louis area? The person I used to use moved to California.
  11. J

    Who watches trailing runner?

    2 man crew. Bases loaded, nobody out. Batter hits fly ball to left field, which is caught. Runner on 3rd tags up and scores. Runner at 2nd leaves before the catch and also scores. Umpires said they were not paying attention to the runner on 2nd. I think I remember from other posts that Plate Ump...
  12. J

    Shoulder Pain in Non Pitiching Arm

    My DD hadn't pitched since she was 10 until HS. She has been taking some lessons and her mechanics look pretty good. This week, she started complaining of pain in the front of her left shoulder - she pitches right handed. Has anyone else experienced this? The only thing I can think of is she...
  13. J

    Coverage on Steal

    This is my DD first year in high school ball. The coach has 2B cover 2nd on a steal only if the batter is a leftie. SS covers otherwise. I've seen another high school do this as well. In travel ball, I've only seen the SS cover 2nd on all steals if the only runner is on 1st. I'm sure there is...
  14. J

    Contact by coaches

    My DD is entering her freshman year of high school. This summer her team attended a couple of Exposure tournaments. Since she's so young, she only contacted a couple of coaches she was familiar with from camps. One or two did show up to watch her. After the first 2 tournaments, she received 3...
  15. J

    ASA Eligibility

    My DD's team is playing 14U A Northern Regionals in Bowling Green 7/27-31. She has been asked to guest for a 16U team playing in ASA/USA Nationals 7/31-8/7. Her coach is on board. If her coach releases her as soon as her team is out of the 14U tourney, is she elibible to play with the 16U team?
  16. J

    Another Infield Fly Question

    16U ASA rules. Bases loaded, 1 out. Batter hits pop up to 1st baseman. Umpire calls Infield Fly, batter out. 1st baseman drops ball. Runner on 1st takes off for 2nd, runners on 2nd and 3rd also take off to protect the trailing runner. 1st baseman throws home, catcher steps on plate but never...
  17. J

    Mama's got to Brag

    My DD, 14 had a great week! Last week we spent a week with DRuer and friends at a camp in GA. We had to leave a 1/2 day early for a tournament. We found out Monday night that she was 1 of 3 girls to receive a coaches award. Tonight she hit her very first over the fence home run- a solo shot! I...
  18. J

    Improving Speed

    My DD will be a freshman in the Fall. She was timed at an exposure tournament this weekend, home to 1st at 2.9. My question is this - do girls pick up much speed between 14 and 16 or 17? She's 5'2", 110 lb. She's pretty much finished with puberty, so we don't expect much weight gain and only...
  19. J

    Weird Play

    This happened to my DD team last weekend in KC. The outcome didn't matter as our team run ruled the other team; but it was odd. We're at bat, bases loaded, batter hits fly ball between SS and LF. LF drops ball. Runner on 3rd tags and goes home. Here is where it gets weird: 3rd baseman, our 3rd...
  20. J

    Kansas City Memorial Day Tournament

    Anyone's DD's team going to be at the KC Memorial Day tournament?

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