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    How to get balls dry during game? Any Tricks?

    Does anyone have a little trick on getting balls dry during the rain or early morning games other then a dry towel? Both of my daughters are pitchers (10u and 14u) and at most tournaments they use limited balls during the game. Three at the most. When it is raining or wet grass you are drying...
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    Another interference call

    10u travel ball. Runner on second and the ball is hit to the SS. SS takes 2 steps to her right and is set to field the ball and is run into by the runner. The play continues as if nothing happened. Hitter safe at first and runner safe at third. Umpire makes no call. Coach goes out to enquire...
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    Obstruction ruling.

    Dixie 12u girls fastpitch South Carolina State championship game, 2 outs and bases are empty. The batter hits it over the left fielders head, when running to first she run into the firstbaseman who is on top of the bag. The umpire raises his hand to signal obstruction and the runner continues...
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    Batter interference rule

    Daughter plays middle school ball played by high school rules in SC. Runner on 3rd , ball gets by the catcher the batter trys to get out of the way and gets out of the batters box half way towards the on deck circle. To make a long story short the batter is hit by the thrown ball from the...
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    Push ups for called third strikes

    I coach a very competitive 12u team. We generally finish in the top 3 of most tournaments we enter. I am just looking for some feedback on something we do. We make the kids do 10 push ups or run a lap for taking a called 3rd strike or missed sign. We dont run for errors or anything else. We...
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    How to stop a hiiter from lunging at the ball?

    Have a very strong hitter that started to lunge for the ball. Any tips or drills on correcting this? She is a very strong hitter and still hits it a long way but just cannot wait on the ball sometimes.
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    Out of the batter box rule

    How do you get the umps to call the batter out for making contact with the ball when they are out of the batters box? My team plays 12u travel ball and I have 2 pitchers who are not very fast (47-48mph) but throw alot of junk. These 2 pitchers get alot ground ball outs. To combat this the...
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    Know it all umpires

    I am tired of these know it all umpires in travel ball. Some are so defensive you can t question any calls what so ever. I was coaching my daughters 12 u travel ball in Florence,SC. We were on defense and the opposing teams hitter it hit straight down and it was pretty muddy and it stuck...
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    Bat speed with a composite or aluminum

    Which is better composite or aluminum for someone with less bat speed? My daughter (12U) has been swinging a tps triton (-9)for about a year now which is a composite bat and when she makes solid contact it still doesn 't go very far. Have recently used a few aluminum bats around the same drop...
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    Pitching rules 12u Babe Ruth?

    Anyone know the pitching rules for 12u Babe Ruth for Rec? We have a lame rec department and they have not sent out the rules yet and we play in 4 days against othe rec departments who are probably better prepared as fars as rules go. Like how many innings per week, rest days etc...

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