DD was pitching last night, and this came up.
Opposing coach's offensive strategy is to draw walks. (The vast majority of his players never swing a bat.) He does this by having the girls start in a normal stance and then drop down into a low crouch as soon as the pitcher releases the ball.
DD threw a pitch that would have been a little above the waist had the batter not moved, but instead it ended up about neck high. Blue called it a strike, opposing coach wanted to know how she could call it a strike when it was obviously high. Coach harangued her enough that she stopped calling those pitches strikes.
So DD is a bright kid, and figured out she should pitch lower. She threw a pitch about mid-calf, but when the batter dropped down it was at her knees. Blue called strike. After a few of these, coach started haranguing Blue about how she shouldn't be calling pitches six inches off the ground strikes because those are obviously too low and the girls aren't that short.
So, opposing coach can't have it both ways - either Blue should be calling the zone according to the girls' stances or their final positions. But which is correct?
Opposing coach's offensive strategy is to draw walks. (The vast majority of his players never swing a bat.) He does this by having the girls start in a normal stance and then drop down into a low crouch as soon as the pitcher releases the ball.
DD threw a pitch that would have been a little above the waist had the batter not moved, but instead it ended up about neck high. Blue called it a strike, opposing coach wanted to know how she could call it a strike when it was obviously high. Coach harangued her enough that she stopped calling those pitches strikes.
So DD is a bright kid, and figured out she should pitch lower. She threw a pitch about mid-calf, but when the batter dropped down it was at her knees. Blue called strike. After a few of these, coach started haranguing Blue about how she shouldn't be calling pitches six inches off the ground strikes because those are obviously too low and the girls aren't that short.
So, opposing coach can't have it both ways - either Blue should be calling the zone according to the girls' stances or their final positions. But which is correct?