Grrrr, high school softball

[MandM]

DD playing top rivals today- DD pitches, throws left but bats right. Is HBP on first at bat , by first pitch, on her pitching shoulder. How does that happen?

 

[chinamigarden]

My dd used to bat RH on occasion. This exact possibility is why her last TB coach forbid her from batting RH

 

[Sparky Guy]

Did she return the favor? At that age the players usually take care of things like that on their own.

 

[nobrainhamster]

DD playing top rivals today- DD pitches, throws left but bats right. Is HBP on first at bat , by first pitch, on her pitching shoulder. How does that happen?

So, does this mean it's high school ball's fault? It would not have happened in TB?

 

[Cowdogz]

Did she return the favor? At that age the players usually take care of things like that on their own.

12U rec league, one of our girls gets HBP. I look at our pitcher and jokingly say, "You put it right between her numbers the next time she hits." She says, "What do you mean?" I say, "Where are her numbers?" She says, "On her back............you want me to hit her??.......That's mean!!"

 

[GOINGDEEP]

DD pitches, throws left but bats right.

Same here.

Funny, just got through reading the "baseball coach coaching softball" thread. One thing we teach ( over and over ) in baseball is "how" to take HBP's and/or how to avoid them. One is for safety reasons, the other is an offensive objective to get on base. Over the years I've seen some real magicians who can barely get nipped on purpose, and awarded first.

We use to work with the girls mostly from the safety aspect of the HBP, avoiding it is top priority, but instruction on where [to/U] take it ( if unavoidable ) is rarely taught in softball.

 

[Phathead]

We use to work with the girls mostly from the safety aspect of the HBP, avoiding it is top priority, but instruction on where [to/U] take it ( if unavoidable ) is rarely taught in softball.

Fla and a few other schools seem to have mastered it.

 

[JAD]

DD got hit on the forearm while batting a couple of years ago and when she took the circle next inning I thought she was going to turn green and flex out of her uniform. She was pissed off and throwing harder than I had ever seen her throw!

 

[cuzmail]

Did she return the favor? At that age the players usually take care of things like that on their own.

Just had this happen to DD. She plunked the pitcher in the knee during the first inning. Didn't know it was the pitcher since they were visitors. DD is lead off when we get up and guess what? She get plunked in the mid upper pitching arm. Didn't phase either pitcher as they both pitched complete games.

 

[MandM]

So, does this mean it's high school ball's fault? It would not have happened in TB?

I just have not seen this in travel, as DD is mostly doing showcases- no points for hitting others in a showcase I think- only reflects on the pitcher - unless batter is crowding the plate or in the strike zone, neither of which DD was doing.

As an aside, DD did turn into pitch so it did not hit her on the bicep but posterior upper left shoulder - still left big mark, but probably not as bad as if it had hit her upper arm