I kept the books for the team and knew the stats. Also, I knew who made the most errors but they never sat the bench. Why? Because the coach had faith in those kids ability. They were given chances and opportunities to get better. I have no problem with that...the problem is when some players are not given the chance to make errors and learn from those errors.
I have been watching a lot of college softball lately, and even players in the WCWS can make errors on routine plays. I do not know how other coaches do it, but for our team playing time is earned in practice, not during the games. In games we are "playing to win" we put the girls in the lineup that we believe give us the best chance to win. Stats can also be deceiving - if one player rips a line drive down the line and the 3rd baseman makes a specatular play for an out and another player hits a weak flare over the 1st basemans head for a single because she was late on the pitch, which one do you want at the plate with bases loaded, 2 outs in the bottom of the 7th when you are down by 1?