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Yeah I hear you. I can't stress enough that I do believe a lot of it is physical development. They don't strike out a whole lot more than the average girl, they just have no strength. I've suggested dropping to smaller bats to generate more bat speed, but that hasn't worked either. They can all bunt great, so eyes not an issue. Bunting is fine, but can't bunt them just to bunt them.
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you said you used a stat tracker of some kind. I would look at the stats again and make sure what you think is on target if they are putting the ball into play at the same rate then it is a different problem but it is still probably batting technique they are making contact but it's just that contact they are not driving the ball and my guess is a lot of weak grounders to P, 1B and 2B. Since this is travel and competitive you need to strike the right balance between development and competition. With substituting during bracket play those girls might lose out on two or three at bats per tournament I don't think that is unreasonable.