The Tuatalufua homer is the giveaway. The replay shows her moving back in the box during the windup. IMHO, she was getting a signal from Fernandez about the pitch.
Attached is a picture of Tautalafua hitting the bomb. Look at her position in the box. She moved (during the windup) to be in a perfect position to hit the inside high pitch.
Fernandez and Michelle Smith played in a whole different era...when teams were trying to get one or two runs. Back in the day, people were much more aware of picking pitches.
Is this cheating? Not at the collegiate level, the HS level, the 18U or the 16U-A level. I think 40YOA men stealing signs from 12YOA players is pretty stupid.
Attached is a picture of Tautalafua hitting the bomb. Look at her position in the box. She moved (during the windup) to be in a perfect position to hit the inside high pitch.
Fernandez and Michelle Smith played in a whole different era...when teams were trying to get one or two runs. Back in the day, people were much more aware of picking pitches.
Is this cheating? Not at the collegiate level, the HS level, the 18U or the 16U-A level. I think 40YOA men stealing signs from 12YOA players is pretty stupid.
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