Very rarely. I was trying to make the point that getting hit in the forearm is not common.Just begs the question ...
How often does your DD get hit?
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Very rarely. I was trying to make the point that getting hit in the forearm is not common.Just begs the question ...
How often does your DD get hit?
I watch a ton of youth softball and the only ones I have seen take it the face is middle infielders on bad hops and an outfielder who lost the ball in the son. The outfielder is the only one that needed medical attention. A few stitches and she was ready to go. My DD will always wear her mask when she is in the circle. Even if it is not common we don't want that one random hit to hurt her.I really do not understand the thought of it being stupid not wearing one in the IF. I am a fan of all pitchers and 3B wearing them but MIF's rarely have the same issues. If MIF's have to wear them why make it optional in the OF? Some of the worst hops I have seen have been in the grass and the only time my DD took one anywhere around her face was in the OF on a bad hop.
To the OP I hinestly do nt think it is th eumpires place to force the change. I know it stinks but wild pitchers are part of the game. If it was intentional toss her but if she is young and learning to pitch it really isnt fair to the pitcher. How will she improve?
The HBP issue isn't as much a rules question as a safety one. An ump has a responsibility to keep players safe
And you would be wrong.Our HS league says everyone wears masks. Not the COVID ones, but protective masks. Our club coach requires the same.
The HBP issue isn't as much a rules question as a safety one. An ump has a responsibility to keep players safe, and it's not reasonable to allow a pitcher to continually hit other players, nor is it reasonable that a coach keep putting batters up there to get hit. At some point -- just like a muddy field -- it becomes a safety issue, and that is at an ump's discretion.
Usually we've got a 5 HBP and the pitcher is ejected. If I were an ump, and a pitcher kept hitting batters, I'd tell the opposing coach to pull her or you're calling the game a forfeit because his team is intentionally injuring other players.
And you would be wrong.
Our HS league says everyone wears masks. Not the COVID ones, but protective masks. Our club coach requires the same.
The HBP issue isn't as much a rules question as a safety one. An ump has a responsibility to keep players safe, and it's not reasonable to allow a pitcher to continually hit other players, nor is it reasonable that a coach keep putting batters up there to get hit. At some point -- just like a muddy field -- it becomes a safety issue, and that is at an ump's discretion.
Usually we've got a 5 HBP and the pitcher is ejected. If I were an ump, and a pitcher kept hitting batters, I'd tell the opposing coach to pull her or you're calling the game a forfeit because his team is intentionally injuring other players.