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I guess technically you might, but not necessarily in the way you might've hoped.
DD is an excellent hitter and has kind of developed a local reputation as a hitter. She's a junior in HS and looks like she will make the Varsity team as a DH this year. the only problem is, she is better at 1B and Catcher than the girls they are looking at to back-up those positions, but she is not even being considered.
so in practice, the DH doesn't get any more batting practice than anyone else and is turfed to the OF (a fine position and she has the arm for it but she doesn't really know how to play) In pre-season scrimmage games, she winds up hitting less than everyone else because they play positions and the coach is trying to get a read on where everyone is.
If your DD is a good hitter, beware this fate.
hopefully once the season starts and there are less players "on the bubble" she will get more time and maybe even get to play the field once in awhile. She is on enough other softball teams throughout the year and she is fine with the DH role, I'm just saying it's a penalty I didn't see coming.
DD is an excellent hitter and has kind of developed a local reputation as a hitter. She's a junior in HS and looks like she will make the Varsity team as a DH this year. the only problem is, she is better at 1B and Catcher than the girls they are looking at to back-up those positions, but she is not even being considered.
so in practice, the DH doesn't get any more batting practice than anyone else and is turfed to the OF (a fine position and she has the arm for it but she doesn't really know how to play) In pre-season scrimmage games, she winds up hitting less than everyone else because they play positions and the coach is trying to get a read on where everyone is.
If your DD is a good hitter, beware this fate.
hopefully once the season starts and there are less players "on the bubble" she will get more time and maybe even get to play the field once in awhile. She is on enough other softball teams throughout the year and she is fine with the DH role, I'm just saying it's a penalty I didn't see coming.