Somehow the 2028 team rankings are already worse than individual rankings 3 days in. A team that finished 2nd at USSSA nationals and played PGF Nationals didn’t get ranked in the top 25 in Region 1, while numerous B level teams did. 3-4 other solid PGF teams also got left out. 🤦♂️
While hitters clearly benefit in their development from seeing better pitchers, do pitchers benefit as much from seeing better hitters in the development process?
Does a pitcher facing strong teams and hitters from earlier ages help development?
I’m looking at some of the distances (8-10...
So there about 35 California teams at PGF 12-U Premier Nationals in Huntington Beach. We’re pretty familiar with the Midwest, East Coast, and Southern teams there.
What should we expect to see from these California teams?
If a pitcher keeps their toe up, can they step back to set up where they want to be with the back foot and then put the toe down to be set?
Could an Ump even see if the toe is up?
My DD is very used to stepping on the pitcher plate and then adjusting her back foot under USSSA, so trying to to...