- Jan 22, 2011
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My DD didn't fully decide to return to her team from last year until about a month ago. With conflicts and a few minor illnesses, she missed all of every other week organizational spring workouts. Last week she missed the Tuesday practice because of two finals on Wednesday and missed the Thursday practice because of her prom. She had no expectations of playing much this weekend (or next), because she has only attended two practices so far.
At start of warmups HC asks her that he heard she caught some in HS this spring. She said yes, just three games. He asked her to gear up and catch one of the pitchers. With travel ball pitchers the Easton 1B mitt does not protect the thumb enough, so tomorrow we are going shopping for a glove and/or thumb guard. I told her to use my Liberty Worth Advanced in the future to warmup pitchers to finish breaking it in, the Easton if she catchers in a game.
She warmed up one of the three pitchers before every game. She is basically now the C3. She only played 1 of 3 games, in LF, had two at bats. going 1 for 2. 1st at bat she recognized a rise Ball coming, got on top of the ball and hit it down for a slap-like single up the middle for an RBI. She claims it wasn't a slap, just got on top of the ball on a full swing. She tracked pitches for the coach during the two games she didn't play.
Team qualified for an Alliance Championship berth going 2-1 on the weekend. Coach had players clap for the pitchers, then had pitchers take a picture with the plaque. Then realized he should have the catchers in with the pitchers on another picture.
Thus, "The pitchers and the ones who do all the hard work"
At start of warmups HC asks her that he heard she caught some in HS this spring. She said yes, just three games. He asked her to gear up and catch one of the pitchers. With travel ball pitchers the Easton 1B mitt does not protect the thumb enough, so tomorrow we are going shopping for a glove and/or thumb guard. I told her to use my Liberty Worth Advanced in the future to warmup pitchers to finish breaking it in, the Easton if she catchers in a game.
She warmed up one of the three pitchers before every game. She is basically now the C3. She only played 1 of 3 games, in LF, had two at bats. going 1 for 2. 1st at bat she recognized a rise Ball coming, got on top of the ball and hit it down for a slap-like single up the middle for an RBI. She claims it wasn't a slap, just got on top of the ball on a full swing. She tracked pitches for the coach during the two games she didn't play.
Team qualified for an Alliance Championship berth going 2-1 on the weekend. Coach had players clap for the pitchers, then had pitchers take a picture with the plaque. Then realized he should have the catchers in with the pitchers on another picture.
Thus, "The pitchers and the ones who do all the hard work"
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