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My first year 12U DD has done both and IMO it's not a bad thing to mix it up a little so that you're not completely predictable. I think she prefers to walk them back because she likes to intimidate runners and see them scrambling back to the bag. If she can get them backing up too slowly or sees them stumble a bit and has gotten close enough to make a sudden charge... A lot depends upon what the coach is telling her and who’s playing first. (Her buddy from her old team was taught to come running down to cover home, but if the first baseman doesn’t down come to cover then she has to stay put.)
I remember one time when she obviously didn't freeze the runner well enough and threw right back to the pitcher, who, unfortunately, also spaced out a little and turned her back to the runner on third. The runner scored on a delayed steal. DD didn’t say a thing, but the look on her face…
I remember one time when she obviously didn't freeze the runner well enough and threw right back to the pitcher, who, unfortunately, also spaced out a little and turned her back to the runner on third. The runner scored on a delayed steal. DD didn’t say a thing, but the look on her face…