I disagree at that a point the tournament director should have been contacted. Coaches assume responsibility for the whole team if rules "change" at the last minute, better to get clarification than go with what is said. As home team the coach can choose to not throw first pitch until the...
I see it got alittle off topic so I will try to answer the original question: you will honestly probably always feel that way. College softball should be comfortable to a point, but most of the time it's uncomfortable and challenging (in the best ways). It takes a while for a team to get used to...
I think pitch outs are great. If you have a batter who rakes 3+ pitches down 3B line I'm going to call a ball one or two balls off the plate to get her to chase especially if she is making too much contact on the change up. Even if it's not called often its not a bad idea to have it in the...