We did it at an NSA tournament a few years ago. The parents went nuts. "You can't do that - these are 14 year olds!". Problem was, the batter we walked had already hit triples off our pitchers that weekend, and here we were up by one, bottom of 7, 2 out, and runners on 2 and 3....
Next batter...
Lol - we played in a tournament once where the host told us during the final game that the 5 run/inning cap only applied to the away team in the final inning.
We were playing the host team and beating them by 6 runs - they were home. :sneaky:
Bat drag (as a hitting issue) is not something that happens when you adjust to a pitch's location or speed. It is something that you can't help but do until you get trained not to...
Meh... It's one play out of a game and there were a lot of fundamental issues in that short clip. No one should be "lit up" over that except the coach.
Take a look at the pitching circle and see how off-centre the lines were... Looks like the batters would be looking at the 2nd baseman instead of the pitcher.