I didn't exactly walk her intentionally. Like I said in the first post, I'd have preferred getting her out normally and starting the next inning with the auto-out. And this was the nine-hole hitter, so it wasn't like I was afraid of her.
On the other hand, knowing that I had an out coming, I didn't throw perfect pitches either. I was trying to get her to pop one up, but she didn't bite. I figured that if (IF!) she knew she HAD to try to hit it, she'd expand the zone for me --- she just didn't.
The "bad sportsmanship" yelling was for grabbing the easy out for her not advancing to first. They didn't like that at all.
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West Houston Mike
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