There is a softball section on the Amateur Baseball Umpires' Assoc. forums. Not much goes on there, as you might expect, but I read this gem today:
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From experience, the high school softball coaches in most Texas 4 and 5 A ranked programs prefer baseball umpires on the plate than the traditional softball umpires. The reason most often given is that they have a much more stable strike zone through out the game, a result of locking in to the stance.
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I just can't believe this. Based on this posters' other comments I'm not taking this seriously. There is the possibility of some truth to this, though...
This is the actual thread:
Baseball VS Softball mechanic - Forums