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Originally Posted by Tru_in_Blu
I don't think the coach was attempting to delay at all, in actuality he was trying to avoid a prolonged AB by his last batter which would have had time run out on him/them. If he was able to end the inning quickly, the next and presumably last inning would need to be started. Obviously the hope being that they could shut down their opponent and then come back and score the tieing or winning runs in their half of the inning.
Now let's see...how could he have done that quickly? Have the batter contact the ball somehow while stepping on HP? That would work. They needed the third out quickly. Any other bright ideas?
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Horse hockey! The coach was employing tactics to noticeably hasten or delay the game. There were two outs, time was almost gone, and he wanted to take a quick out by using a tactic that, frankly, doesn't hold any water. They go another inning, which will take another 10-20 minutes (depending on the level). So no, I don't think so, coach. What he was trying to do
is not softball.
If the coach had half a brain he would have had the batter hit the ball with her foot touching HP. Would've been a LOT more subtle.
