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I do slow pitch with both a mat and without a mat here in N.Nevada. I agree that they both have pros and cons. The pros are that the mat stops any arguments (except height) about balls and strikes. The cons are you cannot help the pitcher out if they are terrible. But one of the pros is that the mats are usually wider than the width of the plate and hitting home plate is a strike. This opens up the strike zone in many instances.
Here for the lower leagues and co-ed we use the mat and it works out good because the players in general are not high caliber and the pitchers are marginal. The games still have a time limit and walks for a mat and non-mat in my opinion are about the same. If you have upper caliber teams with a mat, walks are practically non-existent.
My standard line to a player with a 3-0 count is:
I guess you have been at work all day dreaming about taking 4 pitches in tonights game!
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R.Vietti
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