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					Originally Posted by  Moosie74
					 
				 
				While most of us use it in baseball, it does come over to softball fairly often which is quite helpful while I am still coming in and if you don't give a verbal catch, I have no idea what's happening behind me. 
			
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 No biggie.  If I don't hear my partner say "Catch", I'm assuming one wasn't made.  I'm not listening for "on the ground" or "ball's down" or (Heaven forbid) "no catch".
 
And quite often, I will know myself whether or not one was made because I'll watch the ball and only glance at the runner as she reaches the base.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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