Recently saw local college fall tournament. Catcher from LaSalle, even after the umpire had a talk with her, insisted on framing every pitch to the center of the zone no matter where it was. Fans couldn't understand why this pitcher wasn't getting a called strike on every pitch.
Coach finally caught on and replaced catcher. All of a sudden, the fans were satisfied with the umpire's strike zone! Go figure.
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The bat issue in softball is as much about liability, insurance and litigation as it is about competition, inflated egos and softball.
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