Stupid rule...

[Steve M]

"But this is just the nature of fastpitch softball, for better or worse. True fans of the game, of which I am one, accept this as an unavoidable reality. Functionally, a team needs but one pitcher. The other pitcher is only "needed" to pitch inconsequential games, games in which the outcome is predetermined regardless who pitches because of the disparity in the teams, or should the ace pitcher get injured."

Pitching does dominate, you're right. And I can't think of anywhere I'd rather be - officiating wise, anway - than on the plate in a men's major game. Most of the big time men's major teams have 3+ pitchers. One may be the one who gets the ball in must-win games, but the others get plenty of work.
A close friend of mine got to regularly work the plate for the Eddie Feigner-Ty Stofflet games. He's much older than me - but it had to have been awesome with the slow guy throwing around 105.