pitchersdad26
New Member
OK just wanted to get a feel of what people think about this. We were playing an elimination game and the grounds people did not line the field for our game, there were games previous to ours, there was NO batters box. Now being around the game for as long as I have, I know that they sometimes do not have time to do this for every game, however we were starting games 15-20 mins early. Anyway to my point, a slappy from the other squad was consistantly out of the batters box, her back foot was 3 inches from touching the plate, umpire didn't even look let alone warn her about it. My DD was pitching and the first time she faced her she straightened her up with a fastball, and did it her next two at bats. The opposing team fans started throwing a hissy fit saying she was throwing at her, in effect she was just to try to draw attention to her stance, didnt work though. This is a continuing frustration for my DD being a pitcher because this is hardly ever noticed by umpires or even called for that matter. The box is there for a reason, when rules arent enforced because of lack of knowledge or effort it takes away from the game.