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I coach a JV team in SW Ohio. Last week we traveled to an away game only to find out that the other team only had 8 players. The game was forfeited but we decided to go ahead and play. The other coach suggested that I bat my whole lineup. I had 13 girls. I did bat all 13 and I also substituted freely in the field. I played a pitcher who had never pitched in a game.
Things didn't go so well for us and we ended up losing 15-14. We were clearly the better team but because we played everyone and substituted so freely, the game slipped away. Any unknowing bystander would have thought our opponent had won the World Series. The players and coaches were bragging that they had beaten us with 8 players.
Well, we played again this week. I had our AD call the other school to ask if they were going to have enough players. We were told they had plenty. When they arrived they again had only 8 players. I held my composure and I started the same pitcher that I had before. Walk after walk and after a half inning the score was 10-0 for the other team. Again, we heard taunts of being a bad team.
At this point, I turned loose the dogs. We hit the ball better than ever. After 1 inning the score was 17-10. After 2 innings it was 23-10 and after 3 innings the score was 31-10 in our favor. The other team decided to quit at that point. Was I wrong for running up the score?
Things didn't go so well for us and we ended up losing 15-14. We were clearly the better team but because we played everyone and substituted so freely, the game slipped away. Any unknowing bystander would have thought our opponent had won the World Series. The players and coaches were bragging that they had beaten us with 8 players.
Well, we played again this week. I had our AD call the other school to ask if they were going to have enough players. We were told they had plenty. When they arrived they again had only 8 players. I held my composure and I started the same pitcher that I had before. Walk after walk and after a half inning the score was 10-0 for the other team. Again, we heard taunts of being a bad team.
At this point, I turned loose the dogs. We hit the ball better than ever. After 1 inning the score was 17-10. After 2 innings it was 23-10 and after 3 innings the score was 31-10 in our favor. The other team decided to quit at that point. Was I wrong for running up the score?