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Information to download Links Little
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COACHES' PAGE
Who won the game? Report a postponed or suspended game Report an incident where first aid was administered SafeBaseball@rolandparkbaseball.com What's up? Please use this link if you have information to share or perhaps you have some wisdom you would like to impart. Equipment Request Need an umpire? It is the home team's responsibility to schedule the umpire for a makeup game . . . or if you do not have an umpire for your game, call Jim O'Connor - 410-435-4525 -----Original Message----- Do any of you coaches that have experienced
the 'no walk' rule in action over the weekend
have any advice for those of us who will
be getting our baptisms this evening? In
particular, I am curious about Please let us know (use reply to all). Thanks! Scott I think it worked well. Our umpire had a
very liberal strike zone so we only had to
use the tee a few times. Usually the kids
nailed them into the outfield so, depending
on the hitter, you may need to move your
outfielders back more than if they were playing
a batter hitting live pitching. Dear NL coaches- Coaches, 1. I would echo Jim's comments about the ability of some kids who wallop the ball off the tee and thus the need to move back in the outfield. I had one player get an inside the park 3 run homer off the tee at Jim's expense. 2. See my earlier comments about having the tee minder snatch the tee from the first base side when there are runners in scoring position. 3. We had six tee opportunities between both teams, resulting in 3 outs and three hits (2 for extra bases, I think). There were no dribblers or fouls. One of my kids missed with his first swing, but both he and the ump knew he got to swing until he connected for a fair ball. 4. I had my catcher just stand behind the hitter about a step further away from where he would ordinarily squat. Good luck. Chuck The no walks rule made for a very exciting Pilots-Patriots game tonight. There were about 11 hits off the tee (according to my sketchy bookkeeping) of which only three led to outs. There were several big extra base hits, as Chuck warned the game tying and us and -winning hits. The game did move quickly and we did get in the full game. There seemed to be more than the usual amount of action in the field, which made the game, go by quickly. I spoke with Mark Hyman at the game and he said that we should make sure that the umpires call back any 'hit' off the tee when the batter does not make solid contact with the ball- no dribblers towards the mound when the batter whacks all tee. I do not think the umps know that part, so make sure you let him know. Having the pitcher play behind the mound a ways seems like a good idea too, as Steve Mainello suggested, mostly for their own safety, but also so, they have an easier time making a play. Good luck! Scott The rule change has a couple of positive benefits that I did not see coming. It keeps the fielders more involved. The Pilots made some very nice catches off the tee for outs. It also takes some of the pressure off the pitcher. Nothing is more brutal for a young pitcher than walking in runs. They feel like they bear all the responsibility. With the tee rule, instead of a walk to first base, a fielder gets a chance to make a play and some of the responsibility for the result is spread around. JIM\Patriots |
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