So to make a long story short. Yesterday the same pitcher pitched both games. Throw well over 130 pitches in the day. Today we had a game and the same pitcher started. My girlfriends daughter didn’t even pitch today. When the head coach pulled the girl out I’m thinking great Paige will get to pitch and she’s been working hard at lessons and with myself. The head coach says no she’s not pitching and but some other girl In. She ended up walking 5 girls and was just all over the place. We lost needless to say and the head coach basically told me it’s what she says goes. I maintain my professionalism and just nodded my head and went about my business.

Questions. The girl that pitched yesterday. Isn’t she suppose to rest a few days? We are going off the 2020 tournament rules. I read clearly where it has the pitch count with days off etc. then in bold it clearly says a pitcher cannot pitch 2 games in a row on the same day. I feel kinda funny pushing the issue with her since we already butted heads today and it is suppose to be “our” team.

I’m just lost as to what to do if anything. Maybe just see what she plans on doing at tomorrow’s game. Of course Paige was a little upset and disappointed that she didn’t pitch at all. I told her to just keep her head up, continue to practice with me and don’t get discouraged. Go to your lessons and keep working at being the best pitcher/player you can be.

She understood and then I took her for dinner. The whole thing just got to me and how the head coach basically was yelling at me telling me she sacrifices her life everyday for these kids and not to have a comment when she makes a decision. The only thing I said when I saw she wasn’t putting Paige in was “really” hearing me she rips her mask off and looks at me and yells “yeah really! Is there an issue??” A few words on her end as she kept going that her husband came over to calm her down as I walked over to the other side of the dugout.

Now I have parents asking me what’s going. Why was she yelling at you. Why isn’t Paige pitching. All I said was she’s the coach. She made her decision.

I guess as I’m still very early in the learning stage I have to just let things roll off my shoulders. Yes I took it a little more personal because it is my girlfriends daughter but also I read the pitching rules and we clearly violated them and that bothers me. That and the fact that her call didn’t do anything to help us come back and maybe win.

Thanks everyone for listening to me vent. Any input is always greatly appreciated.