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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
Since this isn't pro sports I'll put this in here since there are a few CP'ers who play slow pitch.
So I'm playing in a mixed slow pitch league this year. Being relatively new to the area (South Okanagan not Calgary) I ended up on a patch work team of new players. As a result the female players on our team are not particulary good and aren't the types who played ball as kids.
So you have to put 4 of them on the field and we have 1 who can kind of catch the ball. Where can you hide 3 of them on the field and get away with it? Catcher is obvious, Rover seems like another one, the one who can kind of catch...maybe first base? Although if your first base only catches half of the balls thrown that way you'll give up 7 runs a lot, so maybe third base is better if she's agile and award enough to dodge the odd line drive and not get hurt? As for the other one, one of the outfield positions, or 2nd base and switch with the shortstop if it's a left handed hitter?
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Catcher, rover, 2nd and if the one who can catch good is very good, I would put her at first. However if she only catches tehm every so often I would put her at third. Remember it's a long throw from third to first. And given that you said it isn't pro sports, what is point of having the SS switch to 2nd depending on the batter. Not only will you alienate that player, how will their skills improve? In addition, if I was playing you and you did that, I try would try my damdnest to smoke every ball I could at that SS.
