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Old 08-25-2015, 11:56 AM   #9
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My league does this, both in league play and tournaments. Personally I'm a fan of it... it definitely prevents outfielders from crowding in, and actually eliminates the need for a 'respect line', which perhaps your league has (I know CSSC did). Back when we were playing in that league, for most girls we'd just line up our outfielders four-across around the respect line, and have them ready to run in on anything. Sometimes, there just wouldn't be any place where a girl could realistically get a base hit.
Now, we actually need to plan our strategy for different girls, same as we would for guys. And it's not like it advantages girls so much that they'll start cranking it further than guys or hitting it to the fence (although with a really good batter it can happen); in my experience, a good female batter hitting a small ball, will typically hit into the same distance as a weak guy, but as always it has more to do with technique than power.
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