Mixed Slowpitch strategy question

[Sylvanfan]

Originally Posted by JayP

There's not a lot of good third basemen out there in slo-pitch that can make the tough play on the corner and still have a strong enough arm to get the runner off the long throw. If you can find a girl that can at least knock the ball down and keep it in the infield you're doing as well as most guys would.

Yeah, thats sort of the way I see it. If she's good enough to knock the ball down and not get hurt the worst that happens is a person gets a base hit that they'd still get half the time anyways. Most of the time people are hitting with runners on base so there aren't that many plays where a girl has to throw accross the diamond.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by squiggs96

I always find when you have a weaker girl it is better to put them at 3rd base over 1st base. Way too often you see a throw go over to 1st that is not perfect, and may only be an inch or two away from the target, but the girls don't move their glove or body. Yes you are going to have some infield singles if a weaker arm or defence plays third base, but what good is having three strong fielders in the infield if the ball gets dropped or goes through the first basemen. Your shortstop and first basemen need to be your two best infielders.

Teach one of the girls to pitch. Then you can play them pitcher, catcher, second and rover.

I would always be scared to put an inexperienced player let alone a inexperienced girl at 3rd base.

The majority of the hardest nastiest head tearing off line drives coming off of a right handed bat are going into the third base area.

Most of the biggest collisions between runners and basemen is at third base (Does your league aloud sliding)

I've seen too many people on third base taking really painful injuries just due to the the activities on the hot corner.

Plus that third to 1st throw is a long one that needs to get there in a hurry.