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Grier news and a question about softball routs

Posted by Vince

March 25, 2007 8:16 p.m. • 0 comments

THE EVENING NEWS

Had to get this up. Steve Bergum has some news about Billy Grier and the USD head coaching position on his Zags blog.

But what I really wanted to get to tonight is this question:

There was a 64-0 rout in prep fastpitch softball over in the Seattle area, and the Times has this story. We’ve had a couple of routs over here recently, and I was wondering what your thoughts are about it. What is the proper way a softball or baseball coach should try to limit scoring?

I’ve been involved with both for a lot of years, and have been on both ends of lopsided games - and, I’ll admit, when I was playing did some things I’m not too proud of when I felt the other team was rubbing it in - and have thought often about what to do. I’m not saying or implying any of the coaches involved in the recent games was doing anything improper, I just want to know what you think concerning lopsided games.

I can remember once playing at UNLV when our coach sent two hitters to the plate with orders to strike out swinging because he wanted the game over (we were way ahead), but I’m not sure that’s the right way either. So what do you think?