wrongBut a ball that strikes his chest at that angle is not direct and would not deliver enough force to kill him. That's what I'm saying.
wrongBut a ball that strikes his chest at that angle is not direct and would not deliver enough force to kill him. That's what I'm saying.
The point is kids will be bunting at some point. They will get the sign from their coach and their only focus will be to use the form they've been taught and bunt. All it takes is a high and inside pitch and they will be hit. These are kids and not pros, they will turn their bodies for leverage.
Do you know that for a fact? Maybe we can get CSI to go to the little league diamond and figured out the angles.
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Part of the problem with the yearly deaths is the bats. Pony leagues (13+) around here are using composite bats. Bats similar to those used on the college level. Now I have played baseball/slow pitch softball every year for the last 20 years. I can barely react to a softball hit by a composite bat sometimes, yet a 13 year old is expected to react to a baseball on a slightly smaller field. There is your problem.
I know that adult slow pitch ASA bats are rated for no more than 90mph. These are the bats used all over the country (except in my city ). Not sure about fast pitch softball or what an 8 y/o can do but comparable to their age the bats are too muchMy daughter's 8U team has at least 3 girls with composite bats. I wonder just how much more ball speed an 8 year old girl can get from a $300 bat.
I know that adult slow pitch ASA bats are rated for no more than 90mph. These are the bats used all over the country (except in my city ). Not sure about fast pitch softball or what an 8 y/o can do but comparable to their age the bats are too much
Not only are we ASA, the best ASA bat we are allowed to use is the Demarini Steel. We dont get to use any of the good ASA bats unless its a tourneyI forgot you guys in Evansville are ASA, I don't know that I've ever played anything but NSA and USSSA.
Those kids really don't need composite bats though. Let them learn on standard aluminum. Composite bats aren't going to help the average kid all that much, but the ones who hit the ball hard are going to hurt the other kids.
But a ball that strikes his chest at that angle is not direct and would not deliver enough force to kill him. That's what I'm saying.
Bunting was allowed in my little league here in Indiana.