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Sarah Moulton, the former All-American pitcher at Minnesota and current Editor at FastpitchNews.com, has noticed a disturbing trend in youth softball: coaches delaying the action in timed games so their teams can get the win.
Here’s a recent column Sarah wrote addressing the strategy and how it defeats the spirit of integrity in the game…
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Stalling is becoming a huge and unnecessary strategy implemented by youth softball coaches all across the country.
Many youth softball tournaments are played under time restrictions. Some games are structured to end with drop-dead time limits, while others don’t allow a new inning to start after the time has expired.
