I'm tough on the girls but seeing those hits by Coffey and Dutcher for any third baseman would have been a challenge much less fielding them. They were not routine grounders or pop ups.

 

Did they go through the wickets as LB says?

through the five hole yes did not touch anything. Errors are very subjective. If these were, in my mind fieldable, no doubt awarded errors. Had they gone 8 inches to the left or right and past the fielder, then why wouldn't that be an error as we'll based on the logic that it automatically an error. I believe both shots were airborne and then hit the ground right at the fielder. Just because a ball goes thru some ones legs doesn't automatically constitue an error. If I felt the ball could have been fielded, I give the error. For instance. A can of corn to an outfielder that doesn't get caught... Error even though not touched. LBs angle would have been tough to see the flight of the ball, I was straight on. No disrespect to the NCC 3b but I would not have given Whitney Quillen an error either and she could pick it as well as anyone. I love watching Haley Coffey play and there is not a better SS in my eyes that I have seen this year, web gems every game, and even she has errors this year. So yes I do give errors...

through the five hole yes did not touch anything. Errors are very subjective. If these were, in my mind fieldable, no doubt awarded errors. Had they gone 8 inches to the left or right and past the fielder, then why wouldn't that be an error as we'll based on the logic that it automatically an error. I believe both shots were airborne and then hit the ground right at the fielder. Just because a ball goes thru some ones legs doesn't automatically constitue an error. If I felt the ball could have been fielded, I give the error. For instance. A can of corn to an outfielder that doesn't get caught... Error even though not touched. LBs angle would have been tough to see the flight of the ball, I was straight on. No disrespect to the NCC 3b but I would not have given Whitney Quillen an error either and she could pick it as well as anyone. I love watching Haley Coffey play and there is not a better SS in my eyes that I have seen this year, web gems every game, and even she has errors this year. So yes I do give errors...

 

 

I've never seen a hit awarded for a ball going between the legs of a fielder.

You have now...

Side note: Graybill runs better than I had expected. Strong girl who runs hard.

NCAA rule 14.2.8 Error: A misplay charged to a defensive player when it is judged by the official scorer to have prolonged the time at bat (causes one or more pitches to be thrown) of an offensive player or contributed to an offensive player being declared safe.

 

Nothing about going thru legs. Nothing routine about either hit. In my mind, not a misplay.

If the fielder was at normal depth, the failure to touch a ball hit between the legs "contributed" to the offensive player being safe. If the ball was hit as hard as you say it was, and the fielder at least knocked the ball down but ultimately couldn't make the play, that's a single. If it's a normal grounder, then knocking the ball down and not fielding it cleanly would almost always be considered an error. But a hard hit ball hit directly at a fielder at normal depth should, at worst, be knocked down, to avoid an error being charged.

It might not be an error , it just means your D sucks .

It might not be an error , it just means your D sucks .

 

This is a pretty liberal indictment of an entire defense based on a play or two isn't it ? A ball hit between the legs of fielder means that your "D sucks" ? I certainly hope you're not an official scorer for any high school team

By no means was anything to disrespect to NCC. If anything there is a strong mutual respect and rivalry between these programs.

I would also like to send a shout out to Miss Watts, the young pitcher for NCC. She got rocked a bit BUT as a true sign of class, twitted or Instagramed or whatever these kids do today, Dutcher on a great game. There is so much negativity and mis-understood " competiveness " in the game these days that little things like that get missed. Kudos to her, her parents and coaches.

Wow. I was merely joking around with Playtowin and Lawnboy and look what it turned into. Kudos to each of these guys for stepping up to do what they do for their teams and many others in Northern Kentucky.

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Yep...unless the ball takes a crazy bad hop...hit a pebble or the seam between dirt and grass...ball between wickets =error almost all the time...

OK. OK. I give... Geesh give it rest. Would love to seen either ball fielded by anyone intentionally... Would have made ESPN... That's right.. These are High School players and they should make every play, no matter how hard it's hit or its scored an error ... What was I thinking? I'll send back my pay for the game... Oh shoot, I forgot, I volunteer.... I guess I'll fire myself since everyone seems to have WATCHED the plays differently than I. Just PM me and I'll happily give you all the job....

OK. OK. I give... Geesh give it rest. Would love to seen either ball fielded by anyone intentionally... Would have made ESPN... That's right.. These are High School players and they should make every play, no matter how hard it's hit or its scored an error ... What was I thinking? I'll send back my pay for the game... Oh shoot, I forgot, I volunteer.... I guess I'll fire myself since everyone seems to have WATCHED the plays differently than I. Just PM me and I'll happily give you all the job....

 

Don't let your critics get to you. BGP needs more people like you reporting on games in all sports. You kept the book, if you say it was a hit that's good enough for me. Keep up the good work!