Don't Assume They Know It

I think there's something that amazes me every time I watch a softball game. The other weekend it was my oldest daughter. No, she didn't amaze me with her unbelievable talent, LOL. It was something else. She was pitching that day. You know how sometimes during an umpire timeout the pitcher rolls grounders to her infield to keep them on their toes and keep them from getting bored? Well, I guess my daughter has seen other pitchers do this, so during a break in the action during her game, she rolled a grounder to each of her infielders. I know, not that amazing. But the thing was.....it was a rainy day. The ground was WET!

My daughter has to be the only pitcher on the face of this earth that I know of that purposefully rolls the ball she's going to pitch on the ground when it's wet (and not just once either). When play resumed, guess what happened. She walked the next batter on 5 pitches. *sigh*

I discussed this with her after the game and let her know that if the ball ever feels too slippery, she is allowed to ask the umpire for another ball. Of course, I also advised her that she probably shouldn't roll grounders to her teammates to pass time if the ground is moist.