My experience is that yes there is, but it abates soon after

Coached youth ball for a lot of years, every couple years a pitcher would take one off the head or face. Emails would start flying, a couple parents would start screaming that all the kids should wear helmets and pitchers and 1b should wear masks. Even had a kid who's mom made him wear a catcher's mask at first....felt so bad for the kid.

In response to this post by MidloHokie

Posted: 03/29/2022 at 3:24PM

So, I have a question for the softball experts. -- 133921Hokie 03/29/2022 10:13AM

It’s been coming up for several years now, but there’s TV as well -- VTsportscaster 03/29/2022 11:26PM

Really have mixed feelings on this. I've watched the game for . . . -- MidloHokie 03/29/2022 2:40PM

Masks have become much more of a fear mitigation tool than safety device -- HokieAllMyLife 03/29/2022 2:58PM

I still have a scar from getting spiked on a double play attempt at 2nd -- Nortazhokie 03/29/2022 4:39PM

Sexism much? I doubt there's an outcry to masked-up the boys when . . -- MidloHokie 03/29/2022 3:02PM

True but it is also true female athletes get hurt more often than male -- Nelsonia Hokie 03/29/2022 3:43PM

My experience is that yes there is, but it abates soon after -- Vienna_Hokie 03/29/2022 3:24PM

I catch most of the games on the web....try it. They are fun to watch. ** -- NMB Hokie 03/29/2022 2:24PM

I didn’t see it, but there was a good local HS -- GCHokieof91 03/29/2022 1:54PM

Players choice but between the speed of the pitches to bat speed and the -- HburgHokie5 03/29/2022 12:27PM

Well, actually bats are less hot than they were 20 years ago . . . -- MidloHokie 03/29/2022 3:10PM

True but they still are pretty hot plus I think the athletes keep getting -- HburgHokie5 03/30/2022 09:35AM

No question hitters are better now. Look at all-time strikeout . . -- MidloHokie 03/30/2022 12:15PM

Some of the old DeMarini bats were ridiculously hot. ** -- Nortazhokie 03/29/2022 4:41PM

Yep; can you say checked swing home runs? ** -- MidloHokie 03/29/2022 6:11PM

Needs to be mandated for P, 3B,1B. It's gotten really dangerous at -- Razor4VT 03/29/2022 10:48AM

What really needs to be mandated is a safety base!! ** -- VT_AD 03/29/2022 10:55AM

Agree, absolutely no change to the game and big risk reduction -- Vienna_Hokie 03/29/2022 3:02PM

I agree but I wouldn't mandate for 3B, P, or 1B, I like personal choice. ** -- hokietony 03/29/2022 11:59AM

Agree on the masks ** -- VT_AD 03/29/2022 12:39PM

In college it's personal preference -- VT_AD 03/29/2022 10:44AM

Lemley wears one. Did not notice any others. -- Jbohokie63 03/29/2022 10:27AM

VT's pitchers... -- hokiehigh2000 03/29/2022 10:25AM

My experience is that yes there is, but it abates soon after

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