Varsity Insider Top softball player now playing baseball

[heretostay]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/varsity ... Insider%29


http://www.the-signal.com/section/19/article/60376/

[Espy]

This is great. Baseball is the sport softball came from.
So why not.. Love it!

[fastpitchdad05]

Two issues I have with this:

1. She better not be taking a roster spot from a more deserving player.
2. If she is taking a spot from a more deserving player and that player is a boy, can he go play on the softball team? I don't think so.

[jonriv]

Why was she inelegible?

[Trophy Hunter]

Why was she inelegible?

You have to sit out a year if CIF determines your transfer was athletically motivated, which they did in this case.

The family claimed it was for personal reasons.

Her former coach at Valencia didn't do her any favors when she told the local paper it was because she wanted more time behind the plate. Kind of a good-bye and FU thing.

[Espy]

Two issues I have with this:

1. She better not be taking a roster spot from a more deserving player.
2. If she is taking a spot from a more deserving player and that player is a boy, can he go play on the softball team? I don't think so.

[exD1dad]

One less .600 hitter in the Foothill League.

Better pray she doesn't get injured playin with the boys Then what will UCLA say

[Informal]

I think this makes for the 10th or 11th catcher I have heard verballing to UCLA in the last year or so.

/confused