Softball rule change in FCIAC adds zest to games | Sports

During ?n 11-day widen th?t ?t?rt?? late final month, th? Stamford High School softball team, wh??h h?? one loss, played 3 games ?n wh??h ?t committed ?t ????t 3 errors.

Th? miscues contributed t? waste t? Fairfield Ludlowe ?n? Darien, wh??? ?n th? center contest, th? Black Knights scored 11 runs ?? th??r offense outdistanced th??r protection.

Th? 3 games averaged scarcely 14 sum runs.

?Things h??? altered th?? year,? Stamford manager Tony Esposito ???? ?t th? time. ?I r??k?n ??? demeanour ??r??? th? board, ??? ?r? saying some-more hitting, some-more fielding ?n? th? need t? m?k? plays.?

A clearly teenager order change ?n th? FCIAC th?? deteriorate h?? h?? a thespian outcome ?n th? landscape. T? heed w?th a scarcely decade-ancient law b? th? Amateur Softball Association, th? sport?s ruling board, th? joining w?nt th? stretch between th? bank ?n? home image behind fr?m 40 t? 43 feet.

Those 108 inches h??? led t? elemental differences ?n? w??? b? poignant subsequent week, wh?n th? FCIAC contest ?t?rt?.

?Th? diversion h?? changed,? ???? Danielle Simoneau, th? first-year manager ?t N?w Canaan. ?It?s n? longer a pitcher?s game.?

Until th?? April, a clever box m?? presumably b? m??? th?t a pitcher ?n softball m?? presumably directly impact th? outcome ?f games some-more th?n ?n? ?th?r actor ?t ?n? ?th?r position ?n ?n? sport.

N?t anymore. Hard throwers wh? used t? see pitches ?n? adult ?n th??r catcher?s glove ?r? now some-more contingent ?n th??r fielders th?n ???r prior t?. A clever offense th?? deteriorate h?? valid t? b? a f?nt??t?? equalizer.

?Pitchers ?r? n?t ?? widespread ?? much,? ???? St. Joseph?s Micki Keltos, wh? warranted ???-FCIAC ?n? ???-state honors ?t th? position th? final dual seasons. ?It army teams t? play cleanly. An? batters h??? some-more greeting time.?

Westhill, wh??h h?? a n?w full-time pitcher ?n Allison Macari, w?? th? league?s sole widespread group temperament ?nt? Saturday. It h?? scored 133 runs ?n? b??n plain defensively. Darien, wh??h h?? one detriment ?n? now w???? b? th? N?. 2 seed, h?? scored 169 runs. Th? dual teams accommodate Monday.

Th?? h?? b??n one ?f th? m??t indeterminate seasons ?n new memory. N?w Canaan, w?th maybe ?t? m??t gifted lineup ???r, handed th? Blue Wave th??r sole loss, ??t final week mislaid t? Greenwich, wh??h ?t th? time h?? ???t 3 victories.

?It h?? switched t? a hitters? game,? ???? Pam Mazzarella, wh? ?? ?n h?r initial deteriorate ?? th? manager ?t Ridgefield. Previous t? th?t, ?h? played f?r 5 years ?n Italy, ?t Florida Atlantic f?r former Raybestos Brakettes pitching fable Joan Joyce, ?n? pitched ?t Brookfield High School.

?In th? past, th? diversion w?? ??? tranquil b? th? pitchers,? ?h? ????. ?Even wh?n we w?? before a live audience, ?f ??? h?? one widespread pitcher, ?t didn?t matter wh? w?? behind ???, ??? w?r? going t? win. Those 3 feet m?k? a h??? ??ff?r?n??.?

T? compensate, th? dispatch ?f pitches h?? turn marginalized, ?n? round transformation ?f larger substance.

Simoneau, one ?f th? best pitchers ?n joining story ?t Westhill wh? w?nt ?n t? star ?t th? University ?f Hartford, now gives lessons ?t Bobby Valentine?s Sports College ?n Stamford.

?Th?r??s n? luminary anymore; w?th 43 feet, ??? ?r? n?t going t? ??t th?t,? Simoneau ????. ?Fr?m a coach?s point, now ??? h??? t? ?? th? ball. Y?? h??? t? turn a pitcher instead ?f a thrower.?

Macari, a junior, h?? one ?f th? toughest fastballs ?n? ?? th? actor m??t ?ft?n mentioned b? antagonistic coaches ?? th? league?s best pitcher. H?r strikeout sum ?? most reduce th?n ?t w???? h??? b??n a year ago.

?I ??rt??n?? ??? m? oddball ?n? dump ?n? ?t?rt?? throwing m? changeup more,? ?h? ????. ?I?m n?t seeing th? change th?t most b?????? w? play ?t 43 feet ?n th? summer. B?t strikeouts ?r? a lot reduction frequent. It h?? altered th? whole game.?

Pitchers ?r? n?t th? ?n?? ones compensating. Hitters h??? b??n forced t? adjust t? ??? th? additional time t? th??r advantage.

Macari ?n? Keltos h??? b??n ???t ?? successful ?t th? image th?? spring.

?Y?? h??? t? wait ?n th? round a lot some-more now,? Macari ????. ?Y?? ??n?t representation t?? early. I?ve altered m? position a tiny bit b?????? ?f ?t.?

Added Keltos, ?Y?? h??? some-more time t? conflict now. Y?? h??? t? ?? adult ?n th? box a small.?

Wh??? one m??ht design th? nearby annihilation ?f pulsating pitchers? duels w???? furnish churned feelings, th? higher-scoring games h??? b??n met w?th scarcely concept approval.

?I ??k? ?t,? Mazzarella ????. ?Now everybody?s ?nt? th? game. It?s a lot some-more fun t? watch.?

Simoneau agreed, adding th?t ?t army h?r t? stay ?n tip ?f a diversion even some-more th?n ?n th? past.

?It?s some-more exciting,? ?h? ????. ?It used t? b? th? infield m??ht ?n?? ??t a round ?r two, now th?r??s a lot some-more ?n? ??? h??? t? b? ?b?? t? field. An? th?r??s a lot some-more coaching ??? h??? t? ??. Y?? h??? t? position ???r players r??ht, generally depending ?n th? pitch.?

Even th? pitchers, wh? h??? h?? th? m??t t? lose, ??? th?? r?th?r th? stream rules.

?It m?k?? th? diversion some-more f????n?t?n?,? Keltos ????. ?It motivates m? t? representation better. Scores h??? left adult a lot. It?s n?t ???t 1-0 ?r 2-1 games. It h?? b??n fun.?

Dave Ruden ??n b? reached ?t dave.ruden@scni.com. Read h?? blog ?t http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/ ?n? follow h?m ?n Twitter ?t @DaveRuden

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