Give Catchers the Credit They Deserve
When you stop to think about it, the catcher is truly the unsung hero of any softball team. Pitchers tend to get most of the glory – after all, it’s their stats that are affected most by a win or a loss – but the catcher is probably the closest thing to a leader a team can have. Just think of all the roles a catcher must play in a single game. There’s the question of suggesting which pitch to throw, of course, followed by actually catching the pitch.
Catchers have to do more than just prevent passed balls with their Akadema softball gloves, however. When runners try to steal second base, it’s up to a catcher to be alert and prepared to make a spirited throw. Those who really pay attention to the ins and outs of softball know that the catcher is something of a field general, controlling the pace of the game and calling many of the shots.