The PL Judges at Sweeny last year were the same ones used at Palacios for the past several years . They are normally very bad and do not read the rule book as written. They call a toe moving inside the shoe which is not the way the rule is written. I am a certified PL judge now and work with a group that judge in the Golden Triangle area and we try to call by the book . We start this early so lifters know what to expect at regionals or state . I had a daughter that bombed twice in Palacios because of bad judging and this is why I started so hopefully it will not happen on my platform.
This was a very competitive game. Both teams played hard and hit the ball well. Pitching was good also.
I would also like to point out that this game would have NOT been played due to rain had it not been for some hard working parents and coaches. Some of the old CRUSH crew (Frank Frac, Frank Russell, and myself) along with Coach Ed Dyer(WOS), Coach Mac ( Huffman), Coach Smalley (OF) and the PAM maintance man pulled the tarp on and off the field and put quik dry and lots of raking of the field to get this game played for the girls. We only had to delay the game for 30 min when most thought it would wash out. Also a shout out to he umpires for donating their time and also money for the girls. I was proud to see some of the kids I have helped coach and coached against on both sides of the ball playing and hope they ALL move on to bigger and better things .