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By Guy Ciarrocchi
As readers, listeners and friends know, I’ve been coaching softball for 26 seasons. My family, faith, and conservative politics are the only things that I’ve been involved in longer.
While coaching, I have purposefully kept a wall between my softball world and my political world. I even ignored a phone call from soon-to-be Speaker Kevin McCarthy while coaching at the Pennsylvania Little League Softball Championships.
Recently, I saw the videos and read the story about Minnesota’s state high school softball championship. The “winning team” won the championship by having their pitcher throw back to back shut-outs.
Their pitcher is a biological male.
I can be silent no more.
Why It Matters. Whatever one thinks about the morality or the politics of transgender issues, we should all agree that when it comes to competitive sports, allowing a biological male to pitch — from 43 feet away — to high school girls is wrong. It’s a safety issue.
And, yes, it’s a fairness issue.
Let me tell you about the girls I’ve coached. They put in thousands of hours of practices, drills, conditioning and lessons—and play hundreds of games. They play when it’s 101 degrees and the infield is like playing at the beach. They play after rain, when the batter’s box and pitcher’s mound are like swamps in Louisiana. They play in the early spring and late fall when the wind chill is in the 30’s. I’ve been at games when it was snowing.
They play with bruises, blisters, and soreness. The pitchers throw until their arms almost fall off.
They play for their coaches and trainers. They play for their teammates and parents. They play for themselves.
They deserve better.
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