Seemed pretty even to me. They got their one big hit with a runner on. The unnecessary throw home and passed ball happened in the span of 2 pitches so…they were a pitch or two better? Guess what…we wouldn’t have walked 5 if she’d called those low strikes earlier. Or if she was consistent, we’d have had a couple more walks and top of our order would’ve had the chance they should’ve It was a very well pitched and defended game for 99% of it both ways though. Just a thin margin difference. Rachel’s soft liner could’ve been a millimeter off the bat differently and we’d have had the lead, same with Kylie’s long foul. So, better team? Not obvious. Not close to obvious who was better. And congratulations to you on your athletic prowess. I started attending baseball and basketball games my father umpired and officiated when I was 4 years old. Played both. Saw lots of stuff. Was frankly always taught to respect the jobs of officials (my dad was one of them) how hard they were. Until there were enough bad apples who made comments to me as a player and a coach that I knew there were too often massive egos and agendas involved. Plenty of experience behind the scenes here too as I had access to D1 officials lockerrooms. Two things can be true…it’s a tough job very true. They make honest human mistakes also true. But the human side of it also brings in bias, ego and other things. Maybe if we had the automatic strike zone there would’ve been more called strikes in the game. But on a challenge system. If I was Pete at least two of the called strikes on Anni and the first one on Gaby would’ve been challenges won ** Edited by hokiepro at 5/10/2026, 7:44:04 AM