The point was that there is no virtue in sticking to your beliefs if your beliefs are stupid.
Anyone who thinks that playing a co-ed game of baseball, softball, volleyball, or kickball somehow disrespects women is an idiot, plain and simple.
maybe they just don't want to possibly hurt her sliding into her or hitting her. Just being nice and respectful. Most co-ed leagues I played on were for fun and drinking beer. the serious stuff was men's league and I suspect that the Catholic school just didn't want to change it's mission for a baseball game.
It's their choice. Now as far as the outlier girl who can compete with guys, I have my opinions about certain women that I've been exposed to that "competed" with men. Specifically a "self defense" instructor that made it clear she could handle any man. F'ing joke. If a team can't find a second baseman that can beat out a girl.... well they suck and probably can't compete. I say, let the school decide on what they want to compete in. It's baseball, who really cares?
Perhaps it is the fool who feels like he can't simply let people make decisions for themselves, for whatever reason they choose, who is actually the idiot?