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If D1 scouts were planning to attend, they would already know which players they want to evaluate. If upon their arrival, the players or their entire team are absent they will want to know why, and it won’t take them long to find out.

Something doesn’t seem right. Normally a “showcase tournament” isn’t based on a league. It is usually an invitational event or an “open” event to teams from various leagues. If your team is good enough, and you pay the entry fee, it doesn’t matter what “league” you play in.

I know a showcase is mentioned in the article, but I wonder if the kids were truly barred from playing in it. My bet is some news media personality with no knowledge of sports included the “just before a showcase” part.

I coached my daughter's softball team from when she was in 3rd grade through 8th (we were first in the league every year). There was always a 10-run rule where the game was over if a team was ahead by 10 or more after a complete inning had been played. There were a couple of times we were ahead by 10 after the second inning. I'd always suggest to the other coach that we start a new game and play for 3 innings (unofficial, of course), with me taking half of the losing coach's girls and vice versa. We had a more equal game and all the girls got additional practice.

I agree tha trophies should be only for the top team or top couple of teams. My oldest child is 37. When he started in Little League, trophies were only for the league champion. By a few years later, everyone got trophies.