It has definitely made it difficult. It's harder working on plays and getting the feel for it when we are not outside. You can pitch anywhere. But you're still missing the game experience. You don't get the full effect.
Pitchers can pitch anywhere, though.
It's not like being in a batting cage or taking grounders on the Expo floor. When I scored the winning run in the state championship game last year. Coming from Lyman Moore Middle School and Portland softball teams, we had rarely lost. And just seeing how upset my teammates were . . . Lots of role models.