The punishment for the Atlee junior softball team to not participate in the Junior League World Series championship game was a little excessive. For example, when the author was explaining how some people on social media reacted, she said, “it’s equally unfair to disqualify the whole Atlee team over the actions of six members” (Payne 2). The other members on the team aren’t accountable for what their teammates did, so they shouldn’t be punished for it. Playing without those six girls for the whole game or even half the game would’ve been more reasonable than prohibiting the entire team from participating. Additionally, when the author shared how else the Atlee team was punished, she said, “Kirkland was chosen to replace Atlee in Saturday’s
