Father blasts leadership after daughter competes against trans softball pitcher: 'It's cowardice'

In Minnesota a -foot-tall biological male continues to dominate girls' softball As a sophomore last year Marissa Rothenberger helped Champlin Park High School win -straight games heading into the playoffs and was named First-Team All-State the only underclassman in the A division to earn the honor Now a junior Rothenberger remains a standout on the mound with a - record strikeouts and a ERA in innings pitched per Minnesota Softball Hub But not everyone is cheering Numerous parents and players are left wondering why a male athlete is allowed to compete in girls sports in the first place and why no one is willing to say anything about it CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMThe father of a South Dakota club softball sportsman who petitioned to remain anonymous for his daughter's privacy informed OutKick that his daughter s association played against Rothenberger s organization twice last year in excursion ball Our girls have played Marissa's unit twice and they re a good club They re a top-notch club he declared However when you ve got a kid that goes -for- and -for- and pitches two innings and strikes out five batters sometimes there s just things you notice that are a little bit odd His daughter plays on a band with multiple Division I commits seasoned athletes used to high-level competition but none of them had been notified they d be facing a biological male None of us knew that that girl was a boy he disclosed But when this came out my -year-old knew exactly who it was and she announced 'Man that doesn t surprise me ' The state of Minnesota allows residents to change the sex listed on their birth certificates According to documents obtained by Reduxx Rothenberger's mother Heather applied to the Hennepin County District Court to alter the athlete's birth certificate shortly after his th birthday The petition was approved and Rothenberger was issued a new birth certificate showing that he was born female and altering his name from 'Charlie Dean' to 'Marissa ' For this father the issue shouldn't be a political one It s about safety honesty and protecting female athletes especially in a sport like softball where an errant pitch or a brutal comebacker could lead to serious injury You re talking about somebody with exceptional size and strength he announced Forty-three feet from mound to plate is not that far away The reaction times the ball off the bat of a -year-old male versus a -year-old female it s just different The safety of the kids on the other side from a legal standpoint demands to be respected Everybody s so worried about getting sued by these left-wing woke groups Well what about the people on the other side of the coin that just want their girls in a safe conditions The lack of transparency and the incorrect assumption that everyone on the field is female is what struck him the bulk There should be no disguise he declared If there s a boy on the other gang the other squad should know that from a safety standpoint and just for open transparent dialogue Don t be hiding players and presenting them as girls when they re boys He admitted that although the issue of trans-identifying males has been a hot-button issue lately he never imagined his family would be affected Nobody ever thought it would hit this close to home he revealed You hear about this stuff in Connecticut and Oregon and with Riley Gaines in swimming and you think Oh that s far away But when we exposed out it hit us right at home Everybody was shocked FEMALE ATHLETES DIRECT POINTED MESSAGES TOWARD NIKE IN NEW ADThis father also believes it s time for people in leadership positions to be held accountable He specifically pointed to those in charge of elite fastpitch softball clubs and organizations who are supposed to be advocates for their female athletes These people are making a lot of money he revealed If you want to be in a leadership position you need to represent these kids and step up and do what s right He cited the original intent of Title IX and how far we ve strayed from it When Title IX was enacted in there was not one congressman not one judge not one person in the country that didn t know the difference between men and women he stated They knew why that law was passed There was no ambiguity For whatever reason people do not stand up for what s right There are really three camps the people who think these kids should be able to play wherever they want the people like me who say it s flat-out wrong and the people in the middle just sitting on the side and doing nothing Those people need to stand up He left the conversation with a plea to those in charge He wants to see a strong program in place not just for the rights of his own daughters but for future athletes down the road It absolutely sickens me the cowardice the apathy on the sidelines he revealed It s not even about being gay or trans It s cowardice And if you re making that call you need to be called out OutKick reached out to three leading organizations in girls' softball USA Softball the Alliance Fastpitch and Premier Girls Fastpitch as well as Midwest Speed the club for which Rothenberger played last summer and fall While the other organizations failed to respond Alliance informed OutKick that its Board of Directors approved a new Athlete Eligibility Plan in January which limits participation in national events strictly to biological females The eligibility conditions established in this program are driven solely by the Alliance Fastpitch's desire to ensure safety maintain fairness and avoid any unfair competitive advantage within our female-only youth fastpitch competitions Alliance revealed in a comment to OutKick The Board is actively working to communicate this procedures to all member leagues It's fundamental to note though that the Minnesota State High School League as well as all other state high school governing bodies is separate from club softball and operates under its own set of rules Further it's intricate to enforce a female-only approach in states like Minnesota where individuals can completely change the sex on their birth certificate at will As this South Dakota father stated until state lawmakers and athletic organizations are willing to draw a clear uncompromising line one rooted in biology not ideology girls and women will continue to be put at peril