Pu$$ificaiton of America or not: T-Ball Everyone hits, no outs

I coach my 4yo’s 4-5 year old rec t-ball team (undefeated on the year, all ties…. subtle brag) and at last night’s game, a kid hit a pop-up and miraculously one of the defenders caught it. I say miraculously because typically they’re getting hit in the face or all piling on top of each other for a ground ball. Anyway as with I assume most t-ball leagues, we play 3-4 innings where everyone hits once per inning. These are kids that can barely hold a bat right or field a ball (without a miracle). I mentioned to someone at work that a kid caught one and how cool it was to see kids progress and everyone cheered (both sides). He asked if the batter was out and sent to the dugout. I said no because there are no outs or runs and at that age, the biggest thing is trying to hammer home fundamentals. The more reps (at bats, balls fielded, bases ran), the better. His response was “pfft, that’s the pussification of America, he should be taught what it feels like to be out and fail”. I didn’t want to argue with him so I just dropped it. I’m all about competition once kids can actually perform on the field (catch, hit, throw, etc) but at this point, it’s all about learning in my opinion. Reps reps reps…

So I submit to the venerable OT: is letting kids at that age play without outs the pussifiaiton of America?