Artist just aren't going to mock up something then you don't like it or you copy the image and take it to a local company to trace it.
That happened to my buddy in Tennessee that owns his own company and 3 weeks later the logo he created for the team (That didn't like it) was wearing it on there jerseys.
Now my buddy stays away from softball accounts. There are some good artist that I see on this board cough up the $50 or more and get the logo done in a few days.