Being up in the box, she has a better chance to hit the ball before it gets to move much. This will help her from here on in because as she gets older, she'll see more and more movement from pitchers. And don't worry about the old misconception that she'll have more time in the back of the box. At the speeds the pitches are coming in from 43 feet, the extra 3 feet has virtually no significance (at 50mph an extra 4/100 of a second).
It is a myth that you can hit pitches before they break.