Meagan Wiggins /George Brett

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Jan 6, 2009
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It might just be the video, but I've only seen a swing (Wiggins) that quick a hand full of times.

She does have the barrel pretty flat that would suggest she isn't going to be well aligned for the lower pitches.
 
Jun 8, 2016
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It might just be the video, but I've only seen a swing (Wiggins) that quick a hand full of times.

She does have the barrel pretty flat that would suggest she isn't going to be well aligned for the lower pitches.

I am interested if she is able to align like Brett. Despite my best attempts so far to get her into a better barrel position, my DD's barrel at launch
is pretty close to resting on her shoulder as she drops the barrel right before she launches.
 
Jan 6, 2009
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Apr 16, 2013
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I'd be more curious to see if turns the barrel more with a low pitch. It was a high pitch, she had to swing flat to hit it like that.
 
Apr 16, 2013
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Yeah, that's something I think we so often ignore when talking about how well player xyz hit that changeup/curve/rise/etc. At a camp the JMU coach was working with the catchers and she spent a good portion of her time going over how to block the view of signals. She said her (the coach) main job during games is to steal signals. She went so far as looking at the striations in the forearm to tell what fingers were being displayed. So I fully believe there are many times college and even pro players know what's coming. I've been known to give basic cheers to my DD that lets her know a change is coming. I don't always as I want her to hit anything given to her, but in certain situations she "might" get a hint. :p I take pride in learning the opposing coach's signals. Usually within one inning I have every pitch and location he/she calls, even if they're using cards.
 
Apr 20, 2018
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Shawn could you isolate the bat flip after the HR. It is pretty sweet.

She has been playing pro ball for 7 or 8 years. She is good. I am positive that over the course of her playing she has faced many a low pitch and has been successful there too! My point is not everyone needs the same swing. She has no tip and rip, no arched back and swings around her body (sorta).

If some coaches saw her swing at say 14u level they would have said "Well, that swing might work here, but at the next level blah blah blah."
 

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