softgabby
Gear Empress
I'm not sure if this is the right board for this post. If it's not, I'll direct this to one of the hitting boards.
I'm dealing with a plate discipline issue. We've had injuries all across our team...especially our infield and pitchers. My sister's broken leg in March being the most serious injury so far. But all of the others have been relatively minor. But, we had our third and five-hole hitters go down (I bat fourth). So, I don't see many hittable pitches. But, in my want to put the ball in play, I have started swinging at anything that looks remotely hittable. My walks have dramatically decreased and my strikeouts, groundouts and double plays hit into have dramatically increased. I know I'm not being productive just swinging at anything and everything isn't helping my team but I feel I need to keep swinging.
How can I increase my plate discipline and not swing at bad pitches when I have no protection in the lineup?
How do I get out of this thought process?
Thanks again.
I'm dealing with a plate discipline issue. We've had injuries all across our team...especially our infield and pitchers. My sister's broken leg in March being the most serious injury so far. But all of the others have been relatively minor. But, we had our third and five-hole hitters go down (I bat fourth). So, I don't see many hittable pitches. But, in my want to put the ball in play, I have started swinging at anything that looks remotely hittable. My walks have dramatically decreased and my strikeouts, groundouts and double plays hit into have dramatically increased. I know I'm not being productive just swinging at anything and everything isn't helping my team but I feel I need to keep swinging.
How can I increase my plate discipline and not swing at bad pitches when I have no protection in the lineup?
How do I get out of this thought process?
Thanks again.
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