I was never a fan of slap hitting, but the more people would ask us about it for our DD, the more I was intrigued by it. She has a laser time of 2.974 on a 20 yd dash with ODM. DD was all about giving it a try, so she started slapping lessons at the end of November. She had never hit from the left side prior to transitioning. She has about 9 hours of professional instruction since November. She had her first "outdoor"" friendlies as a slapper this past weekend against some good competition. She is second year 12U and this is her first year playing on an A level travel team.. This was also her first time in the lead-off position on this team (she was near the bottom of the batting order up until this point). The results from the weekend are:
Game 1 vs. Indiana Gators -ROE on a bunt, soft slap bounced right into 3rd baseman's glove - out, Struck out swinging
Game 2 vs. Beverly Bandits- Struck out swinging, Bunt-single, Pop out to 2nd
Game 3 vs. Ohio Outlaws- Got out on a bunt, sacrifice bunt, ROE on a ground ball
Game 4 vs. Wizards Elite- ROE on a ground ball, ground out powerful hard slap to pitcher, Struck out swinging
I loved her aggressiveness at the plate. She still has a lot of work to do, but I feel like she played much better this past weekend and is looking more confident. Every time she got on base, she scored. I want to think that these are good results considering she hasn't been slapping very long, but I'm not sure. She literally has almost a zero batting average, but she is a great base runner. There are a lot of people on this forum with a lot of softball knowledge, so I was hoping to get some feedback. Thanks.
Game 1 vs. Indiana Gators -ROE on a bunt, soft slap bounced right into 3rd baseman's glove - out, Struck out swinging
Game 2 vs. Beverly Bandits- Struck out swinging, Bunt-single, Pop out to 2nd
Game 3 vs. Ohio Outlaws- Got out on a bunt, sacrifice bunt, ROE on a ground ball
Game 4 vs. Wizards Elite- ROE on a ground ball, ground out powerful hard slap to pitcher, Struck out swinging
I loved her aggressiveness at the plate. She still has a lot of work to do, but I feel like she played much better this past weekend and is looking more confident. Every time she got on base, she scored. I want to think that these are good results considering she hasn't been slapping very long, but I'm not sure. She literally has almost a zero batting average, but she is a great base runner. There are a lot of people on this forum with a lot of softball knowledge, so I was hoping to get some feedback. Thanks.