somewhat, but its far more than that. A team that shortens their swing and knows how to hit a pitch up versus trying to lift will have far more success with the ball up in the zone.
Knob to the ball or barrel to the ball?
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On my DD's 14U TB team last summer, we had 5 different players put the ball over the fence. We had 3 others that got pretty close multiple times. Good team, but not OMG!!!amazing!!
Ground balls happen, but the plan should always be to hit the ball on a hard line drive to the OF. Unless you are gifted with exceptional speed, intentionally putting the ball on the ground as your primary intent is a recipe for a low batting average. As the level of play goes up, so does the percentage of outs made on ground balls.
Although I haven't calculated stats like newnin did (see above), those results seems about right based on my observations in 12U and 14U travel ball.
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What makes you think that hitter doesn't know how to adjust to hit a ball up in the zone? I think it depends on what you mean by lift the ball and how that is accomplished.
that's awesome. Good luck to yall!
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5:57 mark. The high fastball. This is from someone whom you might say teaches to do damage with the long ball.
My DD loves pitches up in the zone.
Funny story behind this one...The batter before got a pitch up in the zone, and put it over the fence. That ball was tossed back on the field, and to the pitcher. The first pitch to my DD was - again - up in the zone. The same ball went out of the yard twice on consecutive pitches.
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Thats awesome! I think this proves my point, I think there is a misconception of understanding when someone first thinks of someone teaching lifting the ball in the air and how that is accomplished.
Maddie has a beast of a swing by the way!
Unfortunately, that team folded after PGF, and the players have scattered. That said, our power abilities weren't unusual at that level of play. In our 2 years with the team, unless the player was bunting, I don't recall the HC ever asking a player to intentionally hit a ground ball
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Gives reassurance to players parents who think there kid is getting the shaft for playing outfield LOL. Their position is not any less valuable than another!
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we teach bat on plane, hands behind the ball and drive it Hard. I feel that 14u and above, ground balls seem routine for most middle infielders. We like long hard drives, not necessarily fly balls.
