I've been watching some of the Proswings Power 50 streams and a few other streams today of some top 50 18u gold teams in the nation. Teams with P5 pitchers commited to big time schools.
I may be a bit naive but why are these kids throwing the same pitch over and over if it doesn't work?
I watched a PAC 12 commit yesterday pound the outside corner over and over and the batters would simply adjust and drive the ball to right. This team lost an elimination game by sticking with a curve ball over and over. A curve ball for a pac 12 commit, really?
Only 1 of 2 reasons.... either a pac 12 commit cant work all areas of the zone and move the ball up and down or the pitch caller is incompetent. Now I dont know who was calling pitches but one at bat saw 5 curves in a row to a 3-2 count. I called DD over and said watch another curve is coming. Sure enough the batter (RH) toed up the plate and took it to right for a shot off the fence.
A D1 pitcher should have the ability to work up and down in the zone.. go inside and out.
Our pitchers are taught to use opposites (left right up and down). Keep batters off balance.
Coaches..... use the whole zone... trust your pitchers.
I may be a bit naive but why are these kids throwing the same pitch over and over if it doesn't work?
I watched a PAC 12 commit yesterday pound the outside corner over and over and the batters would simply adjust and drive the ball to right. This team lost an elimination game by sticking with a curve ball over and over. A curve ball for a pac 12 commit, really?
Only 1 of 2 reasons.... either a pac 12 commit cant work all areas of the zone and move the ball up and down or the pitch caller is incompetent. Now I dont know who was calling pitches but one at bat saw 5 curves in a row to a 3-2 count. I called DD over and said watch another curve is coming. Sure enough the batter (RH) toed up the plate and took it to right for a shot off the fence.
A D1 pitcher should have the ability to work up and down in the zone.. go inside and out.
Our pitchers are taught to use opposites (left right up and down). Keep batters off balance.
Coaches..... use the whole zone... trust your pitchers.