I am not so sure that slappers look for the outside pitch. When I was at the NCAA regional it was obvious that all slappers were pitched on the low outside corner. A lot of slappers struck out on the outside pitch either looking at it or swinging trying to protectively foul it off. It seems to me that if you are trying to get a running start toward 1st base the outside pitch is the one that will give you trouble because you are going to have to hang in there longer to make contact.
I am not so sure that slappers look for the outside pitch. When I was at the NCAA regional it was obvious that all slappers were pitched on the low outside corner. A lot of slappers struck out on the outside pitch either looking at it or swinging trying to protectively foul it off. It seems to me that if you are trying to get a running start toward 1st base the outside pitch is the one that will give you trouble because you are going to have to hang in there longer to make contact.