- Jun 3, 2010
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My daughter has played on her schools varsity team as a 7th,8th and 9th grader.
As a 7th grader she was overmatched at the plate, her stats for that year were .210 BA, 300 OB%, .8750 fielding % in 11 games played.
As an 8th grader, she was not overmatched at the plate, but was just not strong enough to drive the ball past people. .304 BA, 340 OB%, .960 fielding. 34 games played.
During her 9th grade year, she has spent a good deal of time in the weight room. Basically the same size as previous year. .406 BA, .506 OB%, .971 fielding. 30 games played. Weak ground ball outs from the previous year are now line drives to the outfield. If my stats are correct, she has 13 fly ball outs this year. Coulda/ shoulda been a huge year at the plate with some luck.
Just wanted to share our experience with someone, sometimes it is not the swing, its the motor pushing it. A year of strength training has helped her tremendously...
As a 7th grader she was overmatched at the plate, her stats for that year were .210 BA, 300 OB%, .8750 fielding % in 11 games played.
As an 8th grader, she was not overmatched at the plate, but was just not strong enough to drive the ball past people. .304 BA, 340 OB%, .960 fielding. 34 games played.
During her 9th grade year, she has spent a good deal of time in the weight room. Basically the same size as previous year. .406 BA, .506 OB%, .971 fielding. 30 games played. Weak ground ball outs from the previous year are now line drives to the outfield. If my stats are correct, she has 13 fly ball outs this year. Coulda/ shoulda been a huge year at the plate with some luck.
Just wanted to share our experience with someone, sometimes it is not the swing, its the motor pushing it. A year of strength training has helped her tremendously...