Hitting Tips

Hitting Tips:

• Understand that failure is a part of hitting. Good hitters fail 7 out of 10 times. 
• Be aggressive and hunt fastball strikes.
• Know the fastball counts: counts in which you can expect a fastball; 0-0,1-0,2-0, 3-0 3-1, 2-1.
• Understand that you will probably get only one good pitch to hit in an at-bat. Don't let it go by.
• You can't control the number of hits you get. Instead, think about quality at-bats and whether or not you hit the ball hard or advanced the runner.
• Work on recognizing the breaking pitch early and develop the discipline to lay off it until you have 2 strikes.
• Practice becoming a good situational hitter: bunt successfully on the first attempt, hit-and-run, moving a runner over from second, driving in a runner from third whether by a ground ball to the middle infielders or by a fly ball.