Pitching Tip

Pitching Tip

Here's another baseball pitching tip...

Throw inside in order to control the outside part of the plate.

Make sure you can pitch to the outside part of the plate,
but don't live out there.

Make sure you can make that pitch away because it will
often put you ahead in the count - early in the count.

When we talk about pitching ahead in the count, the
difference in batting averages on hitters with one
strike or one ball is tremendous.

That difference is close to .100 points in a lot of
situations.

You must to be able to make that pitch to the outside
part of the plate.

In most cases, your first pitch is going to be away
for a first pitch strike.

When you are working on the sidelines or getting ready for
the game, that pitch has to be in your back pocket
when you go to the mound - every time you go to
the mound.

Coach Bob Harris

Former Recommending Scout

Cincinnati Reds