ALL STAR BASEBALL ACADEMY TIP OF THE WEEK

This week’s All Star Baseball Academy Tip of the Week comes from Dave Housel. Dave is an instructor on hitting and fielding at ASBA Cherry Hill, and played professionally for the New York Mets organization, as well as several teams in the Atlantic League. Dave’s tip for this week is to have a game plan when you step in the batter’s box.

In order to have a game plan when you step into the batter’s box, you have to know what your strengths as a hitter are. For example, if you are good at hitting the inside pitch, but struggle at hitting the outside pitch, you want to look to hit the inside pitch early in the count. If the first pitch you see is on the outer half of the plate, let it go. That’s why you get three strikes!

When you’re at the plate, you want to hit your pitch and your pitch only, especially when the count is in your favor. As you get older, pitchers will start to throw their off speed pitches more, and with less regard to the count. It is important for hitters to identify their pitch so that know what to look for at the plate. To summarize, you want to hit your pitch, not the pitchers pitch.

Stay tuned for the next ASBA Tip of the Week. If you have any questions about hitting or want to schedule lessons, please contact your local ASBA facility.