How do you pitch to the great slappers?

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I'm a 13 year old slapper , but I'm also a pitcher. ?My pitching coach and my hitting instructor both say low outside. ?I think one reason is that kids at my age step toward first and cannot protect the outside plate. My coach works with me on ?my footwork so I don't do this. ?


PS: to the below post. Joe knows me and with my speed he knows why I play So!!!!c. Modified

 

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Oh wow, JoeA's heartburn will come back when he hits the foregoing reply. A pitcher and a slapper who chooses a soc*** moniker on an exclusively fast pitch site? : : :

 

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I agree with low and away. Get the slapper to have to hold longer in the box to chase the outside pitch. The majority of the girls I see slapping are shorter in height, therefore shorter arms. Harder to reach for the outside pitches when your momentum is taking you the opposing direction. However, I do request on girls taller than 5'3" that we look at jammin them in on the hands so they cannot get the extension desired.

Many times the pitches we call will be based off of what type of defense we set up to counter act the slapper/small ball situations.

Just a thought of what works for me.

 

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Bottomline, there is no one way to pitch to good slappers. ?If you pitch consistently up, in, or away, they will adjust. ?The number one thing when facing good slappers is moving things around. ?If they get you timed out and understand what your doing, they will be successful.

While pitching in or using change-ups can be successful, you must move things around and change speed to keep their timing off. ?Best bet is to move the ball in and out, use change-ups, and if you get ahead, go up the ladder.

 

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Well you could just hit the slapper.... a la spano dome last weekend

 

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Purple you may not be far off. Of course like every other batter a pitcher has to mix it up somewhat but a heavy dose of inside on the hands can be effective. The slapper want to redirect the ball to the opposite field and by staying inside you make this harder. Because of field dimensions and fielder reaction limits once the ball is put in play it is difficult to get the slapper out and because of the pressure brought on by speed there is a chance for an errant throw to first giving a speedy runner an extra base or more. If the batter is hit, dead ball, stay at first, get the next batter.

 

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I tell my dd, a slapper its her job to get on base. Get hit, walk, or a good slap to the hole at SS. If you put her own it's just a matter of a few pitches you see her on third. So I hope someone reads the advice to hit them. She lead the team in stolen bases and runs scored, so as a coach we try to keep these kind of players off the bases.

 

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It is such a dynamic weapon that no matter what you do it sometimes doesn't matter. You pitch outside, push it through the hole at short covering second, or drop it over thirds head, Drop ball beat it down for a bounce, inside drag it and take it with you down the line, high pitch-- Lay off this takes restraint to do with split second decisions...

regardless, the educated ones who practice, practice, practice, will wreak enough havoc to force errant throws and that's the beauty of the threat....

 

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sbfamily i'm not saying you should hit a slapper on purpose, just saying if it happens accidently that may work out better than getting the ball put in play. you really don't want to put speed on the bases delibertly. as a pitcher you try to keep all hitters off the bases.

 

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Low and away, up and in, but even more importantly teach your defense to relax, shorten up and make a play.

 

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China?s ex head coach Mike Bastian shifted the defense over to the left and moved the center fielder up between the shortstop and second base. The second baseman shaded towards second base and the first baseman played off the bag. Then they pitched low and away high and away.

Last year while doing a clinic with Crystl and Natasha we talked about it and she said it made it more difficult especially if the pitcher can hit their spots and the umpire is giving the outside calls. For slapping I have taught to hit the ball 5 to 8 feet in a radius from home plate and Natasha tries to hit it 2 feet in front of home plate. She is a tuff out no matter where you throw her.

Howard

 

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Hitter your reply mentions the wild card in every at bat for the pitcher and the batter and that is what the umpire is calling a strike. However a pitcher likes to work a batter, slapper or not, if the umpire allows a pitcher or hitter work to their strenghth they are more likely to be successful that if the ump takes it away. That is why the answer to this question changes from game to game, but it is still fun to toss theories around.

 

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Timac4: I know you didn't mean to hit them on purpose. It just happens, since slappers get hit . Tough to get out of the way when you are moving forward. I tell her that is just part of the game. She is a pitcher, so it works both ways! Rich told me you have an umpire down in Greenville that doesn't like slappers, so I hope you keep him down there.

 

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High and in or Low and out