Buckeye 2015 posted:My son is a D1 pitcher.....with regard to catchers needing to be able to hit, he would probably rather have the opposite. He could care less if his catcher can hit if he's A GOOD CATCHER...meaning catch the balls he should catch and maybe even some that he shouldn't be able to get to....lol. Arm good enough to stop guys from stealing, field bunts, etc. If he can hit, that's a bonus lol....whether the coaches will feel that way is a different thing, but a good catcher makes for an awfully happen pitching staff
You are right, most really good catchers really don't hit well, but most really good HS catchers do not really make good college catchers, so hitting is a plus to play another position, and so does hitting 90+.
Hope that makes sense.