Reply to "Can a hitter walk too much?"

Jeff Connell100+ posts

Thanks Coach. I needed this. My son is playing showcase ball this summer and even though he is batting very good this summer he is walking 2 plus times a game batting the #4 hole. His coach told him to start swinging and quit walking. I guess we were still in high school mindset.

For those of you who are not familiar with showcase ball it is not about winning as much as showcasing. It is about showing what you can do and as has been said, the scouts are not there to see a #4 walk every other bat. They want to see that he can hit the long ball.

Showcase ball was hard for us to understand to start with. You have to play the game from the scouts point of view and not the regular tournament and especially high school point of view. It is a different kind of mindset for this game.

Thanks again Coach for helping me remember what we are doing. Help your team and show what you can do.

6/4/098:42 AM

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