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Throwing Too Many Strikes

Is it possible to throw too many strikes?  Son at times is throwing 85% of total pitches for strikes.  In HS, he finished in upper 70's% for four years of varsity ball.  Threw one game at PG at 91% strikes for complete game.  Last night he gave up way too many hits, even though several were weak infield hits.  Only gave a couple of hard hits with one being a HR.  But I think he is throwing too many strikes and one of his buddies on the other team told him we knew with 0-2 that you were going to go for the strikeout.  Do you fix it or do you continue to be consistent in throwing strikes?  Did not really hurt him in college this year because he had 7 guys behind him who were going to get drafted but it reared it's ugly head in summer ball.  He has thrown over 50 innings this spring and summer and has 1 legitimate walk with a couple of we're gonna throw 4 pitches near the plate but not over the plate and hope he swings, 4 pitch intentional walks.  I'm torn as to what to tell him because I despise walks but I believe at 0-2 he needs to show something every  now and then, maybe especially this summer but do you change what has worked for you in college for summer ball.

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