Just curious because my son got his first taste this summer and he was hit 12 times in 14 games. He doesn't crowd the plate or showboat. Bam, square in the back.
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They only started hitting #3 when they got tired of watching the ball go over the fence...
He may be just experiencing some pitchers with rusty arms. Or maybe he should take the bulls-eye off his back...
He may be just experiencing some pitchers with rusty arms. Or maybe he should take the bulls-eye off his back...
Poor breaking curve balls? I see 15U and 16U pitchers learning how to come inside and getting hitters on the arms and legs. But not in the back. At the varsity level most pitchers are older and have better command. Plus hitters are more reluctant to take one for the team in the upper 80's.quote:Bam, square in the back.
I don't know. He got fastballs on the spine 4 times. Guess I should take the bullseye off.
No upper 80's yet, but mid 80's.
No upper 80's yet, but mid 80's.
Youch, mid-80s on the spine four times! I bet your son would rather hit than get a free base that way!
Julie
Julie
Anyday. He is sore as heck.
I actually saw the number of times I got hit decrease when I got into high school. Through junior high and all it was almost a nightly/daily thing. I had a streak where I got hit twice in the head and once in the hand in a week's time but other than that I can't remember getting hit in high school...
quote:Originally posted by mythreesons:
They only started hitting #3 when they got tired of watching the ball go over the fence...
Curious how you know that they were intentionally trying to hit #3?
IMHO - there is no correlation here. This kind of stuff can run in cycles where one kid on the team is unlucky for a couple of weeks. Also, some kids stand closer to the plate and some kids will hold their ground longer which can increase the numbers.
I don't believe there are any conspiracies out there to target youth players who may have had some success at the plate. Getting hit is part of the game and there is nothing more to read into it than that imho.
I don't buy into the conspiracies either. Youth ballplayers don't have that kind of pinpoint control to hit batters at will like the pros. Even the pros miss their target. I'd be more inclined to believe young pitchers might be trying to go inside and plunking the hitter because of that lack of pinpoint control or just in general, miss the zone and a pitch gets away resulting in the higher number of hit batsmen in youth ball.
And another thing. Any youth baseball coach instructing a young pitcher to go head hunting needs to be thrown out of the league by his ears.
And another thing. Any youth baseball coach instructing a young pitcher to go head hunting needs to be thrown out of the league by his ears.