That is situational hitting at is best.
That is professional hitting
- Thread starter Bulldog Bruce
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He had to take what the umpire was giving. That first pitch was low.
All set up by Jordan and hines**
Which was great. Today's hitters dead pull hitters. Hines is struggling because keeps trying to pull pitches, instead of hitting outside pitches the other way.
Looked a little like Mangum right there. Hitting the ball wherever it’s pitched just to get it through the infield in a big situation.
That pitcher was not going to throw anything by you. You need to read, recognize and react.
Yes Hines and Jordan are the "professional" hitters. Yet you got dirtbag MERSHON and HUJSAK producing when it's needed. Love this team and wanna see em all get on track when we face Vandy.
Jordan and Hines gotta just put it in play and not fricking strike out. They are more than capable. Quit the golf swing and swing for contact.
A&M's hit to get the tie was almost identical - Big masher choked up and did a little compact swing to get the ball in play and move two runners home.
Went low and long to slap it up the middle, for the RBIs and the W
Crazy what happens when you aren't trying to pull everything, or trying to break the exit velo record with 2 strikes, or just blindly guessing.
He almost put that thang right in the pitcher's back pocket.
If what Hujsak did last night was situational hitting at it's best, then what do you call what Dakota Jordan and Hunter Hines did?
Swinging to knock it all the way to Huntsville
Without a NSFW warning, I couldn't post what I called it last night.
Hunter has actually tried to cut down and make contact on a few ABs. He just can miss a pitch by soooo much.
Bring pepper back. We played it all the time. Before every game and between double headers. You had to make contact with every ball thrown at you and had to try and guide it to the different folks fielding.
Bruce, If you're the batting coach how do you help Jordan and Hines this late in the season ?
Well you answered my question before I even asked .
Well you answered my question before I even asked .
Bruce, I appreciate the response and being a player in the Maroon & White definitely brings a great perspective. I just wonder why you are not on the staff there, even as a volunteer assistant. You'd be able to help those guys out with some old school approach to the game.
I was lucky enough to play for a top shelf coach who was a former State player from back in the Polk era. Pepper and directional/situational bunting and fielding cross overs was almost daily. We literally had to bunt with a broom stick and golf balls. Stuff like that left with hard work and the exit velo, launch angle sales pitches. Go stand on the plate so you can pull every ball BS. It's crazy to me a P5 hitter can't understand a ground ball to the right side is all you need sometimes. But it's all the BS hitting money makers trying to make average HS and college players believe they can do what a top professional can do and they never will.
Two things my dad used to always make me do as a kid were hitting those golf ball sized wiffle balls with a broom stick in our front yard and he’d make me get up against the fence in our back yard with a bat length between my belly and the fence and work on the “inside out” swing.
Why people can't figure out that a 34 inch bat in the hands of guys with a 30+ inch reach is over 64 inches and that plate is only 17 inches kills me. You tie yourself up trying to do what Ted Williams said is the toughest thing to do. It's just stupidity and a sales pitch because kids don't want to hear about hard *** work and commitment.
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Maybe we need to be looking for a new hitting coach in the off season...
First time I was introduced to this was State Baseball Camp and continued doing it myself for a while afterwards. Great for hand/eye coordination.
I'll be surprised if Go-Tro isn't still in our dugout next spring.Maybe we need to be looking for a new hitting coach in the off season...
I see this even at the major league level. The MLB franchises prefer a hitter to hit .210, 40 HRs, and 120 RBIs.
With 1 out and bases loaded - I was ok with DJ swinging for the fences a couple of times. I know Davis has been great closing but we've lost too many close games last few years. I want as many insurance runs as we can get. 4 would have made me comfortable.
Yep. Lot of that now. Look at Kyle Schwauber. He leads off(!!) And barely hits .200....With 40 bombs a year
DJ needs to forget about the fence. He's strong enough that his regular swing (with CONTACT) will knock a ball out of sight. He just needs to chill and make contact. The hits will take care of themselves,
HRs sell tickets and power numbers are important. Pro game is a different game though.
Last year there were only 6 guys with 40+ HRs.
Of the top 3, only one hit over .217. Ironically, one was a former Lemonis player.
If we start recruiting big, strong MLB type guys, then we can get away with it some. But we can't recruit like that. The average P5 kid is probably about 6 ft, 195 and far less skilled. Highfill is a one on those guys. We miss his power numbers this year.
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I wish someone would actually go look up the stat, but during the Ole Miss game, the announcers said Hines was 3 for his last 36 at bats. He hasn't had a hit since either.
This I like this explanation
lol but really like they said how Dakota Jordan see’s less strikes than anyone in the sec. Well get ahead in counts and get your pitch to put in play and remind us what your all about! Hines seems to be a wildly swinging at anything especially pitches he’s not gonna do a lot with lately due to his plate approaches. Cmon guys be a little more selective try to get ahead in the count and get your pitch or walk even would be better thank a K.
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