CHARACTERISTIC HITTER'S WEAKNESS PITCH
STANCE
1. Up in front of box...............................................Fast
Ball High........................................Fastest pitch, rises
2. In back of
box....................................................Breaking
balls........................................Any breaking ball, drop
3. Closed
stance..................................................Inside.......................................................Inside
drop or rise,screw
4. Open stance....................................................
Outside....................................................Out drop or rise,
curve or curvedrop, or rise
5. Closed
stride....................................................Inside......................................................
Same as No. 3
6. Open
stride.......................................................Outside....................................................Same
as No. 4
7. Stands tall,
upright...........................................Low..........................................................In
drop, screw
8. Crouches
over..................................................High.........................................................In
or out rise, curve ris
9. Hands held above strike
zone......................Low..........................................................In
or out drop, curve drop, screw
10. Hands held low.............................................High
in....................................................Same as No. 8
11. Hands away from
body................................Inside......................................................"Punch
hitter'' in drop or rise,screw
12. Straight left arm long
slow..........................Inside......................................................Off
speed Jam rise, drop,screw,swing inside change
13. Long over-stride..........................................
High.........................................................Rise in or out,
curve rise change
14.
Hitch...............................................................High.........................................................Rise
in or out, rise curve
15. Inside out
swing..........................................In-low.......................................................In
drop, rise, screw, change
16. Nervous batter.............................................Variety of
speeds...................................Offspeed, use speed as waste then
breaking ball
17. Tilted
head....................................................Inside......................................................In
rise or drop screw ball
18. Swings
up.....................................................High,low
in.............................................Rise in or out, drop in,
screw
19. Lunging
batter..............................................High,mix.................................................Rise
in or out, change
20. LH batter with speed..................................Low out or high
in.................................Drop, screw, rise, curve rise
(Examples are for right-handed batters and
right-handed pitchers)
1. Runner on 1st, bunt situation Poor bunt or pop up High in or out, very
inside low
2. Hitter bunts for hit Poor bunt or force to hit High in or out, change
in, LH out away
3. Runner on 2nd, RH, 0 or 1 out Ground ball, left side Low in, change
in, high in
4. Runner on 3rd, RH, 0 or 1 out Ground ball corners Very low in and out
5. Runner on 2nd, LH, 0 or 1 out Ground ball, left side Low out, change,
low out, high out
6. Runner on 3rd, LH, 0 or 1 out Ground ball, left side Low out, change
7. Runner on 3rd, 0 or 1 out Poor bunt, pop out/pick off High in or out,
very inside low, or pitch out, NO CHANGE UP
8. Bases loaded or runners at 2nd - Ground ball Low in or out 3rd, 0 or 1
out
9. Hit and run, 0 or 1 out Pop up or ground ball, left Low in or jam high
in
10. Aggressive, anxious hitter Change rhythm Make her wait, hold on
rubber longer, back off rubber, mix speed
11. Ahead in count - Pitch to pitcher's strike zone, Make batter swing at
a ball just outside batter's strike zone
12. Behind in count - Pitch to umpire's strike zone. NEVER
pitch to batter's strengths
