Skill Set: Hitting

Difficulty Level: Hard

Number of Athletes and Coaches: Team and all coaches

Average Time to Complete: 60 minutes

Equipment Required: Field, tees, baseballs, net or screen to hit into, cage

Goal: Focus on team hitting, fielding, and base running through different stations

Description of the Drill:

• At least one coach at each station during BP. Break team into small groups, 3–4 players each. Each station will rotate to the next numerical station. Station 6 will rotate to station 1.
• Station 1: Defensive Station
  • Outfield and infield live reads and fungo
• Station 2: Cage One Station
  • Regular front toss and off-speed toss
• Station 3: Tee Station
  • Check point tee and regular tee
• Station 4: Live Hitting Station
  • Situations determined by coach, 10 swings per player
• Station 5: Base Running Station
  • Reads at first base, second, and third base
• Station 6: Defensive Station
  • Outfield and infield live reads and fungo
• Groups rotate after 10 minutes at a station, or after everyone in the group that is hitting live on the field has hit.

Add Difficulty:

• The following hitting routines provide hitting situations that can be performed during batting practice, and the suggested repetition for each situation
• Situational Routine
  • SAC, slash, bunt for hit-3
  • Hit & Run-3
  • Opposite field-3
  • power alley-3,
  • Move the runner-3
  • Positive count-3, drives-3
  • Swings-5
• Swing Day Routine
  • SAC-3
  • Bunt for hit-3
  • Hit & Run-3, swings-3
  • Oppo-3, swings-3
  • Drive the alleys-3
  • Swings-5
• Approach Day Routine
  • Fastball-5
  • Off-speed-5
  • Hit & Run-5
  • Opposite Field/alley-5
  • Two-strike-5
  • Positive Count-5