Click here for the full story titled “How to Avoid the 4 Biggest Pitch Calling Mistakes” from the Softball Excellence website.
“Pitch calling MISTAKES …
“1. No REAL Knowledge of Your Pitcher… To effectively call pitches you MUST know the answer to one question: 'What’s this pitcher’s best chance to throw a strike on THIS PITCH!' …
“2. Calling YOUR Favorite Pitches… Instead of calling your favorite pitch, spend time with each of your pitchers to discover their best pitch, and then build your game plan around that! …
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| Wesley Wolverine junior #18 C Nina Marcano (Middletown, DE) |
“3. Calling For Batter – It’s easy to fall into the trap of calling pitches based on the batter. That might even sound stupid to say out load – like what else would you call pitches for?! And my answer would be – for your pitcher! Instead of focusing on preventing the batter from hitting the ball hard, focus on how your pitcher can throw a strike...
“4. Only Opposites – Here’s the typical pitch calling sequence… screwball, curveball, screwball, curveball. Opposites all day long. Hitters usually hit predictability more than they hit mistakes… Turn your pitch-calling focus onto the pitcher and away from yourself and you’ll have gone a long way in helping your pitcher throw her best game!”
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WESLEY
WOLVERINE ARMS, CLOCKWISE: sophomore #23 P
Destiny Davis (Salisbury, MD), freshman #21 P Sydney Botsch
(Smyrna, DE), junior #9 P/OF Lily Engel (Dover, DE), junior #12 P Lindsay Siok (Milford, DE). INSET: freshman #11 P/OF Halee Scruggs (Milford, DE). |