Posted by: () on Mon Jun 30 16:19:10 2003

I am a player on the Fury Fastpitch 14u; we are very good team,but every time we come upon a rise ball pither they kill our bats.I don't care whether it rises or not;I just want to know how do you hit the thing?
> Frustated

Very few 18gold pitchers can throw backspin and make you miss if the ball is in the zone. And believe me, I've seen many of the best. At your age, I would say there would be almost none. Discipline is the key. Look for pitches below the belly button with less than two strikes. Let the ump call that high backspin pitch a ball and wait for something down in the zone. I promise you this strategy works from 18 gold on down. You might really enjoy and profit from the discussions over on fastpitchforum.net

P.S. Unless you are playing in Southern California or maybe Houston, I doubt you are seeing very many 14U girls who can throw a pitch with backspin. Just look for something below the belly button with less than two strikes. If you get two strikes on you, do whatever you have to considering what the ump is calling that day.

Good luck,