Posted by: Lorenzo () on Mon Nov 24 03:28:15 2003

Can I get some suggestions on taking the first pitch? My sister is a 15 year old Softball player and we're getting ready to start training for the upcoming season. In Ted Williams book (science of hitting) he says, you should take the first pitch the first time you see the pitcher during the game...after that it's ok to swing. What if you get started with an offspeed pitch or some type of junk? Any suggestions would be very helpful. My idea was getting the timing down in the hole and on-deck and then if the pitch is fat...crush it. Thanks Everyone for this forum. Many of you are amazing!