Effective Pitching

Some very important things for advanced pitchers to keep in focus, so you are able to pitch more effectively.

EFFECTIVE: adj to accomplish a purpose

1. Patience: Between.........every.........single.........pitch............ Take time to look around at the bases and your teammates and shout out the # of outs and where the play is.......... then return to the mound to pitch with energy and focus!

2. Keep this in mind: our priority is to change speeds constantly to throw off batters. So... Warm up all your pitches and use them. Fastball. Changeup. Curve Ball. Drop Ball. Using at least one off-speed pitch for each batter is important.

3. Keep this in mind: BALLS AND STRIKES contribute to outs. We have talked about pitching a strike on the corner, then pitching a ball to chase. If you can get batters to fish for bad pitches, the hits will be "dribblers" to the infield or easy popups. These are outs and well-placed pitches. If girls are swinging, don't give them strikes, but balls to chase.

Movement and speed change = effective pitching.
Movement and speed change = effective pitching.
Movement and speed change = effective pitching.
Movement and speed change = effective pitching.

Movement and speed change = OUTS

Now... Go Get Some Outs!