Batting

"Out" called the ump. Everyone scared to death we hear the score. 5-4 visitors, 2 outs, top of the seventh. Our whole team jumps to the fence when Daniel Messe gets to the batter's box. "Hopefully Danny doesn't get striked out" the team says. "Strike 1" the ump calls."Strike 2" he calls. Our team roars with a scared feeling in our guts. If Danny gets out we will lose the game and be eliminated from the playoffs I think to myself. 1,2,3 balls the ump calls. Our whole team rises with fear.…

Perspective 1 (Me): Allergies drove me crazy as I waited my turn for the Star Drill at softball practice. Discreetly wiping under my nose, I shifted my weight as I watched my teammates throw the ball around the bases. The catcher threw the ball to Tess, who was standing about ten feet in front of me. I saw it coming in high compared to Tess' small frame, and got prepared for the ball coming at us. Tess jumped up to get the ball, tipped it off her glove, and next thing I knew I was on the…

“Either you run the day, or the day runs you.” Jim Rohn said this and it powerfully connects to me. The quote means, are you killing time aimlessly or exploiting it purposefully. I try to live everyday with at least one goal, a purpose, an objective. My life can best be described by a softball stolen from a field, memories of my family, and my future career. A softball is a symbol of my life. My life would be completely different if I didn’t play softball. I wouldn’t rush to practice every day…

Catchers should have the right to block the plate. If a catcher was to guard the plate with his body before the rule was made he would get the runner out if he holds onto the ball. Now if a catcher barely blocks a sliding lane it is an obstruction call and he would be safe even if he tags the runner out. The rule states that the catcher is not allowed to block the plate without giving the runner a lane otherwise it is obstruction. If the runner hits the catcher or doesn’t slide when it is a…

Table of Contents Introduction………...Page 1 Equipment ………….Page 2 Rules………………….Page 3 Positions……………..Page 4 Conclusion………….Page 5  Introduction Do you want to learn how to play baseball well this is the book for you. Baseball is a team sport made for anyone. The objective of baseball is to score runs by getting hits of o the pitcher. The…

HUGHSON,CA--Errors cost Hughson as they took the 2-12 loss against reigning TVL softball champ Ripon. The first two innings remained silent,but Ripon would pick up the pace in the third inning as Mikaela Ferreira brought in two runs after hitting the ball out to center field.Following Ferreiras hit Jazmine Parra would bring in another two runs in for Ripon after hitting the ball towards left field.Hughson would respond quickly at the bottom of the third with a hit to right field bringing in one…

(A) Pre-Season: During the pre-season Coach Long-distance cardiovascular workouts, short-distance sprints, weight training, and other basic fundamental aspects of softball practice were implemented to construct workout sessions. Individual workouts sometimes were based on assigned positions and then combined to perform team drills. The coach emphasized the importance of the drills as an attempt to supplement the basic knowledge of the sport while enhancing each athlete’s performance to produce a…

order to obtain a statistical edge over the competition, and many baseball teams today even employ groups of math whizzes to analyze the sport. The premise of sabermetrics is that the conventional wisdom, which uses well-known statistics such as Batting Average and Runs Batted In (RBI) as indicators of value in a player, is wrong. In fact, esoteric stats such as On-Base Percentage (OBP) are better measures of skill. I was first introduced to the concept when my brother, Josh, suggested I check…

Donald made the record highest batting average of 99.94. Donald Bradman was the youngest son of George and Emily Bradman, and was born on 27 August 1908 In NSW • Donald began playing cricket at an early age mainly batting. • He invented a famous solo game in which he got a golf ball, cricket stump and coregated iron tank. • He would hit the ball against the tank and it would come back in different areas and different speed. • Using a stump he managed to make his batting more accurate and…

Why Batting Cage Nets Is Important In Softball In the past, softball team never take batting cage seriously, they have always think it is useless and of no benefits. However, in recent times, softball players have seen the important of batting cage. This is because of the fact that it gives opportunity to players for more practice. Generally, players that have batting cage tend to improve their softball skills faster and derive pleasure for playing the game. If the practice is done regularly…