What??? A batter strikes out twice and would never be allowed a third AB? Adam Dunn would be pulled in half the games he played if his coach took this stance. :lol: It's called learning from your mistakes/redemption. Certainly there are times when you would pull a kid in this situation, but it isn't something I'd set in stone.

 

I can't hardly think of a situation where you would even consider pulling this kid. It happens every game.

I think this is on original topic?...fwiw: CCH at Scott; bottoom of 6th; Scott runners on 2nd and 3rd; runner at 3rd is the tying run with 1 out. Nine hitter up...(poor kid having a tough night at the plate; so you expect a squeeze). Pitch sequence: strike one low; pitch out (rh batter) - no squeeze on; then, pitch "out" well behind the batter...squeeze is on...batter freezes - runner hung out to dry! Then strikes 2 and 3 to end the inning. Mission accomplished without throwing "at" batter.. I've never seen a pitch "out" - in before...

I can't hardly think of a situation where you would even consider pulling this kid. It happens every game.

If the kid hit the ball 500 ft. like Adam Dunn, yea maybe. I'd even pull him after his second error, or at least move him.

If the kid hit the ball 500 ft. like Adam Dunn, yea maybe. I'd even pull him after his second error, or at least move him.

 

Ya gotta let kids make some mistakes sometimes. Part of the game and part of getting better. You start yanking kids after a bad outing/play or two and you'll destroy their confidence - and that the high school level, that's pretty darn important.

Ya gotta let kids make some mistakes sometimes. Part of the game and part of getting better. You start yanking kids after a bad outing/play or two and you'll destroy their confidence - and that the high school level, that's pretty darn important.

Have you seen a kids confidence after striking out 3 times? or making 3 or 4 errors that cost the game. A little bench time doesn't hurt. Start him back the next game. He'll work harder in most cases. I would not call time out and move him or take him out, unless a pitching change and position swap came up. My kid struck out 3 times the other day and lost total confidence in his hitting. A little BP and worked it out.

Have you seen a kids confidence after striking out 3 times? or making 3 or 4 errors that cost the game. A little bench time doesn't hurt. Start him back the next game. He'll work harder in most cases. I would not call time out and move him or take him out, unless a pitching change and position swap came up. My kid struck out 3 times the other day and lost total confidence in his hitting. A little BP and worked it out.

 

Well, you're changing the scenario now. We were talking about striking out twice in a game or making two errors - not a big deal - and you have now changed that to four errors and 3 K's. So your son struck out 3 times. Big deal. It was worked out the way it should have been. Based on what you said earlier, you wouldn't have even let him have his third AB. Lots of good hitters can strike out twice in a game. Or three times. Hitting a baseball - especially one thrown by a good pitcher - is probably the toughest thing to do in all sports. Mistakes are going to happen and you have to be willing to let kids learn from them.

Well, you're changing the scenario now. We were talking about striking out twice in a game or making two errors - not a big deal - and you have now changed that to four errors and 3 K's. So your son struck out 3 times. Big deal. It was worked out the way it should have been. Based on what you said earlier, you wouldn't have even let him have his third AB. Lots of good hitters can strike out twice in a game. Or three times. Hitting a baseball - especially one thrown by a good pitcher - is probably the toughest thing to do in all sports. Mistakes are going to happen and you have to be willing to let kids learn from them.

Striking out twice or making 2 errors may not be a big deal, but 3 consecutive K's or E's does hurt their confidence more than letting them set an inning. The third K came in the bottom of the 7th with the tying run on third. It takes a lot of convincing him that he just had a bad day.

Striking out twice or making 2 errors may not be a big deal, but 3 consecutive K's or E's does hurt their confidence more than letting them set an inning. The third K came in the bottom of the 7th with the tying run on third. It takes a lot of convincing him that he just had a bad day.

One of my favorite Coaches, told me and I've always remembered...."You dwell again, you'll fail again".

 

Each AB is the most important and in High School Baseball, short memories for hitters is a must.

One of my favorite Coaches, told me and I've always remembered...."You dwell again, you'll fail again".

 

Each AB is the most important and in High School Baseball, short memories for hitters is a must.

Short (bad) memories. Keep the good ones. One of my fishing buddies said (If your not getting hung up all the time, your not where the fish are.)

The only time I will throw at a batter is When either a squeeze is on or a player from the opposong team does something to mine. Like cleating him or trying to throw at him if he is the pitcher.

Take one for the team.:walk: close this thread already

Is it ever ok to throw at a batter???

Going to start it off saying throwing at a batter and backing him off the plate are very different. I'm talking about throwing with the intention to put him on his back.

 

Its no problem, maybe the next pitch, the pitcher catches the bat that just happen to slip from the batter's hands.

Take one for the team.:walk: close this thread already

 

All that needs to be said.:thumb: