Top_Notch
Screwball
- Dec 18, 2014
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My DD is a 9U pitcher. She has decent control and speed for her age. She averages about 40+mph (fastball with topspin) and has a change.
While watching a 14U game that went to an tie breaker, the pitchers were keeping the pitches low to the bunt/sacrifice. Now that DD is starting to overpower a lot of hitters I expect her to start seeing more bunts. I always thought "up and in" gave the best chance for the batter to pop the bunt up. Yet- the 14U game I watched was the opposite?
What is the best way/conventional wisdom to pitch a bunter? Does it change for girls at the lower levels?
While watching a 14U game that went to an tie breaker, the pitchers were keeping the pitches low to the bunt/sacrifice. Now that DD is starting to overpower a lot of hitters I expect her to start seeing more bunts. I always thought "up and in" gave the best chance for the batter to pop the bunt up. Yet- the 14U game I watched was the opposite?
What is the best way/conventional wisdom to pitch a bunter? Does it change for girls at the lower levels?