How Pitchers Can Use Batting Practice To Develop A Pitching Strategy On Game Day

Batting practice can be an invaluable pitching tool and used to evaluate opposing hitters and formulate a pitching strategy. I used to use pitching charts because it made it easier to record the information. I also recommend that the starting pitcher, as well as some of the relief pitchers should do the observing along with the aid of the pitching coach. This will help get some good discussion around how you may want to pitch to certain hitters in the lineup.

By observing where opposing hitters tend to hit the ball, what their baseball swing is like, and what pitches they have trouble with, you can start to classify them and possible methods of pitching to them.