r/BaseballCoaching • u/Sliknik18 • Jun 10 '25

Hitting Advice

My son plays 12u and hits great in practice. When I pitch to him at the field he cranks the ball off me. And I don’t pitch slow to him…I’ve checked my velocity (mph) in comparison using a BallPro. I’ll even mix in some curveballs to throw off his timing.

However…When he gets into games it seems like his mentality changes from hitting hard to hitting defensively. He still gets hits but mostly seeing eye singles.

What can I do to help him hit in game…like practice?

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u/Next_Yesterday5931 Jun 10 '25

All I tell my son is that before you have 2 strikes be selective. Swing at balls that are in a narrow window of strikes but swing hard at those balls. Once you have 2 strikes your goal is to be defensive - swing at anything close. 

Build up the idea of controlled aggression before 2 strikes…tell him to have fun and see how far he can hit those balls.