re: Alabama Baseball Season Thread: Anchor This

There was an article that came out about 20-25 years ago called Hitting by the Numbers. In it, it discussed what pitches to look for on ceetain counts. For example, 0-0, 1-0, 2-0 counts are traditional fastball counts because the pitcher is looking to get on top early. You go to the plate thinking fastball is the only pitch I am swinging at and tou will not swing at anything else.
Situational hitting and knowing what to do each AB. Runner at 2nd with less than 2 out, put the ball in play behind the runner to allow them to advance, don't try to yank an outside fastball into the playground area in left.
I think simply put, coaches are getting them to focus on each AB instead of free swinging.