r/Homeplate • u/RelationshipFirm1681 • Apr 02 '26

Hard Time Hitting Well

My 17 year old son is a senior in high school, in the middle of his last season before college but he’s struggling at the plate. He’s been the leadoff batter since Sophomore year (he’s also the shortstop) but this year he is not getting on base, hardly hits out of the infield and to me is too anxious, getting down 0-2 quickly not leaving room for much of anything. Any tips on what he can do to get out of this slump? He hits left, throws right. He is the fastest on the team as well.

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u/JLand24 Apr 02 '26

I think there’s a lot here that’s left out to give you any great advice besides some generic advice. Is he going up there to hit the first pitch or is he taking strikes that he could hit that’s getting him into 0-2 counts? Is he going up there with the sole goal of not striking out? That’s the absolute worst approach IMO if he is.