LSU has continuously showed improvement at the plate.
Even in low scoring games, the Tigers always have a significant number of hits. With a team batting average of .335, they show no sign of slowing down.
One of the biggest aspects of the offensive side in softball is being able to make adjustments, not only in practice but in the middle of a game as well.
“The higher level you get, it just becomes like second nature to make those in at-bat and in-game adjustments,” senior outfielder Bailey Landry said.
Facing pitchers that they have seen before always helps with preparations in practice, but the staff and coach make sure to prepare the batters. Having film and technology assists the staff and players in visualizing pitches before the game.
“You get to actually see it before you go up to bat,” Landry said. “Just having that visual aid to help, you get to see yourself do it before you actually do it. We work on that in our mental training as well, so that helps a lot.”
The players go into every game with a plan of attack and knowing what to expect from every pitcher.
“During practice, it makes it a lot easier when we have coaches and other sports staff that spends so much time just scouting out the opponent and reviewing film, so that makes our job easy because they say ‘Oh, it’s here,’ so we know to practice there,” Landry said.
Going from pitcher to pitcher involves an entire change of pace.
Landry said she goes up to bat every time with a plan, and once the pitcher is changed, that entire plan is thrown off.
“Making adjustments from pitcher to pitcher, having a new plan pitcher to pitcher, I think is good for us,” LSU coach Beth Torina said.
Knowing how to change strategy quickly at the plate is essential to having a good at bat.
“This past weekend [Mississippi State] changed the pitchers pretty late in the game, and before that, I was visualizing my at-bat because I knew the pitches I was getting. And then I went up to bat and they had changed the pitcher, so I have to scratch all that stuff. Now I have another play to make,” Landry said.
Players are always working on different types of pitches and pitchers to improve both their strengths and weaknesses.
“Just in the game, we’re prepared for pretty much anything. And once you get to this level you have to really learn to diversify, I guess, what you do and how you hit and things like that,” Landry said. “The higher level you get, it just becomes like second nature to make those in at-bat and in-game adjustments.”
The LSU softball team has continuously showed improvement at the plate.
Even in low scoring games, the Tigers always have a significant number of hits. With a team batting average of .335, they show no sign of slowing down.
One of the biggest aspects of the offensive side in softball is being able to make adjustments, not only in practice but in the middle of a game as well.
“The higher level you get, it just becomes like second nature to make those in at-bat and in-game adjustments,” senior outfielder Bailey Landry said.
Facing pitchers that they have seen before always helps with preparations in practice, but the staff and coach make sure to prepare the batters. Having film and technology assists the staff and players to be able to visualize pitches before the game.
“You get to actually see it before you go up to bat,” Landry said. “Just having that visual aid to help, you get to see yourself do it before you actually do it. We work on that in our mental training as well, so that helps a lot.”
The players go into every game with a plan of attack and knowing what to expect from every pitcher.
“During practice, it makes it a lot easier when we have coaches and other sports staff that spends so much time just scouting out the opponent and reviewing film, so that makes our job easy because they say ‘Oh, it’s here,’ so we know to practice there,” Landry said.
Going from pitcher to pitcher involves an entire change of pace.
Landry said she goes up to bat every time with a plan and once the pitcher is changed, that entire plan is thrown off.
“Making adjustments from pitcher to pitcher, having a new plan pitcher to pitcher, I think, is good for us,” LSU coach Beth Torina said.
Knowing how to change your strategy quickly at the plate is essential to having a good at bat.
“This past weekend [Mississippi State] changed the pitchers pretty late in the game, and before that, I was visualizing my at-bat because I knew the pitches I was getting, And then I went up to bat and they had changed the pitcher, so I have to scratch all that stuff. Now I have another play to make,” Landry said.
Players are always working on different types of pitches and pitchers to improve both their strengths and weaknesses.
“Just in the game, we’re prepared for pretty much anything.And once you get to this level you have to really learn to diversify, I guess, what you do and how you hit and things like that,” Landry said. “The higher level you get, it just becomes like second nature to make those in at-bat and in-game adjustments.”