How to Hit a Baseball : Hitting an Outside Pitch in Baseball

Extend the arms and follow through on a baseball pitched to the outside corner. Learn how to hit a baseball on the outside of the plate with swinging instructions in this free video lesson.

Expert: Eric Herrera
Bio: Eric Herrera is a hitting instructor in Phoenix. Since playing in the College World Series, he has coached little league teams and provided hitting instructions for five to eighteen year-olds.
Filmmaker: Dustin Daniels

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[abfive]

Any chance we can see you hit live pitching, can you say 90% ground balls to the SS....Boom

[jreynoso141]

thanks now i do pretty good in baseball

[millerliteisgud]

i see this but i just don't get the concept I try it all the time but I just don't understand this motion, its wierd because I"m not even a pull ball hitter I hit everything up the middle

[TheAclark109]

@xndrh

From experience with travel teams and allstars, if you like to pull pitches, then think about hitting the ball middle/away as in the other part of the field. It naturally gets you to wait so when you get something slow outside, at least you'll be able to hit it up the middle instead of bringing it to your pulling side. it depends how old you are, but you should be striding and loading as the ball is released. did that help?

[xndrh]

I keep trying to hit the other way but sometimes i just have trouble letting it get so deep before i swing

[fatama1]

t5his is mad nice now i drovwe a outside slider for a long homerun

[NCsportrocker]

Thank you so much! I'm an 11 year old who barely hits an outside pitch. Now I can drive an outside pitch to deep righfield.

[wilzusuki]

i did ones

[tinroof222]

wow he is really getting his legs and core into those swings... Looks like he doesnt even have to use his arms... Allll legs and core

[danmaster90]

cool