Perimeter Defense
- Outside
- Inside
- Bottom
- Top
Pitch Pairs
- Fastball – 4 seam vertical paired with run varied based on arm slot
- Sinker – 2 seam / pronated 2 seemer / 1 seam / no seam
- Fastball / Splitter
- Fastball / Change-Up
- Fastball / 12-6 Curve
- Sinker Slider
- Fastball Cutter Slider
Approach
- Strike One – Hot Hot
- Fastball (middle in 4,5 for RHB or 5,6 for LHB)
- Change (middle vertical 2,5,8 or middle horizontal 4,5,6 zones)
- Strike Two – Strike Zone Hunting
- 1st base side of plate (6,9 zones)
- 3rd base side of plate (4,7 zones)
- Hit a flyball with infield in and runner on third base (1,2,3 zones)
- Hit a groundball with infield back and runner on third base (7,8,9 zones)
- Strike Three – Pitch Pair and Perimeter Defense
- Any of the pitch pair combos stretching the zone
- Effective Velocity Strategy
- PLUS ZONE for RHB (1,2,4 zones)
- PLUS ZONE for LHB (2,3,6 zones)
- MINUS ZONE for RHB (6,8,9 zones)
- MINUS ZONE for LHB (4,7,8 zones)
Pitch Hunting
- First pitch strike
- First pitch curve
- Hanging slider on any count
Difference between Get Me Over and Strike Me Out breaking balls
- Get Me Over breaking ball is used
- first pitch
- 3-2 pitch
- hitters count when expecting a fastball
- Strike Me Out breaking ball is used
- when the pitcher is ahead in the count and can waste a pitch