YOUNG HITTERS WHY DO WE PRACTICE HIT AND RUNS AND WHATS THE END GOAL🤔 The two main things we want to execute in a game setting is: 1. Protect your runner🏃 2. Get him from 1st to 3rd base👊🏽 The cool thing about practicing hit and runs (even if your coach doesn’t call them often in games) is learning how to manipulate your barrel on command. A skill that all great hitters seem to possess is the ability to follow directions relatively easily… whether a coach asks you to “hit the ball hard on the ground the opposite way”, or “hit a low line drive up middle”, or “burn the centerfielder”, or “pull the ball in the air”🏌️‍♂️ Demonstrating today is 2031 grad and MY GUYY🤩 jstanner40 (aka “LUMPIA”😋). John Tanner is a 5’6”/155lbs half white half Filipino🇵🇭 catcher out of Hughson, Ca. Buddy is built like a fire hydrant… but not only is he strong and tough for his age but he’s also really athletic and extremely coachable. His exit velocity off the bat ranges from 85-90mph📈 His favorite MLB...