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Encyclopedia > Contact hitter

In baseball, the term contact hitter is used to describe a hitter who does not strike out often. Thus, they are usually able to use their bats to make contact with the ball (hence the name contact hitter) and put it in play. A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II in St. ... In baseball, a strike is a mark against a batter during a plate appearance. ...


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The hitter needs to stand in against the pitcher as if he were in a game with the whole team counting on him.
The hitter’s adrenaline will not be at the level of intensity that it would be in a real game, and he usually will experience a lot of failure.
A hitter will experience more success when a coach is pitching to him because the ball will not travel as fast and there will be less movement on the pitch.
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