re: Another way to show how LSU hitting is not keeping up with rest of SEC

It really is simple. Hitters are thinking too much at the plate. When there is pressure to produce a hit to advance or score runners, they think even more. Thinking at the plate is the death knell to a hitter. It slows down seeing the ball, It tightens you up, it slows reaction time to a crawl. Trying to guess what pitch is coming is insanity.

Shut down the conscious mind, relax, allow yourself to see the ball, then react with a swing that you have grooved in the cage off of a tee. Practice doing this in the cage and in live practice. Do it every time, you will hit the ball better and better.

Believe it or not, this is how you hit a baseball consistantly and solidly. Someone needs to explain this to whoever is teaching these kids.