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Originally Posted by LakeErieUmp
Yesterday in a 15 year old city league game (basically the last kids cut from JV and select travel teams) I took two untouched fastballs to my left forearm (thus demonstrating why the two catchers did not make their JV team). I can't remember EVER being hit like that in a high school or higher select game.
Short of keeping my hands behind my back is there anything in a stance I can develop for this age group to keep from getting whacked like that?
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Last year my pinky finger on my left hand was broken in a college game by a fastball that was not touched by the touched by the catcher. He said the pitcher crossed him up, he was expecting a curve ball, and I told him that was no excuse for not even getting a glove on it.
This year, early in the year, I took a high and tight fastball to the face mask that was not touched by the catcher, and an inning later I took an inside fastball directly to the thigh and it was the same catcher both times and he did not get a glove on either.
You can move out of the slot and get behind the catcher more, but aside from that you are going to have sorry catchers at any age level. I changed to the GD stance after my pinky was broken and it keeps my fingers from getting broken and is a very good stance for other reasons also.