Developing a BU mindset

[DTQ_Blue]

This is my 3rd year of HS ball, but the first one in which I'm getting a lot of BU work. I'm finding it more challenging than I expected.

I have done numerous FP rec games (14U) using a 1 man system and many hardball games as BU. I thought these prepared me for BU duty in HS but, as Lee Corso says, not so fast...

There is less space and sometimes a lot of runners and fielders operating in that limited space. Because of the congestion, I sometimes find it difficult to move to where I'd like to be vs hardball on the bigger diamond, and it seems that there is a constant possibility of INT and OBS plays vs hardball where they are more easily avoided by the runners. Some of those plays are tough calls, i.e., see my INT vs no call post from earlier tonight.

This wasn't an issue in my rec experience since I was PU and the girls being younger weren't covering as much ground and potentially getting in each other's way like the bigger/faster HS kids.

Do any of you have advice on how to develop a good BU mindset for a hardball guy now on the smaller diamond with these big girls?