Drill

Drills

Baseball

Do-Or-Die Ground Ball Pickup

Field a ground ball on the run and release without losing momentum

12 min
3 sets of 6 pickups
Intermediate
Demonstration video coming soon

Instructions

  1. 1Charge a rolled ground ball with the glove-side foot working forward.
  2. 2Field the ball outside the glove-side foot while still moving through it.
  3. 3Take one crow hop into the throw with the front shoulder on the target.
  4. 4Throw on a low line so the ball can be cut or handled on one hop.

What to focus on

Fielding on the move outside the glove-side foot.

Common mistake

Slowing to field the ball under the body and losing the throwing lane.