This is Part 2 of the “throwing more strikes with your breaking ball” series. This one deals with throwing them when you have an 0-2 or 1-2 count. If you did not see Part 1: How to throw more strikes with your breaking pitches, click HERE.
Too often pitchers (and I mean all pitchers at all levels!) think they have to do something different with their breaking pitch on these counts in order get a swing and miss from the batter. They don’t.
Today’s video gives a simple tip that can help pitchers manage the 2-strike counts much more effectively.