{"id":2502,"date":"2016-08-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webinology.website\/nation2021\/softball-hitting-tips-how-to-hit-an-outside-pitch\/"},"modified":"2021-11-03T13:00:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T17:00:48","slug":"how-to-hit-an-outside-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/how-to-hit-an-outside-pitch","title":{"rendered":"Softball Hitting Tips: How To Hit an Outside Pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former University of Southern Maine first baseman and CoachUp coach Jesse Hutchins shows how to hit the outside pitch. Be sure to keep your hands inside the ball and work it to the opposite field!<\/p>\n<p><span contenteditable=\"false\" data-mce-object=\"iframe\" class=\"mce-preview-object mce-object-iframe\" data-mce-p-allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-p-frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-p-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QBWI3oWfcnE\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QBWI3oWfcnE\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><span class=\"mce-shim\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jesse Hutchins: Hi I\u2019m Jesse Hutchins, former USM first baseman and CoachUp coach. And this is hitting an outside pitch. The key to hitting an outside pitch is not to change the mechanics of your swing, but rather where you make contact with the ball. 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