{"id":3135,"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-inside-pitch\/"},"modified":"2021-11-03T12:51:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:51:13","slug":"softball-hitting-tips-hit-an-inside-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/softball-hitting-tips-hit-an-inside-pitch","title":{"rendered":"Softball Hitting Tips: How To Hit an Inside Pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CoachUp Coach and former University of Southern Maine player Jesse Hutchins shows how to successfully prepare for and hit an inside pitch.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rodwvKSTl4Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hi I&#8217;m Jesse Hutchins, former USM first baseman and CoachUp Coach. 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