See if you can find a local indoor baseball facility that gives lessons - sometimes a half-hour lesson can break a slump during the season. Start taking at least 100 baseball swings a day (either soft-toss, short-toss, pitched or tee work) - and work on hitting drills with wood bats and training bats. Read Science of Hitting by Ted Williams and work hard - good luck!

Great advice, especially book, above. I would only add hitting off the tee to work on your mechanics to the list like Tony Gywnn did throughout his career:

http://www.youthfitnessmag.com/quick-tips-tony-gwynn-jr

Alright, stuff to do that doesn't involve buying anything would be just being more careful. It's alright if you're afraid of the ball atr this stage in your career. If thats the case, just wait for the pitch that's far enough from your body and give it a smack. Also, just take a ball and a bat and throw the ball up and swing at it. it'll improve your batter's eye.- by the way, I guarentee if you get hit by the ball in your first or second year of kid pitch, it won't hurt taht much at all

Keep at it. Great advise to go to the park and just throw the ball up and hit it. Grab three or four balls and do this for an hour or so.

Work the Tee... Every MLB player work the tee every day... That'll get your form right. As being afraid of the ball, well, sorry to say, it is baseball and it does happen sometimes. It'll sting some but it won't hurt badly or for long...
Good Luck!!!

You get it up by hitting the ball :)

Change your stance and try it out with parents and friends pitching to you and find out which one works best for you.It worked for me, now ! batted .800.

practice on the tee abought a hour or two a day pick a spot on the ball and try to hit that part of the ball a bought 10 or 20 times then move the ball on a another part of the tee and try to hit that part of it thats what i do

Use a tee or soft toss would be a great way to improve your swing. If your afraid of the ball get somebody that is a good pitcher and use them to help you with batting practice.

swing easy and make contact

I always have the children I work with start with the basics like every one has said. My son is hitting consistantly over .800 yearly due to constant work on tee and soft toss. Ripken videos and Emanski videos are good to use as kids are more visual at a younger age and tend to take them in quicker than using books.

Hey Cody!

I agree that the Ted Williams book would be a great investment. It takes time and may be frustrating, but finding the stance and grip that works for you, is key. Definitely hit up the batting cages, try the t-ball and I'm just throwing this out there, but maybe try working with a softball (I know it sounds weird and so girly!!). Just because they're bigger and might help you in working up to nailing that hardball!! Just keep trying and I have no doubt you'll get that average up!!
Good luck Cody!!

Practice, practice, practice and a good positive attitude will do wonders.

Hit the Ball!

What are you doing at the plate? Striking Out? Fly out? Ground out? I need to know what you are doing the box.

Cody, True Story;

8 yrs. old on my way to my first Little League Game in uniform with bat, ball and glove. On my way a 12 yr. old from the other team road past on his bike and said I'm going to hit you with the ball when you bat. Now I am afraid, as I walk to the park thinking about what he said. To make a long story short. As I step into the batters box my very first bat ever the only thing on my mind, he's going to hit me. First pitch he hits me! As I jog down to first base thinking, it didn't even hurt like I thought. I stole second, third and home. Now I'm thinking he wont hit me anymore because he can not afford too, I will go all the way around. Next at bat I new he was coming down the middle with his fast ball and wham my first hit. My point, its OK to be afraid we all are of something, its how we handle fear that counts. Example: two soldiers next to each other both are afraid, your choice is to cry like a baby and run, or somehow find some courage to fight back, in your case your weapons are your bat and glove. Soldiers fight back because they have to listen to their coaches, now it becomes real important to win the Game. Through training and practice you will overcome some of these fears. I think as a Coach fear has to be treated just like a child who is afraid of the dark. Keep a light on and give the teddy bear. Which is assurance and comfort, it's the OK factor.

PRACTICE