Purpose: To practice hitting a rise ball for softball hitting.

Procedure: Take the legs off the pitching machine and position the machine on the ground . The pitched ball will then come from a low position to a high position. The batter must swing at only strikes. This drill can be done on the field with fielders and base runners or in a batting cage.

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