Summary: Learn how to deal with a fly ball in the sun in this free video series on baseball tips.
Bill Rogan has had a lifelong passion for baseball. After playing in high school (Spring Valley, New York) Bill played at the collegiate level for Duquesne University in Pittsburgh,...read more
"Hi, I'm bill Rogan along with Andy Cornell, and on behalf of Expert Village -- one of the more difficult parts of playing defense is catching fly balls and pop ups in the sun. I'll show you how you can handle that. You have a glove. Use it to protect yourself from the sun. Fly ball is hit -- put the glove in the sun. Use that as your protection. If you have sunglasses wear them, as I'm doing now. Some people might have the flip-down sunglasses. If you have the flip-downs, practice. Have somebody hit you fly balls and practice flipping the ball down. Okay, some I'm in my outfield stance. Andy, hit a fly ball. I shade my eyes from the sun, coming in going forward, always keeping good balance at all times. Again a fly ball in the sun, on my toes, balls of my feet, bam. There, I was shading my eyes from the sun, saw the ball all the way."
eHow Article: How to Catch a Baseball in the Sun