How to Catch a Baseball

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Part of the video series: Baseball Tips & Tricks

Summary: When catching a baseball, try to catch the ball in the pocket to prevent fumbling, and cover the caught ball with the free hand. Catch a baseball, underhand if it's below the waist and overhand if it's above the waist, with tips from a baseball instructor in this free video on baseball tips and tricks.

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By Mickey Hiter
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Mickey Hiter played baseball at Lipscomb University. In addition to being a professional baseball instructor at Hit After Hit Baseball Academy, Hiter's baseball teams have won more...read more

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"The question's asked: how to catch a baseball. Well, there's several techniques that'll make you more proficient in catching a baseball. First of all, we want to make sure that we get the glove in line with the plane of the ball so the ball strikes the glove that we're trying to catch it in, and catch it in the pocket as much as possible because that'll keep us from muffing the ball or fumbling the ball. Secondly, if the ball is above our waist, we want to catch it in this...basically, this position. If the ball is below our waist, basically, we want to catch it in the underhand type position. Now, I highly recommend, especially for you younger players, to use two hands. So when the ball comes in to us below our waist, we're going to catch the ball and cover it with this hand. If we're going to catch it above our waist here, we're going to cover the ball with this hand. That'll help us to...if we don't catch it directly in the pocket the first time, it tends to rattle around in the glove, we don't drop the ball or muff the ball and fail to make the catch that we want to. Also, when we're catching a ground ball, we want to get the glove in contact with the ground, and we...I like to use the term 'work from the ground up'. The ball is coming at you from the ground, takes various hops, has a tendency...those hops has a tendency to be very random in nature, so make sure that your glove is on the ground so when the ball comes to you, you come up to catch the ball rather than trying to go down, which makes a tendency for you to muff the ball again. Try to reach out, get your lower side...your hiney parallel with the ground, reach out to catch the ball, so it gives your arms freedom to move if the ball changes directions slightly. But basically, again, if you remember to catch the ball underhand below your waist, in this position above your waist, cover the ball after you catch it, you'll catch most of those balls. And the more you practice, the better you'll get. And that's how you catch a baseball."

eHow Article: How to Catch a Baseball