Then they'll muster two hits or get shut out a few nights later. That's a big reason the team has hovered around the .500 mark throughout its first 26 games. M-Braves hitting coach Bobby Moore, who coached at Class AA Greenville last season, cuts his young guys some slack. He's seen enough of the South Atlantic League to trace a sputtering offense back to the pitcher's mound. There are some good hitters, but I think pitching outweighs the hitting in this league thus far.
Age has a lot to do with it.
You've got guys who've been in pro ball for three years, some of them at this level for three years. They know what it takes to get these young hitters out. So right now, Moore's remedy for his team's inconsistency is patience. We've still got to be aggressive at the plate with strike-zone management, with swinging at strikes and taking the balls. There's going to be times when they're going to chase pitches.