You have to worry about the teammate who tries to launch a throw from the warning track to see if he can make it in the bucket in the air. You have to worry about getting hit by batted balls. He started using two screens and two buckets and placed them off the field as shown in this photo.Īnyone who has ever manned the bucket during batting practice knows the dangers involved. He vowed to never allow that to happen again. The batter popped the ball up and unfortunately, it came down on the pitcher’s head causing a concussion and a lengthy trip to the DL. He had a starting pitcher get struck by a ball during batting practice even though he was “safely” behind the screen. Usually it is a pitcher manning the bucket and usually the guy is not too happy about having that job.Ĭoach Godri told a story that forced him to change all this. Balls are hit and then returned to the outfield bucket so they can be rounded up and returned to the mound by the player manning the bucket. In the following picture, the red line and star indicate where most teams place the protective screen (red line) and bucket (star) during batting practice sessions on the field.
It involves moving the shag bucket(s) to a safer location during batting practice. I heard this batting practice idea from the current head coach at Villanova University (Joe Godri) and I think it is a great one for a number of reasons.
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