Hitting Drill: Line Drive Derby (Baseball & Softball)

Paired tee work in the cage scored on line drives only. A feeder resets the ball and counts while the hitter works against the clock, then they swap.

Line Drive Derby - Baseball Drill Video

How to Run This Drill

  1. Set two tees about ten feet apart in the cage
  2. Pair the team up and give each pair a hitter and a feeder, with two pairs working at once
  3. Both players in the cage wear helmets
  4. Feeders kneel beside a bucket of balls and hitters take their stance facing away from each other
  5. On the call, the feeder sets a ball on the tee and the hitter swings, trying to drive a line drive to the back of the cage
  6. The feeder replaces the ball immediately and the hitter swings again only when it is safe to do so
  7. The feeder counts line drives, and after a minute the pair swaps hitter and feeder
  8. Highest line-drive count after two minutes wins, then the next pairs rotate in

Coaching Points

  • The feeder resets the ball only once the bat has stopped, which is the safety rule that makes two live bats in one cage workable
  • Competition makes hitters rush, and a faster bat is not the same thing as a better swing
  • Only line drives count, so hard ground balls and fly balls score nothing

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At a Glance

Categories
HittingFun Games
Focus Areas
Tee WorkCompetition
Age Groups
9-1011-1213-1415-16
Players
4-12 players
Difficulty
beginner

Equipment Needed

SKLZ Travel Tee Elite Adjustable Folding Batting TeeTeeRawlings Wood FUNGO Training Bat, Northern Ash, 35 inchBatsTUCCI Potenza Batting Helmet with Jaw Flap, S/MHelmetAthletico Baseball Bucket Cover Organizer with Padded SeatBucket Of BallsRawlings Official League Practice Baseballs, Bag of 12Baseballs or softballs

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