Switch Pitching 101

The excitement over the MLB draft wasn't there this year. Sadly, the COVID-19 Pandemic has taken its toll on baseball. Many fans simply lost interest in baseball news. The college baseball season ended early without a College World Series and there weren't any playoffs for most high school teams. Without college baseball being played, there isn't any current interest on my part. I didn't see any notable ambidextrous pitchers on the watch list, and none where drafted in 5 rounds. See all drafted pitchers However, I thought it was worth taking a quick count on swith-hitters who were drafted in 2020. Eight (8) swith-hitters are listed on the mlb.com draft website . Listed by pick number: #13  Bailey, Patrick   North Carolina State (NC) -  Catcher #35  Romo, Drew   The Woodlands HS (TX) -  Catcher #73  Cruz, Trei   Rice (TX) - SS #92  Warren, Zavier   Central Michigan (MI) - Catcher #93  Prater, Levi   Oklahoma (OK) - LH Pitcher #102  Workman, Gage   Arizo

Henry Knight - Ambidextrous Pitcher Switch pitcher Henry Knight - Columbia City Reds, Seattle Switch pitcher Henry Knight was a starter on varsity for four years in high school. He threw six different pitches, for strikes with both arms, and posted a league best 12:1 Strikeout-to-Walk ratio . Coaches and umpires couldn't tell if he was a natural righty or lefty. This post is about Henry's experience learning to throw with both arms since he was 9 years-old. This was a challenge that he thought would be fun, so his parents supported his choice. Reason for Switch Pitching:  Just for fun How he got started: A natural righty, Henry Knight started throwing left-handed when he turned 9-years-old. As a Seattle Mariners fan, he was inspired by LHP Jamie Moyer, who kept batters off-balance by changing speed and location. He threw a slow "Bugs Bunny changeup" that made the best hitters look silly. Moyer was  fun to watch. Henry thought that it would