South Carolina struck out 15 times over the final two games of its series against Wright State over the weekend and Gamecocks coach Chad Holbrook sensed that his team’s plate approach had to change.
USC’s hitters were swinging at too many pitches out of the strike zone and not taking aggressive swings at pitches in the strike zone.
“We need to be smarter,” Holbrook said after Sunday’s loss. “Sometimes we’re chasing pitches that we really can’t put the bat on the ball, and that’s putting us in a hole.”
USC’s hitters spent Monday reviewing film in an effort to improve their offensive approach.