High School Baseball Positions

When preparing for high school baseball tryouts, communicate with your coach to discuss what positions you want to play. This will help your coach assign you to a position that will be the best fit for your skills. For example, if you are an infielder with speed and great throws, your coach may ask you to be the shortstop. A great shortstop is fast enough to run to field slow-rolling balls, quickly move left to snag a ball that’s been smashed up the middle of the field and back up second base on stolen-base attempts.

If you are a power hitter, your coach will probably put you at first base. First basemen are large and generally slow, but they must be able to read bad throws from teammates and be a good picker of bunts and grounders. They also need to be able to tag players at home plate and back up first base on every infield play.

The center fielder has the most area to cover in the outfield and the furthest throws to make. They need to be able to track fly balls, back up second base on all bunts and catches the majority of the team’s ‘fairly’ caught balls in the air. They also need to be a strong leader and be able to direct other outfielders where they need to be on each play. They also need to have one of the strongest arms on the team.