Effectiveness in the strike zone of the pitchers from Pinar del Rio

Abstract

Bearing in mind the importance of pitching and its weight for success in the baseball game, the objective of this work is focused on the analysis of the effectiveness in the strike zone of the pitchers of the Pinar del Río baseball team, first category, participants in the National Series. For this, we worked with a population made up of the 13 pitchers that make up the pitching staff and the two coaches responsible for preparing them in that team, for which scientific methods and techniques were used, such as the analysis of the statistics of each one. of games as well as observation, survey and interview. The analysis of the results obtained reveals that 61.5 % of the team's pitchers, mainly the youngest, have problems with the control of the pitches in the strike zone, outlining a series of insufficiencies related to the mastery of mechanics of pitching, the scarce repertoire of pitches, together with a low command over them, among other elements related to the preparation. These results, together with the systematic control and analysis of the work of the pitchers during the games, constitute important elements to draw up more efficient strategies in the preparation of these athletes, tempered by their individual characteristics and inadequacies, in order to achieve greater effectiveness of the same and therefore exceed the team's competitive results.