I was looking into Bennett Lee's outrageous .461 batting average (and even more outrageous .517 average in AAC play) and learned he went 9 for 11 in a recent seven-game stretch (the four games at Memphis and the first three vs. Houston) when he had two strikes. That's insane. No one hits like that with two strikes, and in fact he is only 6 for 30 with two strikes in his other at-bats, but until getting gassed by back-to-back doubleheaders against Houston, he was totally locked in.
All nine hits were singles. Two were to the right side, one was to the left, three were up the middle and three never left the infield, so he does whatever the pitch requires to get on base. The two times he did not hit safely in that span, he struck out, so every time he put the ball in play, he got a single.
The Tulane record for batting average for a full season was .439 by David Stokes in 1980.
All nine hits were singles. Two were to the right side, one was to the left, three were up the middle and three never left the infield, so he does whatever the pitch requires to get on base. The two times he did not hit safely in that span, he struck out, so every time he put the ball in play, he got a single.
The Tulane record for batting average for a full season was .439 by David Stokes in 1980.
