which position is best and easier to play in high school baseball if your only 5'4 second or first base?

Question

which should i pick which one would be easier and best for me tell me info on playing each base

Answer 1

2nd base.
to small for first.

Answer 2

I was an inch or two taller than you going into high school. I only weighed 95 lbs playing freshman football. After my freshman year of college, I was up to six foot one and over 200 lbs. Size in the ninth grade doesn't matter.

As you get bigger, your body will catch up with your game if you play well despite your the size. Join the wrestling team and they will help you get in shape and teach you how to properly lift weights. Getting stronger will help your swing.

Keep up on your fundamentals. Throw every day. Swing a bat 500 times a day. Find somebody to throw with during lunch. Ask the guys you throw with what position you should play. They'll know. If there isn't anyone to throw with, throw at a brick wall or a curb in the parking lot.

Sneak into the gym and let the coaches see you once in a while. They may kick you out, but they will make a mental note of it. Then go out in the parking lot and throw, especially if there is snow out there. They will see you. Coaches love heart. There aren't any gym rats anymore.

Watch games as a player would. Soak up how the players react and how they move. The mental picture of the perfect swing, throw, catch, slide, etc will be all you need to corect yourself.

Read biographies of Hall of Famers like Ted Williams, Pete Rose, Carl Yastrzemski, Hank Aaron, Ozzie Smith and Willie Mays. You will learn tons of little drills and be inspired by what they went through.

When I was playing ball, I latched onto the stories of Bo Jackson because he was recovering from hip replacement surgery. I also liked Brett Butler because he had been cut from his high school team twice.

Play hard. Don't do anything in slow motion. You will have to work hard, but it will pay off and you will have more fun.

Answer 3

certainly second base. For some reason the name Freddie Patek (KC Royal of the early 1970's - 5'4") comes to mind, but I think he was a shortstop, and smaller shortstops were common before Ripken, Rodriguez, and Jeter came along. But you should definitely look at second base because 5'4" is too small to reach those out of the way throws to first (no offense!). Anyhow, many big league first basemen are well over 6 feet while you can still find smaller second basemen (think Brian Roberts of Baltimore)

Answer 4

Ok, it sounds like you're relatively new to baseball. I suggest that you go for an outfield position, if you have decent speed and can throw within reason. They reason is that it is much easier to catch a fly ball than a hard grounder. Especially in high school, you're gonna get some pretty hot balls hit right at ya, and there's nothing more more embarassing than booting a ground ball.

Answer 5

I am 5' 1" and no one on my 9th grade team that plays 1st is under 5' 9". I play 2nd, shortstop, and pitcher, btw.

For 1st base, you must be able to stretch/ jump for balls and must be able to handle short hops (balls that bounce right in front of you.)

For 2nd base, you must be very aggressive and fast. Height is no more important at 2nd than it is at any other position, although, it would be nice.

So really, height only really matters too much at 1st, and matters somewhat at pitcher and catcher, but isn't too important.

Answer 6

You should pick second base. To play first base you should be a little taller so you can stretch out and up to get the ball.

Answer 7

Second base would be best because(think about It )when people throw to first they throw all over the place and a tall,I prefer a left handed first baseman that Is flexable.

Answer 8

Second, with the throws coming at you constantly while playing first the chances of a ball going over your head are increased.

Answer 9

Second base. At first usually you want more height for jumping and stretching.

Answer 10

big targets are usually first basemen. at 5'4," you should try 2nd, catcher or outfield. these are positions that you can get away with being shorter.

but hight isn't a huge factor in all positions.