Track the Pitch
What did I see?
Chart every pitch you can: pitch type, location, count, swing or take. Then record what happened with the ball.
Zoned In Athlete Hitting Journal · Baseball & SoftballDon’t Just Track the At-Bat.
Don’t Just Track the At-Bat.
Understand It.
Track the pitch. See the pattern. Own the next at-bat.
You’ve seen it happen.
A hitter smokes two line drives right at people and goes 0-for-3.
The next game, he gets two jam-shot bloopers and goes 2-for-3.
The box score says the second game was better.
But was it?
The score book tells you what happened. It does not tell you why, what you were looking for, or what the pitcher was doing to you.
Was that a good at-bat? What was he throwing me? Why do I keep getting out the same way?
What if you could see the pattern before the next game decides it for you?
Introducing
The Zoned In Hitting Journal
A pitch-by-pitch journal that helps you see your at-bats clearly.
Created by Chris Petersen, former professional baseball player, longtime baseball and softball coach, and certified mental performance coach.
After more than 30 years of coaching hitters, I have learned that the best ones are not just talented. They pay attention. They know what pitch they got, what they did with it, and what they want to change.
I built this journal to help you do that on your own, one game at a time.
A hit isn’t always a good at-bat. An out isn’t always a bad one. This journal helps you see the difference.
How it works
Three Simple Steps From Pitch to Plan
See the Pattern
What keeps showing up?
After the game, step back. Look for one pattern, not ten. Your pitches, counts, and contact start to tell the story.
Own the Next At-Bat
What is my one adjustment?
Pick one thing to take into your next game, and decide for yourself what it is.
After a few games, you will have a pattern you can name and one adjustment you chose for yourself.
You won’t chart every pitch perfectly. That’s not the goal.
Everything in the journal is a recommendation. It is your journal, so use it however helps you most.
Plan → Commit → Reset
Think About the At-Bat, Not Just the Result
The Game Review page walks you through your key at-bats with three questions.
Plan What was my plan?
Did you go to the plate knowing what you were looking for?
Commit Did I stay with it?
Did you trust the plan, or did it change with the count?
Reset Did I move on?
Did you reset after each at-bat, or carry one with you?
What You’ll Find Inside
What You’ll Walk Away With
A way to chart every pitch quickly
A simple Pitch Key gives each pitch type a number, so you can keep up during the game.
A clear picture of your contact, not just hit or out
The Hitter’s Key has ten contact numbers, from a swinging bunt to a ball driven in the gap.
Confidence from your very first game
Eight clear steps and a short Your First Game box show exactly how to start, and a filled-in example game shows how it looks. Use it as a guide and make it your own.
Everything about an at-bat in one place
One row for each plate appearance: pitcher, velocity, situation, every pitch in a strike zone box, result, contact, and RBI.
A pattern you can name
The Game Review page asks about the pitches you handled, where you chased, and your Plan, Commit, Reset, so you can pick one adjustment for next time.
A model to follow
An example review shows how a finished review reads before you write your own.
Your own words for what you are seeing
A What I’m Seeing page for what’s working, what you’re adjusting, and questions for your coach.
Baseball pitch key
- 1 Fastball
- 2 Curve
- 3 Slider
- 4 Changeup
- 5 Sinker
- 6 Cutter
- 7 Split Finger
- 8 Knuckleball
Softball pitch key
- 1 Fastball
- 2 Curve
- 3 Off Speed Curve
- 4 Changeup
- 5 Drop Ball
- 6 Screwball
- 7 Rise Ball
Who Is This Journal For?
For Hitters Who Want to Learn Their Own Game
Hitters
If you want to know why you get out the way you do, and what is actually working, this gives you the evidence in your own handwriting.
Parents of hitters
If you want to help without hovering over the swing, hand your player a tool that lets them do the thinking.
Coaches
If you want hitters to take ownership of their approach, the review pages and notes give you better conversations to start from.
Two editions are available, one for baseball and one for softball. Same layout, with the pitch key matched to your game.
Right now, you might be thinking
Fair Questions
“Is it too much to chart during a game?”
Chart what you can. Even a few pitches per at-bat give you something to look at afterward.
“Is this only for great hitters?”
No. It is for any hitter who wants to understand their at-bats better, whatever the level.
“Will my player actually use it?”
It gives them the thinking, not homework. They choose what to chart, what to notice, and what to adjust.
“Which edition do I need?”
Pick the one for your sport. The layout is the same, and the pitch key matches your game.
A Simple Journal With a Clear Purpose
No Complicated System. Just Your At-Bats.
You don’t need expensive software.
You don’t need to chart perfectly.
And you don’t need someone else deciding what your at-bats mean.
You simply need a clear way to say:
This is what I saw.
This is the pattern.
And I get to decide my next adjustment.
Start with a single game. Look for one pattern. That is enough to begin.
Start Today
Choose Your Edition
Baseball
$27
Digital PDF edition with instant access after purchase.
Softball
$27
Digital PDF edition with instant access after purchase.
Want help deciding what to work on first? Set up a free consultation for mental performance coaching.
Track the pitch. See the pattern. Own the next at-bat.
You cannot control every pitch you see.
But you can get better at understanding what you did with it.