• This is a quick and fun hitting drill that has some running built in.

• Bat
• Helmets 5-6
• L-Screen
• Minimum of 5 Baseballs

Layout:

• Place one player at first base (all they need is a helmet), one player at the plate hitting, two or three on deck getting ready to hit, and the rest in the dugout or behind a protective screen. 

  Description:

• Each batter gets one pitch to hit (they don't have to swing at balls, however).
• The player waiting at first base is the hitter's "neighbor."
• The object of the game is for the hitter to make the runner at first chase after the ball he/she has hit. Once contact is made, the runner at first must track down the ball (wherever it has landed) and bring it back to a designated area (for example a spot off to the side of the third base foul line) before the next person (their neighbor who hit the ball) tracks down their ball and brings it back to the designated area.
• The rotation is as follows: from hitter to runner at first base, then back to the hitting rotation after ball is retrieved.
• If the runner does not bring back their ball in time, they are out.
• Pitches that are swung on and missed count. After missing, runner at first simply rotates back into the hitter's line up and the hitter assumes the position at first.

• Since the pitcher is so close to the hitter during this drill, make sure that he/she remains completely behind the screen throughout the entire delivery (don't be afraid to throw on a helmet).
• Make sure all players running on the field have helmets on.
• Players returning balls should run along the outside of the foul lines, facing the hitter at all times.
• The game can easily be modified. For example, instead of players getting "out" if they fail to get their ball in time, an alternative may be 5-10 push-ups or sit-ups while they wait to hit.