Indoor Baseball Drills You Can Do at Home

Whether bad weather hits or getting to your hitting facility consistently is difficult, it’s easy to feel like you are falling behind and not getting enough practice. Just because you can’t head to the batting cage or the field, doesn’t mean your training has to stop. There are plenty of effective indoor drills you can do from the comfort of your home to keep improving your skills. Practicing every day is crucial to be able to have steady growth in your development as a baseball player and as an athlete in general.

Here’s the short answer: 

• PVC Pipe Dill
• Wall Drill
• Mirror Swings
• Slapshot Drill
• Wall Ball
• Towel Drill
• Agility Ladder
• Body Weight Exercises
• Jumping

Below, we’ll dive into the specifics of each category with drills you can do in confined spaces or limited areas.

Indoor Hitting Drills

Even in confined indoor spaces, you can work on key skills to your hitting. Whether you’re working on bat speed or strike zone awareness, these drills will help you maintain your edge until you can get back to the batting cage. The key is to focus on precision and repetition. You don’t need a full-field setup—just a few basic tools like a bat, a tennis ball, or even soft toss drills to simulate real batting practice indoors.

Specific Indoor Hitting Drills

PVC Pipe Drill

This drill is great for hitters to learn how to properly create tension and stretch in their body. This will help hitters learn how to lead with their hips and create hip-shoulder separation. This drill will also teach hitters how to land in a strong position with the scap pinched and with good posture. If you don’t have a PVC pipe, a broomstick or a long dowel will work just as well!

Wall Drill

The Wall Drill is great for hitters to learn how to properly load up. This drill will give instant feedback to hitters who sway when they load up and struggle to coil into their back hip properly. This drill creates a constraint to learning how to properly create a pelvis load and negative move, two key pieces to the swing.

Slapshot Drill

This drill is great for hitters who tend to come around the ball and roll over. Hitters will learn to maintain their posture, create tilt to get on plane, and drive their backside to the ball with good direction to stay through the ball.

Mirror Swings 

One of the best things a hitter can do is learn their swing. Hitters are constantly battling “feel vs. real”, meaning what they think and feel like they might be doing with their swing can be way different than what is actually happening. All you need is a mirror where you are able to see most or all of your body. Take some swings both in slow motion and at full speed to see if you are doing what you think you are doing. Learn what your swing looks like and what certain thoughts actually produce movement-wise with your body.

Indoor Fielding & Pitching Drills

Indoor Fielding Drills

Working on fielding, especially for infielders, doesn’t require a ton of space. Even confined spaces like a hallway or living room can work with the right approach. Here is our favorite drill to do indoors for fielding:

Wall Ball Drill

Depending on the type of space you are using, all you need is a tennis ball or a soft foam ball. You can have your glove on or you can go barehanded. Starting either in a fielding position or on your knees, underhand flip the ball off the wall and field off of the first bounce on the ground. Transfer the ball to your throwing hand in front of your chest as quickly as possible while trying to get a  4-seam grip on the ball. This will improve your ability to field short hops, in-between hops, and long hops. With this drill, you will also be improving your hand-eye coordination, training soft hands, and quickly getting a good grip on the ball.

Indoor Pitching Drills

Pitchers are able to maintain their mechanics and stay sharp even without a mound or full setup. One of the simplest, yet most effective drills, is the towel drill.

Towel Drill

The Towel Drill is designed to help pitchers improve their mechanics, focus on extension, and finish strong through the pitch. Instead of throwing a ball, the pitcher holds a towel in their throwing hand and goes through their delivery, aiming to hit a target with the towel. This can be someone holding a glove out front, a chair, a wall anything of that nature. The goal is to emphasize proper arm action, timing, and follow-through while reducing strain on the arm. This drill helps pitchers develop consistency and repeatability in their motion without the pressure of throwing an actual pitch. It’s especially useful for developing muscle memory and refining mechanics.

Indoor Baseball Drills for General Athletic Improvement

Beyond specific skills like hitting and fielding, general athletic improvement is crucial for baseball players. Speed, agility, and strength are essential for all positions on the field. Let’s take a look at some exercises you can do from home to improve your overall athleticism.

Indoor Agility and Strength Drills

Agility Ladder

Set up an agility ladder in a hallway or anywhere you have space within your house. Go through various drills such as high knees, side steps, icky shuffle, and in & outs. This will help train change of direction, acceleration, deceleration, stability, and quickness. Skills that are crucial for fielders and baserunning.

Bodyweight Exercises

Integrating body weight exercises into your routine at home will help you become stronger and more explosive. Some of our favorites are push-ups, squats, lunges, sit-ups, planks, and pull-ups if you have a bar available to you.

Jumping

One of the best ways to develop more power is by jumping. Doing various squat jumps, broad jumps, tuck jumps, single leg jumps, and split squat jumps are all great ways to train the body to move faster, put more force into the ground, and create power. Also, by learning how to absorb the ground, commonly referred to as eccentric control, you are preparing for change of direction, stability, and even injury prevention.

How WIN Reality Can Help

Indoor drills are a great way to keep your baseball skills sharp, but integrating WIN Reality into your at-home practice will help you take it a step further. WIN Reality offers a cutting-edge platform where players can see pitches and take swings in a virtual reality environment, simulating real-game scenarios. This immersive experience helps expedite their development in timing, pitch recognition and allows you to train against game-speed pitching anytime. Paired with our mobile app, you can review stats, track your progress, and set targeted goals for boosting your exit velocity. With this suite of tools, you’ll be empowered to take your performance to the next level.

Our revolutionary SwingAI Trainer tool in the mobile app provides in-depth feedback on your swing mechanics using video taken anywhere, including in your own living room. The reports use a simple “in-range” or “out-of-range” format to ensure you’re moving as efficiently as possible. Hitters receive personalized recommendations on what to work on along with drills designed to improve specific aspects of their swing. Over time, hitters can track their progress and receive feedback if key components of their swing start to fall out of range, helping prevent slumps before they happen. 

By incorporating these indoor drills as well as WIN Reality into your routine, you’ll be able to stay sharp and improve your swing, timing, vision, and power—all without leaving your home. Explore WIN Reality’s pricing options to find the perfect fit for your training needs and elevate your batting practice. Embrace this innovative tool to support your players’ development, build their confidence, and watch them thrive at the plate.