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The only one that really works for me here is the last one. Comments to follow...
1: Not sure what's really going on here. At first I thought it was a kid calling his shot, which would have been neat, but the location of the fence suggests that he is not up to bat. We also have an awkward positioning of him in the frame relative to the others which really only serve as a distraction.
2: With a tighter crop, perhaps. But, we really don't have enough face. Since it's a stock shot to begin with, there is no reason to even keep this. You'll get tons better in your sleep.
3: Avoid cross bars that go across the eyes and mouth, it cancels out the emotion of the player which is what the shot is supposed to be portraying in the first place.
4: There are many problems here. Basically... it's not a keeper. Sorry.
5: Like 2, it's a layup stock shot. On this one, the ball gets lost in the exposure of the dirt in the outfield. Overall, I'd still keep it, just crop it vertically.
6: Okay. The shot tells a story and I get it, but as strategy goes, don't let your shooting MO be to get both a batter and catcher in the same shot. Treat them separately. Besides two subjects stealing for the viewer's attention, the other issue you have is that the wider angle produces a shorter focal length which in turn produces backgrounds that become clear and very distracting. Let batters be batters and catchers be catchers and for that matter... umpires be umpires.
7: The timing is not quite there and it's way too loose.
8: This could work if cropped much, much tighter.
9: Tells a story. Just tough to compose due to differing heights. But, I get it.
10: I like the shutter drag, but crop it much, much tighter and vertically. The kid on the left in the foreground is really killing the shot.
11: And this one really works for many reasons. You have face, you have emotion, you have a reasonably tight crop, and you have subjects totally separated from the background. Use this image to build off of.
Side note... and you may have already done this, but make sure you talk to the coaches before you shoot. Explain who you are and why you are there just to air on the side of caution. Crazy stuff has happened recently with photogs showing up to a field to practice their craft and try out new gear.
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