Live Pitching vs. Live Hitting

The second practice of spring break was a day for my hitters to see live pitching for the first time and my pitchers to face a live hitter for the first time. I thought the concept was perfect but maybe it was a little too early... my hitters could hardly hit anything and my pitchers were not throwing strikes. The mound we were using was a little messed up and it was pretty hard to see on the field as a hitter because of the sun but nonetheless that discouraged my team's abilities. We ran out of time fast as the sun went down and we took a long time warming up. Countdown to opening day is 11 days away.