diff --git a/src/main.lua b/src/main.lua
index 82b6f0c..ebd60fe 100644
--- a/src/main.lua
+++ b/src/main.lua
@@ -392,8 +392,8 @@ function Game:updateBatting(batDeg, batSpeed)
     local batAngle = math.rad(batDeg)
     -- TODO: animate bat-flip or something
     local batter = self.baserunning.batter
-    self.state.batBase.x = batter and (batter.x + C.BatterHandPos.x) or 0
-    self.state.batBase.y = batter and (batter.y + C.BatterHandPos.y) or 0
+    self.state.batBase.x = batter and (batter.x + C.BatterHandPos.x) or -999
+    self.state.batBase.y = batter and (batter.y + C.BatterHandPos.y) or -999
     self.state.batTip.x = self.state.batBase.x + (C.BatLength * math.sin(batAngle))
     self.state.batTip.y = self.state.batBase.y + (C.BatLength * math.cos(batAngle))