I don't think this series ever had zone hitting until VC added it in 2K9 (but then removed it in 2K10).
I still own every current gen version of 2K baseball, going back to 2K7, and I agree with Joe that 2K11 has the best physics. Maybe grounders aren't the best, but
overall the ball physics in 2K11 are the best they've ever been in this series, and they're pretty good.