Welcome to the Show! Don't get discouraged many many people have had alot of trouble getting the hang of this game.
The key to everything is patience I cannot stress that enough. Play an exhibition game with you favorite team. DONT swing at anything. Watch every pitch see the release the break watch replays see where it crosses the plate. Do this over and over until you can start to pick out pitches.
Watch real games online if you can. The will help you with strategy and running a game.
The same goes with pitching . Go into practice pick a pitch throw it 100 times. See how it breaks where the release is etc.
Be Patient really really really patient it all comes in time
Remember we are talking about Practice here, really we are talking about practice right. I mean we are talking about practice