Because the light is what enable you to see things .
It goes much faster than sound ( in this case , the sound of the bat ) , so you see the hit first , and then you hear the sound , with a bit of delay .
Because the light is what enable you to see things , and it goes much faster than sound ( in this case , the sound of the bat ) , so you see the hit first , and then you hear the sound , with a bit of delay .