I am pretty old school too.
I lead off with a decent hitter who has speed. The idea is to move him into scoring position either with a steal or your high BA second batter.
The second hitter is my best hitter without much power. Once again, get on base and move the first guy into scoring position. It is also the spot where you can hit and run,
I sometimes put my best over all offense player in the third spot, with the second best in the fourth spot. The idea is that they can't pitch around him because the next guy might just bring everybody home.
So the fourth spot is your second best overall offensive guy preferably with power. Most people reverse my three and four with the idea that at least someone in the first three will get on base and the slugger cleans the bases.
In the fifth spot I look for power more than BA.
Sixth and seventh are my best two remaining hitters, but I leave the eight spot for speed again. My goal is to move him into scoring position either with a steal or a sacrifice bunt from the ninth batter or preferably both. He steals second, the pitcher bunts him to third and he scores on pretty much any ball which is in the field of play.
It is a pretty old school small ball kind of approach really, so take it with a grain of salt.
