by Dave Franco | Coaches Corner
This week in coaches corner we get baseball insight from Tracy Smith, Head Coach of Indiana University. In Coach Smith’s 14 years of coaching (Miami University and Indiana University), he has had 42 of his players drafted, including nine that have been taken in the...
by Dave Franco | Next Level Ballplayer, Pitching, Popular Posts
Throw at least 70% first pitch strikes- A pitchers life motto should be: Get ahead, stay ahead. Think about it this way, every strike that you throw makes the batter’s chance of a hit go down. Have someone keep track of your first pitch strike percentage and...
by Dave Franco | Next Level Ballplayer
“There is no greater compliment to a ballplayer than being labeled as a “Dirtbag”… that player who loves the game and will do anything to win or improve. “ University of Kentucky coach Brian Green The term “dirt bag” represents an attitude, a mindset, a deep desire to...
by Dave Franco | Next Level Ballplayer
Being a great base runner is different from being a great base stealer. Too many ballplayers think they are one in the same, and therefore relax on the base paths if they don’t consider themselves base stealers. The truth is that everyone can be a great base runner...
by Dave Franco | Coaches Corner
This week in coach’s corner we get baseball insight from Stuart Lake, head coach at Charleston Southern University. Coach Lake has coached at Ole Miss, College of Charleston, and University of South Carolina. In his 14-year coaching career, he has coached more...
