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Spring Training Through the Lens of St. Louis Cardinals Second Round Draft Pick Bryce Denton

Spring training is basically what you think it would be. Everything is designed to get you ready for the upcoming season. It’s a full-time job, 7 days a week. I’ve been waking up every day at 6:30AM, heading straight to the field, some days not leaving...

When a High Strikeout Rate Doesn’t Really Matter – by: Gary Russo

by Gary | S: Staturday

Many people around the game of baseball value a hitter who rarely strikes out. In one of our previous posts, we showed the correlation between exit velocity and strikeout rates: if you have a high average exit velocity and a low strikeout rate, odds are you are a...

Rich Hill Shares How to Make it to the Next Level on the Mound

by Gary | Th: Coaching

In this week’s Coaching Blog, LA Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill gives pitchers good advice on how to get to the next level: control what you can control. Always focus on the task at hand. It’s not about the last pitch or a bad pitch a few innings ago, it’s...

College Coach Shares Key Differences in Recruiting at Different Levels

by Gary | W: Recruiting

In this week’s NLB Recruiting Blog, we talk to Bates Coach Mike Leonard about the recruiting process. Every school at every level is constantly recruiting, whether it is Division III or Division I. There is active evaluation going on at every level, with...

UCLA Coach Shares the Problem with Arm Care in Youth Baseball

by Gary | BCA Popular Posts, Interview, T: NLB Pitching

In this week’s blog, we are joined by former UCLA Coach and current Minnesota Twins Area Scout Seth Moir. Seth talks to us today about a popular topic among pitchers: arm health. During Moir’s days at UCLA, they would simply promote a lot of throwing. They...

Spring Training Through the Lens of St. Louis Cardinals Second Round Draft Pick Bryce Denton

When a High Strikeout Rate Doesn’t Really Matter – by: Gary Russo

Rich Hill Shares How to Make it to the Next Level on the Mound

College Coach Shares Key Differences in Recruiting at Different Levels

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