by Dave Franco | Hitting, Interview, T: NLB Hitting
What simple hitting trick led to the highest team batting average in the country? In this video, Coach Jason Rathbun of Herkimer College talks about the key to coaching successful hitters: simplicity. With your hitters, sometimes the worst thing you can do is over...
by Dave Franco | Hitting, Interview, T: NLB Hitting
Dante Bichette played 13 seasons in the big leagues, most notably as a 4 time All-Star with the Colorado Rockies. As a career .300 hitter with nearly 300 homeruns, Bichette credits much of his success to his ability to “setup” the pitcher. He used to love...
by Dave Franco | Hitting, Interview, T: NLB Hitting
This week we have an exclusive hitting lesson with 2012 Silver Slugger, Chase Headley. In the video, Chase reveals how he keeps his front shoulder from “flying open” on the inside pitch and why hitters should load with your hips instead of your...
by Dave Franco | Hitting, Interview, T: NLB Hitting
A common mistake high school hitters can make is getting hung up on their swing mechanics rather than getting in the right place mentally before and during an at bat. Dante Bichette, the proud owner of the first home run in Colorado Rockies’ history, claims...
by Dave Franco | Hitting, T: NLB Hitting
Today we are joined by 4x All Star and former Rockies hitting coach, Dante Bichette. Dante finished his big league career with a .299 batting average and 274 home runs including almost hitting for the triple crown in 1995 when he had a monster .340 batting...
by Dave Franco | Hitting, Interview, T: NLB Hitting
Today Next Level Ballplayer got together with Mike Martin, the (now retired) head coach of the Florida State Seminoles at the ABCA conference. In this short interview, we go over Coach Martin’s favorite hitting drill. He shares a simple drill that is extremely...
