Category: Baseball
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What are the biggest differences between high school athletics and college athletics?
We asked current college coaches and former college players and here are their answers As a junior college coach, I feel the biggest difference for a player transitioning from high school to college is the amount of time spent on baseball related activity in a given week, month, etc. It isn’t uncommon for players to…
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If you could change one thing about the recruiting process, what would it be?
We asked current college coaches and former college players and here are their answers I think that when coaches (either high school or club level) oversell players, either on athletic ability or character, that it does a disservice to the student athlete. It sets unreal expectations in the college coach’s mind and can lead to…
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What can a pitcher in high school do now that will help them in college?
We asked current college coaches and former college players and here are their answers Gain ability to throw off speed when behind in counts. Be able to throw the fastball to any location at any time. Be able to hold runners on and vary timing to the plate Lift, Lift, Lift. Only way to throw…
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Qualities of Your Perfect College Starting Pitcher
We asked current college coaches and former college players and here are their answers A perfect starting pitcher in college can be defined in 3 different words. 1.Pitcher…. It sounds ridiculous, but being a pitcher is different than being a thrower.Learning to control all of your pitches and outcomes in every single scenario is betterthan…
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What can a hitter do in high school that will help them in college?
We asked current college coaches and former college players and here are their answers The biggest thing to set yourself apart in college is to learn how to hit every pitch andto every part of the field. Focus on hitting the ball where it’s thrown. A hitter in collegehas to be able to hit to…
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Qualities of the “perfect” college hitter.
We asked current college coaches and former college players and here are their answers Doesn’t swing at balls out of the zone.Hard to strikeoutNever gives up at bats.Power to opposite side of the field. Gage Hutchinson / Florida State University / Former Student-Athlete Aggressive- Go to bat with focus on every single pitch. Beaggressive on…
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