Just heard a great Player Development quote: "The talent sets the floor and the character sets the ceiling".

Only acceptable reasons to miss practice after age 14. -Hurt -Death in the family -Mandatory School assignment (not homework) -Extremely RARE Family event (Not a birthday or vacation) Being on a team is a commitment, it’s time we treated it like that again.

Winning a HS state championship is SPECIAL! The players go to school with each other in most cases for years, parents know each other, and it means something to the community. HS athletics bring people together and form a bond forever. HS athletics can't be replaced.

Appreciate that! Great company.

2/27 Pen FB: 96-98 T99 SL: 82-84 CH: 87-89 Looking forward to the season getting underway!

.Bishop Hendricken High School Alex Clemmey feels prepped for his future... “Whatever comes this summer, whether it’s the draft or college, I think I’m ready for both.” yurview.com/featured/hendr…

As much as it’s important to throw off a mound from a specificity standpoint, you can still train command (amongst other things) on flat ground. Here are Nolan Canestrari ‘25 and Braxton Pearson ‘24 using Driveline Baseball command training balls as part of their command competition.

10 lessons from 10 years in MLB 1) The best compliment you can get is that you are a Great teammate 2) You are never as good or as bad as they say you are. Keep your head down & keep working. 3) Once today is gone you can’t get it back. So give your best right now.

4) If you want to Win, the name on the front of the jersey has to be more important than the name on the back. 5) Family, friends & life are good distractions, don’t forget to enjoy them. 6) Master the fundamentals and you will always be prepared.

7) Composure is a skill, sharpen it. 8) Visualization works both for good and bad. Use it for good everyday. 9) Eat more protein 10) There is crying in baseball

Congratulations to Cumberland Baseball on winning the 2023 State Championship. Very well deserved by a team who competes hard, made big time plays time and time again, and left everything out on the field. Great job by Coach Cardoso, Coach Allard and Coach Nunes.

So much great info for young pitchers from Paul Skenes during the CWS broadcast last night. His areas of growth over the last year? - Getting stronger - Improved mechanics - Sleep, recovery, nutrition “It is simple if you do it for a long period of time.” FLATGROUND Pitching

I hope all aspiring college baseball players are watching the College World Series of Omaha. There is a ton that can be learned from watching these games and you get a glimpse into just how good players at this level are. The talent level in college baseball right now is ridiculously high.

Aside from the business component on the end of the organization, how does a player playing at their age level in travel ball beneficial to them long term if they have the talent to play up?It’s the only time in their career they will play only kids their age