Perez Knowles

@GramSt_Bsb Assistant Coach 🐯⚾️Rapsodo Certified
Rabun Gap Baseball Hall of Fame C/o 2025

[Perez Knowles @DatDudePK23]

Was told I needed to celebrate the little things in life, so I’m letting y’all know that ya boy has his Bachelors in Kinesiology! 👨🏾‍🎓🎉🎊 #CSUgrad2020

[Troy Baseball ⚔️ @TroyTrojansBSB]

Laid the Foundation⚔️

#WTD | #OneTROY⚔️⚾️

[Burke Granger @burkegranger]

Armani Guzman walks it off and @WVUBaseball wins the regional. What a scene here in Morgantown!

[Patrick Jones @pjonesbaseball]

I had a conversation with a Power 4 college coach who’s been doing this for 25+ years.

We were talking about the mentality of high school players during the recruiting process.

Here’s what he told me:

“What these kids don’t realize is…

I don’t care how many followers you have.
I don’t care how many home runs you hit in travel ball.
I don’t care how many offers you have.
I don’t care about your ranking.
I don’t care how hard you can hit a ball.
I don’t care about your metrics.

The only thing I care about is this:

Are you going to produce in between those white lines when we play this season?”

Then he said something else that hit:

“They’ve been so protected that the first time they fail, they quit… or they transfer.”

And here’s the part that matters.

The biggest development mistake I see?

Players don’t plan for failure.

They plan for success.
They visualize success.
They expect success.

But they don’t prepare for 0-4.
They don’t prepare for getting booed.
They don’t prepare for sitting the bench.
They don’t prepare for struggling for 3 weeks.

So when it happens — and it will — they panic.

Instead of executing a pre-made plan, they try to create one while emotional.

That never works.

Failure is coming.

The question is:
Did you already decide how you’re going to handle it?

[Greg Thomas Jr. @CoachG_Thomas]

If hitting is the hardest thing to do on the planet, how can we simplify things for pitchers to feel confident?

Allow them to be on offense& attack hitters.

FPS% - set the from pitch 1
ATP%- be relentless in the zone, get to 1-2 or BIP < 3
Putaway%- kill the AB in 2 after 2K

[Jon Karcich @JonKarcich]

REMINDER:
You don’t have to be the Golden Spikes winner.
You don’t have to be All-American.
You don’t have to be Conference MVP.
You don’t even have to be the best player on the field.

You just have to win one pitch.

That’s it.

So go dominate the next pitch.

Go shrink the moment.
Go free your mind.
Go compete.

Then when that pitch is over…
Do it again.

Win enough pitches, and in the end you’ll be the best.

[PEARatings @PEARatings]

To wrap up "The Baseball Killshot" into a single tweet:

Killshot - an inning where a team scores 2+ runs while holding the opponent scoreless
First Killshot in a game - 79% win rate
More Killshots in a game - 92% win rate
2.1 Killshots P/G in '25
Spartan - back-to-back killshots

[Mike Grady @pitchingschool]

Bands. Plyos. Med balls. Long routines.

All great tools. All useful.
As long as you’re not on a clock.

That’s training.

Games are different.

In a game, the first two guys get on and you need to get loose…quick. You don’t get every drill. You get “get hot now.”

What works perfectly in the training environment doesn’t always hold up when chaos hits.

If you can only pitch well when your warmup routine is long, controlled, and uninterrupted, you’re limiting your value to the team.

Start training how to get loose fast.

Ask yourself:
•What do I need to do before the game so I’m already 70–80% ready?
•What’s my bare-minimum routine to be ready to compete as fast as possible?
•What can I do between innings to stay warm without overdoing it?
•What gets my arm, body, and intent synced up quickly?

The best pitchers aren’t just prepared.
They’re adaptable.

Don’t be the guy who can only start because your warmup takes too long.
That hurts the team.

Train for the game

[Pitching Coach "U" @PitchingCoachU]

0-0 curveballs have the highest run value out of all pitches, when thrown in zone.

Why?

Because it is a FREE strike.

Curveballs are swung at just 23% of the time in 0-0 counts when it is IN ZONE.

All 0-0 curveballs? Only 15% swings.

Knowing this, if you can't land a curveball, it probably isn't a good 0-0 option for you.

Understand what pitches you can land and can't.

Understand what pitches you are trying to get swings on and which ones you are trying to get takes.

Knowing who you are and the purpose behind each pitch is vital to your success.

[Brooks DuBose @brooks_dubose]

Roll River! #SOAP🧼 @PRCC_Baseball

[Brad Moss @CoachMossUAB]

*BASEBALL COACHES*

With the help from our infield coach @b_szink12 I have created a Google Drive with 300+ videos dedicated to infield, outfield and team defense. If you have interest in something like this, hit the RT and I will reach out on how to access it. Preview below:

[Oakland Ballers @OaklandBallers]

CAM BUFFORD HAS THE CHUKARS ON THE ROPES WITH A THREE-RUN BLAST OFF OF THE BATTER'S EYE 🥊

@MLB SOMEONE SIGN THIS MAN PLS

[Red Sox @RedSox]

That's a debut to remember. 👏

[Oakland Ballers @OaklandBallers]

A solo blast  from Cam Bufford extends the Ballers lead further in the bottom of the 7th! 6-3 Ballers! #camBAlam #letsgooakland #oaklandballers

[House of Sparky @HouseOfSparky]

Absolutely wild move here from Kyle Walker, currently playing with the Astros’ single-A affiliate the Fayetteville Woodpeckers.

[MLB Draft League @mlbdraftleague]

𝐃𝐞𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐤𝐮𝐬 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱‼️

Smiley nearly leaves the yard in RF, ultimately ending up at 2nd with a double and scoring three to put @WVBlackBears ahead 6-5.🐻

@DemarckusSmiley | #MLBDraftLeague

[MLB Draft League @mlbdraftleague]

Entering tonight, three players lead with 9️⃣-game hit streaks. Amongst the group, DeMarckus Smiley leads the way with 1️⃣4️⃣ hits in that span, including two 3️⃣-hit games. 👀

Streak: .452/.500/.516 (1.016 OPS), 2 2B, 6 RBI, 2 R
Season: 11 G, .438/.500/.500 (1.000 OPS), 2 2B, 6 RBI, 2 R, 2 SB

@WVBlackBears | @DemarckusSmiley

[Trevor Esparza @trevor_jett_]

Let’s get to work @GramSt_Bsb @Davin_Pierre

[Sun Devil Baseball @ASU_Baseball]

H-Town Bound 🤘

Congratulations to @KyleTurdson for being drafted to the @astros

#ForksUp /// #MLBU

[Jack DeLongchamps @JDelongchamps]

This is objectively one of the coolest cellys you will ever see on a ball field

[Ry @Rydavis_6]

Proverbs 16:3 Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed. #committed