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[Will Graba @Will_Graba]

Threw a pen today, ready to go for the Lombard Orioles this summer.

Below are some clips of the pen.

4 Seam
Curveball
Splitter
2 Seam
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[Robby Seifert @robbyseifert44]

Had a great Jr season. Thankful for the Seniors this year. Lost a tough 1-0 game to end the year on 5/27. Threw my 100 & 101 varsity career Ks.
Ended the year
47.2 IP
4-2
69Ks
1.76 ERA
1.11 WHIP
Opp Ba .195
@Jwownew @WowFactorSelect @PB_Uncommitted @3PMPitching @CoachBroadhurst

[MJ Castelloni @MJCastelloni7]

Didn’t end how we wanted, but wrapped up my first season on @FremdBaseball Varsity. I was the everyday CF on a talented squad that finished 21-12-1 against a tough MSL conference & non-conference schedule. Experienced some ups & downs but learned a ton from my teammates & coaches. Special thanks to our Seniors!

My Sophomore Stats -

Offense:
* AVG = .321 (34/106)
* OBP = .401
* RBI = 24
* RUNS = 24
* BB/K= 14/13
* CONTACT% = 88

Defense:
* TC = 65
* A = 3
* PO = 60
* FIELDING% = .969 (2 - E)
* DOUBLE PLAY = 4

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[Trent Mongero @CoachMongero]

Well well well… I guess real baseball matters again… and it wins. Don’t strike out. Get the ball in play. Hustle, steal bases, throw strikes, compete. Yea, bombs are good… but so are doubles, singles, bunt for hits, moving runners … pressure on defense. Why has it taken this long to figure it out! That’s what pisses me off. Winning Baseball ….. well it wins! At every level.

[Primetime @PrimetimeIL]

𝐈𝐧𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱
Jackson Gallagher 2028
Hit Dogs Illinois

Fastball
Sits 78-80, Max 82
Spin Rate 1850-2050

Breaking Ball
70-72
Spin Rate 1900-2100

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[Myles Minier @myles_minier44]

Finished another great season with @FremdBaseball.

Career Varsity Stats:
104.2 IP
17 GS
13-1 W/L as a starter
2.1 ERA
32 ER
79 K
37 BB

Junior Year Stats:
49 IP
8 GS
6-1 W/L as a starter
2.4 ERA
17 ER
34 K
17 BB

[Will Graba @Will_Graba]

Had a great season with @FremdBaseball. Thank you to my coaches and teammates over the last 4 years.
Senior Season:
.464 BA (51/110)
.541 OBP
1.341 OPS
.800 SLG
19 XBH (10 2B, 9 HR)
39 RBI
31 R
2:1 BB:K ratio

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@cacini_jr
@dmilano224

[BG Baseball @BGBaseball_1973]

2026 IHSA BUFFALO GROVE BASEBALL REGIONAL
Purchase tickets at GoFan.
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@BGBisonAD @Conant_Baseball @FremdBaseball @HPHSBaseball

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

When you are practicing, practice like you are trying to make the team every day andyou don’t want to let your teammates down.

[Dirt Bro Diamond Training @DirtBroUSA]

Controlled aggression and purpose behind every swing.

Don’t just push the ball around the field. But don’t swing max effort trying to hit pull-side home runs every round of BP either.

MLB hitters are the strongest and most physical players in the game. They could launch balls out all day if they wanted to. Yet the great ones understand that batting practice is about building a swing that performs in games.

Watch hitters like Miguel Cabrera. Sure, they hit some out, but they aren’t constantly hooking and top-spinning balls to the pull side. They’re hunting backspin and driving the baseball with authority.

Controlled aggression and driving the ball to the opposite-field gap helps hitters stay on fastballs to all fields, avoid pulling off, and buy time to adjust to off-speed pitches and breaking balls.

Many amateur hitters struggle with both because they train their swing to look good in BP, not perform in games. They become one-dimensional.

Be a mature hitter. Train for game performance, not batting practice applause.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Your captain sets your ceiling.

8 things great captains do that average ones don’t.

Which one is hardest to find? 👇

1. They hold teammates accountable so the coach doesn’t have to.

2. They lead harder in practice than in games.

3. They check on the player who’s struggling before the coach notices.

4. They own losses without pointing fingers.

5. They make the bench feel as important as the starters.

6. They know when to pump the team up and when to settle it down.

7. They protect the culture when no one is watching.

8. They make their teammates better just by being in the room.

Your captain is either raising or lowering your ceiling.

Choose them carefully.
Develop them intentionally. 🏆

[Robby Seifert @robbyseifert44]

Finished my last conference game this week and looking forward to getting playoffs started. Here are the regular season stats for the year
40.2 IP
4-1 (W-L)
64Ks
1.89 Era
1.20 Whip
.212 OPP BA
@Jwownew
@3PMPitching
@CoachBroadhurst @PB_Uncommitted
@PrepBaseballIL
@sheag09

[Myles Minier @myles_minier44]

Pitched great this Wednesday 5/13 against Hersey. Had a no hitter through 6.2 innings. Ended up with a complete game shutout 7IP 1H 0R 3K 87 pitches. Team got the win 7-0. Finished the regular season with 49IP 6-2 W/L 2.4ERA 34K @FremdBaseball

[Kenji Shintaku @KenjiShintaku17]

Great game today.
Went 3-3(1 2B, 2 1B) 1 BB
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[Santino Iacullo @SantinoIacullo]

💣#7
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[Will Graba @Will_Graba]

Good day today 3-3 (1 HR, 1 2B, 1 1B) 1 BB 5 RBI

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@FremdBaseball
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[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

Winners practice winning.
Every practice.
Every game.
They learn how to fight and raise their game so it becomes a habit.

[Prep Baseball Illinois @PrepBaseballIL]

Will Graba (@FremdBaseball, 2026; Harper JC) impressed our staff with his performance a few weeks back.

Catch the full episode with the links below.👇

#TheBullpen

📺 https://t.co/LujVloWXTf

[Dirt Bro Diamond Training @DirtBroUSA]

Key Hitting Reminders:

1. Be an athlete, not a robot.

2. Train your eyes to see game-like velocity and movement during pregame BP. Have a good balance of feel-good and challenge work off machines. Try not to be all one or the other. Balance both.

3. Compete with confidence. Play with zero fear of failure.

4. Have a short memory. Learn from it, flush it, reset.
Don’t waste at-bats with a lack of focus or a selfish approach.

[Troy Silva @TroyPSilva]

1 unselfish AB
can win a game

1 high baseball IQ play
can win a game

1 hustle play
can win a game

1 great base running read
can win a game

….And it could be early in the game!

If you REALLY want to win, dominating the “minor” details leads to “major” W’s!

#BaseballTruth