Andrew Melton

Math Teacher. Baseball Coach. AZ

[Kretz Files @CoachRonKretz]

Stop hitting routine outfield fungos that force kids to stand in lines for 15 minutes.

Set up a pitching machine in foul territory.
Set up 4 cones in the shape of a cross.
Set the machine to shoot pop flies into the middle of the cones.

The players will start at one cone and react to the hit.
Catch the ball, and then either put it into a bucket, throw it into a sock net (cut off man), or have an infielder set up as a cut off man and work it.

The player then moves on to the next cone.

The entire line goes and then they start on the next cone.

4 Cones will allow the players to catch fly balls in 4 different ways:

1) Coming forward
2) Moving to the left
3) Over the Head
4) Moving to the right

Set each rep to be a routine fly ball or a hard-to-get fly ball.

You can then add 4 more cones so the players can work going 45 degrees right/left and forward/backward

You can also work on ground balls.

Set the cones, set the machine, and make it game-like.

[Baseball IQ @BaseballIQ_App]

🚨 Down-Angle Knockout

• w/ two runners at both 1st & 2nd, coach throws to the catcher - trying to either short hop it, or throw a low strike.

• Runners compete to see who can get a better read on the pitch, either stealing or retreating.

⭐️ Best read stays on!

[Trent Mongero @CoachMongero]

Elite Infield defenders reduce literally thousands of situations into 10 decision categories.

1. Force play… Can I get a force out?

2. Tag play… Must I apply a tag?

3. Double play… Can we get two?

4. Relay/Cutoff… Am I the relay player or the cutoff?

5. Backup responsibility… Who am I backing up?

6. Bunt defense… What are my responsibilities?

7. First-and-third defense…What are my responsibilities?

8. Steal coverage… Where am I moving if the runner steals?

9. Rundown responsibilities… where do I go? Do I have the ball… Do I receive the ball… Do I trail?

10. Communication situations… Popups, Fly balls, Relays, Cuts…

@CoachTaberM
@DirtBroUSA
@nextlevelbb

[EverythingEACollege @ETGEACOLLEGE]

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[Andrew Melton @Melty_2]

@bordeauxyoutube Can you start as OC/DC in Dynasty and only control one side of the ball? Can you customize number of teams in playoffs for dynasty? Is it still impossible to call a play running no huddle on the road? Defense was the point of emphasis, do the creators even watch college football?

[108 Performance @108_Performance]

Why is Good Body Language Important??

Listen to Jose Rijo-Berger talk about a player who got an offer on the game he went 0-4 and not the tournament he went 20-28🤯🗣️

#the108way

[Kretz Files @CoachRonKretz]

Objectives of Baseball

1. Throw high quality strikes

2. Play high level catch

3. Put the ball in play

4. Run the bases aggressively and intelligently

5. Control all situations

Boring - Yes

Objectives of the game - Yes

This was the last message before every game.

The players and I would recite it in unison.

[Baseball IQ @BaseballIQ_App]

🚨 "Hitting is Offensive!"

Coach Jewitt - USC Hitting Coach

• Do damage - but stay within yourself
• Attack or be attacked, it's a choice!

⭐️ Step in ready to make it happen vs. trying to avoid a negative outcome.

[Matt Zimmer @MattJZimmer]

@GoJacksBaseball Looking back at the Jacks' first NCAA berth from 13 years ago: https://t.co/v899xBz44r

[Kretz Files @CoachRonKretz]

Have your team learn this hitter’s count chart.

Team the team: hitter counts have a small hitting zone while a pitcher’s count the hitting zone opens up.

[Kris Aguirre @kris_aguirre44]

College Coaches check out this highlight video!
#baseball #classof2027 #recruiting #highlights

[Baseball IQ @BaseballIQ_App]

🚨 Team Defense + Bunting Circuit

1. Sac bunt to 1st
2. Pick/pitch reads
3. Sac bunt to 3rd
4. Scoring reads from 3rd

⭐️ Awesome way to get the whole team involved + work on skill development.

@HartnellBSB

[Dirt Bro Diamond Training @DirtBroUSA]

Want to help your team win?

Strive for a QAB — a quality at-bat — every time you step into the batter’s box. Team goal: 15+ per game.

Stack QABs and you give yourself a chance to win championships.

Spoiler: you still have to pitch well and play great defense, too. When all three come together, that’s championship baseball.

(Note: 15 QAB's a game is the goal at the HIGH SCHOOL level in a 7-inning game - 21 outs. In college, 27 out game, you would want to aim for a little more)

[Kris Aguirre @kris_aguirre44]

2026 Varsity baseball highlights.
Avg: .422
Hits: 36
2B: 10
3B: 2
HR: 3
ERA: 2.26
IP: 21.2
K: 41

#baseball #college #stats #highlights #classof2027 #viral

[3 Lefts Baseball | Coach Big Mike Fuchs @3leftsbaseball]

The Sound of a Losing Culture.

I hear it in the dugout during games. A player strikes out looking on a borderline pitch. He walks back to the bench tosses his bat and starts the script:

"Blue has a flight to catch," or "The sun was right in my eyes."

The coach nods just to stop the noise. The teammates shrug because they do it too.
But the standard of the program just dropped another inch.

You think you’re just "venting." Everyone else sees a player who is too soft to own his failure.

The 3 Lefts Mental Audit:

• The Excuse Subsidy: Every time you blame the umpire, the sun, or the mound you are paying a tax on your own development. If it’s someone else’s fault you don't have to fix anything. And if you don't fix anything you stay exactly where you are Average.
• The "Main Character" Delusion: The sun is hitting the pitcher’s eyes too. The umpire is missing calls for both sides. The game isn't out to get you it just doesn't care about you. Stop acting like the world is conspiring against your batting average.
• The Respect Gap: You want your teammates to trust you in the 7th inning. Then stop acting like a victim in the 2nd. Real leaders don't look for someone to blame they look for a way to adjust.

The game doesn't reward the player with the best reason It rewards the player who makes the most adjustments.

If you want to be treated like an elite ballplayer, start acting like one when things go wrong. High-level players don't have bad luck they have short memories and a plan for the next pitch.
Average players want the world to be fair.
Ballplayers realize the dirt is dirty and they keep digging anyway.
Stop auditioning for the victim role. Nobody is buying tickets to that show.
#3LeftsBaseball #BaseballIQ

[Troy Silva @TroyPSilva]

The “boring” stuff wins ballgames:

-Backing up the play
-Putting the ball in play
-Moving the runner
-Making the routine plays
-Consistent communication
-Throwing strikes
-Smart baserunning
-Taking your walks
-Getting HBP, holding your ground
-Hitting a cutoff man
-Hustling out everything

*At some point, the “boring” tasks of ⚾️ will win extra games! And more often than not, playoff berths, seedings, playoff wins, and even championships can be determined and decided by what many would call “boring.”
Turn the “boring” into the “important” and that’s how you win!
#BaseballTruth

[Kris Aguirre @kris_aguirre44]

Great game tonight pitching and hitting. 2 singles, and 7 inning no-hitter with 15 strikeouts. Utilized my curveball a lot with a good fastball. #baseball #classof2027

Field Level: https://t.co/2lq2MgW41D

[Next Level Prospects @NextLVLProspect]

Today is Monday - a prime off day in college baseball

✅I just received a call from a P4 - Recruiting Coordinator

“Cash - we need 2 more 27 arms, lefty / righty or 2 lefties, and we need dudes in the 28 class man - DUDES - coachable kids - kids who want to learn, develop, be sponges, embrace upper class players who have experience, remember ##### from a few years ago? Find me a few guys like him. Good family kids, “don’t have to worry about them on a Thursday in November,” kids who don’t act like they know more than me and just want to get better everyday.”

Will this coach look portal/juco - 100000% yes

His words “they’re our puzzle pieces, replacing drafted innings/AB’s, but our culture continues because of the HS kids we bring in.”

What do you need to see for RHP?

He said - “show me some velo as a 28 - 86-88 with rise or run, 2 pitches for strikes (BB:CH), and a kid who competes. I don’t want to show _#_#_# (PC) a kid who throws 87-90 but is 16BB’s through 13IP this spring in HS - strike throwers, competitors, able to control the run game, and show some fire/emotion on the mound”

How about SS prospects - what do you want to see?

He said - “ visible speed, laterally and hard 90…arm strength that carries - always appreciate it when you send us pregame I/O, and we want some physicality if they’re not a burner - so 175-180, good feet and frame -> confident approach at the plate, attacks early, doesn’t drop the hands every time a BB is thrown.”

How about catchers?

“We will definitely look portal for C - but 28 HS catchers we want to see athletes, blocking with confidence - even with no runners on, every pitch - every throw down should be in the air, 2.15-2.20’s on the bag work! vocal leaders who control the run game, need to see the commitment behind the plate first. Catch and throw matters so much at our level.”

#recruiting
#Monday

[Seth McClung @Seth_3773]

If you say you want to play at the next level, your actions have to match your words.
Spring break is part of our season. Games and practices during that time are just as important as any others. When you choose a vacation over being available for your high school team’s baseball/softball games, you are letting your team down—no matter the reason.
Your teammates are counting on you. Coaches build lineups, strategies, and chemistry based on who is committed and available. If you’re serious about playing at the next level, you don’t disappear during the season.
This doesn’t mean family trips are “bad,” but it does mean you must be honest about your priorities:
If you choose vacation during the season, that is your choice—but it will affect your role, playing time, and how your commitment is viewed.

If you choose your team, then be present. Be reliable. Be someone your teammates and coaches can trust.

Don’t say you’re “all in” and then vanish when it’s inconvenient. Commitment is shown by what you do, not what you say.