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Wellness educator, LCPC I am a behavioral mental health provider for adults, teens and children. I do individual, couples & family counseling

[Coach Bougie- Catching Made Simple @Coach_Bougie]

“You’re Late!”

Was what my college coach kept telling me behind the bag with a stopwatch.

When he explained why I was late (I was lifting my foot up when catching the ball) …

With a question (If you need to get your foot DOWN when you CATCH it, when do you need to lift your foot UP?)

I finally understood (I need to lift my foot BEFORE I catch it)

And Implemented it (My time dropped by .2)

Great coaches ask great questions.

Blessed to have many great coaches impact me in my journey.

#baseball #softball #catchingmadesimple

[Ryan St. Louis @RyanStLouis23]

Thank you Harvest-Westminster for a great season and a great playoff run to come second in state.
AVG .422 OBP .527 OPS 1.155
SLG .627, 10 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR
2A All State team

[Holy Bible @Holy__Bible1]

Deuteronomy 31:6

[Prep Baseball Illinois @PrepBaseballIL]

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐀𝐥𝐥-𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 ⭐️

+ MLB Draft prospects, major standouts, and much more round out our Third Team-All State list.

Full story 👉 https://t.co/aO0vlns5UK

[Holy Bible @Holy__Bible1]

Amen

[Hitters Baseball @hittersbaseba11]

🚨🚨Hitters 2027 Navy - MPL Pitching Rotation Changes🚨🚨
@Bullpenevents

[Hitters Baseball @hittersbaseba11]

Hitters Baseball 2027 Grad Navy - MPL
@Bullpenevents

[Journal Star Sports @pjstarsports]

190 players named 2026 all-state by the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association https://t.co/FrLcvlYPDN

[Prep Baseball Illinois @PrepBaseballIL]

From 2A State Semifinal:

@HCABASEBALL2 responds with three runs of their own in the ⬇️ 1️⃣

OF Luke Bartolome (2026) served this one into left to bring home a run. 👇

Freeburg leads Harvest-Westminster heading into the second, 4-3.

[Prep Baseball Illinois @PrepBaseballIL]

From 2A State Semifinal:

@HCABASEBALL2 takes the lead after a three run third.

3B Sam Dries (2027) drove in a run on this swing in the inning 👇

Through three, Harvest-Westminster is leading Freeburg 6-4.

[Prep Baseball Illinois @PrepBaseballIL]

From 2A State Semifinal:

1B Jameson Rapinchuk (2026; Maryville) extends the @HCABASEBALL2 lead with this hit 👇

Through 4️⃣, Harvest-Westminster leads Freeburg 7-4.

[Prep Baseball Illinois @PrepBaseballIL]

Final from 2A State Semifinals:

Harvest-Westminster defeats Freeburg 7-5. They’ll play the winner of St. Joseph-Ogden and Marquette at 7:00 PM tomorrow night.

[Prep Baseball Illinois @PrepBaseballIL]

𝟮𝗔 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 🏆

Previewing this weekend's 2A State Finals at Illinois Field in Champaign. Find information on all four teams, below.👇

@HCABASEBALL2
@FburgBaseball
@MarquetteBasbl4
@SJOBaseball

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[KNCT Athletics @KNCTathletics]

Nolan Clenney going from 88-90 last offseason to 94-96 this offseason.

Pretty crazy differences in retrospect. Positions are fine to look at, more importantly however, is how you get there & move through them to ultimately direct energy into the baseball.

@nclen39 @ben_baggett

[𝐉𝐞𝐟𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐳𝐞𝐧 @utahscout1219]

The Scouting Classroom #27

THE SECOND AT-BAT TELLS THE STORY

The first at-bat gives a scout a look.

The second at-bat starts the evaluation.

Why?

Because baseball is a game of adjustment.

THE FIRST LOOK CAN FOOL YOU

A hitter may ambush a first-pitch fastball
He may hit a mistake
He may look good because the pitcher helped him
He may chase three pitches and make weak contact
He may strike out on a nasty breaking ball that would get a lot of hitters out

One at-bat is information.

It is not the full answer.

THE ADJUSTMENT AT-BAT

The scout wants to see what happens next.

Did the hitter learn anything?
Did he recognize the pitcher’s pattern?
Did he change his timing?
Did he handle the same pitch better?
Did he chase the same breaking ball again?
Did he compete deeper into the count?
Did he make the pitcher work?

That second at-bat can tell you more than the first.

THE PITCHER IS BEING SCOUTED TOO

This works both ways.

If a pitcher beats a hitter with a breaking ball in the first at-bat, can he set him up again?

Can he expand?
Can he double up?
Can he throw something unexpected?
Can he pitch backward?
Can he avoid becoming predictable?

Scouts watch the chess match.

Not just the result.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TALENT AND FEEL

Talent can win a pitch.

Feel wins the battle.

A player who can adjust inside the game has a chance to survive as the level rises.

A player who repeats the same mistake tells the scout something too.

THE MANUAL LESSON

Scouts are not just watching what happened.

They are watching what the player learned from what happened.

Players: your first at-bat gets watched.

Your second at-bat gets judged.

That’s Scouting!

#BehindTheRadarGun 🔎

[KNCT Athletics @KNCTathletics]

Are you obsessed with positions or sequencing?

I think far too many people nowadays are obsessed with positions rather than sequencing. Chasing positions for positions' sake is a fool's errand.

Chase the sequencing and let positions emerge.

@ben_baggett

[ScoutConnect @ScoutConnectBB]

INF/RHP Ryan St. Louis (Harvest-Westminster, 2027) brought home three runs in the Warriors’ win.

Two swings from today - a single & SAC fly.

Punched out seven in five innings on the mound yesterday.

@RyanStLouis23

[Daily Herald Preps @dhpreps]

Baseball: Harvest, Westminster Christian combination earns trip to Class 2A state tournament https://t.co/spGdqIqO1j

[Prep Baseball Illinois @PrepBaseballIL]

ᴄʜɪᴄᴀɢᴏ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇᴀꜱᴏɴ ɪᴅ: ꜱᴘᴏᴛʟɪɢʜᴛ 🔦

INF/RHP Ryan St. Louis (Harvest Christian, 2027)

5-11 | 155 lbs

🔺97 mph peak EV
🔺T349' max distance
🔺FB: 83-84 mph (19.4" IVB avg.)
🔺CB: 69-72 mph (T2699 rpm)

👤: https://t.co/qlTYYQ7rRi