Knuckleheads Baseball

ECYB Colt Division Team

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The @BaseballNukes are champions! After a terrible 1st game, rattled off 3 impressive wins in a row. CGs from @ECHighBaseball Will Reddall & Jackson Dalton & @b_h_s_baseball Simon Scurlock, zero errors, & timely hitting. Beat the 1 seed to win it all! Go Knuckleheads!

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Pitchers:

Walks are our enemy!! Sure there may be times later in a game where we might pitch around the batter to set up a DP or force situation but in general they aren’t good. At the end of the day if I’m throwing multiple “ball 4’s” I’m putting myself and my team in unnecessary and unwanted situations. One of our main goals as a pitcher should be to limit them as much as possible. Try focusing on these to help:

• Focus better on mechanics and location during catch play. Throw all your pitch types during catch. If you’re all over the place in catch there’s a great chance you’re all over the place on the mound.

• BREATHE!! Stay relaxed out there. Don’t let the game speed up on you. The situation is what it is. Remain forward focused and be present in the moment. “What’s the goal with this pitch right here, right now?”

• Throw regular weekly bullpens to focus on feel, repeating your delivery and repeating your pitches.

• Avoid “3 ball” counts by being better in 2 ball counts. Have an attitude of ending the at bat right now. Force action. Eliminate walks by eliminating 3 ball counts.

• Every day is different out there. On the days you’re not as sharp as you would like to be, use the bigger part of the plate. Be careful of trying to pitch to the corners when you don’t have that ability that inning or game.

• If your FB command is off, use your other pitches. That’s one reason why we have multiple pitches. Throwing a couple/few in a row can act as a distraction from the negative feelings around our FB in that moment and also act as a reset for our FB release.

• Stop giving the hitters too much credit. Hitting is hard!! Yes, sometimes they will win but on average they won’t more often. Challenge them!

Pitchers, we need to stay away from those walks. Keep learning and figuring out the little things to help you walk less, throw less pitches and stay in the game longer.

[Joe Danneman @FOX19Joe]

"If you're results driven, if you care about your results, and you're losing sleep over results, you won't perform in this game."

Jonathan India hit .202 in June. But he started July with a grand slam. A good minute with India after today's game. #Reds

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@PONYbbsb Knuckleheads nearly shocked the valley. A 15U in a 16U @USSSA @tprbaseball tourney. Earned 1 seed after pool play, then won an incredible pitching dual 2-1 in the semis, and finally fell to a 16-1 team in the finals. Proud of these Knuckleheads! #hundredhundred #Nukes

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Chilling in between games.

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2-0 after crazy first day in Mistlin USSSA tourney! Huge contributions from @b_h_s_baseball Keanu Moss, Will Parker, Cormac Lee, Isaac Kleinman, & Luca Reicher, @BaseballSmchs Brady Zweben, & @ECHighBaseball Will Reddall, Keegan Chin, and Solomon McCormick. Some pics

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Another dominating win. Brady Zweben (@SaintMarysCHS) & Will Reddall (@ECHighBaseball) combined for a 4-hitter. Will won the game ball going 3/5 at the plate to go with 4IP 1-hit on the mound. @ECHighBaseball Solomon McCormick added 3 hits & @skyline_titans Noah McEvoy had 2RBIs

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ECYB Knuckleheads (@BaseballNukes) first game in the books! @b_h_s_baseball Simon Scurlock dominated in the win. @ECHighBaseball Reggie Burnham catches all 7 shutout innings and drives in 2 on a smash 2B. #ECYB #knuckleheads @PONYbbsb #Colt15U