Monte Lee

Recruiting Coordinator/Hitting Coach College of Charleston Baseball

[Monte Lee @CoachMonteLee]

Cougs just landed a 6’3 monster from Virginia that hits bombs and runs a 6.5! Let’s freaking go!

[Monte Lee @CoachMonteLee]

Big couple of days for the Cougs! Wrapped up portal recruiting with a big arm and lefty bat, and Coach Dorton got a big commitment from a 6’8 fireballer out of high school! Cougs are rolling!

[Charleston Baseball @CofCBaseball]

Happy 250 years, America! 🇺🇸

#TheCollege 🌴⚾️

[Monte Lee @CoachMonteLee]

Great day for the Cougs! A big lefty power bat from SC coming our way!

[Scott Eisberg @SEisbergWCIV]

FaceTiming @CoachMonteLee would be a double whammy, you would not get a ticket in Lugoff or Elgin.

[College of Charleston @CofC]

After surviving leukemia as a toddler, Reece Holbrook finished his college baseball career at CofC — with a memorable final season playing for his father, head coach Chad Holbrook.

A story of resilience, family and perseverance.

https://t.co/IXxNYyKgkb

[Charleston Baseball @CofCBaseball]

A fun week of Youth Camp!

Only 15 spots remain for the July 6-9 Youth Camp, secure your spot today: https://t.co/LWPDHSuzF2

#TheCollege 🌴⚾️

[Monte Lee @CoachMonteLee]

Big day for the Cougs! A left handed hitting Juco Masher from the Lone Star State heading our way!

[Charleston Baseball @CofCBaseball]

Charleston's the place to be.

#TheCollege 🌴⚾️

[Monte Lee @CoachMonteLee]

Another one! In state Juco stud! We love gritty, hard nosed tough kids from SC! Go Cougars!

[Gabe Herold @GabeHerold]

Let’s ride @CofCBaseball

[Monte Lee @CoachMonteLee]

2 days 2 commits! In-state dudes love the Holy City!

[Charleston Baseball @CofCBaseball]

A CofC legend is back home.

#TheCollege 🌴⚾️

[Monte Lee @CoachMonteLee]

Super excited for this opportunity @cholbrook2 has given me. @CofCBaseball is home for me, and I’m so excited to be back! Go Cougars!

[Chad Holbrook @cholbrook2]

“Welcome Home” is used often these days. “Home” to me is where you were born. “Home” is where you were raised. “Home” is where you played. “Home” is where your jersey is on the outfield wall for all to see! So all Cougs, let’s send out a true “Welcome Home” to @CoachMonteLee

[Monte Lee @CoachMonteLee]

Let’s go Big John!!!!! John is an unbelievable human being and coach! Great get for Mark Kingston and Co!

[Kendall Rogers @KendallRogers]

Sources: @CU_Baseball is hiring John Hendry as its newest assistant, replacing Will McGillis, who recently took a job on the Lamar coaching staff. Hendry spent times at Virginia before spending the last two seasons on the South Carolina staff.

UPDATED CAROUSEL: https://t.co/ACD7AJRtHv

[Monte Lee @CoachMonteLee]

Stud! Tremendous hire!

[Kendall Rogers @KendallRogers]

Sources: @Lamar_Baseball head coach Sean Allen is expected to hire Creighton's Will McGillis as his hitting coach and infield coach, I'm told. McGillis spent the past season on the Jays coaching staff.

ASSISTANT CAROUSEL: https://t.co/rB3pxc6tfB

[Monte Lee @CoachMonteLee]

So deserving. I’ve never met a finer man than Eddie Hill. And I bet anyone who has ever worked a baseball camp would agree, he’s a machine! Congrats stud!

[Winthrop Baseball @WinthropBSB]

Enshrined 🏆

Huge congratulations to Coach Eddie Hill on being inducted into the South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame today!

#ROCKtheHILL

[Monte Lee @CoachMonteLee]

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[Jermaine Curtis @JermaineCurtis]

The biggest mistake I made when learning to hit a curveball...

I treated every curveball like it was my pitch.

So every time I saw spin, I swung.

I'd swing and miss.
I'd roll over weak ground balls.
I'd get myself out on pitches I had no business swinging at.

For years, I thought I had a curveball problem.

I didn't.

I had a decision problem.

Because every curveball isn't equal.

Some are mistakes.
Some are strikes.
Some are traps.

Once I figured that out, everything changed.

The goal isn't to hit every curveball.

The goal is to identify the mistakes and attack those.

Then let the others go.

So if I were learning to hit a curveball today, here's exactly what I'd do.

First, I'd put a glove on my top hand.

Then I'd have a coach or pitching machine throw different types of curveballs.

- Hangers
- Curves below the zone
- Curves off the plate
- Curves that start as strikes and finish as balls
- Curves that stay up

My job wouldn't be to swing.

My job would be to catch the ones I'd want to hit.

And let the others go.

Why?

Because before you can hit a curveball...

You have to identify it.

This slows the game down and teaches your eyes what a hittable curveball actually looks like.

Then I'd level it up.

Now I'd grab a bat.

Still no swings.

If it's a hanger or a curveball I can damage:

"I crushed it."

If it's a bad pitch:

"I'm taking."

Now we're training the mind.

We're learning to separate good curveballs from bad curveballs.

Then I'd move to the final step.

Now we swing.

Same game.

Same thought process.

Only now we're actually hitting.

Good one?

Attack it.

Bad one?

Take it.

One thing I've learned from 25 years of playing baseball:

Most hitters don't struggle with curveballs because they can't hit them.

They struggle because they keep swinging at curveballs they should never be swinging at in the first place.

Try this tonight:

✅ 10 catches
✅ 10 call-outs
✅ 10 swings

Record a video of yourself doing it.

I'd love to see it.

Thank you for reading,
Jermaine Curtis

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[Monte Lee @CoachMonteLee]

Ralph means so much to me and many former Cougars and Bucs. Congrats coach!

[Charleston Southern Buccaneers @csusports]

Introducing the CSU Athletics Hall of Fame class of 2026 🏴‍☠️

Read more about this class and their achievements on https://t.co/yBnhZrywHn

#BucStrong

[Monte Lee @CoachMonteLee]

So inspiring to hear Justin Scurry’s story. The best Groundskeeper in baseball! Thank you for spending time with us today!

[South Carolina Baseball @GamecockBSB]

Thanks to Justin Scurry for talking to the team this afternoon!