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Others track who commits. We show what happens next. Training and recruiting help for Indiana baseball players, parents and coaches. 16 free lessons.

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Indiana Baseball Hub helps Indiana players and families take the next step: high school to college to the pros.

Others track who commits. We show what happens next.

16 free lessons for players, parents and coaches. Start here: <https://t.co/3bMrTczt9m> #INbaseball

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@BaseballDad2028 Appreciate you sharing it! Good luck with the recruiting journey. Lots of good options out there for multi-sport kids

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@IndianaBase @JeffMercer54 @B1Gbaseball @JaxLueken @LoganCotton2025 @BlaneMetz @crighton_luke Looked like a great turnout. Love seeing the program open the doors to families this time of year 🎃

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@NatlBBRecruit Great pick. Taylor's a reminder for Indiana families that some of the best baseball in the state is at the NAIA level

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College Baseball Program of the Day #021: Taylor University Trojans 🛡️

56-7. A program-record 56 wins. Two months ranked No. 1 in the country. The first national championship game in school history. 2027 and 2028 players, Taylor University in Upland, Indiana just put together the best season in program history, and nobody in the NAIA scored more runs.

The 2026 season:
- 56-7 overall and 33-3 in the Crossroads League
- Ranked No. 1 in the NAIA for two months and finished No. 2 in the final Top 25 poll
- Started 11-0 for the first time ever and matched the program record with a 24-game win streak
- Fourth straight Crossroads League regular season title and third straight CL Tournament title
- Hosted an NAIA Opening Round for the fifth straight year
- Went 11-3 in the postseason, 4-2 at the NAIA World Series in Lewiston, and finished as national runner-up
- Beat No. 4 Lewis-Clark State, No. 10 Doane, No. 15 Arizona Christian, No. 18 Mid-America Christian and No. 19 William Carey

The offense was the best in the country:
- Led the NAIA in runs (690), runs per game (11.3) and on-base percentage (.471)
- Hit .350 as a team with a .588 slugging percentage, 716 hits and 105 home runs, all program records
- On the mound, the staff struck out 538 hitters, third most in the NAIA, at 10.05 per nine innings

The consistency:
- Five straight 40-win seasons
- 46 straight Crossroads League series without a loss
- This year's senior class went 187-51 and played in two World Series

The players:
- OF Brayden Manning, First-Team NAIA All-American. Hit .427 and led the entire NAIA with 93 runs, 103 hits, a 22-game hitting streak and a 41-game on-base streak. Finished his career with 313 hits and 41 home runs
- Jordan Malott, First-Team NAIA All-American in his only season at Taylor. Led the NAIA with a school-record 98 RBIs, hit 19 homers and posted a .759 slugging percentage and a .519 on-base percentage
- It's the first time Taylor has had two First-Team All-Americans in the same season, and they are the 17th and 18th All-Americans under Coach Gould
- Sam Gladd and Lane Lewis made the World Series All-Tournament Team

The pro pipeline: RHP Gabel Pentecost went to the Houston Astros in the sixth round of the 2025 MLB Draft, No. 186 overall, the first NAIA player taken that year.

The staff:
- Kyle Gould, head coach. Just wrapped his 22nd season and is also Taylor's athletic director. He entered 2026 as the winningest coach in program history at 737-378, then added 56 more wins. Eight-time Crossroads League Coach of the Year
- Justin Barber, pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. Just wrapped his eighth season. Before Taylor he ran the Indiana Chargers travel program and helped more than 90 players reach college baseball
- Kade Kolpien, assistant coach and a Taylor alum
- Charlie Jones, graduate assistant coach
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@CoachBeede Grades are the sleeper on that list. A strong GPA opens academic aid, which matters a ton at D3 schools

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Myth: good framing means pulling the pitch back into the zone.

Fact: if you yank it, the umpire sees the glove move. Beat the ball to the spot, catch it where it is and stick it.

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Parents Lesson 1, free: How Recruiting Actually Works
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Parents: your son can email a college coach at any age. The rules limit what coaches can send back, not what he sends.

D-I baseball coaches can start calls, texts and emails Aug. 1 before junior year.

Free lesson on how recruiting really works below.

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@TrineBaseball Love seeing Indiana kids staying home to play college ball. Good luck this spring, Thunder!

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@BaseballAmerica Another reminder that JUCO is a real road to the big leagues

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@SBAlessons @ReilyM31 @FitritionTeam @FitritionSPT Love seeing winter strength start now. Pair it with a protected rest day and real sleep, and players show up in spring stronger, not just tired

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@ABCA1945 Great reminder. Getting there early and staying still lets the chest do the work. Freezing before the ball arrives beats lunging at it every time

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@WhatMattersBSB That coaches look at a lot more than stats: grades, how a player treats teammates, and whether you've done your homework on their school. And JUCO is a real path, not a consolation prize.

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Catchers: try stick-it holds.

Catch and hold the glove still for 2 seconds. No jerking back toward the middle.

Cue: "Soft hand, quiet body."

#baseball

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5/ Protect the basics: a second sport or other activity, 8-10 hours of sleep, 1-2 rest days a week, and real food after practice.

Full plan in this week's Dugout post.

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1/ Fall ball is over. Here's a simple way to plan the winter, in five pieces 🧵

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4/ Build strength while the arm rests: 2-3 supervised lifts a week. Learn each lift without weight first, and stop if anything hurts.