Peter Ingles

Coach/Infield Coordinator @TeamKCBaseball

[Trey Hannam @TJHannam10]

I asked an MLB player what he wishes he knew earlier about hitting.

“Feel-good BP is backwards. You’re wanting to feel good when it doesn’t matter and you have a false sense of 'being ready'"

"Get your routine in. Then challenge yourself in the box every single day."

"Nobody’s ever gotten a hit that counts in a cage."

"All those barrels off a 47 mph fastball stay there. What comes with you is how you trained your eyes, your decisions, and your path at game speed.”

[Trey Hannam @TJHannam10]

Most hitters spend all their time on the swing. 🔽

Elite hitters spend more of it on everything around the swing

Here's how to start on each one this week:

Before you hit, check your stance and load in a mirror or on video.

If those are off, the swing will be too.

Pick one pitch, one zone or target on the field before every at-bat.

Give every round in the cage a purpose. Fastball timing, driving the ball the other way, two-strike approach. Pick one.

On days you feel off, simplify.
Find readiness and control, hunt the fastball, compete with what you've got.

After every game, write down one thing you learned. Then close the notebook. Tomorrow starts fresh.

Pick one and own it this week. Then another the next week, then again. After 5 weeks you should have all 5 of these traits.

Send this to a hitter who needs it.

[Trent Mongero @CoachMongero]

Well well well… I guess real baseball matters again… and it wins. Don’t strike out. Get the ball in play. Hustle, steal bases, throw strikes, compete. Yea, bombs are good… but so are doubles, singles, bunt for hits, moving runners … pressure on defense. Why has it taken this long to figure it out! That’s what pisses me off. Winning Baseball ….. well it wins! At every level.

[Brendan Dougherty @Brendougherty]

High Level Catch translates to High Level Infielders

[Prep Baseball Scouting @pbtscouting]

2028 | SS/RHP | Liem Potter (@TeamKCBaseball)

@PotterLiem has an over the top action, being aggressive late in his delivery. Lives low with his fastball generating weak contact, SL gets lots of swing and misses. Strikes out 10 in 5in of work.

FB: 83-85 T86 carries well
SL: 75-76 ~2500 rpm sharp downwards movement

#KCWorldSeries | @PrepBaseballMO | #PBKC5

[Josh Chambers @JoshChambers]

Sean McVay on what has become non-negotiable when evaluating players:

“There are certain things that have to be non-negotiables. What’s your football character like? I think that more than anything, especially because of some of the things I’ve gone through where I look back and say, ‘Man, I did not like the kind of leader or the caliber of person I was. I was fragile. I wasn’t resilient. The game honors toughness, but I think life and the game honor toughness, both mentally and physically. How many different ways can we measure that mental resilience?"

"What have they been through, and how did that shape who they’ve become in the midst of the journey?”

“When you go through each guy and have a personal message of appreciation and gratitude for him, the consistent theme is that everybody who has had any sort of success has experienced some adversity. Maybe when you’re in it, you don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel, but if it shapes you and callouses you the right way, growth demands that discomfort.”

“You don’t punish people who haven’t been through adversity, but I also think it’s important for guys to know, ‘We’re in this shit with you, too. Let’s build a relationship.’”

“Chris Petersen always used to say to me, ‘It’s really important that all our players know they’ll never meet the enemy on the sideline.’ I’d like to think the connection, the camaraderie and the enjoyment of each other’s success are what you see when you watch our group play. That’s the type of people we’re trying to identify.”

[Kevin Graber M.Ed. @Coach_KGraber]

Managing the @LowellSpinners this summer. We're running delay steals at a crazy clip — and not getting thrown out. It's not luck. We know the technique that works and we're systematic about when to use it. Shout outs @CoachRCaulf and @AnthonyS_44 for great work with our runners.

[Kevin Graber M.Ed. @Coach_KGraber]

Managing the @LowellSpinners this summer. Here's a sample of the momentum steals we've racked up thus far. Every kid on the roster is in on it. When the whole org. buys in -- from GM to staff to players -- it's a weapon.

[Coach Gunnar Hayes @CoachGunHayes]

10 Ways to Stand Out as a HS Recruit at a Showcase/ Tournament

Everyone wants to stand out with their tools.

But coaches are evaluating much more than your physical ability.

Here are 10 ways to stand out that having nothing to do with your measurables 🧵

[Peter Ingles @inglesbaseball]

Great job Kingston

[Kingston Lopez @KingstonLopez8]

July starting off Good: Last 2 Tournaments:
PA- 20 | AB- 14 | AVG- 500 | OPS- 1.507 | SLG- .857 | BB- 6 | H- 7 | 1B- 4 | 2B- 1 | 3B- 2
@PrepBaseballMO @TeamKCBaseball @inglesbaseball @Jimmy_PBKC

[Trey Hannam @TJHannam10]

I sent this to every hitter I train. (You should do the same.)

It's a phenomenal example of what it actually takes and what it looks like.

Watch it. Save it. Send it to your hitters.

[Peter Ingles @inglesbaseball]

Great job Liem

[Liem Potter @PotterLiem]

Here are a few clips from last weekend. I went 8/14 with a few 90+ EVs and 2 doubles. I also hit 87 mph on the mound.
@Jimmy_PBKC @pbtscouting @PrepBaseballMO

[Peter Ingles @inglesbaseball]

Great job Jackson

[Jackson Patton @patton2028]

1B/P Jackson Patton (Blue Springs South 28’) Good pitching outing. 5 innings 10 K’s‼️(3 looking) 1 ER 2 BB Top 86 mph

[Prep Baseball Scouting @pbtscouting]

2028 | UTL | Zeke Bartmess (@TeamKCBaseball)

Bartmess puts a great swing on this ball and drives it to RF for a single 🔥

#KCPI | #PBKC3 | @PrepBaseballMO

[Prep Baseball Scouting @pbtscouting]

2028 | SS/RHP | Liem Potter (@TeamKCBaseball)

@PotterLiem Hits in the go ahead run just before time expires⏰

#KCPI | #PBKC3 | @PrepBaseballMO

[Trent Mongero @CoachMongero]

Players: Want to get noticed? Recruited? have more post HS opportunities? Then be different. I mean truly different.

Got to be willing to set yourself apart, in more ways than just your physical tools. It starts by being willing to read this long post and then let it marinate into your game ….

Tools get noticed, yes. But so do many other things. Things that players don’t seem to understand the importance of. College coaches, now more than ever, want players who can drop the tired acts…. The show… and be “a baseball player”… not just someone who “plays baseball.” There is a big difference…

What does that mean? In summer ball… Come to the field looking like a player. Leave the crocks for the beach. Wear uniform correctly. Take out headphones when doing team activities. Put phone away all game and then… take pride in your warm-up routine, pregame hitting routine, stretching, and throwing routines. Regardless of what your teammates are doing and what they might think!!! Take pride in your between inning reps. Everything matters.

Play the game with energy and focus. Be a great teammate. Keep your focus on your team and winning. Yes, winning matters. Coaches want winners. Players who bring that edge win at the next level. Playing to win requires focus, intensity, hunger. Anyone can play when it does not matter who wins…. There is very little pressure in that arena.

Right now we live in a world of showcase tooled players (throw hard, hit hard/far, run fast, etc.), but they don’t know how to play the game. Get noticed, by demonstrating high baseball IQ and situational awareness. Hustle on and off the field. Control your emotions when you fail and bounce back on the next pitch…. and when you succeed… act like you have done it before… old school style. Yea… I promise you will get noticed.

Call me old and outdated. You would have the old part right. As far as knowing what wins, I put my money on what I stated in this tweet! Hear me clearly, genuine emotion is cool. Strike out 16 in a 7 inning game, throw a no hitter, hit a walk off bomb… authentic emotion is cool.

However, the staring down opponents, dancing around the mound or bases with the “look at me” focus is a tired act. If you are elite tooled, someone will still take a chance on you. But you might not get all the opportunities you should. And for the rest of the players, you become just another tired act.

In the end, college baseball is about winning. That’s what the coaches are paid to do. They get fired when they don’t win. So ask yourself “what do I do that sets me apart from the rest of the baseball players on this planet?” The answer better be… “I have tools that match that level and I have make-up that wins.” “I’m not like the others.”

So start now: become the player that is different. The one who cares. The one who plays the game right. The one who respects the game and opponents. The one who wins!!! The one colleges are looking desperately for.

@DirtBroUSA

[Peter Ingles @inglesbaseball]

Great job Jackson

[Jackson Patton @patton2028]

1B/P Jackson Patton (Blue Springs South 2028) 4/11 on the weekend with 2 doubles and 2 walks.

[Prep Baseball Missouri @PrepBaseballMO]

𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐊𝐂 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐲
‘28 | 1B/RHP | Kingston Lopez (Wellington-Napoleon)

+ 94.6 Exit Velocity

+ FB: 81-84
+ SL: 75-76
+ CH: 75-77

👤: https://t.co/CQkDT7abuK

[Prep Baseball Missouri @PrepBaseballMO]

𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐊𝐂 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐲
‘28 | RHP/OF | Mitchell Walker (Princeton)

+ 96.1 Exit Velocity
+ 84 mph OF Velo

+ FB: 81-83
+ SL: 69-75

👤: https://t.co/Hq1JB2ZAQ8 // @mitchell_w46892

[Prep Baseball Missouri @PrepBaseballMO]

𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐊𝐂 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐲
‘28 | INF/RHP | Liem Potter (Carrollton)

+ 90.8 Exit Velocity
+ 85 mph INF Velo

+ FB: 83-85
+ SL: 68-73 (2464 RPMs)
+ CH: 75-77

👤: https://t.co/wydVnS92WJ // @PotterLiem