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HS Athletes...your job on campus is to bring students together. Be a role model, not the funny guy! Don't be the bully...be the dude that stops the bullies, and helps people look forward to coming to school instead of dreading it. Go the extra mile to help others!
Focus LESS on ERA.
Focus MORE on:
✅ First pitch strikes
✅ Ball in play <4 pitches
✅ Getting to 2 strikes fast
If you do those 3 things you will:
✅ Walk less batters
✅ Generate weak contact
✅ Strikeout more batters
AND your ERA will be good.
@FlatgroundApp
Many HS players are fixated on the wrong metrics in baseball—OF arm velocities, pop times, 60 times, rankings, etc. This leads to misconceptions about player abilities and what colleges or scouts actually covet. Some players with big tools but average skills may think they have it made, while skilled players with average tools may feel they're failing.
Ideally, you have both.
The essence of scouting position players is their hitting ability, but this isn't quantified easily. Because of this, players focus on improving measurable, more easily understood showcase metrics, often leading to skewed perceptions of their ability.
People question rankings based on these numbers, not understanding that a player with lower metrics that is ranked higher might simply be a better HITTER. But there is no clean, easy metric on a leaderboard that quantifies who can HIT. So players devalue the most important part of baseball: can he hit? Does he have a chance to hit?
I personally lean on a couple of easy, traditional stats when seeing if a kid can play:
AB:K and XBH/Slugging for hitters
K:BB ratio and IP:H allowed for pitchers
Fallston finish the regular season 15-3.
11-3 in division and are the 2023 UCBAC Chesapeake Division Champs. #1 seed in 2A East Section 1 with the state draw coming Tuesday night
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