Vinnie Lopez

Catching Coach @Olubaseball | CSUF Titan Alum 🐘Grad Student | Future Historian | IG: lopezcatching | #bottomfeeders

[Vinnie Lopez @lopezcatching]

Miss My grandfather https://t.co/1tFcTOTJHy

[Jesse Sanchez @JesseSanchezMLB]

I miss my father and my grandfather.

[Prep Baseball Scouting @pbtscouting]

2027 | C | Salvador Ethan Gonzalez @18SalG | ZT Blue Wave 17u |

Good swing here as Gonzalez turns on this pitch and drives it into the LF corner for a double.

#PBTLVOpen

[PREP BASEBALL CALIFORNIA @PrepBaseballCA]

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C Luke Bacon (Santiago HS, 2027) @wsucougarbsb commit

◾5-foot-11, 176-pounds
◾93.7 mph max EV
◾78.9 avg on-plane efficiency
◾6.94 60 time
◾1.97-2.02 pop time

👤 https://t.co/31ERw8U6vf |
@Lukebacon_8

[Perfect Game California @California_PG]

Zion Avina (‘28, CA) had a couple loud barrels yesterday which included this shot for a double. Coming off a strong soph. season for OLU. Compact stroke that gets some quality juice for the frame. #CAKickoff @ZionAvina17

[PREP BASEBALL CALIFORNIA @PrepBaseballCA]

𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁, 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝗴𝗼: 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⭐

INF Zion Avina (Orange Lutheran, 2028)

◾5-foot-10, 190-pounds
◾98.6 mph max EV (avg. 95.7)
◾377' max batted distance
◾85 mph INF velo
◾6.89 60 time

👤 https://t.co/QU4bQzn6Nh | @ZionAvina17

[Dane @EnadZT]

My son is in Coach Pitch All-Stars and the amount of drama has been wild. The idea of Coach Pitch All-Stars is already silly because 75% of this game is whether or not Calvin from accounting can throw a strike from a little league mound (he can't).

[Damian Calhoun @DamianCalhoun]

Miss the days when CS Fullerton baseball was a regular in the NCAA regionals

[Vinnie Lopez @lopezcatching]

Where is @SuperfanKeith ?
CIF SS D4 finals

[Nick Castrilli @CastrilliNick]

Ever wonder what makes WVU so good at what they do?

Meticulous repetitions.

Example A: Armani Guzman taking bunts. But notice Co-Head Student Manager Cam Kirsch giving him a live feel.

Attenion to detail in everything it does allows WVU to host.

@WVSportsDotCom

[Jerry Weinstein @JWonCATCHING]

This set up by Brett Sullivan in foul territory on a throw from RF allows him to reach across his body further into foul territory & catch the ball with enough body control to be able to redirect his momentum back into fair territory to make the tag. If he was in front of HP & had the same throw into foul territory, he would not have had the ability to come back & make the play. Just too much momentum moving away from the play. If you start foul & it’s a good throw, you have ample time to move into fair territory to make the tag.

[Jerry Weinstein @JWonCATCHING]

POP TIME
Catchers are always trying to improve their pop time. Taking the location variable out of the mix there are two ways to improve pop time . Speed up your transfer or improve your throwing velocity. In general there is an inverse relationship between transfer & velocity. The faster the velocity the slower the transfer & the faster the transfer the slow the velocity. You have to find the sweet spot between the two to get your best pop time. This doesn’t account for the accuracy component. Sixty three to sixty seven per cent of pop time is ball flight so giving up too much ball flight velocity to quicken your release may not be the best strategy. For every MPH increase in velocity the ball arrives 1’6” sooner to the target. This is a trial & error process, however building throwing velocity is never a bad thing.

[Chatterbox Sports @CBoxSports]

Terry Francona on the line drive that hit Chase Burns:

“I ask him, ‘hey man, please tell me you have a cup on?’ and he said no, I was like, ‘Chase, I don’t even watch a game without wearing a cup.’”

[Vinnie Lopez @lopezcatching]

@Bri_Rosenworcel @loumoore12

[Vinnie Lopez @lopezcatching]

@FullertonTitans @FullertonBSB

[Kyle Boddy @drivelinekyle]

Apropos of nothing, people forget just how good Mark Kotsay was as an amateur. He won the Golden Spikes as a true sophomore (!) batting .422/.492/.776 w/ 21 dongs + elite defense.

But wait: He also pitched! In 21 G, he threw 29 IP with a 0.31 ERA and 11 SV.

And now you know.

[Kevin John @heykevinjohn]

"Family comes first...my daughter was very grateful I had the opportunity to spend the day with her. Watch her become a first gen grad at USC."

-Mark Kotsay on missing Friday night's game to be at his daughter's graduation at USC

[Jerry Weinstein @JWonCATCHING]

Key takeaway on this back side pick at 1B by Christian Vazquez is the exchange. The ball never comes to rest in his glove. It just changes directions in a hurry.

[Jerry Weinstein @JWonCATCHING]

Slam dunk & hold.

[Perfect Game California @California_PG]

Owen Kemp (‘28 CA) lifts this one to the wall in center for an RBI 3B. Projectable 6-2, 205-lb frame w/ strength throughout #SunshineWest

[𝐋𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐚𝐜𝐡 @LesLukach]

‘27 INF/OF Ricardo Hurtado of @olubaseball

Few guys have popped us much as Hurtado has this year. There’s strength in frame with room for more and the result is continuously loud contact at the dish. Aggressive but selective approach; doesn’t often chase. Lots to like here.

[eric sondheimer @latsondheimer]

Orange Lutheran 9, Corona 6: The Lancers won pool D, rallying from a 5-2 deficit. Brady Murrietta hit three home runs and finished with six RBIs.

[PREP BASEBALL CALIFORNIA @PrepBaseballCA]

‘26 INF CJ Weinstein of @olubaseball

Multi-hit day for the #LSU signee and #MLBDraft prospect.

Came into the game with a team high .363 BA and tied for team high with 33 hits on the season. Even his misses are hits.

@LesLukach