Thank you for all of your prayers! @LantzWheeler passed away today! He is pain free and in a better place now! He impacted so many of us in different ways! We lost a good one today! May God be with you and your family! We love you buddy!
Thank you for @NickBrich, @pistolplante and @toptier_central for taking the chance on me 4 years ago! Thank you for all the friends I’ve made, connections I gained, and opportunity to play for one of the best baseball organizations in the world! @TopTierBaseball@TopTier_HQ
💥 College Camp 💥
Heading to Saint Xavier University for our annual college camp on Sunday, August 10!
Registration and details: https://t.co/rCs5gsBige
Why I Don’t Love the Sleeper Stretch for Throwers ⚠️
The sleeper stretch is basically the Hawkins-Kennedy impingement test in disguise.
Ask 100 throwers where they feel it and less than 20 will say the posterior cuff or capsule (the actual target). Most feel it in the front/side of the shoulder… where the impingement is happening.
➡️ Add in body weight causing shearing and a long lever allowing athletes to easily use excessive force.. Now we’re putting the shoulder in a compromised position with a high risk of over mobilizing or pinching on cuff tendons.
Before you go cranking IR range, ask this:
👉 Is total arc (ER + IR) the same as the non-throwing arm?
If yes, it’s likely just a normal bony adaptation, causing more ER, less IR. That’s not typically a problem.
But if you identify a true capsular or muscular restriction, we’ve got better tools:
✅ Arm Bar Rotations – the kettlebell applies safe, active posterior mobilization ✅ Rotation Cuff Stretch - Does a pretty good job isolating posterior rotator cuff
📲 Bulletproof Your Arm With The Armored Heat App
What a Father’s Day weekend it was as @TopTierBaseball 17u Americans won the championship at Sparks Invite w/ a total team effort going 6-1 on the weekend, including having to win 3 games today. MPL up next! Boys of Summer are ready to roll this year! #expectgreatness#RollTier
Top Tier Select - 13u Roster
We're sending this group of talented players to Cary, NC next week for the @USABaseEvents National Team Championships 🏆
The 13u National Team Championships run from June 16 through June 20 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex 🇺🇸
From 3A Metamora Sectional Semifinals:
SS Ximi Baftiri (@MorrisBaseball, 2025; Evansville) drives in two runs to cap off a four-run inning.
Morris takes the lead, 5-3 heading into the bottom of the fourth.
From earlier:
RHP Davis Weeks (@EagleBaseb_DHS, 2025; Michigan State) allowed only two hits and no walks as he threw a complete game shutout while striking out 17 batters.
FB: 90-92 mph, ASR
CH: 80-82 mph
SL: 78-81 mph, sharp, late
@davis_weeks2