Baseball. Thank you to my family, my friends and all of my coaches over the years. I wouldn’t be where I am today without everyone.
When I first picked up at bat, I did not know that moment would shape me for the rest of my life. I’m so thankful it did.
#KlingerDinger #20
Let’s talk “makeup”.
Why do great prospects “bust” in pro ball? Why do 18th round picks beat the odds and make the big leagues?
Many scouts feel “makeup” is the X Factor. Some people call it “the 6th tool”.
But what is it? How do you identify it?
If I ran a scouting department, each of these characteristics would get grades like their physical tools do. I think having a “note” section for them isn’t enough. I want better breakdown from area scouts on these critical characteristics with evidence why.
Let’s look into the key characteristics of makeup:
Looking for professional opportunities:
Antonio Fernandez
LHH C/1B
2x Conference Player of the Week
Unanimous 1st Team All-Conference
Conference Leader in: H,2B,AVG
Top 10 in the country for AVG,RBI,2B
Etch it in history 📖
Baseball breaks their single game scoring record vs. North Central University (MN) with 3️⃣6️⃣ runs‼️@NWUBaseball#YipYip#PWolfNation
Okay, this may break baseball twitter……
I get it, you don’t want to bunt, you want to hit.
As a coach, I want you to hit too! However, you strikeout way too much with runners on, and you don’t know how to move runners over to score runs making productive outs.
Getting runners over and getting them in is how we score runs. Scoring runs is how we win games. I’ve tried to teach you this, but your response of “I hit dingers“ shows me you’re not buying in. (Also, you’ve never hit a dinger, like maybe two times in BP on the small field.)
So, when you come up with less than two outs am I going to take my chances of your 1-5 chance you get a hit and move the runner? OR, and this is controversial am I going to take the 4-5 chance to move the runner over, and force the defense to make a play so we can score runs and win the game?
If you don’t want to bunt, become a great contact hitter, limit your strikeouts and learn to hit behind the runner.
Stop this 💩 of saying bunting sucks. No, strikeouts suck. A strikeout is not productive in any way other than we no longer have to watch your bad at bat.
This Saturday, come out to Den Hartog field! We are having a Black vs Gold intersquad scrimmage!
First pitch around 10:15 and we will go until 1pm. Come get your first look at the boys! Only 9 days until Dallas! #yipyip 🐺
Nebraska Wesleyan University has named Eric Ignatowski as the next head baseball coach. @NWUBaseball#YipYip#PWolfNation
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