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TPX Bat Give-away WINNER!

On February 28, 2010 The winner of our TPX Bat Give-a-way was selected by random...
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Moon Commits to University of Central Arkansas

Logan Moon commits to the University of Central Arkansas. Logan is the most phys...
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Justice Commits To K-State

Mason Justice from Holland Hall High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma spent the summer ...
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Klonowski Commits To University of Northern Illinois

After many hours of playing and hard negotiation Alex Klonowski has committed to...
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Minnis Commits to WSU

Albert Minnis left handed pitcher from Lawrence High School had a long summer of...
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Chew Commits To Missouri Western University

Davie has committed to Missouri Western University. A classic undersized left h...
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Brown Commits To KU

After one and a half summers of improving play and great development of his indi...
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Schoenrock Commits To University of Memphis

Erik Schoenrock has committed to the University of Memphis. As a high school jun...
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Weyer Commits To Maple Woods CC

JD Weyer of Parkhill High School is a 6'4 210lbs corner infielder and right han...
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Lawyer Commits To University of Oklahoma

As a 4 year letter winner at Mill Valley, Luke Lawyer has always know that he co...
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Trout Commits To University of Central Arkansas

Drew Trout has committed to the University of Central Arkansas. Drew has worked ...
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2010 Johnny Bench Award Watch List

Posted by Brian Foley, FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

WICHITA, KANSAS – The Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission announced the official watch list for the 2010 Coleman Company-Johnny Bench Award delivered by Papa John’s Pizza. Fifty-three catchers were nominated for the award by their coaches. Because the award is given annually to the top division one collegiate catcher, the list will be updated to include other candidates until May 5, 2010.

Catcher eqauls general

Catcher The catcher is the player on the field with the best view of what is happening. At many times during the game all the players on the field have their eyes on him.

Walk the ball...?

Over the last 3 months we have had the opportunity to spend some time chatting with a longtime scout who everyone in our area has high regards for.

Some gurus hitting "myths"

We have been doing many hours of internet work and came across some so called hitting myths. We call this type of information more of a marketing tool than anything. We added some thoughts in red.

Coaching Goals...

"I just want to get my guys ready for high school" This is a statement that we hear from coaches all over the country, but many times when we watch them coach it is hard to see what they are doing to prepare their players.

Trout & Moon Commitment Announced

CONWAY, Ark _ The University of Central Arkansas baseball team picked up three players in the early signing period, according to Bears head coach Doug Clark. Drew Trout, Logan Moon, and Doug Votolato have all signed to compete for the Bears in the 2010-2011 academic year.

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Why do recruiters carry stopwatches?

The stopwatch give a coach or scout the opportunity to gain tangible data in several aspects of the game. Above you can see how the stopwatch is used to measure your ability to swing the bat and get out of the box. Major League average time is 4.3 seconds. The clock starts on contact and stops when the player touches 1st base.

When a coach or scout is watching the game it is likely that he will work the stopwatch on every pitch to measure certain aspects of the game. As a player you will never know what or when your tools are being measured. So, to be safe play hard on every play.

Keep an eye on the feature video section to see more tools measured by the stopwatch.