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A freak baseball accident left @UConnBSB standout Connor Lane partially blind in his right eye. His vision may be impaired but his baseball hopes are not. A @MLB catching prospect before the injury, Lane is now motivated to make it as a pitcher @UConnHuskies @WTNH

Velocity gets you recruited. Command decides if you stay. Throwing 90 opens doors. Winning 0–0 keeps you on the mound. High school radar guns track velo. College coaches track: • First-pitch strikes • Walk rate • Pitch efficiency • How quickly you get off the field Can you: • Land strike one? • Miss off, not middle? • Control counts when you fall behind? • Repeat your delivery in the 6th? Because hitters adjust. And weekends expose traffic. Velocity is loud. Command wins series. High school celebrates stuff. College rewards execution. That’s Pitching IQ. Built at 15. Proven at 20. Routine Over Flash. #3LeftsBaseball #BaseballIQ

We can measure everything with radar guns and analytics, but none of these can measure guts and nuts.

Dear @espn - are you aware how many people love college baseball? You are missing the boat.

Baseball Doesn’t Need More Data Readers It Needs Pitching Coaches If professional baseball truly vetted the people being hired as pitching coaches, a lot of jobs would disappear overnight. Because what’s happening right now isn’t coaching. It’s data reading. Somewhere along the way, the game decided that if you can interpret ball-flight charts and recite spin efficiency, you’re qualified to stand on a big-league mound and teach pitchers how to get outs. That’s not development. That’s outsourcing responsibility to numbers. Let’s be clear about something: data matters. But data is not coaching. You can teach a real pitching coach how to use data. Good coaches want to learn it. They’ll study it, question it, challenge it, and then filter it through feel, execution, and competition. What you can’t teach is how to pitch. And that’s the problem. The Game Has Replaced Pitching Coaches With Throwing Coaches Talk to professional coaches around the league guys who have actually stood on the mound, competed, failed, adjusted, and survived and you’ll hear the same thing over and over: Many of the new pitching hires have never pitched at a professional level and have no idea how to actually get hitters out. So what do they default to? “Throw it down the middle and see what happens.” “Trust the data.” “Velocity plays.” That’s not pitching. That’s gambling. Pitching is a competitive skill built on execution, sequencing, movement, deception, and decision-making under pressure. It’s understanding how hitters adjust, how counts matter, how adrenaline changes mechanics, and how to get through an inning when you don’t have your best stuff. Those lessons don’t show up on a dashboard. Ball Flight Without Execution Means Nothing Ball flight data without execution is useless. Velocity without command is meaningless. Spin rate without intent is noise. A pitcher doesn’t get paid for having elite metrics in a bullpen. He gets paid for outs. And outs come from being able to repeat a delivery, control the baseball, adjust in real time, and compete when the game tightens. Right now, too many organizations are creating glorified throwers, not pitchers. Guys who can light up a Rapsodo in shorts. Guys who look incredible in controlled environments. Guys who fall apart when hitters stop chasing and the game speeds up. That’s a coaching failure. Coaching Is Not Explaining It’s Teaching The best pitching coaches in the game don’t drown players in information. They simplify. They prioritize. They understand who the pitcher is, not who the data wants him to be. They know: When to push and when to shut up When data helps and when it hurts When feel beats force When execution beats intent They don’t sell pitchers on magic numbers. They teach them how to own the mound. And here’s the part that matters most: real coaches aren’t impressed by bullshit. Professional players can smell it instantly. If you’ve never had to get outs with a tired arm, a bad feel day, or a runner on third and one out, your credibility is gone before you open your mouth. Get Outs Baseball is not a lab experiment. It’s a competitive game of outs. The industry doesn’t need more self-proclaimed “throwing coaches” who hide behind screens and spreadsheets. It needs pitching coaches people who understand the craft, respect the chaos, and can blend data with reality. Data should inform decisions. Execution should decide games. Until professional baseball gets back to hiring coaches who can actually teach pitching, not just explain it, the game will keep producing arms that look great on paper and disappear when it matters. And that’s not development. That’s failure dressed up as innovation. #shegone @notgaetti @BobFile @twuench @billdubs @SliderDominate @slider_sinker @iamrags @ROXSystem @BLocsports @TheRealJHair @DMEASrecruiting @itsJohnRocker @45PedroMartinez @rogerclemens @Plesac19 @BackWoodRebel39 @GlendonRusch @CoachMunoz51

Old Saybrook's Connor Lane is happy to be healthy & ready to roll with his @UConnBSB team in 2026. The @UConnHuskies catcher had a scare late last season. "It's a miracle that Connor's out here", says head coach Jim Penders @WTNH

I had a great time at the Bucknell showcase this past weekend. I’m grateful for the opportunity. @Bucknell_BB

Here are some swings from today. Continuing to work hard this offseason. @UBAuncommitted @uncommittedBBs @BUncommitted #uncommitted2027

1/2/26- Here are some swings from today. @UBAuncommitted @uncommittedBBs @BUncommitted @CBR_Recruiting #uncommitted2027

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Want a great travel ball experience? Outwork the competition. Out sacrifice the competition. Strive to be the strongest and most physical player in your organization. Be reliable. Be dependable. Plant roots in an organization and fertilize. All of these things are easier said than done. and Not many do them. Players that do, have incredible travel ball experiences.

The travel ball model of lets have as many teams as possible is not what travel ball was designed for. It wasn't designed for the rec ball kid who simply plays as a hobby. It was designed to be best on best. Not money making C team vs money making D team.

2026 RHP/3B Janvier Diaz (Putnam Science Academy, CT) 6-2; 205 lbs The @ECSUbaseball commit sends this one into orbit to get his team on the board early 💣 Dynamic mover ✅ 2-way talent ✅ @pbtscouting | @PBNewEngland @LumberYardNY | #NYFallOpen

10 Things Every HS Baseball Player Needs to Know ⚾️👇 1️⃣. College coaches recruit TOOLS, start developing them. 2️⃣. Show up early, stay late. It gets noticed. 3️⃣. Your body is your resume → lift, eat, sleep. 4️⃣. Social media can HELP or HURT you. Choose wisely. 5️⃣. Hustle & body language = free "positive" points in scouting. 6️⃣. Throw strikes, hit strikes. Make the game less complicated. 7️⃣. Nobody cares about excuses. Compete. 8️⃣. Say “thank you” to your parents every day. 9️⃣. Work ethic > talent if talent doesn’t work. 🔟. Baseball is a game of failure → handle adversity, or it will handle you. 💯🙌

Players chasing greatness don't need cheerleaders. They need the truth from people qualified to give it to them.

Here are some swings from the summer season with CT Mets.

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Congratulations to our 2026 Catcher @DGutowski148 on his commitment to @RPIBaseball we are all very proud of you Drew!

Pitching, in its most general sense, is the disruption of a hitter's timing. Inducing weak contact, or swings and misses, is the goal. Greg Maddux told me one time, during my first WBC when he was the @WBCBaseball @USABaseball pitching coach, that every pitch he delivered was thrown with the "intent" to get the hitter out. Intent is the key word here. As a pitcher, or catcher, what is your intent? Not spin rate, or any analytical number. Intent.