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You're 100% right - and the data actually shows it. At the same pitch speed, heavier balls do load the joints slightly more. The mass of the heavier ball definitely matters. But the thing to understand is that you don't throw all balls at the same speed. You throw lighter balls faster and heavier balls slower. It turns out that velocity is just a much bigger driver of joint stress than ball weight. In this study with youth players every extra mph costs ~2.4 Nm. The speed difference between a 4oz & 6oz throw dwarfs the mass difference in terms of the varus torque at the elbow.

@PuckSports We’ll talk about it when you get home.

@BaseballBallard I feel like I'm in trouble

If you have kid who loves baseball and you don’t have spring break plans. My buddy Tim, head coach at Ingraham runs a GREAT spring break camp! instagram.com/reel/DWo9dcRD2…

You have no plan at the plate. And it shows. Pitch is coming. What are you looking for? Most hitters don’t know. They just hope it’s a strike. Fastball? Offspeed? Up? In? They’re reacting to everything. That’s why they’re late. Fooled. Off balance. College hitters don’t guess. They decide. They hunt a pitch. In a zone. In a count. And if it’s not there? They don’t swing. Because guessing creates weak contact. Decision creates damage. Good hitters react. Great hitters hunt. And the gap between high school and college? It’s approach. That’s Baseball IQ. Built before the pitch. Proven in the box. Routine Over Flash. #3LeftsBaseball #BaseballIQ

@viperbats 🙋‍♂️ But it’s my trusty Viper.

Tag a coach who's been using the same beat-up fungo for 10 years! Time for an upgrade - your arm will thank you. Paint jobs for every colorway too! #CoachLife #FungoBat #BaseballCoach #ViperBats #BaseballPractice #CoachesFungo #BaseballDrills #CoachingBaseball #WoodBat #CustomBats

Stats from series against Skagit Valley: 3-8 (.375), 5 R, 2 RBI, 4 SB, 2 BB @CoachGrimes16 @PNW_Uncommitted

Getting in some of my final swings of the off-season with @JoshSale7

#FarmStrong #BallardPride

Dylan Wolf Wallblom doing wolf like things as usual. 7ip 1ER performance for his first college win. Congrats @dylanwallblom2 Awoooo @ShorelineRoyals @BaseballBallard

Reminds me of ⁦@ClintHurdle13⁩ advice… Ahead in the count don’t be late. Behind in the count don’t be early.

Thank you @PNWBaseball for the opportunity to play in the Senior Fall Scout League! I batted .444 (8-18) over the fall and had a great time. Here are 2 of my best swings from this season

Bold colors. Unbeatable quality. Lightning-fast turnaround. Elevate your game (and your team’s look) with bats made for winners. Tag your squad and show off your custom creation! #TeamSpirit #CustomGear

You hang it, he’ll bang it 🤷‍♂️

Padres 2025 11th round pick out of Ballard High School,Truitt Madonna, last night for Low-A Lake Elsinore: 2-for-5, 2B, RBI, 2 R

Slash line leaders from the entire 2025 season. I know this is long overdue... Look forward to an exciting 2026 season. Congrats to Truitt Madonna for being selected by the Padres. #MetroLeagueStats

8/10 WA Metro 2028 3:30pm, Quad 6 Oliver Farmer @FarmerOliv73708 2028, C, Ballard HS (WA) Uncommitted Triple #25NWC | #RepTheNW

8/9 Washington Metro 2026 1:00PM, Quad 9 #10 Miles Soja @soja_miles 2026, OF Ballard HS (WA) Triple Uncommitted #25NWC | #RepTheNW

Farm strong!

Parents Nobody can help your kid get a baseball scholarship. Let me repeat. Nobody can help your kid get a baseball scholarship. Until he's physically similar to the players at the schools he wants to attend. Your son is his own recruiting service. He has to be physical enough (strength and speed), good enough (perform vs good competition) and driven enough (work ethic) before anyone can help him. Hint Colleges are looking for players as good or better, as strong or stronger, as athletic or more athletic, with similar or better measurables than the players they already have. No recruiting service, no high school coach, no travel ball coach or anyone else can help your son until he checks the boxes he controls.

We see you Soja boy! 👀