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The hits keep coming. Damon Banks had his 3rd multi-hit game this week with this 2 strike shot to right and another drive up the middle.

Ryder Huntsman up to 91 in this one. Check out this 3 pitch sequence for the K.

@DamonBankz had a great series against the #1 team in the state in 2 wins this week. Against all future college pitchers he was: 4/5, 3 doubles, 1 HBP, 4 runs

Crew Anderson had two strong innings to close the game today. No hits and K to end it.

My take on the NCAA’s latest proposal 👀: We discussed this last evening. They’re looking at a 5-year eligibility clock that starts on your 19th birthday OR high school graduation (whichever comes first). No redshirts, no waivers, except for military service, religious missions, or maternity leave. This would open up more roster spots for true freshmen, change how coaches recruit & develop, and keep college sports feeling like college sports. Huge implications for high school athletes and programs! @bsblbluebook

PG, Nordick overpower Spanish Fork for second straight win heraldextra.com/sports/high-sc…

The Kelce brothers accidentally explained one of the longest-running training mistakes in professional sports in under 30 seconds. A pitcher's delivery takes 1.5 seconds. The rest period before the next pitch is roughly 20 seconds. A starter who throws 100 pitches in a game produces somewhere between 2 and 3 minutes of total physical exertion across a 3-hour window. The work-to-rest ratio is approximately 1:20. That ratio maps almost perfectly to the ATP-CP energy system, the anaerobic pathway that powers movements lasting under 10 seconds. Sprinting. Jumping. Swinging a bat. Throwing a 97 mph fastball. Every meaningful action in baseball lives in this system. Distance running trains the opposite system. Aerobic metabolism. Slow-twitch muscle fibers. Type I fibers that are smaller, produce less force, and prioritize fatigue resistance over power output. Elite sprinters carry 60-80% fast-twitch fibers. Elite endurance athletes carry 60-95% slow-twitch. A 2008 study on collegiate baseball players found that combining endurance training with power training produced measurable drops in power output. You are literally remodeling the engine in the wrong direction. Training the aerobic system when every sport-specific action runs on anaerobic fuel. The tradition started decades ago because games last 3 hours and coaches confused game duration with physical demand. A game lasting 3 hours does not mean the athlete is exerting for 3 hours. A pitcher standing on the mound between pitches is recovering, not working. The correct training analog is a sprinter who runs 100 meters, walks back, and goes again. Driveline Baseball, Eric Cressey, and every major sports science program has been publishing this data for over a decade. Strength coaches at the MLB level largely moved to sprint-based and med ball protocols years ago. But the foul-pole-to-foul-pole jog still persists at the high school and college level because the coaches who played in the 90s trained that way and never updated. The Kelces just explained it to 3 million people faster than any journal ever could.

⁦@brodydowns8⁩ is one of the best linebackers in the ‘27 class and has 5 offers currently. He continues to get bigger, stronger, and faster and will be an absolute monster this year. We specialize in helping athletes gain size, speed, and athleticism.

‘27 RHP Ryder Huntsman (Pleasant Grove) FB: 89-92 (2400+) SL: 78-80 (2350+) CH: 74-75 (1700) @BYUBaseball recruit Ryder’s high end arm talent was on display last night in a prime time matchup. Electric arm action that sees the FB explode out of his hand and the SL was lethal, getting up to 80 with sharp, late break that he buried consistently. Supreme two sport athlete with more in the tank to come over the years. #BeSeen Final Line 👇🏼👇🏼 ~ 5 IP | 10 K | 1 BB | 5 H | 1 ER ~ @RyderHuntsman24 @PGVIKINGSBB @prepbaseball // @coachberg801

@jack_dodson17 in CF. @Drew_Jensen1 behind the plate. Jack hosed the runner and Drew put the tag on. Don’t run on Jack. @PGVIKINGSBB

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 Talon Willardson @TalonWilla243 2027 LHP American Fork HS @PB_Uncommitted An underrated quality when evaluating pitchers is can you still get outs, when you don’t have your best “stuff”. ✅ that box for Talon. He didn’t have his normal velo and was carving hitters. Locating in and out with the FB, mixing speeds and changing eye levels. Impressive outing to a loaded Hawaii squad 👊🏼 #BeSeen ~ 3 IP 4 K 1 BB 3 H 0 R ~ 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Max FB Velocity - 82.7 Max FB IVB - 15.3 FB Range: 80-82 CH: 73-74 SL: 70-73 @prepbaseball | @CoachBerg801 #FG2025

@BrianHunt06 @TwoFiveBaseball Don’t want other teams to see spray charts

@TwoFiveBaseball At the youth level, I'd restrict stats to just your player. High school level and up - should be open for all. I've seen college coaches lock down GC stats. Not sure why.

Can we stop blocking the stats page on GameChanger? At the High School level, can we also update MaxPreps please? What are we hiding?

Altogether an amazing and fun high school baseball game. Way to put on a show Lehi and Pleasant Grove. 5/end

@DamonBankz turned this 87 mph fastball around for a 100 mph Exit Velo. One of his 3 hits for the game. Damon hit 4 lasers and was unfortunate to only have 3 hits. 4/

Still thinking about the incredible Pleasant Grove/Lehi baseball game from Friday: PG won in the bottom of the 12th with a walk-off home run. 9 pitchers threw, the slowest fastball of the night was 84. 4 guys went 91+. A ton of pitches 88-89. 🧵

Willardson is The heart of the order for the #1 team in Utah. Elite pitcher as well.

@PrepBaseballNV @PrepBaseballUT @PB_Uncommitted @AmFork_Baseball @TalonWilla243 @ShooterHunt @prepbaseball We see you @TalonWilla243 . Hitting 3rd or 4th for perennial powerhouse American Fork.

‘27 Talon Willardson (American Fork) The Junior keep the big first inning rolling for the Cavemen with this stand up double off the RF wall #BeSeen @PB_Uncommitted @AmFork_Baseball @TalonWilla243 @PrepBaseballUT @ShooterHunt | @prepbaseball