Matteo Finocchi

Extremely excited to say I’ve accepted an assistant coach position with the Rochester Honkers of the Northwoods Collegiate Summer Baseball League!! Thankful for this opportunity, and looking forward to working with some of the best college baseball players in the country!

My Highschool baseball coach begged us to watch 20-30 minutes of college/professional baseball a night. I never understood it. Reflecting on it now, I am deeply grateful I did as he asked. It helped me think the game & develop baseball IQ ahead of my age. As I help coaching Highschool baseball now : The baseball IQ is seemingly getting worse for high schoolers as time goes on & the world becomes exceedingly more short form & instant gratification centric. If you’re a parent and/or young baseball player I hope you understand how much understanding the intricacies of the game will play in your favor over the long haul.

One of the hardest workers in the facility day in and day out. Always a pleasure to work with

Breaking: John Harbaugh and the Giants are "working to finalize an agreement" to make him the next HC, per @adamschefter 🚨

Velocity jump. Impact arm. Real upside. Isaiah Brennan has taken a massive step forward this fall, now touching 95 mph and missing bats with power stuff. After a developmental freshman year, he’s trending toward becoming a big piece of the Tritons’ rotation. 🎥⬇️ Watch Brennan deal and read our full @ICCCBaseball preview at the link. 🔗: loom.ly/M2jwBvI @PB_JUCO | @IsaiahBrennan10

Why Wednesday 🔥⚾️🥎

“Today’s society wants to skip the process. I hate that” - Tom Izzo

So Boone just sucks at his job then?

oh hey uh, by the way DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA BLUE JAYS LOOOOOOOOSEEEEEEEEEE

Sat 85-87EV off the tee and ripped one pull side for a PR of 89. Can't wait to increase my EV and fastball even more working at the yard this off-season starting in 2 weeks. @UnStopaBo23 @Matteo_Finocchi @MitchyBeee55 @PB_Uncommitted @PrepBaseballWI

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Uncommitted JUCO Sophmore at @ICCCBaseball Looking for 4 year opportunities 6’0/205lbs INF 60 yard- 6.52 (PBR) Infield Velocity - 89 mph (PBR) Exit Velocity- 103 mph in game @FlatgroundBats @BUncommitted @PB_Uncommitted @PB_JUCO

They just shot Charlie Kirk. A married young man and father, who stands on college campuses and encourages young people to get married, have children, stop abortion, and simply live a life for God. I’m praying that he survives. And I’m praying that this country rises up and ends this.

A lot of opinions on this. My preferences when it comes to what specific stats are important. For context, I'm speaking from a catchers perspective on game calling and my own game strategy. I used these numbers to define a players approach along with their bat path which is another discussion. Contact rate % -I hated guys that made a bunch of contact. They made your pitcher grind more. This drives up pitch count, fatigues your pitcher, and which tends to get into your bullpen faster. Out of Zone chase % - What guys can I expand the zone on? Batting average -This never lied. You make a mistake over the plate and they most likely get you. They could even get you on well located pitches. -Bad BA told me I didn't have to be as fine and we had some wiggle room/room for error. I would use try to use my lineup management strategy around having these guys at the plate in leveraged situations. IE: putting guys on, pitching around the good hitters to get to the bad ones. OBP -Another metric that told me if a guy chased or not. -On the other hand, if it was high, it told me what guys I could "ball to strike." Meaning, throw a pitch that starts as a ball and ends up a strike, (Front door cutters, back door curveballs LHP to LHH) etc. These guys had such good vision and approach that they would see "ball/strike out of pitcher's hand." So I used that against them. Meaning, I couldn't go with the traditional "expand the zone with 2K's." They most likely would not chase. Example: Votto, Miggy Cabrera. These are brief examples. Much more that goes into it. SLG never mattered to me since it's a stat that is dependent on a pitcher making a mistake. I expected damage on any hung OS pitch or meat ball heater anyway. In summary, high BA/High OBP/High Contact % guys were a nightmare for me to get out. They didn't chase, didn't miss mistake pitches, and didn't strike out. They even hit good, located pitches. To get these guys out, you had to pitch Up/In, Ball to strike, and attack (get ahead in count quick). Also, mixing sequences so you aren't predictable/repetitive. I'm interested to hear everyones thoughts.

When I hear a player isn’t playing fall baseball, I genuinely question how much he enjoys playing baseball. And I can’t help but question who’s giving him that advice. If you want to get better at playing baseball, play baseball. A few exceptions: football, arm injury issues, young kids, etc. College baseball players play fall, spring and summer. Again, there’s exceptions, but I’m hearing WAY TOO many stories about kids “taking the fall off to train”. You SHOULD be training and getting stronger AND playing. It’s not an either/or situation.

Let’s do dude!! DCTC is getting a good one!

🗣️ Be coachable!

Ethan Mrnak (2026, Lakeville North) announced his presence with authority today. Fastball peaked at 91.5, spinning a sharp slider at 77-78 for s/m. @EthanMrnak | #PBSFG25

OF Joseph Meeter (Holmen, 2026) ▪️6.65 60-yd. dash ▪️103 mph max EV ▪️Four balls hit over 100 mph ▪️91 mph OF velo 👤 loom.ly/FkNXD48 #PBSFG25 | @prepbaseball

“Taking the fall off” to “workout” is a very poor strategy in this era of recruiting. More high school players will get college offers in the fall than in the summer. If you can’t workout and play at the same time, you won’t make it in college baseball anyways.