Rob Knaak

CALLING ALL HUSKERS! 🌽 NOW is your chance to help support us in our hopes to: - Send teams to tournaments - Run community events - Fund our team operations - Continue building up Nebraska’s esports scene Visit this link to support us, and GO BIG RED! glowbigred.unl.edu/p2p/568689/neb…

Service Community Sacrifice This is East Baseball

@KalaiLarsen @UNOBaseball @EastSpartanBSB @PrepBaseballNE Congrats Kalai!

I would proudly like to announce my commitment to the University of Nebraska Omaha. I wanna thank god for the ability to play this sport and to all the people that helped me along the path. Go Mavs! @UNOBaseball @EastSpartanBSB @PrepBaseballNE

We recognized our 2025 Spring and Fall State Championship Teams tonight!! ⚾️ 🎾 ⛳️ 🎾

Join us tonight as East takes on Westside in 🏀. 5:30 Varsity Girls/JV Boys 7:15 Varsity Boys / JV Girls At halftime of the boys' game we will honor some of our Spring and Fall State Champion Teams 🏆

Current 8th grade families, Come check out East HS and our Baseball program next Thursday, December 18th. East HS is an amazing place filled with high achievers Academically and Athletically. Come meet our coaches and current players and learn about our PROVEN culture

@ArranagaSantino @cloudbaseball @EastSpartanBSB @PrepBaseballNE @gillilanderic @USAPrimePro Congrats Tino!

I am extremely excited to announce my commitment to Cloud County to continue my academic and athletic career! I would like to give all thanks to God. Thank you to my family, friends, coaches, and teammates who have helped me achieve this dream.

@GreysonBjorkman @EastSpartanBSB @SCCBASEBALLNE Congrats Grey!

Blessed to announce my commitment to Southeast Community College to continue my academic and baseball career #committed @EastSpartanBSB @SCCBASEBALLNE

@abechristensen0 @EastSpartanBSB @SCCBASEBALLNE Congrats Abe!

#Committed All glory to God @EastSpartanBSB @SCCBASEBALLNE

Today is National Suicide Awareness Day💜🩵 Let’s break the stigma, spread hope & save lives. If you or someone you know needs help, call/text 988. #YouAreNotAlone #988Lifeline

🏌️‍♂️⛳ Just a couple spots left for our Doane Baseball Golf Tournament! Grab your team & join us for a great time on the green — fun, laughs, and a little friendly competition guaranteed. Go Doane!

@AyodeleOdulate @EastSpartanBSB @TopDoggBaseball @OmahaBSB Congratulations Dele, well deserved!!

Super excited to announce my commitment to the University of Nebraska Omaha! I’d like to thank my family for their unwavering support and every coach that has helped me get to this point. #GoMavs

Excited to share the date and location of this year’s Doane Baseball Golf Tournament! Sign up link will be sent out soon! Can’t wait to see everyone in Eagle! #GoDoane

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.

Who has the Healthiest arm on a BB Field? The BP Pitcher. They make 200-300 throws a day, 6 days a wk, for 40 years, and don't break down. That's b/c the arm LOVES Low-Med Intent Throwing. The arm LOVES to be CONDITIONED. The Arm doesn't want to be SHOCKED. #1Arm, #1Career

“It’s hard to beat relentless.” - Jay Bilas Relentless shows up early. Stays late. Does the boring work. Doesn’t quit when it’s inconvenient. Relentless gets results.

🏆CHAMPIONS🏆 @CarpetLandRugs completed a 5-0 tournament by beating West Fargo 6-3 on championship Sunday! #CentralPlains #ALWS25 #RoadToShelby

5 Adjustments that Changed the Course of my Career: 1. Pitching inside. In my 7th season, I had a pitching coach (Bob McClure) who spent a lot of time with us (his pitching staff) talking about how to use the inside part of the plate. How it affected hitters. How it opened up the outer half. How it made your other stuff better. Only a few were able to grasp the concept and execute it but for those of us that did, it was a game changer. I’m convinced it’s what gave me another 7 years, a shot at the big leagues and a contract overseas. 2. Accountability. I stopped making excuses. Stopped blaming my teammates. Stopped giving attention to the umpires “missed” calls and started paying closer attention to where I really threw the pitch, how often their “misses” actually helped me and my team and opened my eyes to how their “misses” do even out in the end. I became honest with myself about my personal performance every single time. 3. Cut down on walks. In my career I threw just under 1,600 innings and walked 540 batters. Of those, about 400 came in the first 6 years. The remaining were spread out over the last 8. Maybe a coincidence but those last 8 were by far better than the first 6. I contribute it to a few things. I went from the stretch position only (got rid of the windup), stopped trying to get swing and misses and started forcing contact if they wanted to get on base and as mentioned above, I took control of the inside part of the plate. 4. Started working quick. Less than 10 seconds between pitches. Warm up pitches done in less than 60 seconds. The goal was to complete a 9 inning game in under 2 hours. We were able to do it once. Missed it by a few minutes a handful of times. Most hitters didn’t like the quick tempo but my teammates did, my coaches did and the umpires really did! It helped me get into a rhythm, kept my teammates ready and kept the umpires in a good mood! 5. Gave it a rest. Staying healthy and strong was a must. The long seasons of professional ball can take a toll on anyones body. Over the second half of my career, whenever I was in the starting rotation I wouldn’t pick up a ball the day before or the day after my start. The other two days included a session of long toss and a bullpen each day. If I was a reliever, I would find a day to not pick up a ball. Usually after a 2-3 inning stint the night before. Though some thought I was a little crazy for doing this, it was something I tried and found to keep me healthy and strong from the beginning to the end the season. We are all different and it’s up to us to find out what helps us become our best. The above are a few things that helped me reach the top. They wouldn’t work for all and some may see them as “wrong” but that’s okay. Hope some of you do find them helpful.

The Rugs find a way 5-3 5 wins in 4 days American Division Champions! Headed to our second regional in three summers! Greyson Bjorkman goes CG for the Rugs allowing 2ER Mcpeak with 2 doubles Gusty Tough Ass players play for Lincoln East and for Carpet Land