Steve Schuck

Wishing the Dons family a wonderful Thanksgiving. Enjoy the day with family and friends.

@gregberge How do I order this book?

New book loading… Written for the coach who only has three minutes, but wants to grow every day. The 100 Word Coach: Short lessons on life, sport, and leadership. Use with your team every day. Coming next week…

@joshgessner Sprint

Don’t train like a pitcher, train like an Olympic sprinter. When I was with the Phillies throwing in the mid-90s, I thought sprinting was eyewash. I just wanted to get bigger and stronger. But here’s the thing—the key to throwing harder isn’t to get bigger or stronger. It’s to train your central nervous system to fire faster. And sprinting is one of the best tests for how well your CNS is firing. Look at Roki Sasaki, who throws 103 mph. When researchers studied him, they found he had similar characteristics to an Olympic sprinter. Or Aroldis Chapman beating Billy Hamilton in a race—when Hamilton was the fastest runner in the MLB. Or even Shohei Ohtani stealing 50 bases last year. They’re elite at throwing and sprinting because they’re so efficient at firing their CNS. So if you want to take advantage of this, here’s what you do: – 2–3x per week, incorporate sprint variations (acceleration, weighted, max effort). – Do ~10 sprints per session. – Add rate of force development, VBT, and impulse-type training into your routine. And if that sounds confusing, just comment SPRINT and I’ll send you the exact routine I’m using to throw 100 mph.

Congratulations Dons Baseball. 7 years in a row!!! Getting it done on the field and in the classroom. 2024-2025 Academic Year.

Congratulation to Jetner Welch on his commitment to Claremont McKenna College. The Stags are getting a good one! A really good player and a better person. Hard work does pay off!

Congratulations Jet! I am very proud of you. We have some unfinished business to take care of first!

Vs. Cancer. Please help eliminate this awful disease. Check out my fundraising page - team.curethekids.org/fundraiser/616…

Merry Christmas. May your day be filled with love and joy!

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours!

@Turfaceproducts Beautiful Eddie Matthew’s Field. Home of the Santa Barbara Dons! Thanks for posting a pic of our field.

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Santa Barbara Baseball needs your support! Just click the link buynowcc.com/hourathon to donate. There are only a few days left. Thank you in advance for your generosity! @hourathon

A big shout out to Kai Mault for his commitment to UC Davis. A total game-changer for the school and the baseball program! Well done!!!

Eric Anthony is a Logger! Congratulations on your commitment to the University of Puget Sound. This is a definite win for the school!

Congratulations to Zeke Adderley! Zeke has committed to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The Hawks are getting a really good arm and even better human being. They are lucky to have you!

Great job Cam!

An absolute grind all summer long…couldn’t be more proud of these guys‼️ You can’t beat a man that won’t quit!

Congratulations to Santa Barbara Dons player Zeke Adderley for being named to the 2024 Division 3 ALL CIF team. Well deserved!

The 2024 Big 12 Baseball Pitcher of the Year... Payton Tolle from TCU 🐸 #Big12BSB | @TCU_Baseball