Bryce Harper has made his college debut for the College of Southern Nevada. With nearly 2000 people and 100 scouts in attendance, Harper did not disappoint. In his first game, Harper went 2 for 3 with a RBI followed by a 2 for4 performance with a HR in the following game. Needless to say, the scouts were impressed.

SI column here…
Las Vegas Sun article..
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The SEC has announced that they will utilize a shot clock in this years SEC Tournament in hopes of speeding up the game and producing a more fan friendly experience. Pitchers will have 20 seconds in between pitches and only are clocked when there are no runners on base. Violations will result in a ball. There will be a 90 second time limit in between half innings.

I was watching this video today and it made me think, is this true across all levels of baseball? Cincinnati Reds minor league pitching Coach Mack Jenkins talks about the importance of the catcher calling pitches and not the coach. At the professional level, this may be what works best but at the amateur level this can be disastrous if you have an inexperienced catcher. I call the pitches on my teams and I’ve been blessed with decent catchers. What I do differently is I get input from my catcher. …

Earlier in the month, Bryce Harper easily passed his GED and has enrolled College of Southern Nevada to start his collegiate ball. After one season Harper will become eligible for the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft where he is expected to be a top pick.

Don’t Overlook Any Of Your Players!
Author: Larry Cicchiello
As a baseball coach, I’ve always enjoyed watching my so called “superstars” perform. Hitting a “seed” up the gap or pitching six scoreless innings is lots of fun to watch. But I also enjoy a player who has been struggling and then overcomes any baseball struggles.
I’ve had my share of championships and have enjoyed them tremendously. After one of them, my 10-11-12 year old team doused me with many different colors of an athletic beverage. One of my player’s mothers asked me if …

Great video here from Brent Mayne about posture and foundation for catching.

Sacrifice bunts, sacrifice fly’s, ground balls that move base runners up a base are often considered outs that help the team score runs. These are known as productive outs. Certain types of teams use productive outs to score runs. More often than not, these are teams that can’t score runs via hits.

Hillerich & Bradsby Company, popularly know for the manufacturing of Louisville Slugger brand bats and baseball/softball equipment was found liable on Wednesday for the the death of an 18 year old baseball player. The death occurred after a batted ball struck Brandon Patch in the back of the head in 2003. Lawyers for the family argued that H & B failed to adequately warn of the dangers of the company’s aluminum bats. H & B was ordered to pay the family $793,000 plus an additional $58,000 for the grief and funeral expenses of the family.

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