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Key West, FL
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A coach followed you on X last night.
You saw it this morning.
You haven't done anything yet.
Here's the DM to send before practice:
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Facts.
Turns out that @MLB pitcher’s aren’t throwing harder than the pitcher’s from previous eras.
It’s just being measured differently like we have all been saying.
More are definitely trying to throw hard but the human body has limitations folks.
Batting averages are down and strikeouts are up because hitters are swinging up and trying to hit the ball in the air and their bats are cutting through the zone instead of staying through the zone like they should.
It’s not rocket science folks!
Just use your eyes and you’ll see it too!
Wait til the #nerds see this!
#shegone
@notgaetti @BobFile
@billdubs @iamrags @artofhitting @hittingguru7 @slider_sinker @SliderDom @low_and_outside @TheRealJHair @MoVaughn_42 @DMEASrecruiting @VandyonTigers @mikepiazza31 @KevinKennedyMLB @SalMarinello @RVGDag @AMBS_Kernan @TheKineticArm @WillClark22 @MLB
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A look at some of my recent bullpen work this fall.
Class of 2027
4.0 GPA
RHP
5-10
160lbs
#uncommitted
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First games of the fall dodging storms all weekend in West Palm, but got 2 games in. Couple knocks and catching some great arms. Great to be back with my guys!
@ConchBaseball @nextlevelbb @PSBaseballScout
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Share if you agree.
Stay to play is blatantly stealing from parents and organizations.
A lot of parents bust their asses to provide the travel ball experience for their children.
Why do tournament organizations think they deserve kick backs on overpriced rooms?
Do the tournament organizations think parents are idiots or do they think parents owe them donations?
Why would any parent or organization pay more for the same rooms they could get cheaper by booking them themselves?
Do these tournament organizations really think they are entitled to parents and organizations money?
Have these tournament organizations ever heard of Airbnb and other affordable rental options?
Gate Fees
I have no problem with gate fees. But damn have someone at the gate collecting the freaking money. Asking organizations to pay you gate fees at registration advertises how lazy and entitled you really are.
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Parents
Please Read.
Have you ever wondered why travel baseball is so expensive? I registered for a three game guarantee tournament in Jacksonville Florida for two teams. My cart included the PG team registration fee of $99.00 per team. A $1600 hotel penalty. A $590 gate fee and the normal registration of $1295 per team for two teams. This brings the total to $4978 to bring two teams to Jacksonville for a three game guarantee tournament. That is $830 per team per game.
Our group travels in vans and packs kids into air BnB houses to make it affordable for parents that can't attend because of something called work. Perfect Game not only mandates hotel rooms but the requirement of 34 rooms is absolutely criminal. Any team on a budget that travels with the team and coaches would not need close to that many rooms. They would put four kids in a room and have a coaches room in essence needing five rooms.
Perfect Game assumes this is vacation time for the kids and parents and everyone has money to spend and vacation leave time. NLB is in the panhandle of Florida and parents bust their asses to be able to provide their kids the travel ball experience. We do everything in our power to make it affordable for parents and Perfect Game should do the same.
Hi Ryan,
I assume you are inquiring about the removal of the hotel waiver fees associated with the PG BCS 18U National Championship.
Unfortunately, we are not able to remove these fees, as the PG Lodging Policy was agreed to at the time of tournament registration. Since your team is located approximately 300 miles from the event location, the team is required to fulfill the minimum hotel requirement of 34 room nights.
Between the two teams, there was only 1 reservation made, totaling 4 room nights. As a result, the required room-night minimum was not met, and the hotel waiver fee remains applicable for both teams.
Thank you for your understanding.
Tia
PG Hotel Operations
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This is what development looks like. ⚾️🎓
For a small island Baseball community,
And on the mound, the development speaks for itself.
5 Division I arms currently coming out of our Conch Baseball program. 🔥
From Key West to College baseball and beyond. 🌴⚾️
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High School Players.
Recruiting Prerequisite Guidelines.
Want to know if you're physical enough?
How many of these things can you do?
1. Consistently drive the ball over the outfielder's heads with a wood bat.
2. Bench Press 225 plus.
3. Run a 6 minute mile.
4. Throw the ball 90 plus yards.
5. Run a sub 7 60 yard dash.
6. Average college level velocity on the mound.
7. Run sub 4.5 to 1st.
8. Perform vs good competition.
9. Make routine plays look routine defensively.
Players that can do all of those things are getting recruited.
If you can't do them.
Get to work.
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The use of the ABS system on an experimental basis has been approved for Division I, II and III baseball for the 2027 season. Here are additional approved changes:
Technology rules approved for baseball.
ncaa.org/technology-rules-ap…
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Johnny Manziel got suspended for selling his autograph ten years ago. Now college quarterbacks are making $6 million a year. We’ve gone from players suing to leave for the NFL to players suing to stay in college longer. Crazy times.
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Aaron Judge opens up on why he needed several years of development in college and the minors:
“I think you need that grind. I went to college. I got kicked around and beat around a little bit. I was terrible for a long time. Then you’ve got to learn how to get yourself out of that.”
“Every great athlete, you’ve got to figure out how… When you get kicked down… When you get beat down… Coach ain’t going to pick you up.”
“Your friend ain’t going to pick you up. You’ve got to pick yourself up and get yourself out of there.”
“‘It doesn’t matter if you’re in Low-A, Double-A or Triple-A.’ Treat this like the big leagues.’”
“‘Prepare every day like you’re about to go out on the field in the Bronx.’ It doesn’t matter if you’re in Charleston.’ It doesn’t matter if you’re in Trenton, New Jersey.’ You’re preparing to play for the New York Yankees.’”
“I know I just sat on a bus for 10 hours… And now we’re about to play a game… But I’m getting ready to play for the New York Yankees. I’m suiting up for the New York Yankees.”
“That helped me a lot… Instead of being like, ‘Poor me.’ ‘I should be in the big leagues.’ ‘I’m stuck here in Double-A.’”
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NLB Upperclass falls in the final four of the Prospect Select Florida Open.
R3 Baseball 6 NLB Upperclass 5
Merrick Smith (Plant City HS) worked 6.1 innings, allowed 8 hits, 4 earned runs, struck out 10 and walked 2. Jacob Strunk (Leon HS), Logan Chen (Belleview HS), Cason Marlow (Wakulla HS), Max Latimer (Leon HS) and Jarquez Jackson (Rickards HS) collected hits. Chen doubled. Strunk tripled. Marlow contributed an RBI.
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NLB American.
Prospect Select Florida Open Champions.
NLB 3 R3 0
Zander Keith (Choctawhatchee HS) outstanding on the mound.
Zander Keith worked 7 innings, scattered 5 hits, struck out 8 and didn't walk a hitter. Auggy Davila (Key West HS) (2), Alden Lewis (St. Cloud HS), Sam Bruce (Wakulla HS) and Carson Koch (Lincoln HS) collected hits. Lewis doubled. Lewis, Bruce and Koch contributed RBI's.
NLB American finishes the summer 35-9 with consecutive tournament championships.
The team played in 6 final fours, 3 championship games, were BCS runner up and won 2 tournaments.
Thank You to an incredible group of unselfish players, outstanding coaches and extraordinary parents.
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I want to Congratulate Hunter Fitz-Gerald on his league leading 23rd homerun and his 100th hit of the season keep swinging bro!!!love dad and mom ..
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#𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐆𝟐𝟔: 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 ✅
'29 OF/1B @LTBO33 (Key West) has accepted his invitation to the 2026 Southeast Super Sophomore Games! 🔒
📆: August 1-2, 2026
🏟️: LakePoint Sports Complex
🔗: bit.ly/4x1hEpU | @ConchBaseball
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Kerry Wood took the mound at Wrigley for the first time in 14 years for #BananaBall and threw an incredible behind-the-back pitch for a strike @WGNNews @TheSavBananas #Cubs
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'28 OF Kade Maltz (FL) drives one deep into the right center gap for a triple.
Strong body with quick loose hands. 96 off the bat.
#PBFG26 | @ConchBaseball
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Detroit Tigers with a different lead off approach at 3B. Lead inside the line in fair territory to be more efficient in occupying the throwing lane & making it tough on the left side infielders to find an opening. It appears that they only do it when the hitter’s spray chart indicates that he will not hit balls down the 3B line fair. In this case it was LHP on LHH.

























