Tagged With "travel ball"
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Foul Tip on Steal Attempt
This is a simple question...Runner takes off to steal. (from 1st base)Hitter swings and foul tips ball into catcher's glove. Runner is successful in steal.Does he need to return to the base?Does it matter if this happens on a third strike vs. a first...
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5 months post labrum surgery
My senior son had right labrum surgery 5/24/12. He had two tears. Three anchors were installed.This Wednesday he is being released to toss the ball lightly overhanded. In one more month, he will be released to start a program to try to get back to...
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Legion Ball Age Limits
Hi everyone,I share this account with my brother's family and then my family as well. So some of the posts may vary in age and question topic.Any way, My son is going into the 8th grade in Sept, plays on a top travel team in MA, and plays for his...
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MTSU gets by Vandy and the Recruitinator
Marcus Taylor doubled, homered, had three RBIs and scored three times, and Jeff Kasser worked a season-long 5.2 innings to get the victory in a 6-4 Middle Tennessee win over Vanderbilt Wednesday night at Hawkins Field. Taylor scored in the third,...
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Umpire Interference
Bases loaded, Batter has 2-2 count, swings and the ball trickles down the first base line. Inexperienced me, follows the ball to check if fair or foul, at that time the pitcher picks it up. I determined fair, and next thing i know i am right in the...
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HRs from both sides
A Soph from out my way had HR's [and doubles] from both sides this year in 5A play. Curious to see whether that has happened elsewhere in HS ball and if so how common it is to see a kid go yard from both sides in a season, especially a soph.
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One Family's Plan
I know so many of you have been down this road, and most of you probably know by now that my job has us in Korea and that my son will graduate from Seoul American HS; not the greatest situation, but we'll work with what we have.The challenge for us is...
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Earned run - define
I had a question regarding earned runs. I looked up the definition and it says:"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.In baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable (i.e. the run did not score as a result of a fielding...
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Goofy Appeal Situation
At our little league's 10-12 division, we had an appeal situation as follows: 2 outs with runners on first and second. Batter hits a double into the right center gap, but fails to touch first base. Both runners score. After the play and before the...
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When does the ball become live?
I had a situation happen and I dont really know the rule. This was 14 year old little league but I would like to know what the rule is on every level.Here is the situation:Man on 3rd base with one out. Its a 2-2 pitch, the batter fouls off a ball. The...
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Wood bats vs Aluminum
I want to get everyones opinion pro or con on the wood bat being used in baseball over the aluminum bat. I bring this up because recently I was the recipient of a line drive that got drilled into our dugout and hit me in the face fracturing my eye...
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Johann Knee signs with PSAC leader DIV II Kutztown
I just want to give a fatherly congratulations to my son Johann Knee of Montgomery Village, MD for his signing with the DII Kutztown Bears, of Kutztown University. Although he had offers from DI schools such as Ohio, University of Miami (OH),...
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High School Game Umpire Decision
I was watching a high school game, here in Canada, and someone wearing steel spiked cleats slides into home. The catcher, with the ball at the ready for the tag, is at home. The runner slides and jabs his foot into the catcher's groin. The catcher was...
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Young Phenoms
I hear alot about these young phenoms my age that are suppose to be top picks in the drafts, but I'm wondering what makes these kids so special. Is it how fast they throw or how good they hit? I know a lot of really talented kids that don't have any...
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Squeeze play ruling
Runner on 3rd, batter steps across the plate to put the bat on the ball: 1) Is the batter out if it is a foul ball?2) If the ball is in fair territory (batter is out). Is it a dead ball and will the runner have to return to 3rd, or is the runner...
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Hello Everyone
Its been a long time since I've been here. I enjoyed reading all the post. During my son's Jr. and Sr. years of high school I learned so much from this web-site. My son is not playing ball this year because of academic ineligibility. It has been hard...
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Balk
If a right handed pitcher makes a pickoff move to third out of the stretch, but throws the ball to the third baseman without the third baseman being on or approaching the bag, is it a balk?
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RPI rankings of interest to this board.
Though its somewhat unfair to some schools for various reasons, this is how local and national D1 programs of interest rank heading toward the regional's, super regional's and CWS. Texas.............1Coastal Carolina..19Florida State...
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Balk - putting ball back in glove?
During a Pony league game yesterday my pitcher, while well into his motion (i.e. knee high, shoulders counter rotated was pulling the ball part way out of the glove and then tapping it back into the glove to initiate hand break. Opposing coach claimed...
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A nightmare ...not a dream
I am watching the replay of a brawl between Peoria and Dayton of the MWL. Both are low A teams.In the midst of things, a pitcher from Peoria launches a ball into the stands.The report says it struck a fan causing serious injury.The player is in jail,...
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I'm proud of our kid-
Our son went away in August 2003 to junior college to play baseball. He signed early and recieved a quite nice scholarship. The first year he played fall and spring, they were ranked (NJCAA)in the top ten a few times, and he had a great college...
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As a batter, should I know this?
Assuming i'm the leadoff or a batter with no runners on base. When at the plate batting should I consciously make a decision as to where I will hit the ball as the ball is in flight to me. In other words do I just hit the ball as hard as I can or do I...
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Ball in Dirt - Hit by Pitch?
If a pitch bounces 3 feet in front of the hitter, and hits him, is it considered to be a hit batsman? (Assuming he attempted to get out of the way...)
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Hey you with the crystal ball..........
Just tell me now what's going to happen to my HS freshman son over the next few years, I can take it!!If you could receive an answer on this, would you want it? Or would it spoil the fun? I think whether or not my son ever plays college ball, I really...
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Good young player
I have a quick question. I ahve a 14 year old 8th grader on my team and he hits the ball 330 ft on a good hit he has a great arm and a is a good fielder. he has ok speed and can play any where on the field. he is 5-11 150 pounds and his best is 3rd...
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great young player prep or public school
I have a quick question. I have a 14 year old 8th grader on my team and he hits the ball 330 ft on a good hit, he has a great arm and is a good fielder. he has ok speed and can play any where on the field. he is 5-11 150 pounds and his best is 3rd...
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The important things in life
A few weeks ago a local orphanage in the Clemson area went to watch a game. DK was pitching that night and word got back to him that an 11 year old girl had fallen in love with #47.My son later found out that this little girl had been removed from her...
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Here's one you don't see everyday
In my son's conf. tourn. championship game, with a runner on 1st, the batter hit a ball into the gap in left center, between the outfielders. The batter rounded 1st and made 2nd, and the baserunner had rounded 3rd when things got interesting... the...
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Do Your Umps Call Balks?
Seems as we move up the baseball food chain that umps call fewer and fewer balks in our area.In little kids' ball, they occurred all the time. Umps would scream out "BALK!" at the top of their lungs (scaring the heck out of the 12 year old pitcher a...
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Looking at my stats and...
i am only battin .307. i am 14 and play travel ball. i am batting .307 with a OBP of .455, lead the team in walks with 23. is AVG overrated at my age?? i am thinking in my head, if i hit .307 in high school i wont get noticed by anyone. thanks.
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Caution on Speedtrac and Bushnell radar
Here is my history with radar. For comparison's sake, we knew what the kid's Stalker reading was.Two years ago, I bought a Glove Radar. It read about 10mph low. The store I bought it from made an immediate exchange - even let us try out the new one in...
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How a coach found players...
in this case they found him! This is a long post, but I thought it was worth the time.A lot of times, on this site, peeople ask how they can be discovered and there is an adundance of good information provided about that. In speaking with a local...
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Question
Runner on third, two outs. The batter hits the ball between second and third into the outfield. The runner easily scores, the batter however dislocates his knee cap on his first step out of the box. The ball comes in and goes back to the pitcher. The...
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Errors?
Two questions on a couple of plays...thanks:1) Man on third, one out. Ground ball to first base side of mound, pitcher fields it and, thinking that there are two outs, runs to first himself and makes the putout, ignoring the runner at third who...
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Son will be going to a brand new HS
I am in a total quandry about the future scholarship opportunities of my son, I could realy use the advise of some BTDT parents! Please bear with me as I give you some background.Our soon to be 8th grader will be going to an established HS for his...
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Base Coach Interference
One of my players hit a foul pop on the 1st base side. My base coach attempted to avoid the 1st baseman, but the 1B ran into the coach and they were tangled. The ball dropped harmlessly to the ground with the 1B no closer than 10 feet from the ball. I...
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Players you missed on???
Have you had a player who you didn't think had it, and he ended up tearing it up? Maybe even plays pro ball now?
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defensive interferes with baserunner
man on 1st and 3rd groundball hit; throw to the plate; runnner safe; ball overthrown to backstop; baserunner from 1st is going into 2nd where the 2nd baseman basically holds/blocks him[intentionally or accidentally? i don't know] while not making a play on the ball causing my guy to stop at 2nd rather attempt to go to 3rd. interference? what's the call and does my guy get 3rd base?
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What sports teaches us about failure
Jim Huffman is the dean emeritus of Lewis & Clark Law School, the co-founder of Northwest Free Press and a member of the Hoover Institution’s De Nault Task Force on Property Rights, Freedom and Prosperity. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last week I accompanied my 17-year-old son to a baseball camp on Long Island. I’ve watched a lot of baseball over my son’s progress from Little League to high school, but...
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Games or Open Tryouts??
My 04 son is playing ball for a local team this summer that has a relatively short season (14 games, mostly doubleheaders)Due to a family graduation trip and the PG Unsigned Senior Showcase, he is already missing 4 of those games.I just found some...
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UC-San Diego
Does anybody have some information on this program? I'm a player from the Midwest (SD) that wants to play ball in college, and UC-San Diego has the major that I'm interested in (Music/Humanities). Any advice or information on having a chance to play...
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Spring Training Report
We had another great Spring Training trip this year. I didn’t think anything could beat last year, but watching our son in Major League camp for the first time was pretty cool. After a couple of days we figured out the routine. When they play at...
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SCAC Conference starts Thursday in ATL
Okay so O.U. backed into the tournament and they have to face a possible top 10 in the country team in the first round. It's the end of April and we're still playing ball!!If any websters are going to be Atlanta this weekend, please stop by our humble...
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Travel Ball - Good and Bad.......
With all of the recent posts, I thought I would chime in with my experiences in my son's journey.Mine started playing organized "coach pitch" at 8 years old. When he was 8 or 9, a coach asked me to allow him to play for his travel team. I initially...
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error on infield fly call?
Summer ball tournament. High School summer teams largely sophmore to juniors.High school rules. Elimination game.One out. Man on first. Man on second.Batter hits very high pop that f2 attempts to field about 10 feet in front of plate. F1 had also...
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Scout ball - is it worth the time commitment?
I have a son who is a senior this year in high school in Southern California. He is playing on one of the scout ball team, and this is his 3rd year. As you know, playing in scout ball is a big time commitment. Typically, we drive up one to two hours...
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Harvard Play To Win Camp
One of four sessions of the Harvard play to Win camp being held this weekend in Cambridge, MA. Coach Walsh is in charge and runs a tight ship here. At many camps you do not see or hear the head coach. At this camp Walsh is front and center and seems...
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Mom's A Big Help
We played a game with 10-11 year olds yesterday. One of the moms stood behind the backstop with her own radar gun.When a new batter would get in the box, she'd tell them how fast the pitch was coming and where she thought the ball was going to go.I...