Tagged With "travel ball"
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Power Hungry Umps
Please tell me if i was wrongI was an assistant coach for a freshman team this year and we had a runner on first with a batter up. Our batter hits the ball and somehow drops his bat and hits the other teams catcher on the arm. I am coaching first base...
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Highschool Players Resume
Can anyone direct me to a site or an example of a High School ball players resume. I need to send some information about my sons accomplishments to a College and I need an example to follow.Any help would be appreciated!ThanksBeth
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HS Baseball Verses Select
There are some VERY knowledgable people on this board and I need some advice on whether or not to let my kid play ball in high school. I have an incoming freshman that has trained hard and currently plays on a high end Texas select team. After all...
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Umpiring
I just umpired my second 11/12 year old game in less than a week. It sure was fun, but at the same time, hard. Time and again seems like I called "ball!" only to think in my head "geez, that was a frickin' strike!" and vice versa. Goin' from slow...
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Defensive Players in Fair Territory
Rule 4.03 states that all fielders other than the catcher must be in fair territory when the ball is put in play.Must BOTH feet be in fair, or is one good enough? I am referring to fielders at 1B and 3B.
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Pitching control
I'm a 14yo and sometimes on the mound I tend to lose focus and start throwing balls. I notice that when I try to throw just to get a strike, I drift it high and inside on the batter. Then I try to correct myself and throw low and outside and there it...
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Pitching
I'm a 14yo and sometimes on the mound I tend to lose focus and start throwing balls. I notice that when I try to throw just to get a strike, I drift it high and inside on the batter. Then I try to correct myself and throw low and outside and there it...
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Showcases vs HS Play
My question is in regards to showcase rating vs HS performance. If a player recieves a mid to high showcase rating (say a 7-8 at a PG event) but due to certain circumstances does not play HS ball or does not start for his HS team, is not all district,...
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Runner Interference
This just happened yesterday..............Runners on First and Second, 1 out. Batter hits ball off pitchers leg, dribbles toward short, never leaving the grass. Runner is on straight line to third; SS begins moving forward to pick up carom, which is...
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Is it a balk or batter's interference
RUNNER ON THIRD , NO ONE OUT, NO COUNT ON THE BATTER, PITCHER IN THE STRETCH POSITION, AND ALSO SET ON THE RUBBER. BEFORE HE STARTS HIS MOTION TOWARDS HOME THE RUNNER ON THIRD BREAKS FOR HOME. THE PITCHER STEPS BACK OFF OF THE RUBBER AND THROWS THE...
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Batter's interference
RUNNER ON FIRST AND THIRD, 2 STRIKES ON BATTER, NO ONE OUT, R1 BREAKS FOR SECOND, BR SWINGS AND MISSES BALL, AND HE INTERFERES WITH THE CATCHER THROWING TO SECOND BASE, WHO DOES NOT RETIRE R1 STEALING SECOND. RUNNER ON THIRD NEVER GOES ANYWHERE. WHAT...
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Looking for a NC Team for Summer
We are new to the Raleigh, NC area and my college sophomore son needs a team to play on this summer. He's a RHP (low 90s FB) and was a 2003 Tampa Bay 28th round pick. Since we've moved last fall, we've only seen him throw once. That's a big change...
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Where will these kids play???
Could anyone help me with information on where these kids will play summer ball?? I plan on going to some of the games.Zack Vogler NCAddison Johnson NCBrandon Johnson NCThank you
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Scoring Question
1 out, man on third, ball driven deep, runner on third is tagging up. Left fielder gets to the warning track and the ball clearly hits his glove but he drops it (obvious error - nothing extraordinary about the catch). Runner on third scores batter...
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Scoring question
First and third , one out. Assume both reached by hits. Ball hit to SS, relay to 2nd ,<out>, throw to 1st beats the runner, first baseman drops it.Is that run earned?
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Yet another soring question
I promise this will be my last scoring question for a while. Ball hit hard in the air to the outfielder who charges the ball. The ball bounces in front of him and shoots by - no way he could have caught it off the bouce nor could he of made the catch...
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Yet another scoring question
2 outs. Runner reaches 1b safely. Advances to 2b on passed ball. Scores on a single.Earned or unearned? (Wouldn't have been in scoring position without passed ball).
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Senior Season is Over
I just needed some mom support. My son has a back injury and has been told that his season is over. This is a potentially career ending injury. He was told by a neurosurgeon that he may be able to recover to play college ball. As a parent my heart is...
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AABC Mickey Mantle World Series Qualifying
AABC Mickey Mantle World Series QualifyingJune 14-19McKinney/Allen, TexasGames will be played at Al Alford Field, McKinney North HS, Allen HS, and The Ball Fields at Craig Ranch.FORMAT: 24 teams / 4 pools FEE: $1,000 CONTACTS: Frank Kerby (...
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Hey, Question.
Hey, I'm new to these boards, seems like a good board.I'm 15, 5,5,weight about 125-130,usually play second base. This year has been changing for me, hitting has been horrible, feilding also. The coach put me in left field,never played outfield befor,...
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Did ump make the right call ?
High school game !1. Batter bunts the ball. Ball bounces up off the plate strikes runner in the helmet as he is running to first. Ball hits runner just in front of plate. Ump: Foul Ball Reason: It was not intentional ?2. Runner on 1st and 3rd with 2...
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ETSU'S Jeremy Hall gets NCAA D1 win #9
East Tennessee State used solid pitching and timely hitting to defeat Virginia Tech, 5-3, in the Kingsport Classic Tuesday night from Hunter Wright Stadium in Kingsport, Tenn. It is ETSU’s second win of the season against the Hokies, as the Bucs...
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college or the majors
A close friend of mines brother is a great highschool ball player and is supooivly being looked at by texas ranger scouts and JMU college scouts.I was just wondering would it be smarter for someone to go straight from highschoo to farm team levels or...
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error on double play?
2nd basemen fields ball to the right of 2nd runs to the bag, pivots throws ball to ist on 1 hop-ball gos past 1st baseman- fc or fc and error on 2nd-
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Missing 1st base
Batter-runner runs past 1st base without touching the bag before F-3 receieves the ball.What is the correct call? 1. The batter-runner has safely reached the base, and it is an appeal play in order to record the out. 2. If F-3 tags the batter-runner...
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Top 20 Baseball Quotes of All Time
http://theloveofsports.com/index.php/site/comments/top_..._quotes_of_all_time/Some of these are pretty good, so I thought I'd share. My personal favorite quote isn't listed. I don't know if it's a real quote, but from the movie Cobb:Louis Prima: With...
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i get confused batting
when im up to bat i watch the ball go straight past for a strike im ready to hit but i just let them come rite down the pipe and dont swing is there anything i can do to start hitting
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Throwing from your Knees
I was just practicing the other day and started throwing to second from my knees. Surprisingly I threw with about the same velocity as I do when I stand up and throw it. While throwing from my knees my pop-time had to decrease because the ball got...
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For anyone who can help
I will be entering college in the fall and im not sure where im going yet. Ive struggled so much trying to find a school where i can play. Initially i was planning on walking on at a small D1 school but that fell through as a kid got an extra year of...
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Diligence pays off
To make a very long story short, my son had to transfer to another school (and move to another city) in the middle of his senior year in order to continue to play - he missed baseball (except for continuing to work out) all of his junior year, even...
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Is the Umpire part of the field of play?
Here's the scenario:Runner at 2nd with one out. Batter hits a ball past the pitcher. The ball strikes the base umpire and caroms to a fielder, who throws the ball to first. The throw beats the runner and the base ump initially calls the runner out at...
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Tennessee JUCO Season Final Records
Final 2005 TJCCAA Season Records--------------------------------1. Jackson State 21-92. Motlow State 19-113. Cleveland State 19-114. Walters State 17-135. Vol State 17-13--------------------------------6. Chattanooga State 15-157. Roane State 13-178....
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Get out and be SEEN!
I would like to pass some info to the baseball players in NH, Maine & Vermont. Recently, my son went through the rigors of College Recruiting. He is from NH and if your from the previous mentioned states and your in your junior year of high school...
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Safe or Force Out?
Man on first, 0 outs. Ground ball hit to the first baseman. He fields the ball and touches first base. The runner on first never leaves the bag. AFTER touching first base, the tags the runner who is still on first base. Is this a force out or is...
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Gametime Hitting Problem
I am a coach on a 14 travel team and one of our players hits very well in a cage (line drives mostly, some power) and during soft toss. However, when it comes to game time, his bathead drops off and he pulls his head out and is frequently striking...
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Runner Iterference & more
Runner on 2nd and Runner on 3d with no outs. Batter hits ball to SS who fields ball as R2 runs over him. SS still makes throw to first ahead of batter but R3 scores. Blue called R2 out by interference and sent R3 back (no run scored) but awarded the...
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Just Curious-Select Ball Players
I was just curious about what anybody thinks about 13 and 14 year olds that you have seen playing select ball that were standouts that seemed to fizzle out by high school. I had always heard that some kids that were huge standouts getting passed up...
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Joplin, Mo Premier Junior Championship
17sbigbrother,Are you out there? We have arrived in Joplin, Mo. and is it storming and humid. Just wondering if your brother is here with the Arlington A's? Hope the weather is not a repeat of the WWBA tourney in Atlanta. We (Dunlins Dodgers) are in...
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Brawl in Cubs Farm System
Brawl in Cubs Farm SystemTwo second half contenders in Midwest League 'A' Ball. Peoria (Cubs) vs Dayton OH (Reds)The contest was marred by a bench-clearing first-inning brawl that resulted in a 69 minute delay.Free-Agent DR Pitcher for Peoria Chiefs...
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Absolutely Stuck....
im a 2012 graduate and i have picked out some schoolos to apply for early decision. i have a ncsa account and it looks like that was a waste of about a thousand dollars. Only about 5 coaches looked at my profile. Ive made another recruiting video,...
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Umpire doesn't know the count
Situation from a game the other night:2 outs, runners on 1st and 2nd, count is 2-2...third base coach asks the base umpire what the count is, to which he replies incorrectly, 3 and 2...third base coach starts his runners and a ball is thrown....the...
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I just love this quote
You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball, and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time. ~Jim Bouton, Ball Four, 1970You all have any favorites?
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L-screens
Does anyone know if a portable L-screen exists? I mean one that would be collapsible and fit in the back of an SUV. I am running into the problem with my 14 year old of throwing hard enough and accurately enough from 60'6". If I move up closer I risk...
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Youth League Bat Inquiry
I'm wondering if anyone out there in High School Baseball land has any experience with the Demarini Vexxum model bats and how they view them performance wise?I know this is a highly speculative topic and "the bat doesn't make the player". I'm just...
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Catcher Faking Throw
Two interesting plays this week highlighted the need to be sure our catchers know the correct way to fake a throw to 2nd with men on 1st & 3rd. Game #1: had a catcher try to fake the throw with the ball actually in his throwing hand. He started the throw to 2nd looking realistic but as his throwing arm moved through the slot he began to let up in an effort to not accidentally loose his grip on the ball. Two things happened, one he didn’t fool anyone with the “fake”, and...
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Legion Age Limit???
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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Is he out and is it foul?
This happened to me the other day:I am the UIC this is a 9th grade HS game under NFHS rules.SITUATION 1: R1, R3, no outs. Batter line drives to 3rd and hits the runner who is standing on the bag making no attempt to run. I called it a dead ball, rang...
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Balk or not?
Runners at first and second with the first baseman playing behind the runner. A pickoff was called at first but the first baseman missed the sign and didn't break for the bag. The pitcher made his throw to first and the ball hit the runner diving...
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Congratulations to URKMB and her son
Don't want this to be overlooked. With Cal trailing 6-0 in the 4th last Friday to Stanford, Nick Tess enterred the game and proceeded to throw 3.2 innings of one hit ball giving up one unearned run. Gave Cal a chance to nearly come all the way back. ...
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Hit by pitch
Under NFHS rules does a batter HAVE to make an attempt to get out of the way before a pitch hits him? I was thinking that he does have to make an attempt.Tonight we got beat in our district tournament (and this play didn't get us beat - the fact we...