For my baseball ears, there is nothing quite like the sound of a baseball hit off a wooden bat. When a batter makes good solid contact and I hear that unmistakable “THHHHWACKKKK,” that is sweet music to my ears. Personally, I love that so many collegiate leagues (NECBL, Cape Cod Baseball League) as well as…
Read more Axis Bat’s Lou Ledoux Teaches Me The X, Y, And Z of Hitting A Baseball
I received an email from my brother-in-law Harvey Hohl regarding a new sports training facility in South Kingstown called Anchor Sports. Anchor Sports was founded by South Kingstown native, Curtis Corner Middle School Head Baseball Coach Josh Rosen. According to the flyer sent to me, Rosen founded Anchor Sports “on the basis of structuringlocal indoor…
Read more Introducing Anchor Sports, South Kingstown’s Newest Indoor Sports Training Facility
In late July of 2018, I made my way up to Lincoln Little League’s Randy Hien Field for one of my Rhode Island baseball field visits. Admittedly, I was not familiar with the field’s namesake and like other fields I had not visited, was eager to learn more about the field and Randy Hien. As…
Read more Randall Hien, Jr On Baseball, Overcoming Adversity, And His Biggest Motivation In Life
Good Monday morning everyone. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday weekend. I’m back defining another baseball term in my “8Unassisted” series of explainer videos. This time, I answer the question “What is exit velocity?” Roll the tape… Exit velocity is the speed at which the ball comes off the bat when you make…
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This fall, I had the opportunity to experience the Autumn Baseball League and watch a number of games. The Autumn Baseball League, run by commissioner Herman Bomback, features several divisions of baseball both here in Rhode Island and in neighboring cities/towns in Massachusetts. Teams play each week, typically on the weekends, and work around the…
Baseball has so many interesting and sometimes unexplainable records and one of my favorite is this one. Question – “What is the Major League Baseball Record for strikeouts in one inning?” The answer – “4.” How is this possible? Check out the latest video in my “8Unassisted” series of baseball explainer videos, featuring RI’s Friendly…
Read more 8Unassisted and Alfred Travieso Explain The 4K Inning
I was just reading up on L&M Baseball and noticed via their Instagram page (@lmbaseball401) a special post-Thanksgiving day of clinics. This will be the first year that L&M will host a softball clinic starting at 9am, followed by a baseball clinic at 12:00 noon. The clinics will take place at All About Sports, North…
Read more Big Announcement out of L&M Baseball – Thanksgiving Clinics for Softball and Baseball
The Rhode Island Baseball Institute (RIBI) does a fantastic job of marketing their indoor training facility via social media, their website, and email marketing. They are/have been one of the best baseball resources here in Rhode Island for decades and hundreds of youth baseball players have benefitted from their baseball clinics. I love visiting RIBI…
Read more Rhode Island Baseball Institute Winter Class Schedule Announced
I saw this post on Bryant University Baseball Hitting Coach Eric Pelletier’s Instagram page (@coach_pelletier) and wanted to share it to the Rhode Island Baseball Community. Bryant will be hosting a series of hitting and pitching labs/clinics in December. Here is the photo from the post: Open to high school aged student athletes, these labs…
Read more Bryant University Baseball December Hitting and Pitching Labs
One of the best Rhode Island baseball pages to check during any season (pre, post, off, on) is Hops Athletic Performance. Hops Athletic Performance does an amazing job posting sports, conditioning, and baseball news on its network of social media pages. Matt Hopkins and his staff work with a wide range (age wise) of student…
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