Matt 28:18-20 Amazing Family. Working to make an impact. Texas Tech Dir of Pitching. #Red Raiders. OnBaseU Advisory Board. Certified BaseballActionID

Joined April 2012
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Just in: unboxing the @BertecHQ force-instrumented mound. Adding ground reaction forces with our @theiamarkerless mocap system. Time for comprehensive #pitching assessments! @TTU_Baseball you ready?
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Paradigm SHIFT is officially LIVE College programs and training facilities now have access to the analytics infrastructure they've always needed, without the guesswork. Build plans. Track arsenals. Develop players. All in one place. ➡️ paradigmpds.com
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Old Scout Theory… Talent can win games, but character determines how far a team can go. When an athlete lacks integrity, accountability, or respect for teammates and organizational leadership, the damage extends far beyond their individual performance. Poor character has a way of poisoning team chemistry, creating distrust in the locker room, and forcing coaches and teammates to spend energy managing destructive behavior instead of pursuing excellence. Even the most gifted and talented player can become a liability when their actions undermine the culture that an organization has worked hard to build. There are times when Scouts sometimes convince themselves that exceptional talent can outweigh character concerns. It won’t! Success, winning, and public praise can temporarily mask what’s deep below the surface. But character flaws rarely disappear; they simply lay dormant and wait for the right circumstances to reveal themselves. Pressure, adversity, ego, criticism, or personal setbacks often expose what was already present beneath the surface. Eventually, habits of selflessness, pride, ego, dishonesty, entitlement, or poor discipline resurface because they are rooted in the individual's values and decision-making. Great teams are built on trust. Teammates need to know that everyone is committed to a common purpose and willing to sacrifice for one another. When an athlete consistently puts themselves above the team, trust begins to erode. Resentment grows, accountability weakens, and the standards that define a winning culture begins to evaporate. What begins as one person's character issue quickly becomes a team problem. Character is not revealed when everything is going well; it is revealed when challenges arise. That is why organizations must place a high value on drafting and developing prospects with high character, leadership skills, humility, personal responsibility and accountability. Talent may win games, but character will determine sustained success. In the long run, who a person is at their core will always resurface. The question is not if it will emerge, but when.
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It’s been awesome getting to see this work and playing a bit with this tool! Such a game changer! @ParadigmPDS

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Velocity Leaders 🔥⛽️ 🥇Logan Addison (96.8 MPH)🎥 🥈Jonny Lowe (96.7 MPH) 🥉Josh McDevitt (96.1 MPH) 4️⃣ Jacob Haley (96 MPH) 5️⃣ Connor Mohan (96 MPH)
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Oh so now supination/pronation is a trainable skill….interesting…🙃
Emerson Hancock Became Less Efficient And More Effective blogs.fangraphs.com/emerson-…
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Extremely proud of the guys for the fight they showed yesterday. Wasn’t always pretty, but they found a way to get it done! Ton of gutsy performances throughout the weekend but none bigger than Dom Elia on the mound and @jaydenleach02 with the bat! #GoGons #2OutBandits
Dragons split the day and the series overall thanks to a Jayden Leach walk-off grand slam in the 9th! #GoGons
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WALK-OFF GRAND SLAM! With 2 outs in the 9th Jayden Leach sends the Dragons home with a W! #GoGons
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Helluva performance on the bump today!
Another one for the win column 🔥 #WreckEm | @7BCommercial
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Lukas Pirko goes the distance in the 7 inning win. The last time a Tech pitcher threw an entire game … April 23, 2022. Brandon Birdsell pitched 8 innings in a 12-2 win vs. West Virginia.
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Let’s go!!
Replying to @ParadigmPDS
Plenty of ⛽️ from @TTU_Baseball @JesseRusinek — 97.1 mph ⛽️ @ShouseConnor — 96.8 mph 🔥 @LoganAddison24 — 96.4 mph 🚀
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Career high strike out for Connor Mohan. 📺: flosports.link/3ZVTP4q #CollegeBaseballSeries | @CBS_Arlington | @TTU_Baseball
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More fun exploring elite pitching kinematics in the @TTU_Biomech and @TTU_Baseball pitching lab!
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Another day in the (fun) office!! The upper extremities actually exist… @TTU_Baseball @SMerrBullpen @HunterD_20
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Weather won’t stop development in the lab! @TTU_Baseball @TTU_Biomech
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The tech and pitching lab is the whole reason I don’t go anywhere else to train. The coaches and resources at Tech now allow me to keep rolling with what I have during the season.
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Tech can measure pitches. It can't tell you if the pitch fits the athlete. Grip change aligned with a pitchers #naturalmotorblueprint → from avg to filthy. This is the future of pitch design. Read👉tinyurl.com/mr4wvje5 - @jaegersports @TrueSandA @SMerrBullpen @ButchBaseball29
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Pitch lab workstation looks good LETS GO @TTU_Baseball @SMerrBullpen @TTU_Biomech
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In the lab 🧪🥼 #WreckEm | @NCAABaseball
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