Scoring the first run of the College World Series on the first straight steal of home in Omaha in over a quarter century to break your school's single-season stolen base record is a pretty loaded accomplishment.

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One of the biggest mistakes I made when I first got into professional baseball... Was thinking I needed to hit every pitch. I thought good hitters could hit anything. Then I got around big leaguers. And I realized they thought completely differently. One day I asked a veteran hitter Carlos Beltran what he was looking for. I expected some complicated answer. Instead he said: "I'm looking for one pitch." That's it. One pitch. One location. One opportunity. That's when I realized great hitters aren't guessing. They're hunting. That's why I teach something called The 4 Core Quadrant. STUDY Figure out what pitches you actually do damage on. Not what pitches you can hit. What pitches you drive. STRATEGIZE Go into the at-bat looking for those pitches. Have a plan. STRIKE When you get your pitch... Don't miss it. Attack. SCUFFLE And if you miss your pitch, which happens in baseball... Don't give in. Compete. Battle. Stay alive until you get another opportunity. So here's what I'd do tonight to practice the 4 core quadrants: STUDY Take 10 swings off of front toss. Track every ball you hit hard. Where was the pitch? Inside? Middle? Away? Up? Down? By the end, you'll start seeing patterns. Those are your hot zones. STRATEGIZE Now pick one pitch to hunt. Think: 0-0 2-0 3-1 If I get this pitch in this location... I'm ready to attack. STRIKE Take another round. When you get your pitch... Let it fly. No hesitation. No guessing. Attack it. SCUFFLE Now start every round 0-2... Like, you missed your pitch. Fight. Foul balls. Battle. Compete. Good hitters don't give in. Thank you for reading, Jermaine Curtis P.S. - If you enjoyed this and thought it was helpful, please share it. (Plus, when you share it, it tells me you want more content like this.)

Congratulations to Summer Slam 13u Silver Finalists- The Nukes

Congratulations to Summer Slam 13u Silver champions - Prospect U

Congratulations to Summer Slam 14u Silver Finalists - Scenic City Rangers

Congratulations to Summer Slam 14u Silver Champions - River City Raiders

Congratulations to Summer Slam 13u Gold Finalists - Explicit Baseball

Congratulations to Summer Slam 13u Gold champions Frost Falcons

Congratulations to Summer Slam 18u Gold champions US Elites

Congratulations to the Turf Kickoff Classic 8u champions - TN Elite

Congratulations to the Turf Kickoff Classic 8u finalists- TN Fuel

Congratulations to the Turf Kickoff Classic 12u Champions- TURN2

Congratulations to the Turf Kickoff Classic 12u finalists- LC Blackcats

Even with all the rain-for the love of the game- Congratulations to our Kickoff Classic tournament 15u champions US Elite!

Fundamentals matter. Base running included. How many times have you heard: “Run through the bag and hit the front of the base”? That tiny detail can be the difference between safe and out. The little things win games even on the biggest stages.

One of my players was feeling confident at the plate… then got down 0-2. Immediately his thoughts changed from: “Be aggressive.” to: “Don’t strike out.” He stepped out. Took a deep breath. And said out loud: “I’m going to crush this baseball.” Next pitch: line drive in the gap. The lesson is this: Your brain will always try to move toward fear and protection under pressure. Great hitters learn how to reset their thoughts back toward aggression, confidence, and attack mode. A lot of players don’t lose because of mechanics. They lose the battle in their mind between pitches.

Had an hour long phone call this past week with a MLB cross checker about one of our alumni who is now in college…in that hour, there may have been about 5 minutes of him asking me about his talent. The other 55 or so minutes… 1. How does he handle failure? 2. Tell me about his parents? 3. Tell me about his parents personality types? 4. Did his teammates like him or tolerate him? 5. Were his parents overly involved or did they let him deal with tough moments on his own? 6. Does he handle tough coaching well? 7. Were there ever times he made excuses for performance? 8. When he got hurt, did he still show up for games or not?

Loving this idea! Let’s see this every now and then at other parks too #purebaseball