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Base Running Base running is another overlooked part of coaching youth baseball.Most of it is from not having fun instructive drills that will teach kids proper base running techniques.All Youth baseball players can become good base runners regardless of speed or size.   Read More

Jan-Feb 2011 Issue

November-December Issues

Attributes of great Hitters: Don Slaught

What sets great hitters apart is their ability to adjust to speeds and locations better than anyone else.Simply put, world class players like Lisa Fernandez, Jessica Mendoza, Dot Richardson, Chrystl Bustos, Caitlin Lowe and Natasha Watley can cover a wider variety pitches from a wider variety of pitchers. They accomplish this with both mental and physical adjustments. They possess not only great mechanics but a deep database and a solid approach for any given situation.  Read  More   

Essential Exercises, Javair Gillett

Baseball is such a dynamic sport that involves complex communication within the body making it difficult to pinpoint a few exercises that all baseball players should be doing. An exercise that might be essential for one athlete may not be good for another. Individualization is important and you need to pick the 5 exercises that work best for you.  Read More

  Sept-Oct Champions Issues

 July-August World Series Issue

 Playing First Base

Requirements for the First Baseman Your first baseman must have an excellent glove, able to catch anything thrown near him. Speed is not much of a factor at this position, though the fielder still must be quick to move and react. He must be fearless, unafraid to stretch out and make a difficult catch or scoop while keeping his foot on the bag. Read More

 Eating to Win: Steven Ellis

There are a number of nutritional strategies that, combined with proper training, can boost pitching performance, quicken recovery, and ensure proper hydration.Here are some practical guidelines based on time-honed scientific principals, "pro tips" based on the latest research and personal advice to help you reach your baseball pitching goals.Two steps to healthy eating: Read More

 May-June Issue of Dixie Baseball

The Road to the Show (Part 2):Former MLB Pitcher and Lemoyne College Pitching Coach Scott Cassidy:

I had accepted a scholarship to play ball at the University of South Carolina at Aiken. It was a strong division II school that was nationally ranked and had gone to the division II World Series the previous year. I was excited and ready to pitch. After going through the fall season I was feeling pretty good about the spring. After a great Christmas break I was ready to get out of the snow and start our season down in sunny South Carolina. Read More

Baseball in the Raw:   Edward Daniel with Carl Jensen

Cuba is a land of extremes - beauty and decay, happiness and unvented frustration, baseball and all else. Cuba has a rich history of Major League Baseball players. Cuban born players began appearing in the National League as early as 1911, with 2nd baseman Rafael Almeida and outfielder Armando Marsans (both with the Cincinnati Reds). Each made their 1st appearance on the 4th of July that summer. Read More

Rawlings EXOGRID

Some players perform better with a stiff handle bat. Until now, those players had to compromise a sweet feeling bat for peak performance because as a bat gets stiffer, its vibrational response increases. By incorporating Ph.D™ technology into stiff handle bat designs, the need for compromise is over. Ph.D™ is the ultimate in vibration reduction technology; it will revolutionize the feel of stiff handle bats because it filters out harsh vibration more effectively than any previous technologies. Read More

 March-April Issue of Dixie Baseball

The Road to the Show (part 1): Former MLB Pitcher and Lemoyne College Pitching Coach Scott Cassidy:

Baseball has been a part of my life since I was a child. It has been my passion and I have been fortunate enough to have made a career out of it. That does not mean it has been an easy journey, and there have been many bumps in the road that I needed to overcome but in the end it was well worth the struggle. My baseball path has gone from t-ball to high school to college to the minors to the big leagues and now to coaching. Along the way I have learned a lot, not only about the ins and outs of the game but also about hard work and commitment. Read More

The 3 Most Important rules of Coaching: Oregon State Head Coach Kirk Walker:

I am often asked to give young coaches my best coaching advice and it always causes me to pause. First of all, I think… who am I to give advice. Then I spend several minutes ponder the most important teaching technique that I have learned or the drill that I have used in my coaching time, or the strategy that resulted in more wins. And in the end I always come back to the most simple clear advice that I ever received when I was a young coach. Read More