What’s In This Issue?
• Special Report: The art and science of calling killer pitches with Ole Miss Head Coach Mike Bianco. He delves into his unbeatable pitch calling system in games which he learned as a catcher at LSU under Skip Bertman and later as an assistant coach with the Tigers.
• Genius Of Skip Bertman Revealed In Fascinating Book: One of the best coaches in history who led LSU to 5 national titles explains details of what his system was in exclusive excerpt from his new book Everything Matters In Baseball.
• NCAA Div. I Recruiting Rundown: LSU Tigers land No. 1 class with impressive haul of 21 newcomers led by elite 4-year transfers. The top 50 recruiting classes are listed along with 75 other top classes. An in-depth rundown on the top 25 classes are featured.
• Pitch Recognition Training: Dr. Peter Fadde helps upgrade the remarkable product GameSense that is working its magic for hitters in pro, college and other levels of baseball.
• Coaching Changes Across USA: Read about all the latest coaching changes across all levels of college baseball.
• Wins Gold Medal: Team USA’s 15 and under team beats Cuba 4-3 in the final game of the World Baseball/Softball Confederation Baseball World Cup.
• Editorial: Ignoring the risk of sun exposure can result in skin cancer, serious skin damage.
• Around The Horn With Lou Pavlovich: Without ethics in baseball, game suffers badly.
• Adam Sarancik: Why are players on all levels of game hitting for power and neglecting batting average?
• Ruleball With Rich Marazzi: Catcher’s interference becoming an increasing issue in game.
• Charlie Greene: Important subject of pitching mechanics is explored.
• Advertisers’ Roundup: Exciting new products worth taking a close look at along with time-honored goods.
• Book Reviews: Five special books have hit the market that are outstanding.
• Helping Players Learn Baseball Faster: Jason Schreiber, head baseball coach at Alvin Community College in Texas, explains an ingenious system that has players make cell phone videos to prove they have mastered concepts.
• Jerry Weinstein On Catching: The difference between a catcher and retriever are multi-faceted as he explains important concepts.
• ABCA Clinic Chairman Matt Noone: 2023 ABCA Convention in Nashville will be filled with dynamic speakers who will cover every facet of baseball. Read about all of these speakers and topics.
• Additional Instructional Clinics Planned Across USA: Coaches clinics are planned in coming months, and here are the full details.
