Spring Training Begins

After a long hard Indiana winter, we are starting to see some signs of spring.  Warmer weather means baseball is around the corner and Spring Training has commenced.

This year Reb will be playing in the Mooresville Baseball League (MBL). Mooresville has a fantastic baseball program and the 11-12 year old league plays with the 50-70 modified High School rules.

Reb has begun baseball workouts and is looking much improved from a year ago.  The velocity on his fastball has shown remarkable improvement but it is his change-up that is attention grabbing.  He has also been working on a curveball and today was dramatically improved over the course of our four throwing days over the past week.  All the work we put into his mechanics last year is starting to pay off.

Defensively he has also elevated his game with much improved positioning, mechanics both with fielding and throwing.  He has always showed signs of having a good glove but is showing the potential of being very sound defensively.

We have a lot of work ahead to improve his hitting but have only just started putting in any work at the plate.  We have begun working on his bunting skills and as our workouts progress he will start putting more time in the cage.  Our goal is to improve contact as he is not at this stage going to be a power hitter.  However, to utilize his quickness we need to improve his contact at the plate this year.

This is a fun time of year and we are already starting to enjoy more time on the diamond in God’s beautiful creation.  As you begin getting ready for the 2014 season, practice hard, practice the right way and it will reap dividends come game time.