What Freshman team has the best talent?

 

Players to watch?

 

Any Freshman teams calling up 8th graders? I hear Newcath is having 8th grade tryouts anyone else?

What Freshman team has the best talent?

 

Players to watch?

 

Any Freshman teams calling up 8th graders? I hear Newcath is having 8th grade tryouts anyone else?

 

Unless I'm missing something, there is no way to tell how good any freshman team will be. It's a new crop of kids every year.

 

A lot of teams have 8th graders tryout, NCC isn't the only one.

One of the top freshman in NKY and maybe the state is Highlands catcher Ethan Doty. He has a tremendous work ethic and is solid offensively as well as defensively. Pitching wise, he already is being clocked at 82-83 mph as well as the nastiest cutter I have seen from a high school ball player in a while.

One of the top freshman in NKY and maybe the state is Highlands catcher Ethan Doty. He has a tremendous work ethic and is solid offensively as well as defensively. Pitching wise, he already is being clocked at 82-83 mph as well as the nastiest cutter I have seen from a high school ball player in a while.

 

Man, don't know this kid, but if you do and know his parents make him stop throwing that pitch. I will not let any kid I coach throw that thing, and that is after extensive online research and talking to some HS and college pitching coaches. That is something pitchers add to their repertoire after they are fully mature. That is worse than any curveball, my awareness came after listening to Jeff Brantley speak at a function for youth baseball.It has also been proven not only to harm the arm, but to decrease velo over time. I was surprised how much info is out there on it, and it all is consistent in the message.

Man, don't know this kid, but if you do and know his parents make him stop throwing that pitch. I will not let any kid I coach throw that thing, and that is after extensive online research and talking to some HS and college pitching coaches. That is something pitchers add to their repertoire after they are fully mature. That is worse than any curveball, my awareness came after listening to Jeff Brantley speak at a function for youth baseball.It has also been proven not only to harm the arm, but to decrease velo over time. I was surprised how much info is out there on it, and it all is consistent in the message.

 

Knowing his father as well as I do, I can personally attest that he is NOT throwing his "cutter" as you call it. He throws a very effective cut fastball.

Knowing his father as well as I do, I can personally attest that he is NOT throwing his "cutter" as you call it. He throws a very effective cut fastball.

 

Then that is good. BTW, I did not call it a cutter, simply replied to a post that he was throwing it. Don't know the kid from Adam, was certainly not implying I did. Make sure the only thing that is happening is grip pressure. Not many young kids have the strength in their hands to throw it, and the elbow supinates and that is where the issue is.

Interesting! I was under the impression that the velocity is lost due to the fact that they keep a Cutter arm angle and then struggle to be able to get back on top of the ball to have their normal fastball. I would think any time you supinate i.e. cutter/slider/curve pitches it can take it's toll. That's JMO!

 

Man, don't know this kid, but if you do and know his parents make him stop throwing that pitch. I will not let any kid I coach throw that thing, and that is after extensive online research and talking to some HS and college pitching coaches. That is something pitchers add to their repertoire after they are fully mature. That is worse than any curveball, my awareness came after listening to Jeff Brantley speak at a function for youth baseball.It has also been proven not only to harm the arm, but to decrease velo over time. I was surprised how much info is out there on it, and it all is consistent in the message.

I'm always skeptical of any reports of how fast a kid pitches. We've seen it on here for years/heard it forever.

 

However, I verified the numbers on Doty. Also was told he has a varsity POP time from behind the plate. Fortunately the Birds have a lot of depth so he doesn't have to be rushed to the varsity level. I'm looking forward to checking him out.

Interesting! I was under the impression that the velocity is lost due to the fact that they keep a Cutter arm angle and then struggle to be able to get back on top of the ball to have their normal fastball. I would think any time you supinate i.e. cutter/slider/curve pitches it can take it's toll. That's JMO!

 

You are correct about the why. Bottom line is it just not a pitch that anyone will recommend a young kid throw. Wow, way off topic and thread jacking. My fault. Here is one of the articles I thought was very good, comes from both angles on the velo, but pretty firm stance on who should be throwing it

 

Do Cutters Kill Fastball Velocity? | FanGraphs Baseball

I'm always skeptical of any reports of how fast a kid pitches. We've seen it on here for years/heard it forever.

 

However, I verified the numbers on Doty. Also was told he has a varsity POP time from behind the plate. Fortunately the Birds have a lot of depth so he doesn't have to be rushed to the varsity level. I'm looking forward to checking him out.

 

Over the summer teams wouldn't even attempt to run on him, he was picking kids off on a regular basis at first and third. I do recall one time over the river at Rumpke, he picked off a runner who was taunting him at second, something you don't see on a normal basis.

Over the summer teams wouldn't even attempt to run on him, he was picking kids off on a regular basis at first and third. I do recall one time over the river at Rumpke, he picked off a runner who was taunting him at second, something you don't see on a normal basis.

 

It is very hard on the arm to pitch and catch. Got to be very careful.

Newcath will have a couple of 8th graders play Freshman Baseball this year that are very talented. Two of the kids play SWOL baseball with competive schedules.

Newcath will have a couple of 8th graders play Freshman Baseball this year that are very talented. Two of the kids play SWOL baseball with competive schedules.

 

There are a handfull of players who play in the SWOL league. Doesn't make them a standout player. You see some of the better players play on strictly tournament teams like in the Bluegrass or Colonels organizations.

Newcath will have a couple of 8th graders play Freshman Baseball this year that are very talented. Two of the kids play SWOL baseball with competive schedules.

 

First off try outs are in Feb... how do you know who will be on the team yet... Actually my son has played in the SWOL league to and will be trying out for NCC baseball but that don't make him a shoe in... You have made some real ignorant statements I'm sure you are a coat tail rider lol Really you already know who will make the team??? Stop hiding behind your screen name and making blanket statements that are totally ignorant...

There are a handfull of players who play in the SWOL league. Doesn't make them a standout player. You see some of the better players play on strictly tournament teams like in the Bluegrass or Colonels organizations.

 

I totally agree... I know one outstanding player that in my eyes is the best pitcher NCC will ever see and that is Jared Iles he is 8th grader trying out for freshman team. He is a beast and I haven't seen any other kid pitch better then him yet. But just because he's good don't mean he don't have to try out and is a walk on... lol so foolish.