Jai Sharma
Recap of Today’s Baseball Performance Lab
Today we co-hosted a Baseball Performance Lab in conjunction with Complete Game at Athletic Movement Protocol in Syosset, NY and it was quite a day. The unique event featured both position players and pitchers. The players ranged from high school to college age. Upon arrival, players were tested on their cognitive abilities by using the Right Eye Sports Vision EyeQ which you can watch a tutorial on below. It is as sophisticated as it sounds and several Major League organizations have adopted this training device which literally trains an athletes eyes to react quicker. After that, they went through a series of dynamic stretching with Coach T.J. Lopez before taking their hacks. With the help of Diamond Kinetics and Rapsodo Hitting, the players were measured on every aspect of their swing an...
Smithtown East Looking To Break Down The Barrier
By Joseph Langan Over the past five seasons, there hasn’t been a team more successful during the regular season than Smithtown East. Unfortunately, they have been unable to get over-the-hump in the postseason and capture that elusive county championship. As they prepare to hit the field for their 2020 season, coach Ken Klee and his team “prepare to be successful every game.” Coming off a 17-5 season, Coach Klee is no stranger to regular season success, but when it comes to the playoffs, things haven’t gone as smooth. With Coach Klee well aware of his team’s talented roster and championship potential he “expects to win a championship” adding “there is no backup plan.” With that, he is also well aware of his teams past shortcomings, explaining that “the last two years we did not ...
Who Are the Top Remaining Uncommitted 2020 Players?
While it has become common place for players to commit to Division-I schools after their sophomore season of high school, there are plenty of quality players that do not. Whether it be sustaining an injury or simply slipping through the proverbial cracks, there are bound to be dozens of impact players that remain uncommitted entering their senior year of high schools. Here is my list of the top impact players, all of these are kids that possess the ability to play at the collegiate level, possibly even start immediately. Division-I potential: Ryan Hynes LHP, Ward Melville Ryan Hynes is through 5 innings with a 1-0 lead pic.twitter.com/petWkXH5m9 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 1, 2019 It’s hard enough to crack the starting rotation at Ward Melville, let alone getting the ...
Smithtown East With Unfinished Business in 2019
Heading into the postseason as the number one overall seed in 2018, Smithtown East seemed destined to become Class AA County Champions. After finishing the regular season with a League III regular season title and a record of 16-2, they went on to lose two of their three playoff games and were eliminated as a result. Obviously, they picked a bad time to play their worst baseball of the year, losing to Bay Shore and Connetquot. Returning 15 players from last year, however, Smithtown East expects to repeat their success from last season, while altering the ending with a County Championship. Given the talent they have, they know this is a very attainable goal and they have been knocking on the door for the past several seasons. The clear strength of Smithtown East is their returning pitchers....
