Teddy Mouhlas
Manhasset Enters 2021 With a Great Problem to Have
Four games per week. Seven innings each game. Many teams all over Long Island are struggling with piecing together that many innings from their pitching staffs that are young and/or inexperienced. Manhasset is one of the few teams that enter 2021 with the opposite problem. Head Coach Mark Giardino stated they have seven pitchers that have great stuff and that they’re confident in to get outs. “To be honest, with the staff we have, we will determine our pitching rotation game-to-game,” said Giardino. “The first week we are going to try to get as many guys on the mound as possible,” he added. They will open up against Glen Cove, before a bye week leads them into a showdown against Division. Jake Moss (Manhasset 2022) up to 90 MPH with an average FB velocity of 8...
Manhasset 2020 Season Preview
Manhasset head coach Mark Giardino is confident heading into the 2020 campaign, in large part because of the work ethic of his team. “Our goal is to get better every day,” he said. “This group is special. When they were on JV they were excellent. Every year they’ve shown more maturity. If we can get better each day – and I think we can – that should put us in contention for a championship. Success is a by-product of hard work and this group is extremely hard working,” he added. They finished 2019 with a record of 14-9, and lost in the quarterfinals to the eventual Class A Champions, Clarke Rams. The group did graduate ace Jay Schlaefer – now the No. 2 pitcher at Hamilton College, Joe LoCurto, Will Allen and Joe Brunetti. Fortunately, the team...
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...
