OLSH BASEBALL
**Thursday's game will include a pregame ceremony to "Stand up to Cancer." A collection and all proceeds from the concession stand will be donated to a charity. If interested in making a donation via check, please make the check out to "OLSH Baseball Fundraising."
**Senior Rec will be Monday May 5, and will begin at 6:00. Sr. parents should report to the home dugout area by 5:50.
**JV Game @ Serra has been rescheduled for Thur May 8 at 4:00
Upcoming Schedule:
Mon 4/28 - Game vs. Springdale 5:30 YT; Seniors report by 3:30 for pictures for banners, other players report by 4:00; (white pinstripe uniforms, purple hat/belt)
Tue 4/29 - Game @ Springdale 3:00; ED 12:30 (players that eat 7th lunch will need to eat pd 6 lunch); (black jersey, white pants, black hat, purple belt)
Wed 4/30 - Practice 3:30-5:30 YT
Thu 5/1 - Fight Cancer Game vs. Eden POSTPONED; PRACTICE 4:30-5:45 YT
Fri 5/2 - Practice 4:00-6:00 YT
Sat 5/3- JV Game vs Char-Hou 12:00 YT - Roster TBD; practice for non-rostered players TBD
Sun 5/4 - Practice 1:00-3:00 YT
**Good book on the mental game of baseball: Heads-Up Baseball 2.0; 5 Skills for Competing One Pitch at a Time. By Ken Ravizza and Tom Hansen.
https://headsupbaseball2.com/2
**Good article on hitting...players must read....
https://www.beabetterhitter.com/lost-secrets-of-hitting/
OLSH Baseball apparel and gear:
Catchers chest protectors: NFHS/PIAA regulations on chest protectors state that all chest protectors must be NOCSAE certified with proper heart protection. The other option is a special undershirt with padding that is NOCSAE certified is permitted. https://www. .org/articles/high-school-baseball-rules-changes-focus-on-player-safety/
A PLAYER WHO WANTS TO BE GREAT CANNOT ONLY PRACTICE AND PLAY THE GAME ITSELF, BUT HAS TO BE A TRUE STUDENT OF THE GAME!
(Otherwise it's just a hobby, and the player will never achieve greatness.)
**Video by Alex Rodriguez on hitting. [Very good except I would explain that the hands do go to the ball, but they need to level off and get on the plane of the ball and go through the ball for square contact. He is correct in saying that a "launch angle" approach is not correct for the high school player. But chopping down to "get backspin" I don't agree with either (at least as far as the high school game is concerned - the pitcher's velocity and bat speed are not high enough to generate the desired effect). The truth lies more in the middle.]
**Excellent article on a great hitting book (The Mike Schmidt Study), pointing out some of the key takeaways:
The book is out of print but can be bought used if interested:
Other great timeless hitting books:
The Science of Hitting (by Ted Williams):
Rod Carew's Art and Science of Hitting
Great book on the mental approach to baseball
The Mental Game of Baseball
Pitching:
Nolan Ryan's Pitchers Bible
https://www.amazon.com/Nolan-Ryans-Pitchers-Bible-Performance/dp/0671705814/ref=sr_1_1?crid=19VEFBWWD224Y&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Uz-Sbr8tF_A-GqzCz8zIgG9QbPVFOuc3bt9vkJGLHM3NUX4iUE5W0ZxPjNMkLm06hzB-J0Dq57Wi5BUwFx6abWgcEIa8i2sj9tijYKPWDFIdQ-sR0qT0hDa4QTxlsbkX94pvghRgbRHAnrxo7glozuUYThxEl-c5hOMmbaQ7lKwnHxcvCDFev7BWsRfkk7su94jcGl2OqXuJKiHrwJm-aBauMkINtlQ5Z2s9_hAuUq4.8is9g-0uMcsmoJmDmOyx7BxL31xSSjmy8bc5jj7LZsU&dib_tag=se&keywords=nolan+ryan+pitchers+bible&qid=1710263280&sprefix=nolan+ryans+pi%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-1
