Cajuns top hitters
PROUD TO BE AN ALL-AMERICAN
Happy July 4th! God Bless America, the land that we love, stand beside her & guide her! Being given the distinction of NFCA/NCAA All-American in college softball is the biggest individual honor awarded in our sport. Being able to coach an All-American is likewise...
TRUST THE PROCESS: FROM “SLOW” PITCH TO NFCA “FAST” PITCH ALL-AMERICANS
Nerissa Myers and Brianna Cherry are the same age & first cousins who grew up right next to each other in Petal, Mississippi. They both grew up playing basketball, volleyball, and slow pitch softball; in fact, in Mississippi, the high schools play slow pitch in...
HIT VS. TAKE APPROACH TO 4 SEAM FBS/RISEBALLS?
HITTING ELITE PITCHING IS ”HARD TO DO” https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev-dgJ32aOc When you face the #1 pitcher or closer in a weekend series who has either a nasty 4 seam fastball or a great riseball, you are in for a tough battle which will probably include some...
NO PAIN, NO GAIN -CASE STUDY WITH A TORN A.C.L.
There is a great line in the movie, “A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN”: “IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE HARD. IF IT WASN’T EVERYONE WOULD DO IT. THE HARD IS WHAT MAKES IT GREAT”. If competing at the highest level were easy, then everyone would do it. Ask yourself, “do you welcome the...
IT TAKES MORE THAN TALENT ALONE
How do players get a 2nd chance? Why is developing the “middle 6” the key to winning? Christiana & Samantha’s journey to the WCWS. As the baseball/softball seasons are underway, it is important that players, parents and coaches understand that it takes more than...
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A GREAT CATCHER? + SWING ALIGNMENT.
All great teams have a great catcher. During my 17 years at UL, we basically had four catchers that literally caught every game for 15 years AND hit in the 3, 4 or 5 hole in the line-up. The “MIGHTY FOUR”: Joy Webre (2002-2005), Lana Bowers (2007-2010), Sarah Drahiem...
ALEAH CRAIGHTON: THE ROLE OF THE PELVIS ADJUSTING FOR INSIDE & OUTSIDE PITCHES
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OCNsh0wL370 Aleah’s solo home run in the 9th inning of the NCAA Lafayette Regional versus Texas A&M, snapped a 8-8 tie and proved to be the winning run that clinched the Cajuns 5th (fifth) consecutive Super Regional Appearance. (ON AN...
VANESSA SOTO: BUILDING “OPPO” POWER IN THE OFFSEASON
This is an article about hitting mechanics but also intertwines themes of “redemption” & “second chances”. It has a FAIRY TALE ENDING! An unseeded softball team referred to as “Cinderella” (UL) with it’s own “Cinderella” player (Soto) gets paired against her old...
SHELBI REDFEARN: BEFORE & AFTER LEARNING PELVIS LOAD
Read about how going from “stepping in the bucket” to “pelvis loading” helped Shelbi Redfearn lead her team to the 2014 WCWS. Watch the video of her before and after transformation and listen to her CONFIDENCE after hitting a game winning home run. Hard work and...
KELSEY VINCENT: APPROACH TO HIT A CHANGE-UP
There are many different types of swing/mechanical adjustments that can be made to hit different types of pitches: IN or OUT, UP or DOWN, and FAST & SLOW. Let’s take a look at hitting a change-up or OFF-SPEED PITCH. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlrK3hIALPw The...