This time of year, with playoffs coming, stress and pressure can get to people. Before you know it, teammates are letting minor disagreements get out of hand and the team can start to break apart. Finger pointing and prolonged petty disagreements are not the way to win championships. Think about the winning teams that you’ve seen.  Even teams that don’t seem to have the talent to match up with their opponents win championships when they find powerful ways to work together.   What happens if you have a conflict with a teammate? What do you do if a player on your own team causes troubl ..read more

Note: This article provides a general overview of the transfer process, transfer rules, and other things to consider when exploring the possibility of transferring schools. If you have specific individual transfer or compliance related questions, we suggest you reach out to CACE Answers, a nonprofit organization that offers free transfer and compliance advice to prospective and current student-athletes! Are you a college baseball player thinking about transferring to a new program? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Impact Looser Transfer Rules and Covid-Related Roster Management: A More C ..read more

Normally, it’s the time of year when high school juniors are waiting for calls, emails, and their first college offers. You might be among them. It’s an exciting time, especially when you hear that your friends are going to realize their dreams of playing college ball.  But there is a huge group of high school ballplayers who won’t be hearing from recruiters or coaches in the coming weeks or months. It’s tough, but not getting offers does not make you less of a ballplayer than your teammates who have already committed to schools. The best player on my college team didn’t commit to a colle ..read more

The Situation:   Runner on second, 0 outs, 3-hitter is up. The offense is behind, 3-2, in the 8th inning.  The Play:   The batter hits a hard ground ball right back up the middle. The runner on second takes a couple of hard steps towards third, just as the pitcher reaches out and snags the grounder. The pitcher wheels around and throws the ball to the second baseman, covering second. The runner is caught in a rundown. The second baseman charges towards the runner, then flips the ball to the third baseman. The runner quickly reverses directions and charges back towards ..read more

This is the point in many high school and college seasons when the playoff field is starting to take shape. Some teams have locked down playoff berths and others are still in the playoff hunt. Of course, competing for a playoff spot and playing playoff baseball is a remarkable experience that every baseball player should strive for. However, as seasons head down the stretch run with many teams still in the playoff hunt, there are just as many out of it. Some teams and players will disregard these “meaningless” games because they do not affect the standings and there is “nothing” on the line. O ..read more

The Situation:  It’s been a looong 4th inning. After several pitching changes, numerous pitches in the dirt, several walks, and 6 runs, the catcher has had about enough. It’s one of those innings where nothing seems to go right. When the next pitcher comes in, the score is 8-2 with two outs and runners on 1st and third.  The Play:  The catcher calls for a first pitch fastball and the pitcher comes set. He uncorks a spiked fastball into the dirt. The catcher does his best attempt to block it and wears it right off the forearm. The ball caroms off his forearm, but t ..read more

Want to listen to the audio version of this article? Just click play below! What does it take to play college baseball? That’s a question we get asked a lot. We get asked because unless you are familiar with the various levels of college baseball, the answer isn’t always clear. Unlike a multiple-choice test where you know the exact grade you will receive according to how many questions you get right, projecting a high school baseball player’s success at the next level is far more subjective. The thing that most high school players want to do to show they belong at the next level is line up a ..read more

Want to listen to the audio version of this article? Just click below! In college, you’ll be expected to do a lot of studying and homework, and you will have no one to hold you responsible for it except for yourself. If you don’t turn in assignments, the professors won’t get mad at you; they’ll just grade you accordingly. It’s tough going from a high school system where you always have someone badgering you to do your work to a college system in which the responsibility is only yours. But without good study skills, it will be tough to pass your classes, and it will put your eligible to play b ..read more

What if you could learn from the mistakes and success of other recruits and use their lessons to improve your experiences as a college baseball prospect going through the recruiting process? What if we told you that these lessons would be extremely valuable for you and help you find a college baseball fit? Would you take the time to read the stories and learn the lessons? This collection of articles provides you with that very opportunity to learn from the experiences of others. KPB’s player-to-player model is all about helping you learn from those who have been in your shoes and suc ..read more

Want to listen to the audio version of this article? Just click play below! Some time has passed since we first posted this piece, but the debate over single-sport specialization versus playing multiple-sports is loud as ever. If you are a high school player trying to decide what to do, we’ve updated this article to give you some important things to think about as you consider your options.  What the Best College Coaches Say About Multi-Sport Athletes It’s not every day that you find yourself in a room with three of the best coaches in all of college baseball. But, these things ..read more