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Xan Barksdale

@xanbarksdale

Coach for @USABaseball. Former pro catcher and NCAA DI coach. Author of Catching-101. Founder of CatcherCON. #OWNHOMEORGOHOME.

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Interesting setup from Kirk on this elevated fastball. It looks like he is raising the umps reference point (his mask) and wins this pitch for the #ꓘoftheDay.

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Impressive mobility and athleticism shown here by Logan O'Hoppe, zigging while everybody is zagging. He has an average pop time of 2.01, average exchange time of .77, and average velocity of 83.4.

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At the SEC Baseball Tournament with my dad. We’ve come every year for almost 10 years now. I don’t think I can be convinced that there is a better place to watch college baseball. This is one of my favorite things I get to do all year. The tradition of coming with my dad

At the <a href="/SECbaseball/">SEC Baseball</a> Tournament with my dad.  We’ve come every year for almost 10 years now.

I don’t think I can be convinced that there is a better place to watch college baseball.

This is one of my favorite things I get to do all year.  The tradition of coming with my dad
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Patrick Bailey cut down a pair of runners last night. You can see how pitch location determines his arm slot with these two throws.

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According to Statcast, Gabriel Moreno is tied for 2nd in blocking with 5 blocks above average. These three blocks might not be the toughest, but they are all in a tied ball game in the bottom of the 9th with the winning run on base. This lets the pitcher throw his most

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We had a little catchers duel in Pittsburgh last night. Henry Davis nabs the first, then Tyler Stephenson answers with one of his own.

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Adley Rutschman showed us why it's important to have multiple tools at our disposal when it comes to blocking baseballs and preventing free bases. That last pick prevented the exact walk-off scenario the announcer mentioned. He hit a soft liner into RF that only scored 1 instead

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I know there's limited context, but why do you think Hedges might load his glove this way given the pitch call? I have a few Ideas but I want to hear your thought process. #ꓘoftheDay