Pembroke Hill Baseball
Practice 16: March 27, 2025
KCMO 3&2 – Diamond 5, Conditioning Field, & Batting Cages
Objective: to continue preparing and reviewing for Friday’s home opener
IF’s (10): Berning, Chiu, Falk, Goldman, Kobolt, Sanjanwala, Sotta, von Uckermann, Weber, Wetzel
OF’s (6): Jaffe, Passan, Seaton, Sitzer, Smith, Soulis
Catchers (4): Washington, (Berning, Kobolt, Sotta)
Pitchers (15): Berning (IF), Chiu (IF), Falk (OF), Goldman (IF), Jaffe (OF), Jerman (IF - PO), Kobolt (IF), Passan (IF), Sanjanwala (IF), Seaton (OF), Sitzer (OF), Smith (IF/OF), Sotta (IF), Soulis (OF), Weber (IF)
Absent: N/A Injured: Sanjanwala, Chiu
Thursday Pens (3/27): Goldman, Sanjanwala?, Falk
Early Work:
· Infielders - Wall ball: Barreca; Catchers (Washington, Sotta – tag plays) – Fundamentals: Jeff
· Pitchers throwing bullpens (Sitzer, Weber) go through stretching routine
4:00 - 4:10: Announcements/Rule of the Day/Sign Language = Breathe
· Rule of the Day: Sign review; appeal play – how will we do it?
· Pitchers (Goldman and Falk) with Coach Hector throwing pens
· Reminders: uniforms; JV suit-up squad; after-game help to prepare for Saturday’s game
4:10 - 4:20: Stretching, band work on conditioning field; 2 groups (Barreca and Leone)
· Arms: Touchdown w/ arms; Arm Circles; Chest w/ arms pushing and pulling; band work – Interior/exterior shoulder; Y-T-W’s; Superman with hands cross; throwing motion (Leone)
· Legs: Dominican program – Chicken Walks, Chicken Hops, Chicken Dance, Chicken Slides, Elbow to Ankle, Standing Broad Jumps, Karaokes, Sprints, Slides (Barreca)
· Handstands – Walk on hands
4:20 – 4:30: Team Catch (Diskin)
· Flips; rhythm; chest; rhythm load with heel to sky follow through; 1 shuffle; 2 shuffles (150’)
4:30 – 4:45: IF-OF pop-up priorities
4:45 - 5:00: Rundowns
5:00 – 5:45:
· 4, 10-minute hitting stations
o Cage 1 = live arm (Leone)
o Cage 2 = Jr. Hack Attack pitching from ground level (Garcia)
o Iron Mike Bunting (Barreca)
o On-field pick-offs and snap throws (Diskin & Joe)
5:45 - 6:15: Clean up:
· Dbl check visitors dugout, pen, bleachers; all trash cans have liners in them; concession stand area clean (Leone)
· Cage areas clean – dbl check cages behind LF fence to ensure that everything is in order for Saturday (Barreca)
· Field Maintenance (Diskin) – drag around edge of field; BP tarp away; cover home plate and pitcher’s mound
o Dad drag field
o Possibly chalk field?
o Sitzer line conditioning field
· Inside Organization
o Ensure that front and back rooms are swept
o All clothes are accounted for – nothing left out
o Water thrown out and ice put away
o Cover equipment and balls