Pembroke Hill Baseball

Pembroke Hill Baseball

Practice 21: April 15, 2025

KCMO 3&2 – Diamond 5, Conditioning Field, & Batting Cages

Objective: to learn from the games in Jefferson City and to prepare for the games this week

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)

Bullpens: Sotta (light); Sitzer – Weber; Jermann - Sanjanwala

Absent: Wetzel – leaves early (4:50)       Injured: N/A

Early Work:

·       Infielders - Wall ball: Barreca; Catchers (Sotta – throwing footwork) – Fundamentals: Jeff; Hitter - TBD: Brett

·       Pitchers throwing bullpens (Sitzer, Weber, Sotta, Sanjanwals, Jermann) go through stretching routine

4:00 - 4:10: Announcements/Rule of the Day/Sign Language = Mode Development

·       Uniforms = blue tops tops, short gray pants, blue hats

·       Miles JV suit-up

·  Leave mats out after practice for youth team using the facility afterwards

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

·       Sitzer & Weber bullpen work

4:20 – 4:30: Team Catch (Diskin)

·       Flips; chest; rhythm load with heel to sky follow through; 1 shuffle; 2 shuffles (150’)

4:30 – 4:40:

·       Knock bucket off – if can’t do it in 5 minutes => Raider

4:40 – 5:10:

·       Individual position work:

o   Bailey/Leone = OF’s; Joe/Barreca = IF’s; Diskin = C’s

5:15 – 6:00:

·       Live, coach-directed situations on field with baserunners and defense while hitting in cage; 2, 20-minute groups

o   Group 1 – Defense first station: P=Sotta; C=Washington; 1B=Smith; 2B=von Uck; 3B=Sanjanwals; SS=Chiu; LF=Passan; CF=Sitzer; RF=Soulis

o   Group 2 – half group hitting in cages and half running bases; switch after 10 minutes: P=Jermann; 1B=Weber; 2B=Kobolt; 3B=Berning; SS=von Uck (switch after 10 minutes and go hit); LF=Falk; CF=Seaton; RF=Jaffe

6:00 – 6:15:

·       Clean up