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Junior RHP Quinn Miller Setting a PR Post TJ Surgery… Now 90+ mph

West Point commit and rising Junior, 6’2” RHP Quinn Miller joined RPP in September 2022.  In June 2022, prior to his start at RPP, he was clocked at 81 mph at a PBR event. By the end of our winter-training program in February 2023, Quinn touched 85.5 mph at another PBR event. Unfortunately, during the summer of 2023 Quinn had to have TJ Surgery.  After a year of hard work, both inside the weight room and inside the nets, Quinn recently hit a PR of 90+ mph.

How did he do it?

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Podcast #111: Strength & Conditioning in D1 Baseball with Coastal Carolina’s Mike Thomson

This week’s podcast is with Coastal Carolina S&C Coach Mike Thomson. We spent a few days with Mike assessing Coastal Carolina’s pitchers a few weeks back and today we’re going to discuss his take on the process, as well as other topics including:

    • Strength training during fall ball
    • Expectations of new recruits in the weight room
    • Consistency in training… “Don’t rush the process”

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The Hitting Report… Blast, K-vest and HitTrax in One Single Report

Advancements in baseball technology now allow us to analyze swings in unprecedented detail. At RPP, we leverage tools like Blast Motion, HitTrax, and K-Vest to provide comprehensive insights into a player’s swing, helping hitters reach their full potential. Our new hitting report evaluates critical areas such as bat speed, launch angle, contact quality, and swing mechanics, offering a clear path for improvement.

The purpose of this report is straightforward: to help hitters understand their strengths and areas for development, enabling them to refine their approach for greater consistency and power. The report includes detailed charts, graphs, and data points, translating complex information into clear, actionable insights. It is structured as follows:

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Podcast #110: The RPP Road Show… Pitching Analysis with Niko Leontarakis

This week we cap off our remote college assessments with the pitching side of things with RPP Director of Pitching Niko Leontarakis. Topics include:

    • Avoiding over-analysis when dealing with elite throwers
    • Some common disconnects between D1 schools and players
    • Disconnects… not always a bad thing, it depends on the athlete

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Trackman Pitching Report… All Your Data in One Single Report

Here at RPP we take great pride in the work that goes into assessing and evaluating our pitchers and position players. This is generally reflected in the comprehensive reports we provide our athletes with in-depth analysis and summaries of their capabilities, whether it’s in the weight room or inside the nets. Our newly developed Trackman Pitching Report uses data collected from in-house bullpens to create simple visuals that can help better communicate the strengths and weakness’s of a pitcher’s repertoire. The main parts our report focuses on is:

    1. Pitching Metrics
    2. Pitch Movement
    3. Pitch Consistency
    4. Pitch Location
    5. Stuff+ Report

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Podcast 108: Starting New at Coastal and the RPP Assessment with Pitching Coach Matt Williams

Today, we’re with Coastal Carolina pitching coach Matt Williams to discuss what goes into starting with a new organization, as well as his experience with the RPP on-site pitching assessments of his throwers that we previously did at University of South Carolina.

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Training for Force Production… Improving Tissue Quality and Global Movement Patterns – Part 3

Welcome to Part 3 of “Training Better Force Production”.

After developing Ground Force (Part 1) as well as Elasticity / Acceleration (Part  2), we need a more restorative stimulus that works to restore tendon and tissue quality at the muscular and connective tissue level. In this third and final article of the 3-part series, we’re going to talk about doing just that.

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Athlete highlight: Lefty Pitcher Ryan Malone is Up 12 mph, Touching 87 mph

Ryan Malone

Lefty Ryan Malone, rising senior at Burke Catholic High School, started training with us during the summer 2022, and has gone through quite the transformation. After training remotely for a period of time, he decided to drive an hour each way to our facility during the past off-season and joined our in-house training program. Beginning this spring he went back to training remote.  Since he began his training, he has improved his velo by 12 mph, touching 87 mph recently this summer.

How did he do it?

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Podcast 107: Total Body Reactivation Therapy with PT Greg Lamendola

Today I’m sitting down with physical therapist Greg LaMendola who specializes in a technique known as “Total Body Re-activation Therapy”. Topics Include:

    • Bridging the gap between the nervous system and the biomechanical / muscular system
    • Removing “blocks” in the kinetic chain through manual therapy / activation techniques
    • How it can help reduce recovery time from an injury

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