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Congratulations! Kyle King, Daniel Carney, and Dylan Herbert. All three 12 year olds are current Pinkman Hitters and finished 1, 2, & 3 in the Herndon Youth Optimist Homerun Derby Saturday June 12th
Summer Pitch and Hit Camp During June, July and August the **Look for sessions on the field this summer** Enrollment is open for players age 8 -14. The 4 day camp will run from 9:30am to 3pm and will be split up in to two separate sessions. The first half of the day will be spent working on Basic and Advanced Pitching Skills such as mechanical development, pitch placement, and age appropriate off-speed pitches. The second half of the day players will work on Power Hitting swing development, learning how to use the body better to hit the ball more consistently, and fine tuning their ability to recognize different pitches; such as balls and strikes as well as off-speed. Players will need to bring their Lunch. Registration Fee $195
Camp Dates: Wk 1: June 28 - July 1 (@ Dulles facility) Wk 2: July 5 - July 8 (on field session TBA) Wk 3: July 12 - July 15 (@ Dulles facility) Wk 5: July 26 - July 29........(No PBA camp but we will be on field with the FCA working with the pitchers for the week. Link to camp registration to come) Wk 6: Aug 2 - Aug 5 (@ Dulles facility) Wk 10: Aug 30 - Sept 2 (@ Dulles facility) CLICK HERE for Registration
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Student Success Stories Jeff and Pat Our visit this week paid off, with Daniel going three-for-three at the plate in a victory powered by his two home runs. His other at-bat resulted in a bloop single to center field when he got a little impatient and lunged at a pitch and hit it off the handle. In his first at-bat he crushed a line drive to left center that was maybe the hardest he's hit a ball yet. The only question was whether it had the elevation to clear the fence, but it made it easily because he hit it so hard. In his third at-bat he lofted a more conventional towering homer that was not in doubt from the crack of the bat, even though he didn't connect as solidly on that one.
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Jack insisted I send you a note. Today was opening day. He pitched 3 innings, 9Ks, 0BB, 1 hit, lots of people swing and missing. He said he used a lot of the 2 seam where he sets his finger up off set…thanks for the help this winter!
Coach (Pat) Pinkman, First off, thanks for working with me yesterday I found the lesson to be very helpful, today we had an inter-squad scrimmage and I threw 3 innings. In the 1st inning I struggled a bit but in the 2nd inning I started to throw the slider/cut fastball more often and I was much more successful. I had a 1-2-3 inning with 2 groundballs and 1 strikeout. In the 3rd inning I continued to use the slider/cut fastball pretty often about 30/40% of the time and was very successful again. I struck out 2 and got a week groundball to end the inning giving up 0 runs. Total I probably threw about 45 pitches. Thanks again for the help.
Hey Jeff- Your ears have probably been burning recently! All the fans are waiting for Nick to be able to return to the mound, and we've heard he is working with the best (you guys!) to do that soon! Lucian is playing 2nd and short (as Nick rehabs his arm) and got a chance to pitch while the team was down in SC over spring break. He hasn't played enough over the past couple of years to have the arm strength he needs to pitch but he always gets compliments about his form -- the one he learned from you and Pat. Hope all is well with you and your family. Stop by and see a game sometime -- these kids could have a pretty good team soon!
12 year olds Jeff - just thought I'd report in on Evan's team opening day game yesterday. Jimmy pitched 5 innings with 11 Ks, it seems your instruction has helped him. Evan closed out the game on 9 pitches (8S and 1B), 2 Ks and a weak come-backer to the mound for a 1-3 putout. He was 0-2 on the first batter and threw a nice change-up for the K. Best of all, after the game he told me he now knows he can throw a strike whenever he wants so was trying to work on locating his pitches - inside and outside. Again, -- thanks for the coaching.
12 year old Jeff, Just wanted to let you know that Nick in practice is hitting really well in Little League and wanted to thank you guys for your constant drive to make him a better ball player. It has been awhile since he has come in to hit with you guys, but still remembers everything and using it to hit dingers at practice. In 5 practices, he has hit 8 over and the others are solid base hits to the warning track and in the holes in outfield. Pretty cool. This is his last year in Little League and looks like he is going to make the most of it.
Jeff and Patrick, Just wanted to let you know how Niko's first outing went last weekend. Pitching wise Niko pitched 2 1/3 innings with 3 strikeouts, one hit, no walks, and three ground ball outs. Hitting was spectacular, as lead off from the left hand side, he was 3/4. Thanks for your expert instruction.
High School Senior I wanted to tell you guys about last night, our first game against Lee, I pitched 3+ innings in the end. I did great. It was such a great feeling, especially after being out last year. And Pat you'll enjoy this, two guys got on in the 3 innings, off a walk and a tough grounder…I picked both of them off. Jack Brown whom I believe is one of your students, pitched very well for a freshman and picked a guy off too. Thank you guys so much, the work with you guys really paid off last night. Oh, and we won in 9 innings, huge win for us.
12 year old Also wanted to let you know that in our last game Zach started to put it together, and went 3 for 4 with 2 doubles and 3 RBIs. His first double was a shot over the center fielder that hit the fence on the second bounce, and his other one was a deep fly over the right fielder. He has certainly never hit a ball that hard in a game before - you should have seen the grin!
4/7/10 "Jeff - just thought I'd report in on my son's team opening day game yesterday. Jimmy(12yr old) pitched 5 innings with 11 Ks. He is still pitching mostly with his arm but is moving toward the plate instead of falling off the mound sideways. So frustrating as it was for you, it seems your instruction helped him. Evan (12 yr old)closed out the game on 9 pitches (8S and 1B), 2 Ks and a weak come-backer to the mound for a 1-3 putout. He was 0-2 on the first batter and threw a nice change-up for the K. Best of all, after the game he told me he now knows he can throw a strike whenever he wants so was trying to work on locating his pitches - inside and outside. Again, -- thanks for the coaching." -- Chantilly Parent
4/7/10 Jeff, "Just wanted to let you know that Nick (12 yr old) in practice is hitting really well in Little League and wanted to thank you guys for your constant drive to make him a better ball player. It has been awhile since he has come in to hit with you guys, but still remembers everything and using it to hit dingers at practice. In 5 practices, he has hit 8 over and the others are solid base hits in warning track and in the holes in outfield. Pretty cool. This is his last year in Little League and looks like he is going to make the most of it. Our first game is April 17th and will let you know if it spills over to games." Thanks again............Purcellville Parent
*Private Lessons, Semi-Private Lessons and small group Camps are conducted in our Dulles Facility Monday - Sunday. *Private Lessons & Semi-Private Lessons are also conducted at our satellite locations in Lorton (Wednesdays only)
Registration for our 2011 Winter Workout Camps will open in October 2011. Each year we offer a variety of opportunities for high school players 14-18, Babe Ruth and travel ball players 12-15, and Little League and travel ball players 12U to prepare for the Spring season.
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(6/10/2009) Two Pinkman Baseball Students Selected In Amateur Baseball Draft The first of our students selected was UNC Senior Adam Warren. Adam was selected as the 24th pick in the 4th round by the New York Yankees. Adam has had the pleasure of attending the College World Series in Omaha for the 4th consecutive year, he registered only his 3rd CAREER loss last year as a junior. Not only is Adam a remarkable student athelete, he will be contributing a number of blogs to NCAA.com. The second Pinkman student drafted was Kevin Landry from William & Mary. Kevin was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 21st round. Kevin was most recently named pitcher of the week in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League in 2008. He attended Gonzaga High School and was on a 13 U travel team called the Bandits...Jeff was the pitching coach. CLICK HERE to view Kevin's MLB draft video.
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Thanks to the subscribers of our YouTube Channel the Pinkmans will now bring you instruction without leaving your home. After receiving many requests the Pinkman Academy will now offer video analysis through email. It is a clear indication that our goal of providing quality assessments and information through our YouTube Channel was achieved. We would like to further extend that quality of information we provide at our academies right to your inbox. Pando.com, a p2p (peer 2 peer) file sharing application, will allow you to email the large video clips to us for review. The JC Video Baseball Analyzer software (www.jcvideo.com) we use is the best in the business, and through the baseball analyzer we can import and analyze your video with full voiceover and telestration. We will email your analysis back to you, via Pando, within 24 hours and allow you to view the analysis as if you were at the facility taking a lesson or even the clips we have on the Pinkman Baseball YouTube channel. We will offer this service for a very reasonable fee. We are ecstatic to offer this service to our subscribers and not just those lucky enough to live in our immediate area ( The fee for the video analysis is $35 (paid through Paypal.com or over the phone via credit card [visa/mc]). The FREE file sharing application you will need to download is at www.Pando.com. It's as easy as….
How Much is Too Much For Young Arms?CLICK HERE for an article published in USA Today regarding excessive pitch counts. |
