What’s In This Issue?
• Amazing Tom Frizzell: Head coach of Massasoit Community College overcomes paralysis from waist down to become fabulous skipper.
• Important NJCAA Bylaw Change: More foreign baseball players will undoubtedly be playing at JCs during 2016 season.
• Offensive Explosion: Minnesota State-Mankato beats Bemidji State, 41-20 in a wild game that features 9 home runs and 440 total pitches.
• Editorial: Will foreign athletes now dominate some junior college teams because of NJCAA bylaw change?
• Lou Pavlovich Column: Leo Mazzone learned sage advice from the great Johnny Sain to become an incredible pitching coach.
• Rules Questions From Readers: Rich Marazzi handles a number of interesting queries from our readers.
• Charlie Greene: Pitcher’s fielding practice must be done efficiently.
• NCAA Division 2 Notes: Duo of hitters, Ryan Uhl, Max Waletich, belt 7 homers over 6-game span.
• Safe Throwing Mechanics: Charlie Greene explains that efficient mechanics is a continual quest for everyone in game of baseball.
• NAIA Notes: Oklahoma Baptist slugger Landon Coon belts 4 homers in consecutive at-bats.
• Collegiate Baseball NCAA Div. I Poll Presented By Big League Chew: Louisiana St ranked No. 1 with 34-6 record and 11 wins over past 12 games.
• Louisville Slugger’s National Players Of The Week: Incredible performances turned in, including 5 home runs over 4 games by two hitters.
• Collegiate Baseball’s National High School Poll: Olympia (FL) No. 1 after rolling to 24-0-1 record.
• High School Notes: John Lowery of Jefferson H.S. in West Virginia wins his 1,200th career victory.
• NCAA Division 3 Notes: Penn State Behrend’s Jack Herzing strikes out 16 hitters.
• Tom Kovic Column: Coaches focus on 3 key prospect evaluation areas.
• Brian Cain Column: Ben Orloff defines will over skill, executes fundamentals.
• Junior College Notes: Willie Calhoun of Yavapai College belts 25 home runs.
• Dangerous Technique: Al Figone gives important reasons why sliding head first should never be taught.
