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Inside Pitch is the Magazine of the American Baseball Coaches Association. Published six times per year, Inside Pitch is mailed to all current ABCA members and the full digital archive of 60+ issues is available to ABCA members online. Members must be logged in to view full issues!

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Inside Interview: Sommer McCartney, Saddleback College

We hit live on the field every single day, and we do a lot of cone hitting. We set up cones gap to gap and hit for time; if you pull it, if you pop it up, you’re out.

Cover Interview: Mitch Canham, Oregon State University

Two-time national champion Mitch Canham was named the head coach at Oregon State after the 2019 season. A former All-American as a player, he led the Beavers to three trips to the College World Series, including back-to-back titles in 2006 and 2007.

Frame by Frame: Nolan Schanuel

The two biggest developmental pieces that he needed to prepare himself were taking more pride in walking and utilizing his power potential as he developed the ability to recognize middle-in pitches and get them into the air to the pull-side.

Last Inning: A Blueprint for Preparing Hitters for Game Speed

Throughout the evolution of our hitting development strategy, our hitters showed the most growth when we started valuing live at-bats, competitive coach pitch, and pitching machines to be as important as tee work, front flip, and traditional BP.