Father of a Jesus-following family and Head Baseball Coach at Columbia International University

Passing the torch.
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Two guys w shortest swings make finals. Kinetic chain linked up - relaxed and fluid. Elbow beat the hands to the side. No barrel dumping!!! Love my Cards!! Goooo JW!!
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July 4th at the ballpark in Spartanburg, South Carolina. God Bless America Y’all
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One of the biggest mistakes I made as a hitter... I thought hitting was all about my swing. - If I struggled, I'd fix my swing. - If I hit a ground ball, I'd fix my swing. - If I popped the ball up, I'd fix my swing. Then I got to professional baseball. After being around Major League hitters, I realized something. The best hitters weren't obsessed with their swing. They were obsessed with their operating system. - They knew what pitch they were hunting. - They knew what pitches they could drive. - They knew what type of contact they wanted. - They had a plan before they ever stepped into the box. That completely changed how I practiced. I stopped studying my swing. I started studying myself as a hitter. I did this by... Going to Walmart, bought a notebook, and started tracking everything. - Every pitch I saw. - Every swing I took. - Every ball I hit. - What I was thinking. - What I was feeling. At the end of each week, I'd go back through my notes and look for patterns. Then I'd build a plan to improve my operating system. I wasn't trying to build a better swing anymore. I was trying to build a better hitter. Because here's one thing I learned from being around Major League hitters: The swing wasn't the starting point. It was the result of everything that came before it. Thank you for reading, Jermaine Curtis P.S. - If you enjoyed this and thought it was helpful, please share it. (This tells me you want more content like this.)
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When you got eight Covid boosters and now you’re going to get a hantavirus vaccine.
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At higher levels, 99% of hitting issues come from being late, or in other words, not being ready to hit. When we are late we chase bad pitches and miss good ones.
Hot take: most amateur hitters and their coaches focus on mechanics, thinking magic can be sprinkled and outcomes will change. Mechanics matter for sure but let’s talk about timing and pitch selection before we make wholesale swing changes!
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If the WBC was travel ball… Team USA is about to miss bracket play. Bryce Harper’s dad and Alex Bregman’s dads are in the parking lot forming a new team since their kids are on the bench tonight.
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CIU’s @MusgravesEli has been hitting really well for the Rams! The Louisiana native leads CIU with a .375 AVG 18 H .479 SLG % 2 2B 1 HR @ciuramsbaseball @AACsports @SESNsports @NAIABall
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This video has absolutely blown up on Telegram and I am being told it might be removed from YouTube so here it is.
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Time for CIU Rams Baseball This week we feature Kai Smith! The rams Senior # 32 Kai Smith from Key West, Florida! .250 AVG 9 H 2 2B 1 3B! @ciuramsbaseball @CIURams @NAIABall @SESNsports @CoachMusgraves
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Time to turn the channel for Super Bowl half time.
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Look at my guys; big walkoff win. PERSEVERENCE!!! Rams getting better every day.
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What a great day at ball park. Got to play against a first class program, Louisiana Christian University. A bunch of my JMU guys came up to watch the game. Special memories. Also proud of my CIU Rams - grinding hard and definitely improving daily.
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I'll never scroll pass this video
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This is how I imagine heaven will be. 🙏❤️
The Sound
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Most hitters train to look good. Comfort. Clean swings. Perfect reps. Praise in the cage. That’s not what decides games. Games reward hitters who can simplify under pressure, make clean decisions, and trust one clear intent when it matters. That’s how at bats are won. That’s how runs are scored. That’s how games are decided. This is how I train hitters. Not for aesthetics. Not for social clips. For performance when it counts. Ask yourself, are you training to win? Or to feel good? My advice to most hitters? Spent 50% of training on sharpening your swing (your sword) Then 50% of focusing on winning (the battle) Both are important. Don’t just fight, if your blade is dull you’ll get whooped. There 100% is a mechanical advantage. But also need to train to WIN. Flat out… WIN
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Wise words from Jay Johnson - LSU I have a hitter at LSU currently.. The things he’s shown me + told me is some of the best development and detail I’ve seen.
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The off-season for hitters is confusing. You spend months training.. Chasing bat speed, better direction, and strike zone awareness. But you never really know if it’s going to transfer until you face pitching. Most hitters build a training swing, not a game swing. They train comfort, not chaos. Michael Jordan said it best: “I watched how others practiced… they were deceiving themselves about what the game requires.” That’s most hitters. It only matters if you can do it, under pressure, on time, and in a tight window.
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On Tuesday, 2026 C Justin Sightler of Airport HS made a commitment to play college baseball at Columbia International University.
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BASEBALL COACHES: Pitching Documents I have taken a few documents + my own to create a pitch tracking system. This tracks in game stats: strike %, FPS %, % of each pitch including every count & more. If you have interest RT this & I will reach out on how to access this. Preview⬇️
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