More Driveline Baseball Launchpad Biomechanics visuals Full signal Bat... Tracking data • Bat Speed • Attack Angle • Horizontal Attack Angle • Vertical Bat Angle Gives an incredibly clear picture of how the barrel is moving through spaceshow more

Where does PEAK bat speed happen in the swing?... 👀 Our Launchpad biomechanics visuals just got a major upgrade with full signal bat tracking data.show more

Juan Soto grand slam swing tracking 80.6 mph bat... speed 17° attack angle / 30° swing path tiltshow more

Here's a cool comp I put together to show... the importance of barrel control and vertical bat angle. On left, Soto squares up an outside pitch with a -24° VBA. The right side is a similar pitch here the VBA is -40°. Also, 👀 where barrel is right before and right after contact .show more

A flexible composite airfoil is an advanced wing design... that can physically change its shape depending on the aircraft's angle of attack-the angle between the wing and the oncoming air. Unlike traditional rigid wings, these airfoils are built using lightweight composite materials that can bend and adapt in real time. As the angle of attack increases, the wing subtly reshapes itself to maintain smoother airflow, improve lift, and reduce drag. This concept is inspired by nature-similar to how birds adjust their wings during flight for maximum efficiency and control.show more

2027 SS Yamil Soto (SC) has really looked the... part to open bracket play. Creates excellent separation at the plate and explodes through the zone as he fires this deep into the LCF gap for an easy 2B. Well-connected as present bat speed and barrel feel stands out with advanced use of his lower half. Shooter Hunt Prep Baseball South Carolina Palmetto Blacksmiths Baseball #PBShowdown25show more

A modified BHB to 3B in a sac situation.... Many RHH feel more comfortable in this position than pivoting their hips & squaring up to the pitcher. 1) You can delay your turn & get out of the box faster giving you a chance to be safe at 1B if the third baseman is tentative. 2) It sets the angle of the bat more efficiently.show more

I encourage attackers to drive at the hips of... defenders for a few reason; — 1v1 is a duel of footwork (momentum) & angles, the avenue to space is through an angle which can disrupt the opponent’s footwork (momentum) — It offers big-space players a reference to be successful in small spaces — Directly confronting the defender (driving/touching the ball towards their hips [centre]) means you’re moving into their ‘personal space’, which naturally makes humans uncomfortable, increasing the probability for the defender to make an impulsive reaction to your action. • We know Garnacho’s relationship with the ball isn’t watertight, a consequence of his narrow footwork, which reflects in his dribbling & shooting actions —> more specifically, his inability to make many multi-directional touches in his stride + his loose connections with the ball. Because of this he’s more likely to pose threat in bigger spaces, as he’s a willing goal-getter & has fair speed, but struggles to manufacture big enough space for his key actions when the opponents congest space deeper. • What trumps all of this is Garnacho lacking methodology in his dribbling, which would help him maximise his strengths & minamise the affect of his weaknesses. Garnacho drives towards the goal with the intention to cut inside and open an angle on his strong foot, but this angle of approach keeps the defender parallel to the ball (good momentum & maintain footwork) and closer to the space inside that Garnacho wants to take If he had driven at the hips (squared his man up) he could’ve; = pushed the opponent’s momentum onto back foot = reduced the need for sharp COD touches to access the inside angle (his weak point) & maintain his own momentum = kept open bigger space either side of him If you want big space, you have to make it. Targetting the defender’s central point within their personal space can support this.show more

Slo-mo side angle look at ‘25 Zach Evans (Zach... Evans3). The 6-2, 210-pound RHP is up to 92 MPH in relief for D-BAT Ropes CMWS Team in the Five Tool Collegiate League. Gets the strikeout to end the inning. Had 15K in 8 IP coming into today with just two hits, three walks, and no runs allowed. Has a change up at 82-84 MPH and slider at 79-81 MPH. Really good looking prospect who is going to have a shot to develop into a major arm. Signed to Ranger College Baseball. Out of Sachse HS Baseball (TX). ✭Five Tool Texas✭ Five Tool Baseball profile:show more

Today everyone seems to be talking about getting shallow... — but with an iron, I actually want a steep angle of attack. Most of my students come in too shallow! When you get the hands ahead and create forward shaft lean, it naturally steepens your AOA and gives you that crisp, ball-first contact the greats all had. If you’d like to learn how to strike your irons like the legends, come train with me at Classic Swing Golf Schools. 📧 [email protected]show more

The Schoolgirl Who Took Down an Entire Street Gang... Made with seedance 2.0 Prompt: A cinematic 3D animated action sequence in the style of high-quality Pixar/Disney meets anime, nighttime bustling Asian night market street filled with glowing red paper lanterns, neon signs in Chinese and Malay (signs like “KAPA”, “BOAN”, “Bahmi”), food stalls, steam rising from cooking pots, blue plastic crates, and street lamps. A confident young teenage East Asian schoolgirl with long black hair in a high ponytail, wearing a white short-sleeve school uniform shirt with a badge, grey pleated skirt, white knee-high socks, black school shoes, and a purple backpack, walks powerfully down the center of the street holding a wooden baseball bat. She has determined brown eyes and a slight smirk. Suddenly a group of rough-looking adult male thugs in leather jackets and casual clothes surround her aggressively, looking angry and ready to attack. The girl remains calm and fearless. She swings the bat with superhuman strength, creating a massive colorful comic-book style impact explosion (pink, yellow, blue starburst with sparks). Then she spins and swings the bat in a glowing golden energy trail, sending multiple thugs flying through the air in dramatic slow-motion arcs. She leaps high into the air above the market stalls, bat raised, against a backdrop of hanging red lanterns and night sky. Close-up of her face: intense, focused, slightly smiling with fierce eyes. She lands and continues fighting, knocking more thugs to the ground. Finally she stands victorious in the middle of the street, bat resting on her shoulder, looking calm and triumphant while the surrounding market vendors and bystanders cheer, clap, and celebrate her with happy expressions. Dynamic camera angles, dramatic lighting, particle effects, motion blur, highly detailed 3D animation, vibrant colors, cinematic quality.show more

Shortstop Kyle DeBarge (Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns® Baseball) is one... of my favorite non-P5 Draft prospects. After a strong Freshman season, DeBarge enjoyed a sensational Sophomore campaign in which he hit .371/.448/.546 with 15 2B, 7 HR, and 18 SB. Was an All-Sun Belt selection last year. Plays bigger than his 5'9", 175-pound frame suggests. Twitchy, athletic operation in the box. Front side starts slightly open, minimal load and stride with not a lot of unnecessary movement. Above average bat speed, extends really well through the baseball. Does a nice job of creating leverage to the pull side. Plus-plus bat-to-ball skills with an 88% overall contact rate (93% against FB), and an absurd 95% IZ contact rate. Advanced feel for the barrel. Pure hit tool is a 60. Strong defender up the middle with smooth actions. His natural athleticism really shines. Quick feet, good internal clock. Arm is a borderline 55, could end up at 2B long term where he profiles as an above average defender. 70-grade runner who this summer turned in < 4.00 home-to-first times. Absolutely flies when in gear! Product of National power Barbe High School. DeBarge is a winner and a leader in the dugout. Potential top-two round pick this July.show more

🚨 Physicists may have just directly imaged one of... the strangest quantum states ever discovered. Scientists used a new tool called a “Quantum Twisting Microscope” to look inside magic-angle graphene a material where electrons suddenly stop behaving normally and begin acting like two completely different particles at once. Some electrons became “heavy” and localized, almost frozen in place. Others stayed “light” and mobile, moving through the material like relativistic particles. And somehow… both behaviors existed inside the SAME quantum state. The team found: • Interaction-driven reshaping of energy bands • “Dirac revivals” where quantum states reappear after collapsing • Mott-like cascades of heavy electrons • A mysterious persistent 15 meV excitation no current model fully explains This matters because magic-angle graphene is one of the strongest candidates for unlocking: • Room-temperature superconductivity • Exotic quantum computing states • Entirely new electronic materials The weirdest part? The electrons don’t split into separate materials. The dual behavior emerges from different regions of momentum-space inside the same topological flat band structure. Physics is starting to look less like “particles moving through space”… …and more like hidden structure emerging from geometry itself. What if matter is just stable patterns inside deeper quantum topology? Follow me if you want the frontier where condensed matter physics starts rewriting reality.show more

*In search of: Analytics Manager* Part of our player... development initiatives here at HPU include: - Assessment Phase - Development plans to attack low hanging KPIs based on data collected - Implement/environment factors adjusted to players goals - Watch them rake in-game As an analytics manager, you’d be working hands-on with data that comes through our program, such as: - Blast Motion swing data - Rapsodo batted ball data - Spray charts from intrasquads and games, and learning how to best leverage this assortment of data to get the most out of each player. Here HPU Baseball, we want to leave no stone unturned when it comes to player development. Our analytics manager would hold an integral role in not only helping us win a championship, but also building up their own experience around baseball data and college-level talent. Interested in working with the Sharks? Shoot me a 📩 for more info.show more

Michael Myers is receiving a considerable change in next... update! Replaced “Evil Within” with two modes that can be toggled with a button press: • STALKER Mode: 4.2m/s movement speed, Undetectable, and can stalk Survivors. • PURSUER Mode: 4.6m/s movement speed, 24m Terror Radius, increased vault speed, bonuses to lunge range, break speed, and stun recovery, and cannot stalk Survivors. Once the stalk meter is full, Evil Incarnate mode can be triggered at will, granting the following effects for a limited time (note: Survivors no longer become Exposed): • 4.6m/s movement speed, 40m Terror Radius and an increased vault speed. • Unlocks SLAUGHTERING STRIKE ability: • Hold the power button to charge this ability, reducing movement speed. • Press the attack button while charging to quickly lunge forward, adjusting your angle as you move. The length of the lunge depends on charge time. • If a Survivor enters the Killer’s attack range while lunging, they are knocked into the Dying State. • This ability can also be used to destroy pallets. • Unlocks the ability to grab and kill or perform a regular Mori on Survivors who would die the next time they are hooked. Adjusted some of the mechanics of stalking: • Removed the limited pool of stalk points per Survivor. • Reduced stalk range to 32m and removed distance modifier. • Moving while stalking has increased movement speed but incurs a reduced stalk rate. Reworked his add-ons.show more

OF Nick Dumesnil (California Baptist Baseball) is one of... the higher upside college bats in this year's Draft. Showed flashes across a limited sample as a Freshman, but exploded last year to the tune of a .362/.440/.702 slash line with 40 XBH (19 HRs) and 45 RBIs across 61 games. Proceeded to have an excellent summer on the Cape in which he hit .311/.378/.489 with a league-leading 12 2B, 4 HR, 15 RBIs and a league-leading 26 SB in 36 games. Strong, athletic frame at 6'2" and 205-pounds. Big league body. Slightly wide base in the box with a somewhat high handset (lowered his hands as the summer went on, was ultra-high at school with his bat pointed almost straight down behind his back shoulder. Drew Burress-ish look). Ultra-small stride that is more of a toe tap than anything else. Hands already start pretty far back, though they drift slightly in his load. Engaged lower-half, especially his back side. Easy plus bat speed. Dumesnil showed the ability to drive the baseball to all fields both at school and on the Cape. Would give his power a 55 overall, but it's a 6 to the pull side. Top spun a 2-run HR (EV of 106) off the scoreboard in the ASG. Very curious to monitor how his hit tool progresses this spring. There's a present feel for the barrel and his bat-to-ball skills are plus (ovr. IZ contact rate of 90%, including 93% and 91% against FB and SL, respectively). Will certainly need to shore up his pitch recognition skills and swing decisions in order to maximize his offensive upside. Some chase up/out against FB, down/out against secondaries. Key will be doing a better job of picking up spin out of the hand. Plus runner—who most importantly knows HOW to run—whose speed translates on both sides of the baseball. Chaos-causer on the bases, Dumesnil's speed also gives him the opportunity to take an extra base on a ball in the gap or down the line. I thought his instincts in CF got better as the summer went on. Dumesnil's speed and elite athleticism allow him to cover plenty of ground and his arm is average, I'm sure he'll get the opportunity to prove he can stick there in pro ball. Chance he could move off and end up at a corner eventually. Key for Dumesnil is adding polish to his hit tool. There is 5-tool upside (key word) with him and he can impact the game in a number of ways. Potential first round pick this July. (📽️: California Baptist Baseball)show more

One player I've really grown to like over the... last several months is OF Kane Kepley (Carolina Baseball). Started right away at Liberty where he hit .310/.457/.432 with 13 XBH, but had a breakout summer in the Coastal Plain League to the tune of a .339/.468/.546 slash line with 8 2B, 5 HR, 26 SB and 29 BB to 11 Ks. Carried that momentum over into last season and hit .330/.482/.521 with 12 2B, 9 HR, 25 SB and an impressive 53 BB to just 27 Ks. Kepley then proceeded to have a productive summer on the Cape in which he was named an All-Star. Compact build at 5'8" and 165-pounds with sneaky strength packed into his frame. Crouched stance in the box with a medium-high handset and slightly open front side. Kepley has a minimal load and utilizes a toe tap that leads into a normal stride. With two strikes, Kepley will widen his stance and sit deeper in his base, choke up a bit, and shorten his stride in order to maximize his chances of moving the baseball. Quick hands with present bat speed. Will drop his back side to help create leverage. Overall, it's a compact operation in which he takes an efficient path to contact. Kepley's bat-to-ball skills and hand-eye coordination are outstanding. Last spring at Liberty, he boasted a 90% overall contact rate and a 93% overall IZ contact rate. It was a similar story this summer, as he ran an 89% overall contact rate and a 94% overall IZ contact rate. Kepley's pitch recognition skills and approach are both highly advanced and he rarely expands the strike zone. On the Cape, his overall chase rate was a minuscule 13%. Kepley has high-level barrel skills, a trait that is on display day in and day out. His bat control and adjustability are also advanced. Kepley is capable of using the entire field, but his highest quality of contact does come to the pull side. Hit tool is comfortably a 55, but it's closer to a 60. Kepley without a doubt is a hit-over-power profile, but there is a little bit of thump to the pull side. Has shown the ability to turn on pitches on the inner-half and drive them to the PS. For a player with this kind of profile, he posted respectable Max EVs of 106.1 and 101 during the spring and summer, respectively. Below-average power, but he'll run into a ball on occasion and hit 10+ HRs this spring. Not only is Kepley a plus runner, he most importantly knows HOW to run and get the most out of his legs. Quick first step and really advanced baseball sense both translate to the base paths where he's a chaos causer and speeds up the game for opposing teams. Kepley's speed also allows him to take an extra base on a ball in the gap or down the line. Across 179 games between college and summer ball, Kepley is 89-for-97 on stolen base attempts. Kepley this spring will rove CF for North Carolina. His speed and instincts plays at the position and he has gap-to-gap range with solid closing speed. Gets good reads off the bat. Kepley's arm is fringy, but his overall defensive skillset will give him the opportunity to prove he can stick at the position professionally. Versatile enough to play all 3 OF spots. Kepley is an old-fashioned baseball rat who plays at one speed. Selfless, high-energy player who can affect the game in a myriad of ways. A little reminiscent of Tommy Hawke. Top-5 round type this July.show more

What would you do if a monster charged at... you in the middle of the street? Made with Nano Banana 2 + Seedance 2.0 4k on TapNow prompt Beat 1 - The Calm Opening The reference image character is a Western woman with long wavy blonde hair casually drinking a Coke in the middle of a chaotic urban street. Her outfit and cap match Image 1 exactly. Energy is calm, unfazed, and confident. Camera: grounded, cinematic, medium shot. Beat 2 - The Monster Charges A terrifying monster bull charges toward her at full speed. It smashes through debris and scatters people in panic. The street erupts into chaos around the character. Camera: dynamic tracking, wide angle to capture scale of monster and chaos. Beat 3 - The Transformation The young woman stays calm and completely unfazed. She lowers the Coke. She raises one hand. Her arm begins transforming into solid ice from the fingertips upward. Frost spreads across her skin, glowing with cold blue-white energy. Vapor rolls off the arm as the ice transformation builds. Camera: close-up on the arm transformation, slow and deliberate. Beat 4 - The Touch - Slow Motion As the monster lunges, she calmly reaches forward. She touches the monster with her frozen hand. DRAMATIC SLOW MOTION at the moment of contact. Ice rapidly spreads from the point of contact across the monster's body. The monster panics - thrashing and roaring as frost crawls over its claws, chest, face, and eyes. The monster's movement slows as the freezing effect takes over. Camera: extreme close-up on contact point, then pulls out to reveal the spreading ice. Beat 5 - Full Freeze The creature becomes completely encased in crystal-clear ice, frozen mid-attack. A tense pause holds on the frozen monster. Deep cracks spread through the frozen monster. Cracks split across its icy body with sharp crystalline sounds. Detailed cracking ice - realistic frost and crystal texture throughout. Camera: wide shot of the frozen monster, locked and still for the pause beat. Beat 6 - The Walk-Off The young woman casually takes another sip of Coke. She turns away without looking back. She walks off calmly as the frozen monster cracks behind her. Confident calm hero energy. No celebration. No reaction. Just casual. Camera: low angle tracking shot as she walks away, monster in background. Visual Effects Realistic ice transformation - frost spreading from fingertips upward. Frost vapor rolling off the arm during transformation. Cold blue-white glowing energy across frozen skin. Ice rapidly spreading across monster body from point of contact. Detailed cracking ice with sharp crystalline fracture lines. Crystal-clear ice encasing the entire monster mid-attack. Realistic freeze physics - movement slowing as ice covers the creature. Camera Style Dynamic cinematic camera movement throughout. High-action monster attack framing during the charge. Dramatic slow motion at the exact moment of hand contact. Close-up on ice transformation - fingertips to shoulder. Pull-back reveal as ice spreads across the monster's full body. Low angle walk-off shot to close the scene. One continuous take. No cuts. Camera never stops. Character appearance: a beautiful Western woman with long wavy blonde hair flowing naturally beneath the cap, maintaining the same calm, confident, and unfazed presence throughout the entire sequence.show more

C Easton Carmichael (Oklahoma Baseball) is one of the... top college catchers in this year's Draft. Started from the get-go as a Freshman and hit .306/.346/.482 with 18 XBH and 48 RBIs. Proceeded to enjoy an outstanding Sophomore campaign to the tune of a .366/.406/.563 slash line with 31 XBH, 64 RBIs and 12 SB. Carmichael was then an All-Star and All-League selection in the Cape League after hitting .299/.372/.496 with 10 2B, 5 HR and 23 RBIs across 36 games. Prototypical catcher's frame at 6'1" and 200-lbs with strength throughout. Slightly crouched stance in the box with a high handset and the bat held horizontally above his back shoulder. Hands drift a little bit in his load, leg lift leads into a normal stride. Does a nice job of getting into his back hip. Average bat speed. Carmichael has an aggressive approach and digs into the box ready to hit. He uses the entire field and has a tick above-average bat-to-ball skills. Has shown the ability to drive the baseball into either gap. Could stand to tighten up his swing decisions a bit; chased at a 35% clip and was particularly susceptible to secondaries down and away. Present barrel skills. Would say his hit tool is a 50 right now, though it's probably closer to a 55. It's more extra-base hit and gap-to-gap power than it is HR power for Carmichael right now, but he has shown he can generate quality contact. Posted a Max EV of 109.5 during the spring and 104.2 on the Cape. If he can pull the ball in the air more (had an Air Pull% of just 20.8 in '24), it could lead to an increase in power production. 50 raw, it plays more like 45 in-game. It's been encouraging to see the progress Carmichael has made defensively. Has gotten better at corralling balls in the dirt and his transfers have gotten quicker. Best part of Carmichael's defensive skillset is his receiving. Soft and quiet, consistently works down to up and has a knack for stealing strikes. Doesn't stab at the baseball. Average arm strength, continuing to shore up his footwork will only help as it pertains to controlling the running game and delivering accurate throws down to bases. A nice cherry on top to Carmichael's profile is that he's far from a clogger on the bases. By no means a burner, but he'll pick his spots to steal a bag. Carmichael has an intriguing toolset and profiles as a 2nd-4th round pick this July. (📽️: Oklahoma Baseball)show more