Xen Penny
@XenPenny
Hitting Coach. Former AZ Dback. Helping hitters all over the country. DM me “HIT” to get started
All the technology on the hitting side has created an ability to showcase fake results. See, you are "developing." You got a "PR." It doesn't matter that you can't hit in the actual game. Broken system.
Hitting is pretty far gone right now. Either grunt max effort swings for PRs. On the other side of the spectrum, it's stay short, hit everything oppo and clipping everything from over spinning the ball from coming too far down on it…
It's not just about developing hitters. It's about helping the person become a winner in life. It's bigger than baseball.
How are you going to say "raise the floor" and have a career low OPS? I still don't get it. Make it make sense.
Pitching isn't THAT much better. Nastier stuff for sure. Pitching has advanced. However, hitting is worse. All about "power," sacrificing bat to ball skills and accuracy. I call it collision hitting the ball has to run into your bat. Broken system right now.
I have said the same thing the last several years. And I saw this the other day…
#1💣 on the summer. Up to 5rbis in BCS National Championship. @DallasPatriots @CoachCKirby2 @XenPenny @JoeyCohenPG
Jacob Claver (‘26, AZ) launches this ball to deep RF for a solo 💣. Leverages the barrel well. Gets on plane with strength at contact #PGWS @PG_Uncommitted
Had a great first day at the BCS National Championship in Fort Meyers, FL. Finished the day 2-5 with 4rbis and 2 walks. Can’t wait to compete again tomorrow!!! @CoachCKirby2 @DallasPatriots @XenPenny
Most players care more about posting on Instagram how they are going D1 to play than actually wanting to go play baseball there and be good.
Nasty adjustability
357 feet on 62mph bat speed 🤯 Talk about ball striking Talk about knee melt adjustability @nheadley14
𝗞𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 (@2026kyle) 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 2026 1B/LHP Saguaro | AZ @PB_Uncommitted 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 Infield Velocity - 77 mph 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 🔗prepbaseballreport.com/profiles/AZ/Ky… @PrepBaseball |
‘26 | C | Hunter Fryman (Marshfield) Goes down and gets one, lining it into the LCF gap for a 2B to go along with an RBI 1B earlier. One of the top catch and throw backstops in the region. Sneaky pop with a strong feel for the barrel. #PBSFG25
Moving WAY cleaner. Love to see the adjustments
Matt Shaw HR. That @VulloBatCompany bat sound👂🔊💥!!!