Pitch IQ

Why I Built Pitch IQ: The Truth About My Baseball Journey______________________________________________How an overlooked 88-mph college pitcher with a 5.50 ERA turned into a 96-mph MLB prospect?
This is the real story behind my career — and why I created Pitch IQ.

For almost four years, I struggled with injuries, confusion, and a complete lack of structure.
I watched other players get recruited, get scholarships, get drafted… while my arm hurt, my confidence tanked, and my parents had to pay for college out of pocket.

The problem wasn’t talent.
It was lack of guidance, lack of a plan, and no one to teach me the right way to train.

Everything changed when one coach stepped in and gave me a real throwing program, a real strength plan, structure, accountability, and mentorship. My velocity jumped. My command improved. My career took off.

👉 This video is about how that transformation happened — and why I’m now using everything I learned in pro ball to help high school pitchers avoid the same mistakes.

📌 Want the free Throwing Masterclass?

(It’s the training I wish I had at 17.)
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The 5oz ball is the foundation your career is built on. The game is played with a white ball with red laces and we get hitters out at the plate. It’s not about a blue 4oz run & gun against a wall. Those things can help, when programmed in properly. But the name of the game is Baseball for a reason.

My 9yo son Tiegen and I were moving around some stones this weekend in our backyard, when he picked one up and fired it down the hill into the neighbors yard. Happily no broken windows!....

..but then he goes “Dad, my arm hurts”

Shocker, right? No warm up. All gas.

But it reinforced in my mind one of the biggest mistakes I see in amateur baseball— the mistake fueling today’s Arm Epidemic.

In the East —Japan, Korea, Taiwan— this epidemic doesn’t exist. Tommy John surgeries and shoulder SLAP tears are virtually unheard of in youth baseball. Even at the pro level, their rates are far lower.

So what’s the difference. Turns out....A lot..... and I know because I’ve seen it firsthand during my 3 years playing abroad in all 3 of those countries.

Over there they incorporate throwing structure into their youth development programs. They set aside ample time to warm up, stretch it out, and build endurance into their “daily” throwing regimen.

Essentially, they throw more, for longer periods of time, more often... and that leads to better outcomes..... Arms stay healthier. Players stay on the field. Goals are achieved.

Because at the end of the day: availability is the best ability.