Tip of the Cap Athletics

10/22/2025

“Baseball is 90% mental, the other half is physical” - Yogi Berra

In the mental approach to hitting, we plan on covering all 140% of that and more! Sign up today:

https://www.infernobaseball.com/register1.php?Subid=107

10/21/2025

Hitting Tip for coaching younger athletes....

Don't over complicate things. Your focus should be on simplicity and consistency. Every year, without fail, I will work with a young athlete (under 10) and their parent will look at me and want to talk bat path, barrel turn, launch angles, exit velos, back spin, carry or some other hot button word they read (likely) on twitter...then i look at the kid and he barely knows how to stand or hold the bat.

This game is hard enough, there is no reason to make it more so by talking about stuff that means nothing when the kid isn't swinging the bat hard enough to rip through a tissue because he's worries about missing it.

K.I.S.S.---KEEP IT SIMPLE, STUPID!
(I remind myself of this, often, while coaching)

10/16/2025

This Monday kicks off my my indoor lesson time at Inferno Baseball Inc, aka Athlete Factory. This coming week I have the following openings:

Monday 10/20
6pm
7:30pm

Wednesday 10/29
N/A

I offer hitting, pitching, fielding, catching, and strength training.

Whether you looking to get a head start on next spring or looking to finish out the fall strong, let me help you get to where you want to be!!!

10/11/2025

10/08/2025

A lot more goes into pitching than just getting on the mound and throwing it. When you’re struggling hear “throw strikes” is likely the last thing you want to hear.

This hour long clinic will help you get ready to pitch and how to take care of yourself before and after the game, in the offseason, and more!!! Use the link to sign up!!

https://www.infernobaseball.com/register1.php?Subid=760

10/04/2025

So here’s a fun baseball world connection…

BullettProof baseball is a training academy and travel program from the NF/Welland Area of Ontario owned by former pro Scott Bullett. Years ago they were the “brother program” of Team New Era, whom I coached travel ball for. On Friday night, my Erie CC Kats team played the BullettProof 18u squad for a fall ball game.

BP is coached by a former player of mine Erie Marriott. Eric played Travel for me from 13u - 15u for TNE. Eric then started his college career at Erie CC playing for HC, Joe Bauth.

As the head coach of BP, Eric coached against myself and Coach Bauth. His old travel and college coaches, and against the three young men in the photo in ECC gear…who are BP alumni who played for Eric last season.

It’s always truly amazing to me how tight the baseball world is and how often I’ve found myself on the field with, and against, guys I’ve coached both as players and now as coaches…

Baseball truly is a beautiful game like that…

The Kats welcomed our friends from Bulletproof Baseball to tonight for a little fall ball scrimmage where 3 current Kats got to go toe to toe with their former squad and teammates, who are coached by Erie CC alumni Eric Mariott. . Big thank you to for coming down tonight!!

10/04/2025

Client Spotlight: Joey C goes yard in his fall game as this young man has really started to come into his own! Atta boy, Joe!

10/01/2025

Generate power, drive gaps, test fences….DROP BOMPS! Sign up for our Heavy Artillery power hitting program! From bat speed, transferring weight room strength to on field power, and working on mechanical issues that cost you extra bases…we’ll cover it all!!

https://www.infernobaseball.com/register1.php?Subid=292

09/24/2025

ON THE ATTACK! Hitting clinic.

Make sure you’re on the attack when you’re teams on offense!

https://www.infernobaseball.com/register1.php?Subid=127

09/16/2025

Get ready to dominate the diamond next year by being on the grind this offseason. Let me help. Here’s a full list of camps and clinics I’ll be running between now and the new year…with more to come to start 2026!
Signup online at infernobaseball.com

05/30/2025

Let’s go!!!

We we want to give a shoutout to our First Team WNYAC selections this season-
Soph Konner Hauck
Soph Eric Calder
Fr Nick Gold
Hauck and Calder paced the Kats offense this season being 1 and 2 on the team in almost every offensive category. Gold had a massive season for us down the stretch, tallying 5 wins (including two in one day) with 41 strikeouts.
Congrats on an awesome season, Boys!