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Thomas Hackimer

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Former professional at throwing weird. Now trying to get guys better at pitching at @rpmbaseball

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One of my high school coaches once said, in the newspaper, if he had to pick someone from our team to have gone on to play professionally that it never would have been me. I got to play baseball a lot longer than anyone expected, myself included. Hell, I even got a punny headline written about me in Newsday once. On to whatever is next. Time to try to actually get better at golf, I guess. #washed #closetheyearbook by @hackattackimer

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I am almost allowed to throw a baseball again, so I’m getting excited and watching old videos of me throwing. Here’s a particularly good one thanks to @doublexcanflex from when I went out to Arizona to train with him a couple of years ago.
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#baseball #rehab #pitching #baseballlife by @hackattackimer

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@kaii2nice threw his initial bullpen with us on June 6th, topping out at 71.6 miles per hour.

Kai, who stands about 6’3”, has a great frame to potentially throw fuel one day. One of the things we needed to work on with him was building athleticism in his motion.

While there is still room for improvement in his delivery, Kai has already made a ton of progress since starting with us. There’s still plenty of runway for him to continue improving his strength, athleticism, and capabilities on the mound.

Keep up the great work, Kai. We can’t wait to see where you’ll be another four months from now! ⛽️ taken in Queens, New York by @hackattackimer

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@thomaslobello pitched in the @jrsubwayseries today, striking out two and inducing two weak ground balls along the way. Over the course of his outing, LoBello sat 89-92 with his heater, and he also ran cutter up to 89.

As a lifelong Met fan, this was a dream come true for the kid from Queens.

Keep up the great work, LoBello. More to come! 📈 by @hackattackimer

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We’ve had at least 18 different velocity PRs so far this September. These guys have put in the work and we’re excited to see them reach new numbers over the course of the offseason. Swipe through to see the athletes and their results.

College coaches - TrackMan data is available for anybody upon request.

@kaii2nice went from 71.6 to 81.1 mph, an increase of 9.5 mph. That’s a substantial jump and it’s all due to his consistency on the mound as well as the weigh room. Great work, Kai. Let’s keep building.

@ethxn1x pushed his velocity from 72.3 to 78.6 mph, adding 6.3 mph this past month. We’re pumped with the results so far, and are excited to see Ethan continue working and build on this.

Fan favorite @bobbyconnollyyy is up to 84.5 mph from 79.6, a 4.9 mph increase. Proud of you, Bobert. Keep ticking upward!

@tannergola crossed 80 with a new velocity PR of 80.8 mph, up from 78.0. That’s 2.8 mph added and there’s still a ton of runway to add more to the gun.

@anthonyp_13nyc hit 82.4 mph on his shuttle throw for a new lifetime PR. Nice work, Anthony. We wouldn’t be shocked if this pushes towards the upper-80’s by the end of the offseason.

@rob3190 went from 64.8 to 75.5 mph over the course of 4 months. That’s a 10.7 mph increase and the largest recorded gain in this group. Rob, who throws from two unique arm slots, also saw a submarine velocity PR of 71.7. Great work, Rob!

@tommyd_31 hit 91.6 mph on his shuffle throw. Kid has an electric arm, and we can’t wait to continue to build on the baseline he’s developed.

@nickycallonas moved from 71.6 to 73.9 mph, adding 2.3 mph. Another step forward and a new personal best for arguably our most consistent athlete these last three years. We can’t wait to see Nicky continue to develop over his sophomore campaign.

@joey_dimaria reached 87.8 mph on his shuffle throw for a new PR. We’re excited to see Joey continue to build versatility around the infield diamond this offseason. Great work.

@joey.muzio went from 81.7 to 85.8 mph, adding 4.1 mph. A big step into the mid-80s and plenty of more room to throw harder with this base. Great work, Joey.

@g_vetell7 went from 76.3 to 83.2 mph, a 6.9 mph increase. Moving from t taken in Queens, New York by @hackattackimer

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In his initial assessment, @zachary_uysal’s fastball sat around 80, and topped out at 81.7. He mentioned that he generally topped out around 84 in-game. In his exit bullpen this summer, Zach averaged 1 mile per hour hard on his fastball than his previous personal peak. Here’s how we helped him make that jump:

When he initially came in, Zach had been trying to shorten up his arm action. In the process of doing so, his arm action became too short, causing his arm to stall and lose momentum. As a downstream effect of trying to force his arm to be shorter, his delivery started to get stiff and robotic.

The main focus was to get some length back into his arm action, while honing in on fluidity and athleticism within Zach’s delivery. There was a lot of trial and error with drills until we settled on a few that helped Zach feel loose and flow through his natural delivery again.

They say the only rule is that is has to work. One of the stranger things that helped Zach get results was throwing a basketball before getting into any plyo ball or baseball throws. Inspired by a post from @kazu_jave, the idea of throwing a large object like this is to encourage driving the hand and arm through the target for the entire throw. This is made more challenging by the fact that the center of mass of the implement is outside the hand, unlike throwing a baseball-sized object. This also helped Zach feel like the rotation of his torso was what was driving his arm through. This was helpful to get the focus of the delivery back to the center of the body, instead of being solely focused on the arm.

Zach’s exit bullpen perfectly showcased all of the work we did this summer. His fastball averaged 85, and peaked at 86.1 on @trackmanbaseball. 86.1 was a marginal tenth of a mph above his previous PR from a few weeks prior, but Zach sustained the velocity of his fastball much more effectively in this final bullpen. He also located all three of his offspeed pitches, and they looked about as sharp as they had all summer.

The data from Zach’s exit bullpen shows the arsenal we refined over the summer, sending him into his freshman year at @wsuowlsbaseball with a four-pitch mix that should be ab by @hackattackimer

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@kj_o11 came in for the last few weeks of the summer to try to tune up his arsenal before heading off to start his freshman year at Caldwell University. He sat 83-85 miles per hour as a senior in high school and primarily used his fastball and “slider”, which really behaved more as a curveball. First orders of business were to make his third pitch, his changeup, consistently usable, and to find a harder breaking ball to split the difference between the fastball and slider. KJ picked up both pitches and went straight to stress testing them in Live At-Bats, quickly going from a 2.5-pitch mix to a 4-pitch mix.

Mechanically, KJ already produces a ton of force for his current frame, outperforming his predicted velocity in our testing model by 8 mph in his initial evaluation. This signals that he is very efficient at utilizing the force his body produces throughout his delivery. With that being said, there were definitely a few areas where he could still improve. The biggest area of focus in the limited time we had was the early dump of the pelvis that caused KJ to leak energy, sending him into early spinal extension. He picked up the concept quickly in the drills we used to correct this, and ended up hitting a 2-mph fastball PR at just over 88. The most impressive thing is that KJ still has a ton of room to improve in terms of physicality and the ability to produce force in the first place.

It’s incredibly impressive what KJ an accomplished in a 3-week span. We look forward to seeing how he fares this fall before we get him back in here for a monster winter break.

If you’re struggling with a plateau and need to fine tune your delivery, we’re here to help. Message us to get started and take your performance to the next level, the same way KJ has. taken in Queens, New York by @hackattackimer

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Sometimes one PR sets the tone for the entire day, and they just keep rolling in. Yesterday we had 5 pitchers hit an all-time best velocity, headlined by 4 uncommitted HS arms.

Bobby Connolly (Xaverian HS, 2027) started things off in the morning by ripping an all time best heater of 84.4, and his hardest average fastball ever, averaging 83.

Kai Ventura (Manhattan Center for Science & Math, 2028) followed up with a big day, hitting 80mph for the first time, decided that wasn’t enough, and hit 81 for the first time as well.

Jay Delgadillo (Mount St Michael’s, 2027) had hit 80 before in game, but had never thrown over 78 indoors before yesterday.

Rob Romero (St. Francis Prep, 2028), throws from two different arm slots, and hit a PR from both of them yesterday. He previously has trouble getting over 70 consistently from either slot, was up to 75 from his higher slot (I missed getting that pitch on video) and 71.7 from the funkier submarine slot.

Last but not least, despite being off in the Frontier League pitching for the @mudmonstersbsb, Julian Minaya (Hempstead HS 2019, eligibility exhausted) still felt the magic in the air in the facility, and hit 95 for the first time in his career in his first inning against the Joliet Slammers.

Stuck at a velocity plateau? Unsure of the next steps? Reach out to us today to get a plan to develop and improve the things you need to! by @hackattackimer

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Queens College RHP Severino Napolitano getting some live ABs in before starting his school’s fall season.

Sev had a great summer cleaning up his arsenal and throwing harder after addressing some mechanical issues. The focus this summer was on making his delivery more efficient and giving him a better foundation to repeat his mechanics.

In this live, Sev was up to 87 MPH and showing off his new slider, adding another weapon to his arsenal.

Live ABs are a great way to take everything worked on over the summer and put it into a competitive environment against hitters.

A strong summer of work for Sev as he heads back to Queens College and gets ready for the fall. taken in RPM Baseball by @hackattackimer

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STAC RHP Eli Delgado getting some live ABs in before heading into his redshirt sophomore year.

Eli was sitting in the mid 80s with the four seam fastball while mixing in a nasty sweeper and curveball combo.

This summer, Eli has also added a sinker to pair with his four seam, giving him another fastball option to work with and another look for hitters.

Eli putting in quality work and getting ready for another season at STAC. taken in RPM Baseball by @hackattackimer

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13 pitches. One great battle.

@qcbaseball pitcher @liam.brower and infielder @jc__18__ went head to head in a 13 pitch at bat that ended with a flyout.

This is exactly why live ABs are so valuable. They give both the pitcher and hitter a chance to get game speed reps, compete, make adjustments, and experience the intensity of a real at bat before the season starts.

Liam is an incoming freshman at Queens College, so getting these reps against future teammates is a great way to prepare for the next level.

Shoutout to @frankduffyfitness for getting behind the plate! taken in RPM Baseball by @hackattackimer

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Incoming SUNY Plattsburgh freshman Elian Carrasco getting some live ABs in against college hitters.

Elian is working with a solid three pitch mix, featuring a mid 80s fastball paired with a good sweeper and changeup.

Getting quality reps against college hitters before heading off to Plattsburgh. taken in RPM Baseball by @hackattackimer

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