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Rachel Balkovec Wins First Professional Game as Manager
Rachel Balkovec, the first woman to manage an MLB-affiliated minor league team, took home her first professional victory over the weekend. Balkovec, 34, is no stranger to breaking down barriers. She became the first woman to be a full-time minor l...
USF Baseball Coach Fired Following Alleged Sexual Misconduct
The University of San Francisco has fired its longtime head baseball coach, Nino Giarratano, following allegations that he and an assistant coach used bullying, harassment, and "sexualized behavior" as intimidation tactics on the field, according to ...
Vanderbilt Baseball Debuts ‘Pitch-Signaling’ Wearable Devices
The Vanderbilt baseball team debuted a new wearable pitch-signal device this season. According to a recent report from CBS Sports, Commodore players wear the watch-like device on their glove hand to receive pitch selection information from the coa...
AL Prep Baseball Coach Has Suspension Overturned
A well-known high school baseball coach from Alabama has had his suspension overturned. Russell County High School coach Tony Rasmus had appealed to the state Department of Education after the county Board of Education in October suspended him until...
Louisville Slugger, V1 Sports Team Up To Revolutionize Baseball Training Tech
V1 Sports (V1), developers of the leading video analysis, ground pressure, performance tracking, stats, and game management technologies for coaches and athletes across multiple sports, recently announced a partnership with the Louisville Slugger Hit...
MHSA Adds Basketball Shot Clock, Baseball
There will be some changes in the Montana High School Association (MHSA) next year, starting with the decision to add a shot clock to high school basketball games, according to a report from MontanaSports.com. The decision on whether or not to imp...
Yankees Hire Rachel Balkovec to Manage Low-A Team
Rachel Balkovec will become the first female manager in affiliated professional baseball, tabbed by the Yankees to manage the Low-A Tampa Tarpons next season, according to a report from MLB.com. She confirmed the news to MLB.com late Sunday nig...
Holding Athletes Back to Excel in HS Sports is a Growing Trend
A recent article from the Evansville Courier & Press discussed the growing trend of parents holding back their student-athletes in an effort for them to mature more, and therefore, excel in his or her sport of choice. The article's author, Gor...
The Devil is in the Details
In June 2013, I made my managerial debut, skippering our rookie-level Gulf Coast League Red Sox. Prior to that point in my coaching career, managing wasn’t something that was truly on my radar; I had just completed my first year with the organizati...
I Want to Become an Athletic Director. Now what?
Athletic director, director of student activities, assistant principal for athletics, dean of athletics, and athletic program manager are just a few of the many titles associated with a position in interscholastic athletic administrator. But titles c...