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Date: February 1, 2019 By: Eric Leary Hitting a baseball is most definitely a skill.  With deception in the ball’s delivery, the variance in rates of speed from pitch to pitch, and the cartoon-like movement that some hurlers can put on the baseball, it should also be considered a difficult skill. And if the task…

Date: January 31, 2019 By: Brendan Dougherty Outfield Play, in my opinion, is one of the most under coached positions in baseball. There is not a huge priority set on playing the outfield. Just put a fast guy or a guy with a huge arm out there and let them run balls down or throw…

Date: January 31, 2019 By: Eric Leary Coach Palumbo thanks for your time in going Under the Gun with the Dirtbags! Each year we see East Carolina baseball continue to get better. What are the ingredients for this success of the Pirate program? When the current coaching staff at East Carolina came together for the…

Date: January 30, 2019 Name: JD Poetzsch Current Southern Alamance High School Assistant Coach Coached with Dirtbags for 2 years What made you want to get involved with the Dirtbags? Passion and production made me want to get involved with the Dirtbags. It is the best name in NC baseball and I couldn’t wait to…

Date: January 29, 2019 By: Eric Leary Making a positive first impression can go a long way into providing opportunities no matter a person’s goals, ambitions, or expectations.  It goes beyond skills and uncovers for those watching a true picture of the individual’s character. It is one thing to know this and quite another to…

Date: January 28, 2019 By: Brendan Dougherty Everything that we hear today is that kids are entitled and it’s too easy for them to just quit or jump from team to team when things just are not going his or her way. I agree that there is way too much of that going on, but…

Date: January 25, 2019 By: Eric Leary In prioritizing skills for catchers one could find all sorts of lists and opinions as to how skills rank in importance. Guys with big arms & low POP times get a lot of attention because they can shut down the running game. Some gurus lean towards the true…

Date: January 24, 2019 By: Brendan Dougherty The hardest thing to do in sports is to hit a round ball with a round bat that sometimes is traveling any where from 95-100 MPH. Baseball is an individual sport wrapped into a team game. We are constantly measuring how good a player is by his individual…

Date: January, 24, 2019 By: Eric Leary Our very own Dirtbag coach Will James will be Under the Gun today.  Will has been with the program as a coach since 2013. His teams routinely exhibit the same dedication and enthusiasm he employs while mentoring from the dugout. So let’s get started and get to the…

Date: 1/22/19 By: Eric Leary Graduation: 2021 Position: INF College Commitment: East Carolina University The ability of a person to recognize what is important and stay rooted in those values is a quality that can be described as sometimes lacking when evaluating society today.  Not so with Jacob Jenkins-Cowart, a left-handed hitting first baseman, who…