- Holicong MS
- Holicong 7th grade Baseball
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Welcome to Holicong 7th Grade Baseball
Coach: Mr. Rittenhouse
email: crittenhouse@cbsd.org
Daily weekdays: Offfice hours 3:00-4:00. Please email me and we can schedule a Teams conference including Coach Reed from the 8th grade team.
5-8-20
Baseball Trivia (email me your answer)
Who hit the most home runs in the 2010's?
Baseball Stretch/Workout Routines- Flexibility is one of the most overlooked part of all sports. It prevents injuries and increases on field performance.
Baseball Drills_ This is a good throwing routine we would be doing every day to start practice and games.
Baseball Media/Movies
5-13-20
Baseball Trivia (email me your answer)
Which pitcher finished with the highest innings total in a single season since 2000?
Baseball Stretch/Workout Routines- This is a Baseball Workout you can do at home with no equipment and about 5 min.
Baseball Drills- This is a good drill you can do at home for infielding with Ron Washington of the Atlanta Braves
5-18-20
Baseball Trivia (email me your answer)
With CC Sabathia's retirement, who is the active leader in career strikeouts among left-handed hurlers?
Baseball Workout Routine
Baseball Drills
Ultimate Baseball: Drills You Can Do at Home
5-21-20
Baseball Trivia (email me your answer)
George Brett holds the distinction of being the only player to accomplish what offensive feat in three different decades?
Baseball Workout Note: On this one, if you don't have a medicine ball use anything that will give you a little restiance.
Baseball Drills
5-22-20
Fun Movie Night
Field of Dreams- Classic Baseball Movie
"If you build it, he will come." With these words, Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Also starring Ray Liotta, James Earl Jones, and Amy Madigan, Field of Dreams is an extraordinary and unforgettable experience that has moved critics and audiences like no other film of its generation. Field of Dreams is a glowing tribute to all who dare to dream.
43 Fast Facts About Field of Dreams (weblink)
5-26-20
Trivia
What is the only defensive position that has never been the listed position for a player taken No. 1 overall in the MLB Draft?
Baseball Workout (Nutrition)
3 Foods Baseball Players Must Avoid
Baseball Workout
5-28-20
Trivia
Who is the only pitcher to win World Series games in three different decades?
Baseball Workout
Conditioning Drills for Baseball
Baseball Drills
Check out this Article
Nick Bitsko Article (MLB Draft Prospect and former Holicong Baseball Player)
6-1-20
Trivia
Bucky Dent's famous Game 163 homer was one of three in that game. Which two Hall of Famers hit the others?
Baseball Workout (Nutrition)
Top 11 Superfoods for Athletic Endurance
Baseball Workout
Nolan Arenado and Alex Rodriguez
6-3-20
Trivia
Who was the last first baseman selected first overall in the MLB Draft?
Baseball Workout
7 Exercises to throw harder now
Baseball Drills
Top 10 infield drills for all players
6-5-20
Fun Movie Night
The Sandlot
6-9-20
Trivia
In 2014, Hunter Pence played a full 162 game season and led the NL in at-bats. What was his at-bat total that year?
Baseball Workout
The Power of Nutrition (UCLA Health Sports)
Baseball Drills
Top 10 Pitching Drills for Oerfect Mechanics
6-11-20
Trivia
Who are the only two brothers to be drafted within the top two picks of different Drafts?
Baseball Workout
Baseball Drill
6-12-20
Friday Baseball Movie: 42: The True Story of an American LegendMovie Questions for “42” (The True Story of Jackie Robinson)
Name_________________________________
Date______________________
As you watch the movie think about he following questions
1. Early on in the film, Branch Rickey (owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers) has a conversation
with Jackie Robinson about playing baseball in the Dodgers’ organization. Mr. Rickey asks
Jackie Robinson if he has the “guts” not to fight back. What does he mean by this? Why
does he ask Jackie Robinson to do this?
2. Throughout the movie, Wendell Smith (the African American reporter) chronicles Jackie
Robinson’s first season in Major League Baseball. Why does he have such a personal stake
in the success of Jackie Robinson? (Think about how he is treated as a reporter.)