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Mike Conway

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Mike Conway

@MikeConway79

•Matthew 5:9 •Plain Spoken •Professional Hitting Instructor •Former MLB Associate Scout, 8 years •Former College Hitting Coach •WVU Baseball •Orioles & Pirates

Eastern Panhandle of WV

Joined February 2022

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Mike Conway
@MikeConway79
Jun 7, 2024
It takes everything you have and then some. Plus an absolute undying LOVE for the game. Even then it might not be enough. Don't stop, don't quit until YOU say it's over! "If you want to be good you don't really have a lot of choices. It takes what it takes." ~Nick Saban
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Mike Conway
@MikeConway79
Sep 3, 2022
HS HITTERS: I'll ask a hitter how many ABs he or she gets in a game which is 7 innings. The answer is always, around 4. That is incorrect, there are 21 ABs in the game if you get 4, that's 17 ABs that you should be studying with intent! Be a hitter not a batter!
Mike Conway
@MikeConway79
Aug 4, 2022
Everybody hits in the cage, everybody hits in practice, I want hitters that hit at game speed! Those are the gamers!!!
Mike Conway
@MikeConway79
Nov 3, 2022
PLAYERS: When doing tee work, don't take swings just to say that you took 200 swings today! Every swing you take MUST have PURPOSE! If you're unsure, send a vid to someone that knows your swing. Otherwise all your doing is reinforcing bad habits that will show up on game day!
Mike Conway
@MikeConway79
Aug 9, 2023
PLAYERS: If you go to the plate WITHOUT a plan or approach, you're just a BATTER. If you go to the plate WITH a plan or approach, you're a HITTER and hitters will hit. Those little details can make you an impact player.
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Mike Conway
@MikeConway79
Dec 19, 2022
One of my college guys is home for Christmas. He's at a Nationally ranked program in NC. He was hitting with me today & he said this: "Coach you have to love this game to play it in college & I mean love it! Everyday is ground hog day, you get up & do it all over again!"
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Mike Conway
@MikeConway79
Dec 7, 2023
It's not alarming to me but look at the number of freshman players that committed to a D1 that didn't make their teams. It's a shame and my heart goes out to these guys now scrambling to find a school. I'm going to leave it at that. #TimingIsEverything
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Mike Conway
@MikeConway79
Mar 18, 2024
Hitters: If you're hitting nothing but LDs in practice, the cage and intrasquad games but lose your swing at game time. Your problem will usually be in one of two places. It's either your Timing or between your ears.
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Mike Conway
@MikeConway79
Aug 21, 2022
Hitters! It doesn't matter how you stack/load/hinge nor how you launch. None of it will matter if what you do is NOT FUNCTIONAL at game speed and/or you're NOT ON TIME!
Mike Conway
@MikeConway79
Sep 24, 2022
PLAYERS: It's NOT important what you do while everyone is watching, it's more important what you do when NOBODY is watching because that defines you and your character!!
Mike Conway
@MikeConway79
Nov 11, 2024
On 9-15-24 my wife passed away. We had just celebrated 45 years of marriage on September 1st. She is a special person who is loved by all who knew her. Don't pray for me, but pray for my 4 kids and our 9 Gkids. There are having a really tough time of it. #GodsPlan
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Mike Conway
@MikeConway79
Sep 21, 2022
PLAYERS: When you STOP developing, you're baseball/ softball will be done. You can ALWAYS get better in every part of your game. Hitting (power & average), fielding, throwing, running! Work on your weakest tool the most!!
Mike Conway
@MikeConway79
Jul 22, 2023
Players: You will NEVER get a 2nd chance to make a 1st impression. So, PLEASE do not put ANYTHING on any social media platform that will embarrass your mother. Trust me, it's the first place a coach or scout will look.
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Mike Conway
@MikeConway79
Jul 11, 2024
Players!!! Remember NEVER slam a door or a window shut, you might have to go back through it! What the heck does that even mean? Be respectful of any college coach no matter the level. You may end up at a school you least expect, a school that wants you. #GetOnTheField
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