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Mike Pugliese

@CoachPugs

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Hitting Coach at @EIU_Baseball

Charleston, IL
Joined January 2011
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Mike Pugliese
5 years
#FlashTheLeather @RTuntland_11 Winter IF WK 8 @IllinoisIndians Double Play Turns & Pivots Major 🔑’s 🔸SLOW is smooth & smooth is FAST 🔸Read THEN make your move, anticipate BAD 🔸Get the feet ⬇️ - non bag foot in sync w/ catch 🔸Work tight around the bag w/ small, quick steps
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Mike Pugliese
3 years
Some personal news. . . This week, I’ll be moving to Charleston, IL to join the coaching staff at Eastern Illinois University ( @EIU_Baseball ) as the Director of Baseball Ops. I’m extremely excited & grateful for this opportunity. Let’s get to WORK.
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Mike Pugliese
5 years
Winter Infield WK 11 @IllinoisIndians These guys #FlashTheLeather .
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Mike Pugliese
5 years
Glove work. Glove work. Glove work. 5-10 minutes a day goes a long way. #FlashTheLeather @RTuntland_11
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Mike Pugliese
6 years
The travel baseball world is so crazy. It’s simple: find a program that is trustworthy, honest w/ you & provides you with the knowledge/resources that you need to reach your goal. If you’re concerned w/ anything other than workin your tail off, U won’t reach that goal.
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Mike Pugliese
4 months
Roll Thers
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Mike Pugliese
1 year
I’m sure somebody out there needs this message today!
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Mike Pugliese
6 years
Extremely excited to join the @SHSPatsBaseball varsity coaching staff this year! #Patriots @CoachSkala1
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Mike Pugliese
5 years
Nothing better than bounce back knockout. 3 minutes later they finally figured out that throwing it directly to the center was not an ideal strategy 😂 #FlashTheLeather
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Mike Pugliese
7 months
Roll Thers
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Mike Pugliese
6 years
Fall ball excuses have officially reached a new level. “I have so much to do today”.... uhh what? Real dudes don’t miss.
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Mike Pugliese
6 years
Hung out with @Padres minor leaguer @jacksuwinski during his workout on WED. Beforehand, I asked him what his plan was & he rattled off every single thing he was about to do. #pro Know your strengths & weaknesses & attack everything with a plan. S/O @BStryganek @TNTignite
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Mike Pugliese
6 years
Getting some work in with @UICBaseball ‘s Tommy Norton tonight. Different throws once again plus dry work, quickness work, and live reps. Dude is silky smooth. @Tnorts19 @IllinoisIndians
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Mike Pugliese
2 years
The Power of 1%
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Mike Pugliese
6 years
Winter Infield Week 6 featuring @IllinoisIndians 2019 SS Sam Hojnar ( @SIU_Baseball commit). Throws, dry work, quickness, and then live off the bat to finish it off. Goal is to always promote athleticism! @shojnar
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Mike Pugliese
4 years
Bump
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Mike Pugliese
5 years
Glove work. Glove work. Glove work. 5-10 minutes a day goes a long way. #FlashTheLeather @RTuntland_11
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Mike Pugliese
6 years
Winter Infield WK1 - @IllinoisIndians ‘Twas a big teaching week for @RTuntland_11 and I. Focus: 💪🏼 Body Awareness Throws 👏🏼 Glove Work/Mid Line Transfer 👣 Field to Throw Patterns-2/4 Step 🎶 R/L Rhythm @shojnar @nick_serr @NickHof13
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Mike Pugliese
6 years
This tweet needs to resurface. Uncommitted Riley Rundquist is the best hitter in the state. Quote me.
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Illinois Travel Baseball Club
7 years
Bombs. @RundquistRiley 2019 Riley Rundquist 😱
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Mike Pugliese
2 years
Team Practice...Day 1 ❄️ 21 days til first pitch @EIU_Baseball
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Mike Pugliese
2 years
Hitting is fun @colinkal9
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Mike Pugliese
6 years
Winter infield week 5. Same plan but with variations for the Thursday group. Featuring @XavierBASE signee Jackson Kaplowitz. @jkap51 @IllinoisIndians
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Mike Pugliese
6 years
The avg D3 season is 40 games. That’s 360 innings. ~120 hours of in game action. Now think of the bus rides, game day prep, practices, summer leagues, lifting sessions & indy/extra work throughout the entire year. If you only love the games, college ball is not for you.
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Mike Pugliese
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Mike Pugliese
5 years
It’s a been a rough day to say the least. Rest In Peace Jimmy. Please keep Jimmy’s family in your thoughts & prayers.
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Mike Pugliese
6 years
Worked with Heartland CC freshman CJ Deshazer ( @corleavrence ) last night. Look out for this dude. Throws (body control & rollouts), dry work (leg up rhythm + flips), 2B turns, and ended with a 2B turn/relay combo drill. @HCC_Hawks @IllinoisIndians
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2 years
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Mike Pugliese
3 years
Summer ‘21: ✅ 17U Tribe-Pugs finished 29-4-1. Undefeated against teams from the great state of Illinois Special group of guys right here! @IllinoisIndians
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Mike Pugliese
6 years
Always a weird feeling when the summer season is over. What a ride with these guys. Love you dudes!! @IllinoisIndians
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Mike Pugliese
3 years
Day 1 💥💥💥 @EIU_Baseball
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Mike Pugliese
5 years
#FlashTheLeather #Glasses Winter IF Week 5 @IllinoisIndians Focus: #Transfer & #Release Throws ➖Cued, Angles & #Flashy Transfers Fundys ➖Rapid Fire Glove Work Reps ➖Quick Release Series ➖GB’s & Redirects (Relays/Turns) ➖GB ➡️Relay ➡️On The Run ➖Old Fashioned Fungos
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Mike Pugliese
4 years
What a crazy 10 weeks coaching these 32 guys with @CoachBSkelton . @IllinoisIndians
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Mike Pugliese
5 years
#FlashTheLeather Winter IF Week 10 @IllinoisIndians Worked the guys’ #feet & #reaction with pre-fungo #constraints and challenged their #hopmanagement with different #hoptypes & #pace . Reps=Experience
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Mike Pugliese
5 years
#FlashTheLeather #GoToChurch Winter IF WK 6 - @IllinoisIndians Last week before our holiday break. Mass amount of #FUNGOS w/ a purpose. Judged #PACE to make decisions and brought out the #STOPWATCH to speed it up & slow it down. @RTuntland_11 @jkap451 @NickHof13 @shojnar
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Mike Pugliese
3 years
The Oakton Owls are going to the World Series!!!
@NJCAABaseball
NJCAA Baseball
3 years
𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 👑 𝒂 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒐𝒏 Eight teams are set to square off for the 2021 #NJCAABaseball DIII World Series in Greeneville, TN.
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Mike Pugliese
6 years
College coaches want athletes, especially at premium positions. Well here’s one: 2019 SS Nick Hofmann 60 yd: 6.55 (PBR Laser) IF Velo: 84 mph (PBR) Exit Velo (wood): 87 mph (PBR) 5/10/5: 4.25-35 Oh yeah, he’s 5’7 145. Size doesn’t matter folks. @IllinoisIndians @PBRIllinois
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Mike Pugliese
5 years
#Rhythm #Redirects #FlashTheLeather Winter IF WK 4- @IllinoisIndians Throws 🔹Cued Release & Redirects Fundys 🔹1 Foot ‘Rhythms’ (heal to toe) Reps 🔹Exaggerated Prep Step/Hop then be an athlete (react & read, 1st step, angles) 🔹Fungo, Redirect, Tag Circuit @RTuntland_11
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Mike Pugliese
2 years
“The worst person to be around is someone who complains about everything and appreciates nothing” 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
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Mike Pugliese
1 year
First day of team practice 🔥💪🏼 #RollThers
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Mike Pugliese
3 years
CJ Deshazer with a big swing in the 14th 👀 @DeshazerCj
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Mike Pugliese
5 years
#HopTalk #FlashTheLeather Winter IF Week 3- @IllinoisIndians 🔹Use your FEET to get the money hops (long/short). 🔹REACT to the hops/pace & choose your angle accordingly. 🔹To eliminate inbetweeners, lengthen the hop with a drop step or shorten with a 1 hand press through.
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Mike Pugliese
5 years
#FlashTheLeather @RTuntland_11 Winter IF WK 9 @IllinoisIndians This week was fun. Walked through the fundamentals of #TAGS (setups, types, timing) & #RELAYS (footwork, timing, goals) then got after it. Finished with mass #AngledFungos to simulate our game-like angles.
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Mike Pugliese
3 years
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Mike Pugliese
3 years
Walk off winners. Hayes, Bieniek & Hintz shoved. Jack Alport with the game winning hit. 23-3 record* On to Baton Rouge for the @MarucciDugout World Series this weekend
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Mike Pugliese
3 years
Steele Beatty with the game tying double in the bottom of the 8th. Uncommitted soph corner outfielder. Winner. @Oakton_Baseball @BeattySteele
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Mike Pugliese
3 years
This #dude @rossi_ethan is 9 for 9 in his past 3 games....and looking sharp in the white out fit. @IllinoisIndians
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Mike Pugliese
8 months
Who wants to be a Panther?
@EIU_Baseball
EIU Baseball
9 months
𝐇𝐒 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐄 🗓️October 8th or 15th 👤 2024-2027 HS Grads 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 at ➡️Fan Zone ➡️ Panther Camps
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Mike Pugliese
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Last time on a field with these two as their head coach 😢. What a ride. @IllinoisIndians
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Mike Pugliese
6 years
Huge fan of this group.... 4-1 in Nashville against strong competition. Heading to Georgia this weekend. College coaches want guys who COMPETE every second, guys who WIN and guys who they can trust to do things the right way (MAKE-UP). Well, we have 20 right here..
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Mike Pugliese
5 years
Coaches: do you learn more when you’re micromanaged or when you have freedom to make decisions? Too many coaches micromanage the game. Steals, shifts, pitch calling, pick plays, etc. Give your guys the info that they need to execute & the freedom to make mistakes. #LEARN
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Mike Pugliese
3 years
Marucci World Series July 25-28 Baton Rouge, LA 9 teams from the @IllinoisIndians will be in attendance 17U Rosters, Schedules & P Rotos⬇️
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Mike Pugliese
6 years
17U TRIBE dynamic warmup before game 3. 😂 @IllinoisIndians
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Mike Pugliese
4 years
2021's: Take a moment to complete the below questionnaire if you're interested in the playing at the next level or would like to learn more about the #JucoRoute & @Oakton_Baseball . Link:
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Mike Pugliese
2 years
The @EIU_Baseball crew is in Chicago for #ABCA2022 Looking forward to Year 6! @ABCA1945
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Mike Pugliese
3 years
Proud of these guys! We’re on to Ohio!
@Oakton_Baseball
Oakton CC Baseball
3 years
We are the 2021 NJCAA DIII Region IV CHAMPS! #HOOTHOOT
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Mike Pugliese
11 months
Beautiful day for some baseball at Coaches Stadium
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Mike Pugliese
5 years
A great drill idea is actually a horrible drill if there are 10 guys in line waiting to complete 1 task.
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Mike Pugliese
6 years
AZ coach squad. @IllinoisIndians
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Mike Pugliese
1 year
Successful people control their perspective of a situation more than their fixation on the outcome of it.
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Mike Pugliese
2 years
Billy the Panther is fired up for our first Fall Scrimmage today! #WinEverything || @EIU_Baseball
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Mike Pugliese
2 years
Beautiful day for some baseball at Coaches Stadium 🤙🏼 @EIU_Baseball @DiamondSportsPr
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Mike Pugliese
5 years
Here’s a cliché tweet about work ethic featuring two @IllinoisIndians former players/current coaches. Jack Suwinski - SD Padres OF Sam Ferri - Arizona State C If the weight room is important to them, it should be MORE important to you young guys out there. #RaiseYourCeiling
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Mike Pugliese
3 years
Fun fact: I’ve worn the @IllinoisIndians hat out on the field each of my last 8 birthdays. 22 ➡️29 Appreciate you @NelsonGord
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Nelson Gord
3 years
Let’s all wish the fearless leader of the @IllinoisIndians a Happy Birthday! Love ya, @CoachPugs ! #RollTribe
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Mike Pugliese
5 years
1 Out, Runner on 1B, Hard liner to SS. Would you do this? @chrisf_3535 #TheDropDP
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Mike Pugliese
1 year
Views from RYP in St. Charles. @jacksuwinski is a stud & @tuccs14 brings the vibes.
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Jason Mackey
1 year
Jack Suwinski spends part of his offseason teaching 9-year-olds and high school kids in a baseball training facility he co-founded with his best friend back home. One that includes a 210-gallon fish tank. Yes, seriously:
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Mike Pugliese
2 years
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Mike Pugliese
1 year
Give @EIU_Baseball a follow. We like to win everything.
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Mike Pugliese
5 years
Defensive versatility is the KEY in youth & the early years of HS ball. If you’re an IF’er, try all 4 spots. Try OF. Try catching. Do NOT pigeon hole yourself at one position. This will help you learn the game and will undoubtedly bring value to your future teams.
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Mike Pugliese
3 years
Bullpen ABC 17U (July 7-12) Indianapolis, IN @IllinoisIndians #TRIBE Pitching Rotations ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Mike Pugliese
3 years
Prepping for the Marucci WS Home Run Derby at @LSUbaseball ‘22s Mike O’Conor & Aric Beaman will be swinging it! @IllinoisIndians @MarucciDugout
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Mike Pugliese
8 years
Sneak peak at our new unis. @IllinoisIndians
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Mike Pugliese
2 years
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Mike Pugliese
6 years
#TurnItTuesday Double play zones & feeds. Out #1 is the most important so focus up, be athletic and keep it simple. Add your feeds into your pre-practice throwing routine. *every coach uses different lingo. DM if you have questions about mine.
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Mike Pugliese
6 years
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@PG_Tourney
Perfect Game Tournaments
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AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR #PGTourney #RoadToJupiter
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Mike Pugliese
3 years
Brandon Matias with loud extra base hits to both fields during our @Oakton_Baseball scrimmage today. Sophomore. Covid Freshman as some would say. Corner OF. Middle of the order bat.
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Mike Pugliese
6 years
Congrats to this guy on his commitment to D2 @MaryvilleSaints . Big things ahead @NickHof13 !!!
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Mike Pugliese
3 years
These 3 ‘22 grads reached the 100 mph exit velo milestone during BP tonight 👀 @IllinoisIndians Ryan Henschel - 101 mph @GBN_Baseball @HenschelRyan Mike O’Conor - 102 mph @NDDonsBaseball @MikeOConor1 Jake Kohanzo - 103 mph @bhsbleacher @JakeKohanzo
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Mike Pugliese
5 years
Coach @Bnowak3 & I after a long week in Georgia at 15U PG #WWBA . @IllinoisIndians
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Mike Pugliese
5 years
Visual: Double Play #Turns & #Pivots @IllinoisIndians Infielders, watch before you come in this week. PS: IF coaches, my advice is to never google ‘MLB Turn Two’ at 12AM. It will lead to a long night & dreams where you think you’re Javy Baez turnin’ it to win the NL pennant 😂
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Mike Pugliese
3 years
College guys getting after it this morning. @IllinoisIndians & @WCbaseballclub alums. Jachec (Ind State), Conrad (UIC) & Salomonson (NIU) throwing pens. Hojnar & Murph (Heartland), Matias (Oakton), Clawson (NIU), Shover (Augustana) & Broecker (Mich State) seeing pitches.
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Mike Pugliese
3 years
Checking out some @STCEbaseball . ‘22 LHP Gavin Sitarz on the mound w/ ‘22 AJ Gaca catching. Special duo! @GavinSitarz @AjGaca @IllinoisIndians
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Mike Pugliese
5 years
I’m hearing there will be a great opening day matchup tomorrow night at Route 66 Stadium in Joliet. Conant ( @Conant_Baseball ) vs. Hampshire ( @CoachSimoncelli ) @TeagueConrad vs. @mattjachec9 😳 @IllinoisIndians
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Mike Pugliese
3 years
The #TRIBE is on to the championship game at @DiamondSportsPr 17u National Championship ‘23 Nick Lacson threw a no hitter ‘22 Jordan Skolmar with a 3 Run Jack
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Mike Pugliese
3 years
#TRIBE is on to the invite gold bracket championship at Bullpen ABC 17U after a 6-1 win Gavin Sitarz gets the W. Up to 88! Championship will start around 6:00 pm eastern with Bruno Big B Pallan on the mound
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Mike Pugliese
6 years
2B turns! Get to the bag -> Read the throw & choose your turn type -> “chest up” to center your mass -> Get the right foot down on time with the catch or deflection (with rhythm) -> unleash the cannon. Safe to say I’m having fun learning photoshop. @IllinoisIndians
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Mike Pugliese
6 years
Winter Infield! Be an athlete. Throws, dry work, footwork, competition. Featuring 2019 Nick Hofmann. @NickHof13 @IllinoisIndians
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Mike Pugliese
3 years
Tuning into the @PBRIllinois livestream. ‘22 SS Casey Hintz touched 90 multiple times in his pen. Here’s one. @caseyhintz04 @IllinoisIndians
@PrepBaseballIL
Prep Baseball Illinois
3 years
2021 IL Preseason All State - Pitching
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Mike Pugliese
2 years
A goal without a plan is a wish
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Mike Pugliese
5 years
Extremely proud & excited for the 10 @IllinoisIndians seniors who signed yesterday and spent some time with us last night at our #phase1 signing day (pics coming soon). Phase 2 will be in the spring and should feature 12 more guys! What a fun group to be around. #RollTribe
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Mike Pugliese
5 years
Teaching double play feeds this week with the national champion @RTuntland_11 ! 💯 🤘🏼 🔑 The #QUALITY of the #FEED makes or breaks your chance at turning two. Be #SMOOTH & #ACCURATE . It’s your partners job to be quick! #FlashTheLeather @IllinoisIndians
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Mike Pugliese
4 years
JUCO is an option worth looking at. #HootHoot @Oakton_Baseball
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Mike Pugliese
3 years
The #TRIBE is on to the championship game at @PerfectGameIL in Joliet. Big B Pallan gets the win in the semis with DC notching the save. @NathanHayes_17 will take the mound at 7:15 PM 3rd championship appearance in 4 weekends. 22-3 record 👀 @IllinoisIndians
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Mike Pugliese
4 years
‘22 SS/OF Mike O’Conor from @NDDonsBaseball . ⤵️⤵️⤵️ Simple stroke with plus bat speed. One of the most impressive bats to come through the @IllinoisIndians program. Slashing .372/.524/.605 through 57 plate appearances this summer while playing at the 17U level. @MikeOConor1
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Mike Pugliese
4 years
Thanks for the love! I'm now the #Pats biggest fan.
@SHSPatsBaseball
Stevenson Patriots Baseball
4 years
Congrats to Coach Pugs ( @mikepugs3 ) on his new position at @Oakton_Baseball . We wish you the best! Thank you for leaving your mark on our program!
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