Last Pitch Mentality

High school pitcher resets on the mound as the catcher stands at home plate during a sunset baseball game.

Last Pitch Mentality:   Baseball is a game of quick decisions. The pitcher delivers.The batter swings.The umpire makes the call. Then, just like that, the pitch is over. Maybe the pitcher left the ball over the middle of the plate.Maybe the batter chased a pitch in the dirt.Maybe the umpire called a strike that looked […]

The Season Will End

The Season Will End:   Baseball has a rhythm to it. There are walk-off wins that send everyone pouring out of the dugout. There are tough losses where the ride home is quiet. There are long practices under a hot sun, rain delays that test your patience, and off-seasons when no one is cheering, but […]

Steady Through Every Season

A mother sits beside her son in a baseball uniform on bleachers at sunset, arm around him as they overlook a baseball field. The image includes the devotional title “Steady Through Every Season” and a message about faithful motherhood and pointing children toward God.

Steady Through Every Season:   Baseball will expose you. One week you can’t miss a pitch. The next week you can’t buy a hit. You make a great play on Monday and boot a routine ground ball on Thursday. The game is built on inconsistency. That’s why every player, every team, every family needs something […]

Built for the Long Season

Coach teaching young baseball players hitting fundamentals during indoor batting cage practice for the Bibles & Baseball Spring Training devotional series.

Built for the Long Season: Spring Training Series – Part 1 (Preparation & Conditioning)   Every serious ballplayer knows  this: you don’t train for Opening Day — you train for the season. The baseball season is long. It tests legs, arms, focus, attitude, and character. Spring Training isn’t flashy. It’s early mornings, conditioning drills, bullpen […]