We head back over to the player development side on this week’s ABCA Podcast with Cubs Minor League Hitting Coordinator, Rachel Folden. Folden was a standout player at Marshall being inducted into their Hall of Fame. After college, Folden spent time playing for the Chicago Bandits. Folden spent 1 season coaching at Valparaiso University and left coaching to focus on running her own training facility, Folden Fastpitch. Folden was hired by the Cubs in November 20’ as a minor league hitting coach and she has made an immediate impact on the organization working her way up to Minor League Hitting Coordinator. This is a wide-open conversation on developing hitters so get your pad and pen ready. Folden gives us great advice on coaching hitters in this episode. The ABCA Podcast is presented by Netting Pros. Netting Professionals are improving programs one facility at a time, specializing in the design, fabrication and installation of custom netting for backstops, batting cages, dugouts, bp screens and ball carts. They also design and install digital graphic wall padding windscreen, turf, turf protectors, dugout benches, dugout cubbies and more.
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