# @mfouts14 on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXcKE7JkV06
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64378777-mfouts14-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-22T16:04:58.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Montana Fouts (@mfouts14) — https://gondola.cc/mfouts14

## Caption

Most pitchers don’t lose because of their mechanics❌

They lose because of what’s going on in their head…🤔

They start thinking about:

their last pitch
their stats
what the coach thinks
what happens if they mess up

And before they even throw…

they’re already out of it.

At the highest level, it’s different.

You’re not thinking about outcomes.

You’re thinking:

one pitch
one spot
one execution

That’s it.

That’s the difference.

Because the second your focus shifts to results, your body follows.

Your tempo changes.
Your arm slows down.
Your command disappears.

Now you’re pitching with hesitation.
And hesitation gets hit.

The best pitchers in the world aren’t calmer because the moment is smaller.

They’re calmer because their focus is smaller.

They shrink everything down to something they can control.

Not the inning.
Not the score.
Not the hitter.

Just the next pitch.

So if you feel yourself starting to spiral mid-game, don’t try to fix everything.

Don’t think about mechanics.
Don’t think about what just happened.

Reset your focus.

Pick your spot.
Commit fully.
Execute.

Then do it again.

That’s how you take control back.

That’s how you stay in the game.

Save this for your next game and send this to a teammate that needs to hear this☝️

#softball #pitching #strikeout #pitcher #mindset

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hutch Ezell | @lvnprods | https://gondola.cc/lvnprods | Content Manager |
| Hutch Ezell | @lvnprods | https://gondola.cc/lvnprods | Editor |
| Hutch Ezell | @lvnprods | https://gondola.cc/lvnprods | Creative |

## Tags

strikeout, pitcher, softball, pitching, mindset

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