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Press Release  | Press Release | 6/3/2025

Wolforth Throwing Mentorship: Article 53

Ron Wolforth
In Season Course Correction: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Making Adjustments During the Season 

A Four-Part Series 

 

In-Season Course Correction Part 4: 

Enhancing Consistency Outing to Outing 

 

 

The following is a short series dedicated to making quick improvements in four of the most common areas of need during the season. 

 

  1. 1. Increasing arm health, durability, and resiliency and decreasing arm discomfort, fatigue, and fragility. 

  1. 2. Improving command— throwing a higher percentage of strikes. 

  1. 3. Improving your secondary pitches to create more swing-and-misses. 

  1. 4. Enhancing consistency from outing to outing. 

 

Let’s be honest… 

 

You’re in the middle of your season, and things aren’t going quite how you hoped. Maybe your velocity is dipping a bit, your recovery feels slower, or your command and ability to generate swing-and-misses are beginning to fade.  

 

You’re not broken, but you’re definitely not thriving. 

 

The good news? There’s still time to turn the ship around. You don’t need to wait until the off-season to make meaningful progress. At the Texas Baseball Ranch®, we’ve worked with thousands of pitchers just like you—guys who felt like their season was slipping and needed real answers, fast. 

 

This four-part series will focus on four common areas you can improve immediately: 

 

  1. 1. Arm health, durability, and resilience 

  1. 2. Command and strike percentage 

  1. 3. Swing-and-miss secondary pitches 

  1. 4. Consistency from outing to outing 

 

This week, we take a look at #4… 

 

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One of the most elusive qualities for a pitcher, especially during the grind of a long season, is consistency. We’ve all seen pitchers who flash brilliance one outing, only to struggle mightily the next. Coaches and players alike search for the elusive formula to recreate success every time they take the mound. 


The key to consistency is not a single breakthrough or secret trick. It’s the product of a disciplined, structured, and adaptable approach that withstands the rigors of a competitive season. At the Texas Baseball Ranch®, we believe consistency comes from controlling the controllables, adhering to proven routines, and making smart adjustments when necessary. 

 

1. Control The Controllables
 

Too often, inconsistency stems from variables you can control but overlook. Pre-game routines, warm-up processes, mental preparation, and recovery protocols all play critical roles in how you perform. 

Start by evaluating your routine consistency: 

  • -Do you warm up the same way each time? 

  • -Are your mental preparation strategies consistent? 

  • -Is your recovery process reliable and structured?

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When you leave any of these aspects to chance, you invite inconsistency. Standardize your approach, and you will give yourself the best chance to perform at a high level every outing.
 

Pre-Game Mental Focus
 

One of the most overlooked aspects of consistency is mental preparation. We teach our pitchers to establish a “calm before the storm” mindset—anchoring themselves through a familiar mental routine that allows them to enter the game clear-headed and focused. 

 

2. Build Your Performance Routine
 

One common mistake is changing your approach based on recent outcomes. A great outing often leads to feeling overconfident, while a poor outing results in scrambling for new solutions. Neither is conducive to consistency.
 

Develop a pre-game routine that you can replicate regardless of how you felt in your last start. This routine should include: 

  • -Physical Preparation: activation exercises and mobility drills tailored to your specific needs. 

  • -Mental Cues: visualization of success, positive self-talk, and reaffirmation of your process. 

  • -Throwing Progression: start simple, build gradually, and finish sharp. 


Consistency thrives on familiarity. Create a routine that prepares you to be your best and trust it enough to stick with it. 

 

3. Trust The Process and Make Small Adjustments
 

The tendency after a rough outing is to overhaul your mechanics or change your pitch mix drastically. While adjustments are sometimes necessary, more often than not, it’s minor tweaks—not major overhauls—that make the difference.
 

When reviewing an outing, ask yourself: 

  • -Did I execute my game plan, or did I deviate under pressure? 

  • -Were my misses consistent, or did they vary wildly? 

  • -Was my pre-game preparation in line with past successful outings? 


Sometimes, consistency is less about fixing and more about refining. Instead of making drastic changes, make small, targeted adjustments.
 

Post-Game Reflection: Keep Perspective
 

After each game, take a step back and reflect on what went well and what needs improvement. Write down your thoughts, whether it’s a note on your delivery, a mental cue that clicked, or an emotional response that needs addressing. 

 

4. Find Your Baseline and Stay The Course
 

Pitchers often lose consistency because they don’t know what their baseline feels like. A great outing feels effortless, while a bad one feels like a struggle… Both are often just part of the normal fluctuation in performance.
 

Instead of chasing perfection, aim to establish a baseline performance level: a reliable and repeatable approach that minimizes your valleys while allowing your peaks to emerge naturally. 


When you build your training around consistency, you’re less likely to experience severe ups and downs. At the Ranch, we train to raise your baseline over time, rather than try to engineer perfection every single outing. 

 

5. Embrace The Challenges: Build Resilience
 

Being consistent over the course of a long season requires not just physical endurance but mental resilience. You will face adversity, fatigue, and doubt. The key is not to avoid these challenges but to prepare for them. 


Romans 5:3-4 says:
 

“Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope.”
 

Lean into the struggle. It is part of the process. Learning to pitch well when you’re tired, sore, or mentally stretched will build the kind of durability that separates the good from the great. 

 

Consistency Through Commitment
 

Every pitcher dreams of being that reliable arm, the one coaches trust and teammates believe in... But that does not happen overnight. It’s built through consistent routines, controlled preparation, mental resilience, and unwavering commitment to growth.
 

Remember, consistency is a choice, not a talent. It’s about showing up the same way, whether you’re thriving or struggling. Trust the process, refine as needed, and never let a single outing define you. The goal isn’t to be perfect, it’s to be reliable game after game.
 

Consistency is forged through daily habits, mindset shifts, and the willingness to stick to your plan, even when it’s not glamorous or exciting. You don’t stumble into consistency, you build it. And when you build it on a foundation of faith, purpose, and intentionality… It lasts. 


We’re here to help you stay the course! 

 

Coach Ron Wolforth is the founder of the Texas Baseball Ranch® and has written six books on pitching including the Amazon Best Seller, Pitching with Confidence. Since 2003, The Texas Baseball Ranch® has had over 633 pitchers break the 90 mph barrier, 220 have toped 94mph or better, and 139 of his students have been drafted in the MLB’s June Amateur Draft. Coach Wolforth has consulted with 13 MLB teams, dozens of NCAA programs and has been referred to as “ America’s Go-to-Guy on Pitching” and “The Pitching Coaches Pitching Coach.” Coach Wolforth lives in Montgomery, TX with his wife, Jill. They are intimately familiar with youth select, travel baseball and PG events as their son Garrett (now a professional player) went through the process. Garrett still holds the PG Underclass All-American Games record for catcher velocity at 89mph which he set in 2014 at the age of 16. 

 

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Coach Wolforth will be hosting a special 90 minute webinar - "The Velocity Code: 3 Secrets to Improving Velocity and Staying Healthy" Thursday at 7pm CST.  If you'd like to sign up for the webinar, please email info@TexasBaseballRanch.com and request a registration link. 

 

Spring/Summer Events at the Texas Baseball Ranch® 

 

Join our 3-Day “Elite Pitcher’s Boot Camps”, designed for pitchers ages 12 and above. Camps begin Memorial Day Weekend (May 24-26) and run every other weekend through the first week of August. For additional details, visit: 

 https://www.texasbaseballranch.com/elite-pitchers-bootcamp/ 

 

Interested in learning what sets our boot camps apart? Request our comprehensive information package “What Makes This Bootcamp Different?" by emailing Jill@TexasBaseballRanch.com 

 

Looking for a longer stay at The Ranch this summer?  Join us for our “Summer Intensive Training Program.  Stay for 3-11 weeks.  For more information, visit:  

https://www.texasbaseballranch.com/events/tbr-summer-program/ 
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