From 77 to 91!
How this athlete turned work ethic into compounding results
This week, Carter Lacsamana came into a save situation with the game on the line — and delivered.
A big save. A new velocity personal record of 91 MPH. And a performance that looked exactly like what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
But the story of what happened on the mound this week actually started long before the save.
IT STARTED WITH EVALUATION
When Carter came to Pitching Development Systems, he was starting fresh. No preloaded assumptions about what his program should look like. No generic plan pulled off a shelf. The first thing we did was evaluate.
At URATBB and Pitching Development Systems, we do not design programs until we understand the athlete in front of us. That means going through a full evaluation and testing process that covers every area that influences performance on the mound — stability, mobility, functional strength, speed and force production, biomechanics, and pitch design. For Carter, that evaluation gave us a clear picture of exactly where he was starting from and — more importantly — exactly where his development needed to go.
Here is what that process looked like: CLICK HERE FOR OVERVIEW VIDEO OF OUR EVALUATION RESULTS
→ Stability and Mobility Assessment
→ Functional Strength Testing
→ Biomechanics Evaluation
→ Arm Strength and ArmCare Baseline
→ Pitch Design Analysis
BUILDING THE PLAN
Once the evaluation was complete, we had everything we needed to build a development plan designed specifically for Carter — not a template, not a generic program, but a system built around his movement patterns, his physical profile, and his specific performance goals.
That plan integrated work across every area the evaluation identified: stability and mobility training to build the foundation, strength and power development to improve force production, biomechanics work to clean up the inefficiencies in his delivery, arm care protocols to keep his shoulder strong and healthy throughout the process, and pitch design work to make his arsenal more effective against hitters.
Every piece of the program had a purpose. Every session connected back to what the evaluation told us.
THEN THE WORK SHOWED UP
This week, Carter stepped into a save situation and hit 91 MPH — a new personal record — while delivering one of his best performances of the season.
Want to see where Carter started and progressed to? Click this link here
Velocity PRs in high-pressure situations do not happen by accident. They happen because the arm was built correctly. Because the mechanics were cleaned up. Because the physical foundation was in place to handle the demand of the moment.
That is what evaluation-first development produces. Not just athletes who throw harder in the bullpen, but pitchers who perform when it matters.
Proud of you, Carter. The work you put in when nobody was watching is exactly what showed up this week. Here is a short video from Carter's outing!
WANT A DEVELOPMENT PLAN BUILT AROUND YOUR SON?
Every athlete at Pitching Development Systems starts with the same foundation Carter did — a complete evaluation that tells us exactly what needs to be built and why.
Not ready for something that serious? The 12-Week Pitcher Development Plan is our remote program built on this same framework. It includes daily activation work, pre-throw correctives, a progressive throwing program, drill progressions, and post-throw arm care through ArmCare — all delivered through the Bridge Training App for athletes anywhere in the country.
$499 — one time, no recurring fees.
Learn more and get started here:
https://pitchingsystems.com/12weekprogram.html
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