Jon Huizinga signed by Brewers at 34

Jon Huizinga throwing a pitch for the Brewers single-A team at age 34 I first met Jon Huizinga years ago. He was in his late 20’s and rehabbing quite a horrific elbow injury. In fact, he was told that he’d never play baseball again. But there he was, sitting in an indoor baseball facility in […]

Game Footage: Knuckleball Nation Founder Chris Nowlin’s Minor League Start

I was getting ready to make a professional start here in Northern California when I noticed something different — media guys were setting up cameras all around the ballpark. I noticed that they set a camera up right behind the plate and got excited — I get to see my knuckleball from a fan’s perspective. […]

Knuckle Ball Pitcher – How to Get Noticed

Scouts at an open tryout aren’t likely to give the knuckleball any attention Young, aspiring professional knuckle ball pitchers reach out to me here at Knuckleball Nation all the time. And one question I get a lot is this — How do I get noticed as a knuckleball pitcher? How do I break into the […]

2 Tips for a Better Knuckle Ball

Chris Nowlin at a single-A ballpark with college knuckleballer Jackson Bond I was recently visited by an aspiring professional knuckleballer here in Northern California, where I am currently a starting minor league pitcher. His name is Jackson Bond, he’s 17 years old, from Dallas TX and throws left-handed. I wish I was left-handed because it […]

How to Throw a Knuckleball and a Fastball for Strikes

Throw at the catcher’s mask to throw a knuckleball for a strike I have been throwing one heck-u-va knuckleball these days. A fellow pro knuckleball friend of mine, Zach Staniewicz, and I have come up with a coding system for knuckleballs. “Chough Stuff”, pronounced CHUFF-STUFF, is the highest accolade for an individual knuckleball. Named after […]