{"id":4310,"date":"2025-06-25T15:38:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T15:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/?page_id=4310"},"modified":"2026-02-24T18:48:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:48:37","slug":"graham-yntema","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/graham-yntema\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham Yntema"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-white-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3289\" height=\"3291\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2026\/02\/Graham-Website-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2026\/02\/Graham-Website-edited.jpg 3289w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2026\/02\/Graham-Website-edited.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2026\/02\/Graham-Website-edited.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2026\/02\/Graham-Website-edited.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2026\/02\/Graham-Website-edited.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2026\/02\/Graham-Website-edited.jpg?resize=1536,1536 1536w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2026\/02\/Graham-Website-edited.jpg?resize=2048,2048 2048w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2026\/02\/Graham-Website-edited.jpg?resize=75,75 75w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2026\/02\/Graham-Website-edited.jpg?resize=90,90 90w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2026\/02\/Graham-Website-edited.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2026\/02\/Graham-Website-edited.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2026\/02\/Graham-Website-edited.jpg?resize=195,195 195w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2026\/02\/Graham-Website-edited.jpg?resize=390,390 390w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2026\/02\/Graham-Website-edited.jpg?resize=97,97 97w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2026\/02\/Graham-Website-edited.jpg?resize=1440,1441 1440w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2026\/02\/Graham-Website-edited.jpg?resize=720,720 720w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2026\/02\/Graham-Website-edited.jpg?resize=600,600 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3289px) 100vw, 3289px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.gb-6a7ad8053f918{line-height: 0.9!important;font-size: 60px!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"gb-6a7ad8053f918 wp-block-heading ghostkit-custom-1hOGUo has-theme-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2d63de15a97c8adbe5feabb12dd5cbdb\" id=\"graham-yntema\" style=\"font-size:72px;line-height:1\">Graham Yntema<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6a72d0665208e93506431c40ed25f2b2\" id=\"coach-the-lab-instructor\"><em>Coach, The Lab Instructor<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>High School Career:<\/strong> Two-Year Varsity Letter Winner at Parkview High School under Coach Chan Brown; 2019 GHSA 7A State Champion; in the 2020 season, posted a 3-1 record with a 0.90 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 12 innings during a COVID-shortened senior year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>College Career:<\/strong> 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 ACCC Pitcher of the Year at Lawson State Community College; accumulated 105 strikeouts in 76.2 innings pitched during the 2021-2022 season. At Mississippi State University (2022-2023), appeared in 13 games and made 4 starts. At Mercer University (2023-2024), named Southern Conference Pitcher of the Week for March 4-10, striking out 4 and allowing 3 hits in 5 innings at Oklahoma State. Graduated from Mercer University\u2019s Stetson-Hatcher School of Business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Coaching Career:<\/strong> 2023 DBAT Birmingham assistant coach and pitching instructor; 2024 Ninth Inning Kennesaw assistant coach; instructor at Ninth Inning\u2019s Lab. Coach Graham has been mentored by elite pitching coaches Tanner Gordon, Thomas Lowery, and Justin Bishop. Graham developed a passion for pitcher and player development. 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