My heart hurts for the boys today. Really proud of them for everything. Best days were 100% ahead of them. Thank you for everything. Some very special people.
Special one. Lucas has done way more for me than I ever could have for him as a coach. He challenges me every day. Gotten nothing but A's since he has gotten on campus in the classroom. Teammates look up to him. Competes like crazy. He is going to accomplish whatever he wants.
Congratulations to Sophomore closer Lucas Gardner for committing to Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. Lucas becomes the first D1 commit and overall commit in the 2020 Sophomore class.
#moretocome
On my way to the greatest place on the planet for the next 4 days
@ABCA1945
! Anybody looking to connect feel free to contact me. Also will have the rookie
@bhardegree15
with me. Come say hi. Look forward to seeing everyone there.
Love being doubted. Love the process. And love my guys who choose to stay through adversity, weather, and everything we ask of them. They will all be tougher, better man for taking the hard way.
Absolutely love it when coaches do it the right way, put in the time with their kids, and see results. Congrats on the Summit League title
@baseballDP
@TOakes7
. Go do some damage in the NCAA tournament!
Extremely thankful for the life I have and all the wonderful people who surround me. Also thankful for the daily challenges put in front of me. I wouldn't be nearly the person I am without them. Finally, thankful for my team and the people who chose to be a part of our program.
So proud of
@EreuBrian
. In the era that we are in, it’s so easy to complain and transfer when things don’t go your way. 7 innings his first year. Put his head down and got to work. Trusted us. Took ownership of his process. All American his second year.
Huge shout out to
@BHardegree15
for accepting the Director of Baseball Operations position at East Carolina. Do your thing man and we’ll be pulling for you and the
@ECUBaseball
team next year!!!
Legendary coach Bear Bryant kept this poem in his wallet 💯
“This is the beginning of a new day.
God has given me this day to use as I will.
I can waste it or use it for good.
What I do today is very important because I am exchanging a day in my life for it.”
Pretty cool to see changes this fall from 6’7 LHP Jacob Buffington. Also went from big time oblique problems from sequencing issue with glove side to pain free and arm recovering better than ever.
Hey ELC FAN base...we could use some EXTRA prayers tonight for SARA STOKES, she is undergoing OPEN HEART SURGERY for a condition known as SCADS.. We will take any and all prayers...thoughts with the family. WIFE of our assistance coach for ELC GIRLS BASKETBALL
Stolen from quote tweet by
@DesiDruschel
. Great example of grit. As
@KenRavizza1
says “Are you really that bad of an athlete that you have to feel great to perform well?”
This is a great read by Michael Rosenberg - even if you're not a golf fan.
Mindset difference between Sergio Garcia & Tiger Woods
The bottom line is - never give in, claw your way back into the game.
Also, I'll say it for twitter. Blake is a great role model for anyone. He has an incredibly bright future in baseball and in life. Proud to call him my friend and thankful for getting to spend the last year and a half with him.
Excited and blessed to announce that I have accepted a job at Samford University. Beyond excited to start this new chapter. Thank you to everyone who has supported me through everything.
Excited and blessed to announce that I have accepted a job at Samford University. Beyond excited to start this new chapter. Thank you to everyone who has supported me through everything.
35 innings 8 walks 1.54 era in 2019 in single A for the Tigers. Cut due to Covid. One of the hardest workers I’ve ever coached. Give him a look!
@FlatgroundApp
@KTkylethomas
**FA RHP - Kyle Thomas/6'3 205**
@rapsodo
& Video Avail
Formerly w/Tigers - Extremely athletic, with good feel for 3 Ps...
...here is a FB/SL/CHG + Side POV from today...
FB - 94.2/2388rpm
SL - 80.7/2515rpm
CHG - 84.3/16 HB*
@TMacLovesJMac
and I wanna congratulate
@ryanm2755
on becoming a 3rd team Academic All American. All of our determination and hard work is paying off. We couldn’t be more proud of you.
Convinced even more at this point that Glasnow needs to add a “middle ground” pitch between FB/CB. CH is 4% usage. Either use that more or add SL. Needs something else to change him off being a 2 pitch guy. 98-101 with a 3000 rpm curveball shouldn’t be getting hit like it is.
Rangers manager Chris Woodward on Fernando Tatis Jr. swinging 3-0 on his grand slam: "I didn't like it personally. You're up by 7 in the 8th inning, it's typically not a good time 3-0. It's kind of the way we were all raised in the game. But ... the norms are being challenged."
A few of these are side jobs in order to coach:
* Line judge for volleyball (no prior volleyball knowledge)
* CSC worker for Iowa State football
* Driving bus for anyone who needed it (CDL was required for job)
* Math tutor
* Bag boy loading newspapers into sacks for mailings
Former Treynor standout Dean Bedell opened his sophomore year at Iowa Lakes with a pair of RBI in a DH with Allen County. And get this....he stole a base!
What other former KMAlanders should I be tracking in college baseball this year? HMU.
Joe Fitka went from Anchorage, Alaska to Iowa Lakes to Chicago State a few years ago. Jacob Gilbert from Wasilla, Alaska is currently a returning CO-VID Freshman at Iowa Lakes too. Gilbert is going to be pretty good too... 👍
@CoachOtt04
Really neat piece here from
@Stitch_Head
on Paul Steffensen and
@AustinPeayBSB
's Nolan Monaghan -- two of college baseball's few players from the Land of the Midnight Sun -- Alaska.
After a few years of the recruiting process, a lot of in home visits, phone calls, and persuading parents I finally got her committed!! Excited to start our team together.
@OneGun45
He had just recorded a save in his first chance back to Yankee Stadium after blowing all of them in the 2001 World Series to almost lose them that series... So this was how he reacted afterward.