Number of college coaches contacting Coach Downey this week: 3. Number of questions about student's baseball skill: 0. All questions related to character, teammate, work ethic, and academics. Baseball skill matters, and there's also lots more that matters...
#class
#commitment
Coach to Senior on Fri: "We don't have playing time for you. You have great work ethic. Your role can be significant in daily demonstrating commitment. Can you perform that role?" Senior: "I want to be here to support my teammates." I like this team...
#servantleadership
#team
Congrats Ian Bahn (South Dakota State), Brett Bateman (Minnesota), Robert Hogan (North Iowa CC) & Ike Mezzenga (North Iowa CC) signing college letters of intent. We celebrate with you! Especially because you are team focused - the MV class of 2020 is a close knit group!
#team
Pitcher Ty Koehn consoling the batter after the last out. Extremely proud of all you have accomplished so far this season. More proud of who you guys are - great teamates and classy young men.
- Coaching Staff ⚾️
1) Got Gator going and Field dragged. 2) Ran our sweet ride of a People Mover to keep it ready. 3) Double Super Secret Dugout enhancement work is underway. Why Tweet all this? So we all feel bad we can't play? - No! Because there's Hope! There's always Hope!
#staypositive
Our goal today was to grind today and Win 20 games for the Season and Win a Consolation Championship! We accomplished that as we beat Eden Prairie 11-6 and Hopkins 9-2. Always hard to end the Season and say goodbye to our Seniors!
#class
#commitment
#loveourteam
#BASEBALL
“Senior Walk-Around” the bases; 1B to discuss memories of their freshman yr, 2B sophomore yr, 3B junior yr, and home plate for memories of this season and what they want to accomplish with the rest of this season. Then to DQ to eat and talk about the glory days of youth baseball!
Thanks to John Trapnell for his significant time and effort in painting the Dugouts. Thanks Bobby Trapnell for helping out as well! Great idea and design! They look fantastic!
#commitment
Congrats Will Rogers (Arizona State) & Ben Rosin (NIACC) for signing letters of intent! Congrats Mason Dean (Texas A&M) for verbal commit with signing this spring. We celebrate with you! Expecting great leadership from you and the entire 2021 senior class!
Coach Gorman is retiring from MV Baseball. He was Little Lakes Little League (now SAYB) President years ago despite having no sons to play baseball, and has coached baseball for many years in our community. Thanks for your coaching leadership with the MV Baseball Program!
#class
Today's Senior Spotlight!
Brett Bateman
#3
"Baseball is unfair. So is life. And you've got to cope with it. If life was easy, there would be no competition. That's what you've got to know about life and baseball."
Coach Downey is stepping down as the Mounds View High School Baseball Coach.
Thank You to everyone for the opportunity to represent MVHS as the Baseball Coach; it has been an incredible honor! Mark Downey
Congrats
@willrogers219
on being named MSHSBCA Class AAAA Player of the Year! Congrats to all the MSHSBCA Players of the Year, and Thank You for being great representatives of our sport in Minnesota!
#class
Josh LaValle demonstrated courage, perseverance and extraordinary will in facing adversity with tenacity and a positive attitude. The Josh LaValle Mustang Award is annually awarded to the player that Best exemplifies Class, Commitment, and Unselfish Contribution to the team.
The last time a Mustangs High School Baseball Team gathered for an official high school baseball practice was June 13, 2019. That is 655 days ago. Kinda excited to practice on Monday...One more sleep...
2020 didn't get the opportunity to enjoy season together, & chance to compete for Championship & hang "2020" on Scoreboard - Forever on Scoreboard as reminder to future teams that experiencing a season with childhood friends/teammates must not be taken for granted.
#2020strong
Checking out the field today with the deer. Can't decide if I'm happy because the field is ready for practice at an all-time early date, or sad because we can't take ground balls on it tomorrow.
#mixedemotions
BIG congrats to Blake Guerin and Brendan Goldman on being selected to the Metro East team in the All-Star series! Very well deserved by you both. Couldn’t find two better fit to represent the Mustangs! 👏👏👏
#TEAM
Todays Senior Spotlight!
Mateo Cisneros
#16
"You have to rely on others to get the job done. Baseball is a team game. Everything can't be done by one person."
Senior spotlight —
#40
Blake Guerin
It’s hard to miss Blake when you’re at the yard. Far beyond being a towering 6’6” and hitting bombs on demand, Blake is the one of the most thoughtful, welcoming dudes a program could ask for. You’ll be missed, Blake!
#TEAM
Today's Senior Spotlight!
Ben Kettelhut
#15
"The team with the most skill does not always come out on top at the end of the day. It is the team with the most energy, the most passion, the most focus, and who is the most together that will come out on top at the end of the day."
Today's Senior Spotlight!
Sean Goldman
#1
"When you stop worrying about your individual problems and start doing what is best for the team, baseball becomes a lot more fun."
For 2020, the Coaching Staff is awarding a Josh LaValle Mustang Award certificate to each of the 15 Seniors. Collectively they leave a significant legacy; including how to handle significant adversity as a team.
#2020strong
Today's Senior Spotlight!
Ian Bahn
#9
"Baseball has taught me that giving up is never an option. I know it sounds basic but there is no clock in baseball. It's never over till it's over."
"The Class of 2020 will forever go down as the group that sacrificed their final season for the safety of their teammates, coaches, umpires, families, and communities. What greater legacy can there be?" - Craig Anderson - MSHSBCA Executive Director
Coaches Association Baseball Assistant Coach of the Year: Scott Courtright - mentoring young men at Mounds View HS since 2007. Congrats! Well deserved!
#class
#commitment
Coach Courtright's Assistant Coach of the Year Award recognized a couple weeks ago by MN Coaches Association, and again tonight by MN BASEBALL Coaches Association! Congrats!
#class
#commitment
Yesterday was SIGNING DAY. Baseball was well represented by these 3 studs! Couldn’t be more excited for Brendan Goldman (St. Olaf) , Leo Fleischhaker (Hamline), and Connor Chervany (St. Olaf). Let’s hear it for these guys!!👏👏👏
#gomustangs
Deeply saddened to lose Mike Anderson this week. His mentoring of youth through
@SAYBaseball
for many years has impacted so many kids and adults alike. The example he set is & will continue to be followed for many years as former players become youth coaches.
#commitment
#passion
Congrats to the Panino’s player of the game, Drew Rogers, who had the game tying BOMBBBBB in the bottom of the 7th and came away win the win on the bump in varsity’s first win of the season over Cretin!
@Paninos857
T.E.A.M
Bang bang! The boys win big 15-5 after getting down 4-0 early to Champlin. They get their rematch versus Maple Grove in the Section Championship Wednesday at 6pm at Osseo. Mustangs need to beat MG twice to advance to the state tournament. See you there!!!
#TEAM
#Gomustangs
Thanks
@StPaulSaints
for the opportunity for the Mounds View and Irondale 2020 baseball players to experience playing on CHS Field this summer!
@ironbaseball
We battled Stillwater until the very end! The guys gave it their all and then some! These guys are gamers and enjoy playing together! We came up a little short today but we hold are heads high and have every intention to win the Consolation Championship! -The Coaching Staff
Team GPA is an outstanding 3.5. But, apparently there are no future college Art majors in the group. We'll replace it with a better sticker...
#athletictape
Congrats to the TEAM! - One Pitch Warriors of the Game in the Varsity's victory over Stillwater. A significant and total team response after a tough loss on Tuesday.
#onepitchwarriors
The boys did it again! Big W over Maple Grove, 3-0! On to the section semi-finals against Champlin Park at 7pm Friday at Osseo High School!
Hard Hat today goes to the battery, Andrew Simon and Drew Rogers! Complete game shut out 🔥🔥🔥
#Brotherhood
What a great game and incredible experience at Target field today! Awesome battle against CDH, Mustangs lost 4-6. Huge thank you to
@Twins
for hosting us.
#GoMustangs
#Brotherhood
Tough to end abruptly & unexpectedly. We are extremely proud of the players and all they accomplished together as a team. When the sting wears off, we believe they will have great memories of a high school baseball season with their lifelong friends and teammates.
MV Alum showing out on Opening Weekend!
@willrogers219
- opening day dinger and walk-off single
@IkeMezzenga
with his Gopher debut and first Gopher hit
@BBateman05
with a 4-hit game (+more on the wknd)
@GuerinBlake
with his Hawkeye debut and a couple doubles
Thread…
Foot and a half of snow removed from Batting Cages. Nets will be up soon. The Mustangs are going to be one of the first teams hitting outside... Bobcats are sweet! C'mon Spring!
Mounds View starts the season with a 9-1 Win over the Woodbury Royals. Bonde with 4 quality innings gets the W. Koehn, Solfest and Traczyk each collecting 3 hits. BASEBALL is back! ⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️
Let’s hear it for Blake Geurin, the Panino’s Player of the game with yet another GRAND SALAMI in the big win over Stilly, 14-13! This rounds out the conference season for the Mustangs as they finish 12-6. Next up, Blaine next Tuesday!
#TEAM
#grandsalamisfordays
WALK OFF ALERT! 👀
Our
@Paninos857
POG is Jack Glancey, who capped off the night with a walk off double in the 8th (which was his third hit of the day)! 🔥🔥🔥 Tons of contributors in a great team win over CDH!
#ferdaisland
#gomustangs
Coach Anderson has coached SAYB teams for 23 yrs; he coached 33 of the 57 players in the 2021 MVHS program. Purpose driven; doing it for all the right reasons - How lucky are we in this community to have Mike Anderson and SAYB as partners!...
#commitment
#partnership
@SAYBaseball
Uncovered in the MV Construction cleanup of old storage areas - 1957 Suburban Conference Baseball Champions! Mounds View High School was founded in 1955.
Today's Senior Spotlight! The 15th and Final!
Bobby Trapnell
#2
Jon Chhay once said, "If you always stay ready, you never have to get ready." I try to live up to that motto every day.
Lots of positive comments from customers about the MV Baseball Players at Cub Foods today - "polite, respectful and hard working." One customer tried to hire them to help her move next week...
#class
Awesome to be able to gather with senior players and parents; to celebrate and recognize you at home plate! Some emotions. Some laughter. Most of all, recognizing and celebrating all that you have accomplished to date and will down the road!
#2020strong
#class
#commitment
Mounds View 8
Osseo 4
Bahn gets the W with Bateman and Goldman finish it up. Bateman 4 for 4 with a 2B 2RBI and 2 SB.
Tomorrow the Mustangs host CDH @ 4:30pm at Mustang Field. ⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️
What a season! Such a selfless, committed, competitive, and hilarious bunch. Doesn’t get much better than these boys! Thank you to our amazing managers, all the parents, and community members that supported these guys last night and all season long! Proud to be a Mustang!
#TEAM
Seniors: For the past 15 days, I've been honored to tweet out your Senior Spotlights! You represent MV High School and MV Baseball extremely well. Excited to get together later this summer with you and your parents to recognize and celebrate you! Coach Downey
#2020strong
Final out in the Mustangs opener! 4-1 Victory over WBL.
Andrew Simon gets the start on the bump and goes 5 innings giving up 4H and 1R.
Andrew Gette closes the door with 2IP and 3Ks!
T. Hoemann with a 2RBI Double
D. Rogers with a 2B
Big win tonight for the Mustangs to open the season, 8-0 over Rogers!
All sorts of massive contributors today, but the
@Paninos857
Player of the Game today goes to
@TylerGuerin4
. Got the W on the bump, going 5.0 hitless 👀 and racking up 10 Ks.
#ferdaisland
#Gomustangs
Another year of Summer Fun At The Sandlot has begun! More than 100 kids enjoying unstructured baseball 4 days/week - whiffle ball is always on the agenda! Thanks
#mvvarsbaseball
players for helping!
#UnstructuredPlayIsGood
Weekly mow of the infield grass and a deep drag of the ag-lime. Looking good - Whenever baseball returns, the field will be ready for you guys! If you're wondering, yes, the geese are plentiful as always!...
“Senior Walk-Around” the bases; stopping at 1B to discuss memories of FR Yr, 2B SO Yr, 3B JR Yr, and at home plate memories of Senior season so far and what they want to accomplish the rest of this season. Then off to DQ like the good old youth baseball days.
#memories