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[Ryan Iamurri @RyanIamurri32]

Dream big kids! This is GOLD!

[OnlySoftball @4onlysoftball]

This is how championship teams think and act.

[Montana Fouts @MontanaFouts]

I want to note when Brooke Wells hit the go ahead to put up a 3 run lead, the happiest person to greet her, Mari Hubbard, was the happiest I’ve ever seen anyone.
She’s not in the starting line up, she didn’t get into the game.
That’s Alabama softball.
#rolltide @AlabamaSB

[Raegan Remaly ⚡️🐺 @RaeRae22_2028]

⬇️‼️Summer Schedule drop‼️ ⬇️

#ILEAP⚡️ #AllGrindAllGold ⚡️

@LLGProspects16u @LawsonGerland @Org_LLG @DiamondAddicts @tagupSoftball @triplecrownspts @CFPAShowcases @4onlysoftball @PrepSoftball @ExtraInningSB @d1fastpitch1 @CoastRecruitsSB @DIISoftball @TOP_D1RECRUITS @D1Softball @LineDsoftball

[OnlySoftball @4onlysoftball]

@CofCSoftball You think the arm tan is bad - I promise the shorts tan is worse! 😂

[OnlySoftball @4onlysoftball]

@UWAA_United Define intentional.
Yes she was intentionally throwing in. UF knows what Mia can/ can’t hit. Yes Mia intentionally got hit multiple times. She was trained well during her time at UF and drew 13 HBP last season. HBP is part of the game. People are making something out of nothing.

[OnlySoftball @4onlysoftball]

Read the message and the comments.

Find the holes and make yourself valuable.

[Jermaine Curtis @JermaineCurtis]

I signed to UCLA my junior year of high school and was told I was going to start Day 1.

Opening Day at UCLA?

I was sitting the bench. 😭

I had 2 choices:

1. Complain, pout, and blame the coaches

OR

2. Find the holes on the team and become valuable.

So for 3 weeks, I sat the bench.

I showed up early.
Stayed late.
Cheered for my teammates.
Dragged the field every 3rd inning.

Meanwhile, I studied the team.

The middle infielders were doing well.
Third base wasn’t.

So I told the coaches:

“I can play third.”

Then I noticed something else:

Offensively, we were either hitting home runs or getting out.

I saw the gap.

If I could become a tough out, get on base, and bring energy to the team…
I could create value.

Then we played Miami.

The starting third baseman was hitting .115.

They gave me a shot.

I went 2 for 3 with a walk.
Played solid defense.
Brought energy.

I never sat the bench again.

Eventually, I became team captain…
and we were ranked #1 in the country.

One thing baseball taught me:

Opportunities don’t always go to the most talented player.

Sometimes they go to the player who becomes the most valuable.

[The Confident Athlete @tamimatheny]

Championship teams don’t try to feel good — they try to be good. Good teams chase confidence. Championship teams chase standards. Confidence comes and goes. Standards travel.

[OnlySoftball @4onlysoftball]

@_coachrachel Looks like it caught the front corner to me.

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

I was raised in a baseball culture where you earned EVERYTHING.

Playing time.
Trust.
Respect.
Opportunities.
Leadership.

Blue collar meant earning respect through work, not demanding it through words.

Nothing was handed to you.
Nothing was explained 14 different ways to protect your feelings.

If coaches got after you, you got tougher.
You worked harder.
You proved them wrong.

Now too many athletes want accountability-free environments where every hard conversation is called “toxic” and every uncomfortable moment becomes someone else’s fault.

Soft cultures create fragile players.

The real world doesn’t care about your excuses, your feelings, or who you blame.

It rewards toughness.
Consistency.
Discipline.
Accountability.
Competitiveness.

Always has. Always will.

[Cassie Crabtree @CoachCrabtree]

To the athletes about to get recruited and even the transfers...

Not every program is built the same. Some programs are true teaching environments where coaches are constantly developing athletes, breaking down mechanics, teaching movement, giving feedback, correcting details, and helping players grow every single day. Other programs are more management based. They organize, schedule, and run things well, but there may not be a lot of actual teaching happening.

And neither is automatically right or wrong. The biggest thing is knowing YOURSELF and what you need to THRIVE.

Are you the type of athlete that can figure things out on your own? Can you self-adjust, self-motivate, and develop independently? Or are you a player that grows best with constant coaching, communication, feedback, and detailed teaching every day?

This is why questions matter during recruiting- and sometimes you choose and a coach leaves or you choose and its not what you thought. Thats ok.

Ask coaches:
• How do you develop players individually?
• What does player feedback look like daily?
• How much teaching happens during practice?
• How do you handle slumps or struggles?
• What does skill development look like in-season?
• How do players improve inside your program over 4 years?
WILL I LEAVE BETTER THAN WHEN I CAME IN?

And do not let them stay surface level. Make them go into detail.

The right fit is about finding an environment that matches who you are, how you learn, and what you need to become your best.

What are YOU looking for in a program?

[Megan Rembielak @MegRemSoftball]

Slappers putting pressure on the defense in the SEC Championship.

I will always stand by slappers being a huge threat in the game of softball. Defense has ZERO room for error. Even if the defense fields it perfectly, you still may not throw her out. Texas SS could not have played that ball any better. Bama 2nd baseman maybe could have come in but even then I don’t think she’d be able to get a favorable hop on that play. But that’s the beauty of slapping! If you can put it on the ground, it’s up to the defense to make the split second decision on how to field it + make a quick perfect throw all in about 2.8 seconds.

[Carolina Softball @UNCSoftball]

A dream realized on the big stage.

What a performance from Jil👑

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

Athletes: Individual success is a myth.
Today, take some time to think about the coaches, mentors, parents & teammates who have helped you.

[Florida State Softball 🥎 @FSU_Softball]

Worth 2:30 minutes of your day🫶🫶

[OnlySoftball @4onlysoftball]

@EBRINDLEY Is it possible your sources can’t tell the difference between coach Smartt and coach Porter?

[OnlySoftball @4onlysoftball]

@UAB_SB @ashlynshirah1 Not sure it's possible to have a more QAB than that one right there!

[OnlySoftball @4onlysoftball]

@_coachrachel @SoftballPortal The June 8-22 portal window is only for D1

[OnlySoftball @4onlysoftball]

@_coachrachel From what I've heard current seniors will not get it. Current Juniors, Sophomores, Freshmen and incoming Freshmen will.

[OnlySoftball @4onlysoftball]

When young athletes show up to games they start to see: ⬇️

👀 The speed of the game
💪 The strength of the athletes
🧠 How they compete every pitch

The players you’re watching today were once sitting where you are.

Keep learning. Keep working. Your turn could be next. 🥎🔥

[OnlySoftball @4onlysoftball]

@AinsleyMinchew @ritalynngilman @softballamerica @ExtraInningSB @ConnectSports_ @PrepSoftball @LineDsoftball @LegacyLegendsS1 @Coach_Alameda @TCam_FSUSB @FSU_CoachWilson @ashleychastain @CoachZack21 @JakeCombs_ @tsmartt14 @NateTompkins 🔥 🔥 🔥