Columbia won back-to-back District 3-5A titles on Thursday, defeating Fleming Island 6-2. The Tigers did it despite pitcher Kyler Keen leaving with an elbow injury and head coach Chris Howard serving the first of a five-game suspension.
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Another high school coach said to me this week:
“You see kids committing D1 off exit velo, ‘upside’ and showcases…
Then you check the H.S. stats—and they’re hitting in the .100s.”
He asked:
“If you’re a D1 guy, shouldn’t you be lighting up H.S. pitching?”
Thoughts on this?
Madden Mann drove in three runs, Casen Maddox had two RBIs and Nolan Slaymaker pitched four solid innings to lead Columbia to a 9-5 victory on the road Tuesday night. The Tigers have now won four straight.
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In my first career start against Buchholz, the No. 17 team in the state of Florida, I threw 5.1 innings with 8 strikeouts, allowed just one hit, gave up zero runs, and earned the win. I sat 81–84 mph and touched 85 multiple times!
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Kid showed up 10 minutes late to practice last Thursday.
Freshman.
Third week on the team.
Still learning how everything works.
I didn't say anything.
Just moved the practice forward without him.
He jogged up, quiet, and slid into the back of the group.
Everyone kept moving.
During the cool-down, I saw two of our leaders pull him aside by the fence.
Couldn't hear what they said.
Didn't need to.
Just watched them talk — calm, serious, no raised voices.
The kid nodding.
Listening.
Thursday afternoon, 4:47 PM, my phone buzzes:
"Won't happen again, Coach. My bad."
I never tell new coaches this is what's possible because they don't believe me.
They think you have to enforce everything.
Make the call on every situation.
Be the one who holds the line.
But when your architecture is clear — when everyone understands what the goal demands — the team regulates itself.
Those leaders weren't doing me a favor.
They were protecting something they built.
I don't police alignment.
The standard does.
New Texas Defensive Coordinator Will Muschamp was asked about his coaching style on Tim Green’s ‘Nothing Left Unsaid’ podcast earlier this year
“If you want to get your ass coached and developed, come play for me. If you don’t, go somewhere else.”
Today at the Florida Gateway Prospect Showcase I faced 7 batters with 4k’s and no hits given up. I was also up to 85 and sat 82-84.
@jedge23@tigerbaseball80@Blakeking023
Just text my wife and told her I’m getting into coaching
I think I could climb the ladder quickly. Then just shit the bed and we will retire with some outrageous buyout
Waiting for to green light from her