@FatherOf4Lunas Character, compassion, integrity and honesty - traits that you exhibit. Stay the course and you’ll always win. You’re definitely one of the “good ones” and your passion will always be an influence. Stay the course brother!
Congrats to Asa Martinez on his commitment to Nevada! Physical NorCal JC offensive producer headed to Reno to do some damage. Fired up for the big man!
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You can never keep a good man down! Perseverance, grit, humility and heart. 1st Team in the BIG8 is no joke - well done Asa! @AsaMartinez2023 @flcbaseball @j_nashed#family
MADE IN STOCKTON! From @SMBaseball2024 rival to one of the best teammates ever, nobody more deserving than my man MONEY MO @_MaxOrtega_ with the walk off! #StocktonCA
Great week @AsaMartinez2023, enjoy the acknowledgement for a moment then expect more! Can't take one pitch or play off. Strive for better every day. A lot of failure goes into every success story and effort and determination is the key to life.
I have nothing but respect for your tireless work to compete and succeed in this difficult game @AsaMartinez2023. I wish more young men understood the correlation between heart and effort now and how that transcends life. Be great at all aspects and accept nothing less.
IMO, players and parents often spend too much time worrying about college programs’ win-loss records and recent success (or lack thereof).
Go look at most college baseball conferences around the country. The standings can flip 180 degrees in just one season. A top 3 team in a conference can become a bottom 3 team in that same conference very quickly. And vice versa.
If you try to judge whether a program is a good fit for you strictly based on how many games they won last season, you are doing yourself a disservice.
Most mid-major programs are 1-2 impact arms or impact bats away from being very good, and 1-2 injuries away from having a season de-railed.
There are obviously some programs that have separated from the pack with consistent winning track records, roster depth, facilities, development, draft success, etc.
But outside of those outlier programs, the gap is probably smaller than you think.