Coach Cates

Dayton Bronco Softball Coach • Elite Softball Head Coach •

[Coach Cates @CoachCates18]

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[Emerson Naismith @EmeNaismith_27]

Happy to be inducted into my high school’s National Honors Society this evening!!💙 @bh_softball @CoachCates18 @EliteSoftballTx @Sports_Recruits @AcesSpotlight

[Emerson Naismith @EmeNaismith_27]

Happy to be inducted into my high school’s National Honors Society this evening!!💙 @bh_softball @CoachCates18 @EliteSoftballTx @Sports_Recruits @AcesSpotlight

[Ariana Zuniga @azuniga_24]

ROUND 4??? YES! Went 3-4 at the plate, with 2 shots to the fence and a dub 8-4 to advance to round 4 of playoffs! Love this team 💜💜@CoachCates18 @Coachmoss6 @ChelseaTinkle @Dayton_Broncos1

[SportCast Media @SportCast_Media]

The Dayton Lady Broncos stamp their ticket to the regional semifinals with their win tonight over Huntsville 8-4.

The Lady Broncos pitching and defense has shined in this series making big play after big play. Tonight, the Lady Broncos used the long ball to move on to round 4 of the playoffs.

‘23 Emma Pierce went 1-3 at the plate and had a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 5th to extend the lead to 4-1.

‘24 Mika Anthony-Conner followed suit in the bottom of the 6th with a towering 3-run shot to centerfield to give the Broncos an 8-1 lead as the Broncos never looked back!

Coach Moss talked postgame about ‘25 Madi Alvarado and her pitching performance going 14 innings and allowing 3 earned runs in the series.

“I can’t say enough about Madi. She was unbelievable in the circle the entire series. She probably didn’t have her best stuff tonight but she just continued to locate and was able to add the change up in tonight more often to get soft contact and keep their lineup off balance. She has grown up so much in these last three weeks and that is something that she should be very proud of,” Moss said.

Coach Moss spoke on the fans showing up to support the Broncos. “I can’t thank our community enough. It is a humbling thing to see how much pride we have in little ole Dayton! Everyone who was there shares in this victory because we in essence are just one big family. Even more than that, it is so special for our young ladies to celebrated for their accomplishments and who better to do that with than your family. Personally I want to thank everyone who showed up and showed out, it meant the world to the girls and I,” Moss added.

Now the Lady Broncos will await the schedule for the Regional Semifinals round‼️ Congrats to all the athletes and coaches on their Regional Quarterfinals Championship‼️@Dayton_Broncos1

[BJ Whitehead @bj_whitehead]

Love this group of players and coaches!! Get your 4’s up!!!! 💪🏼🥎 #KTA #deadliftsanddingers #benchpressbatflips

[Coach Cates @CoachCates18]

WE LOVE YOU HELEN 🫶🏼

[Helen Maddux @HelenMaddux12]

So proud of how far this team has come!! Can’t wait to do it all again next year!! @SoftballHeights @EliteSoftballTx @TxEliteAthletes

[Coach Cates @CoachCates18]

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[Isabella “ Bella “ Barziza @IBarziza]

ROUND 4 ?!!?! 💜🤍💜🤍 @igtnational @Coachmoss6 @CoachCates18 @Dayton_Broncos1 @daytonbroncos1 @SportCast_Media @ChelseaTinkle @Thompson2020T @AthletesEpic

[Coach Cates @CoachCates18]

MY KATIE GIRL 🫶🏼

[Katie Blackmon @KatieBlackmon25]

1-3 last night with some defense work in right field. @TxEliteAthletes @EliteSoftballTx @SoftballTemple @McLennan_SB @MSUTexasSB @BearkatsSB @sfa_softball @nicholls_sb

[Coach Cates @CoachCates18]

EMERSON 🫶🏼

[Barbers Hill HS Softball @bh_softball]

Eating more chicken from Chic-fil-a is the best bay to start our playoff run!! Thank you Chic-fil-a Chambers Town Center for the delivery!! @BH_Athletics @barbers_hillhs @BHISD

[Coach Torres @_CoachArce]

Our Lady Ponies remain undefeated as they faced Pine Valley Middle School last night. 7th grade started the tempo of the night with a 2-0 win and 8th grade finished with a 1-1 draw.

Girl of the Game:

(7th) Elise Cuantianquiz and Ashlee Jara

(8th) Solangely Garcia

[Emerson Naismith @EmeNaismith_27]

I hit my first high school home run and my very first grand slam last night against Baytown Lee!! I waited on the ball and hit it over left center! Couldn’t be happier!!💙🤍@EliteSoftballTx @TxEliteAthletes @CoachCates18 @bh_softball @Sports_Recruits @CoastRecruits @AcesSpotlight

[Coach Cates @CoachCates18]

@EliteSoftballTx our very own coach really and truly goes above and beyond. HE IS THE REAL DEAL!

[Coach Cates @CoachCates18]

@Coachmoss6 Scarlett needs a fan page

[BJ Whitehead @bj_whitehead]

Today’s workout approved by Coach Scarlett! @Coachmoss6 #barsloaded #daytonbarbellclub

[Coach Cates @CoachCates18]

We love Scarlett 💜

[BJ Whitehead @bj_whitehead]

Thank you so much Coach Scarlett! The day just got better! @Coachmoss6

[Coach Cates @CoachCates18]

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[Elite Softball @EliteSoftballTx]

.@Juliann_Delome is most definitely a BIG time play maker in the field💯

[Helen Maddux @HelenMaddux12]

Great day for @SoftballHeights. Here is my home run that tied the game and started the rally to win!! @TxEliteAthletes @EliteSoftballTx

[Coach Cates @CoachCates18]

@KatieBlackmon25 SENDING YOU & JULES LOTS OF LOVE ❤️

[Crosby Softball @Crosby_Softball]

Go Time!!
#ALLIN

[Coach the Coaches @WinningCoaches]

You wanna be TOUGH?!

Avoid SOFT people! You know… Those who are:

S - selfish
O - offended easily
F - fault finders
T - tough in speech, but not action

~ from @CoachKurtHines

[Coach Cates @CoachCates18]

This team culture is 🔥 @bj_whitehead you have built something really special with this group of athletes, it’s awesome to see! GO OFF TOMORROW 👊🏼💪🏻

[BJ Whitehead @bj_whitehead]

Happy Valentines Day!!! Great group of kids helping set up after the basketball game. #barsloaded #THEShoe #daytonbarbellclub