Alan Kunkel

Follower of Jesus, Husband, Father, Galatians 2:20-21 @diamondheels Alum. @OnBaseU Certified, Head Baseball Coach @tfa_athletics

[Kayden Lucas @KaydenLucas0]

2030 Kayden Lucas hits a double with TFA Florida fall ball highschool va... https://t.co/FrDgocuUQ3 via @YouTube

@TFA_Athletics @TFABaseball_ @CoachKunk @Ojeda__706 @NCSA_Baseball @ncsa @BUncommitted @PG_Scouting @prepbaseball

[Perfect Game Scout @PG_Scouting]

28’ 1B Xavier Johnson (FL)
Durable, compact frame with present strength. Whips the barrel through the zone generating quality bat speed. Lines this ball over the LF wall for a solo shot!
#WWBAWorlds

[Derrick Jayden Taveras @DJTaveras2]

Fall ball is here. ⚾️

Excited to compete this fall with @TheFirstAcademy and continue putting in the work.

Coaches — here’s my Fall 2026 schedule. I’d appreciate the opportunity to have you come out and watch me play.

Derrick Jayden Taveras | 2027
SS/MIF | The First Academy
6.8 60 | 96 EV | 89 INF Velo

📍 Orlando, FL

#Uncommitted2027 #BaseballRecruiting #2027Baseball #MIF #Shortstop @CoachKunk

[Kayden Lucas @KaydenLucas0]

After my gym workout I had a good hitting session this morning with Reyni. Thank you man! We keep working on and off the field, beyond the lights! Getting ready for fall ball with TFA! 🟡🔵⚾️

@TFABaseball_ @TFA_Athletics @CoachKunk @CoachClintWells @Ojeda__706 @Seattle_Select @SBATheShow @jakerobbins49 @NCSA_Baseball @ncsa @PrepBaseballFL @Florida_PG @ProspectWire @FiveTool @AreaCodeBSB @PSBaseballinc @BUncommitted @UncommittedUsa @PG_Uncommitted @PB_Uncommitted @MattHannaford1 @ZillaNational @IMGABaseball

[Perfect Game Select Festival @PGSelectFest]

‘31 Giovanni Aponte-O’Neill (FL) spins a quick 1-2-3, 5-pitch frame here in B3. FB up to 80 & picked up a K on big CB. Clean operation & filled up the zone. #PGSelectFest @Florida_PG

[Alexander Roman @AlexRoman_21]

Final stat line for the summer. Grateful for all the opportunities and competition.
@CoachKunk

[Gavin Gonzalez @GavinCGonzalez]

LHH/OF, 6'3, 215 #Uncommitted with 3 Yrs of Eligibility looking for 2yr/4yr opportunities.

Summer 26 - Florida League All Star
.841 ops
2 HR
3 2b
14rbi

Spring 26 - Calhoun - Dean's List
.816 ops
6 HR
8 2b
29 rbi

Summer 25 - 1st Team All MINK
1.081 ops
5 HR
9 2b
5 3b
33 rbi

[Gavin Gonzalez @GavinCGonzalez]

Thank you Snappers and the Florida League for a great summer! Looking for an opportunity in the fall!! Here are some swings from the summer! @CoachKunk @abarkett17

[Perfect Game Scout @PG_Scouting]

A.J. Dungan (‘28 TN) up to 94 on the mound throwing it extremely firm using a hard SL in the mid 80s running tight and a CH in the low 80s that had some fade, very good projection at 6’4/160 with length to the frame. @PG_Uncommitted #WWBA @PG_Tennessee

[Alan Kunkel @CoachKunk]

2028 Jhon Rodríguez will start on the mound at Pickens County High for @ftbteams Phillies Scout Team

[Coach Jeff Barnes @JeffBarnes52]

As an Athletic Director, I constantly remind our athletes to embrace hard and embrace adversity because it is coming whether you want it or not.

Life does not promise comfort. It promises challenges. The athletes who grow the most are not the ones who avoid difficult moments, but the ones who face them head on.

Hard builds discipline. Adversity builds character. Failure builds resilience. Those lessons will carry you much further than any trophy, scholarship, or championship ever could.

Don’t run from the struggle. Lean into it. The person you become through adversity is far more valuable than the success you achieve because of it.

[Perfect Game Youth @PGYouthBB]

Giovanni Aponte-O’Neil (‘31 FL)
Deadly slider action causing misses at the plate. Staying consistent in the low 80s, high upside arm.
#14UWWBA @Florida_PG

[Gavin Gonzalez @GavinCGonzalez]

Latest swings from last couple games @abarkett17 @CoachKunk

[Kayden Lucas @KaydenLucas0]

Thank you @PGYouthBB for the clip! 🎥
This tournament has been a blast! 😎

All the glory to the lord. 🙏🏼

@SBATheShow @jakerobbins49 @Ojeda__706 @NCSA_Baseball @ncsa @jbrownpg @CoachKunk @Florida_PG

[Perfect Game Youth @PGYouthBB]

Kayden Lucas (‘30 FL) squares this offering up good scoring one. Level barrel that stays well connected; #1 SS in state.

@Florida_PG || #14UWWBA

[Kayden Lucas @KaydenLucas0]

At the beginning of each season I set goals for myself and my game to reach and/or exceed. My Coach @n8angelo taught me to write them in a journal, talk about them, breathe and live them day in and day out. Whether that is with my trainers, coaches, teammates and/or family! I’m continuing to do that and seeing my hard work pay off each time I step on the field, attend a showcase, go to a workout/training! God is good and will continue to be grateful to him! 🙏🏼💙💪🏼

Thankful and grateful for the coaches and trainers in my life and who have helped me on this journey!

This book is still being written….📝⏳✝️ next stop High school baseball @TFABaseball_ @TheFirstAcademy @TFA_Athletics @CoachKunk

https://t.co/PlgxUAO3ya

[Jaxson Wells @JaxsonWells24]

Good first weekend with @orig_flpokers @OrigPokersNat at the @Florida_PG event. I hit .500 with a .700 OBP and 5 runs scored in 4 games. Back at it this weekend! @CoachKunk @SitoBarrels @TFABaseball_ @PG_Uncommitted @PG_Scouting

[Alan Kunkel @CoachKunk]

Still looking for pitchers for the summer for the Orlando Snappers of the @floridaleague

[UAB Baseball @UAB_Baseball]

Your @American_Conf Coach of the Year: Casey Dunn!

Dunn led the Blazers to their second 30-win season this decade!

[Houston Baseball @UHCougarBB]

Nothing is better than a well-executed squeeze 👏

@Blakefields24