Jordan Stirtz

Dad, Teacher, and Coach

[Papillion- LaVista South Titan Baseball @PLSTitansBB]

🚨ALUMNI🚨

[Paul Putz @p_emory]

I want to share a few thoughts about @coachhueser and what makes his state championship so special to former players like me 🏀

I was a junior on Coach Hueser's 2003 McCook team, his last at that school before he became the first coach in the history of the @PLSHSTitans.

We went to the state tournament that year and were legit contenders to win it all. But we got upset in the first round.

In the locker room after the game, in what must have been one of the most difficult moments of Hueser's career, he had to not only provide comfort and perspective to a devastated group of kids—he also had to say goodbye.

He let us know he had accepted a job at a new school. He wanted us to hear it from him. It was a move up, to a bigger city and the largest division in the state. It was a chance to build a program from the ground up. And that was Hueser's gift: He had the discipline, patience, and vision to build a sustained culture of basketball development.

He had done it in McCook. He had turned our football town into a place where basketball was also a big deal, where players actually learned how to play the game and where we consistently made state tournament appearances.

For me, Hueser was more than a coach, too. There's a reason I mention him in the acknowledgments to my book. He was an important spiritual mentor, helping to lead the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at our school. He was the person who really inspired me to begin to think about what it looks like to combine faith and sports.

Losing a coach like that before my senior year was incredibly hard. And yet I always knew it was the right decision.

I ended up moving to Omaha for college, close to Hueser's new school, and I became an honorary Titan myself. I helped out at some of his first basketball camps in Papillion. I attended games when I could, and I regularly stopped by to hang out and talk about hoops and life.

I saw him stay true to his vision of patient, long-term development and community investment, even as success in high school basketball seemed to be moving in different directions.

After I moved to Texas I stayed in touch and continued to follow the Titans. Hueser had some good teams and several state tournament appearances over the years. But the thing that makes him special is that it's always been about process, about *how* you do the thing.

He didn't need a state championship to validate his lifetime in coaching or the way he goes about teaching and leading. But man, there's a part of me that kind of needed it. It's good to see, once again, that championships are compatible with humility, patience, and quiet faithfulness.

Congrats @coachhueser! I couldn't be happier for you and your team—and for the many people like me who have been inspired and encouraged by your example.

[Jordan Stirtz @CoachStirtz]

We see you @20Trout 👀👀

[Omaha Baseball @OmahaBSB]

JACKSON TROUT WITH A THREE-RUN BOMB💣

It's now 5⃣-0⃣ Omaha‼️

@20Trout | #OmahaBSB

[Cameron Curtis @Cameroncurtis35]

I am excited to announce that I will be continuing my academic and athletic career at Hutchinson CC. I would like to thank my family, my friends, my teammates, and my past and current coaches for getting me to where I am today. #Breathefire

[Jordan Stirtz @CoachStirtz]

Gritty group of boys! Heck of a summer!

[Papillion- LaVista South Titan Baseball @PLSTitansBB]

What a ride it has been! Thank you to our seniors for their leadership and love. We ended the 2024 season 37-18 and Nebraska Legion Baseball State Champions.

[Papillion- LaVista South Titan Baseball @PLSTitansBB]

State Champs!!!!!

[Papillion South Post#32 Legion Baseball Club @PLVSLegionBB32]

Papio South 402 Training Center finishes day 2 at Juniors State Tourney with a hard fought W as they beat the host Kearney 4-1. Jackson Willer with a gutsy complete game 3 hitter on 97 pitches. He finished the game with a K with bases loaded.
@PLSTitansBB @PLS_activities

[Prep Baseball Nebraska @PrepBaseballNE]

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒

Cordell Clinkingbeard (2026, @PLSTitansBB) with premium juice.

☢️ 103.7 MPH exit
🏃 7.31 runner

@_Cordell21_ || #NEStateGames

[Prep Baseball Nebraska @PrepBaseballNE]

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒

Grant Gilbreath (2025, @PLSTitansBB) has been a standout at the morning session.

Strong showcase numbers + made a circus catch in left center.

Big frame, projectable athlete. No. 27 in class of 2025.

☢️ 97.4 exit velo
🏃 6.61 60
💪 OF 93 mph

@grantgilbreath9 || #NEStateGames

[Prep Baseball Nebraska @PrepBaseballNE]

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒

Lots of good things coming from Cameron Curtis (2025, @PLSTitansBB).

The lefty was 81-83 with the fastball but possessed a lethal change with 17-to-21 inches of horizontal movement and landed his breaking ball for strikes consistently.

@Cameroncurtis35 || #NEStateGames

[Prep Baseball @prepbaseball]

🏅 ℙ𝔹ℝ 𝔽𝕦𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖 𝔾𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕤 𝕄𝕍ℙ 🏅

Congrats to OF/RHP Danny Wallace, the 2023 PBR Future Games @MizunoBsballNA MVP! This is the second time in three years a Nebraska player has earned the honor. 👏

Read about Wallace's impressive week at @LakePointSports ↙️

🔗 https://t.co/fBZm6Fju7D  | #PBRFG23

[Jordan Stirtz @CoachStirtz]

Ultimate competitor! Will do anything for his boys! @kprivett19

[Prep Baseball Nebraska @PrepBaseballNE]

𝐓𝐨𝐩 5️⃣ 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

Take a look at the top uncommitted catchers from Nebraska's class of 2024.

📝: https://t.co/KIf87FJknV

@PBR_Uncommitted

[Papillion- LaVista South Titan Baseball @PLSTitansBB]

ITS THAT TIME!!! We are calling on ALL alumni, friends, staff, students and parents to PACK WERNER PARK. The Titans play at 7PM on Friday, May 12 against Elkhorn South. Get your tickets online at https://t.co/lCzTaVNLX6 and lets go get a W!
#AllGasNoBrakes

[Papillion- LaVista South Titan Baseball @PLSTitansBB]

The Lynam Drug 2v2 Spring Classic comes to a close!!! #1 seed team of Siemsen/Wallace beats #3 seed Rowe/Buhman to go wire to wire and cut the nets down!!! Valiant effort by the 12 seed Sivertson/Doble who made some noise in the semis. Great effort by all teams. #AllGasNoBrakes

[Jordan Stirtz @CoachStirtz]

Rally donuts brought to you by Coach Palensky. Titans take the lead 4-3 at beautiful Werner Park. #littledebbies

[Papillion- LaVista South Titan Baseball @PLSTitansBB]

🚨Change of plans🚨

9th/10th grade group will now go outside from 3:45-5:30 at the field. Please make sure you bring all your gear to school.

[Papillion- LaVista South Titan Baseball @PLSTitansBB]

Tuesday tryout schedule for 9th and 10th graders at 4 Seams Academy. See a coach if you have any questions. @4seamsA

[John Oltman @joltman15]

THREAD

High school baseball tryouts are starting up soon in Nebraska.

Here are 13 things to know about the tryout process and how to make the most of it:

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[Papillion- LaVista South Titan Baseball @PLSTitansBB]

Titan baseball will have a informational meeting on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7:40am in Coach Glover’s room. A-07.
Blue Cards, practice schedules & equipment needed for baseball tryouts.
Questions see a baseball coach.