Derek Harnage

Assistant Baseball Coach ECI (Emanuel County Institute) former Assistant Baseball coach SEB (Southeast Bulloch)

[Derek Harnage @DerekHarnage]

Back to work!!!

[Cade harnage @CadeHarnage]

First bullpen back after some time off. Gearing up for year 2 @GordonStateBSB @T_Hall10 @Logan_Reed_15 @codymccrary25

[Stephen Schoch @bigdonkey47]

Caden Glauber should’ve just graduated high school but instead he’s carving it up on the biggest stage in college baseball

[Reggie Chatman Jr. @ReggieChatman]

So far in the Athens Super Regional: 43 runs, 54 hits and 20 home runs combined

Insane baseball

[Derek Harnage @DerekHarnage]

@TheOfficialBCM I can’t pin point why so many people hate it. I love the emotion and intensity it brings. That’s why the World Baseball Classic is so fun to watch.

[Jermaine Curtis @JermaineCurtis]

This player flew in from Alabama this weekend.

Something interesting happened.

Every time he made a bad swing...

he had something to say.

Every time he missed a ball...

he had an explanation.

Every time something went wrong...

he gave it attention.

But every time he smoked a line drive...

nothing.

No reaction.

No acknowledgment.

No credit.

After our session, we went to grab lunch.

And while we were talking, I asked him:

"Do you feel confident?"

He said:

"I don't know. I haven't played a game yet."

That answer stopped me.

Because he was waiting for a game to tell him how to feel about himself.

The truth is:

He wasn't his biggest fan.

He was his biggest critic.

And my coach at UCLA used to say:

"You cannot outperform your self-image."

If you spend all your time talking about what's wrong...

don't be surprised when you stop seeing what's right.

So I gave him one assignment:

The next time you do something well...

say it.

Out loud.

-Good swing.
-Good take.
-Good adjustment.
-Good barrel.

Most athletes are comfortable criticizing themselves.

Very few are comfortable encouraging themselves.

Try this tonight.

Every time you catch yourself saying something negative...

find one thing you did well and say it out loud.

You might discover the conversation holding you back isn't coming from a coach, a parent, or an opponent.

It's coming from you.

Thank you for reading,
Jermaine Curtis

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[Derek Harnage @DerekHarnage]

@RandMorgan03 I can’t decide if I like this idea or not. Haha. Only negative I can think of is if you have 2 South Ga teams playing each other. The crowds would be much smaller for that game compared to playing them closer to South Ga.

[Derek Harnage @DerekHarnage]

@TheOfficialBCM Possibly bringing in extra seating but where I’m at currently (ECI) there isn’t much room. We are starting the process of building new facilities.

[Derek Harnage @DerekHarnage]

2 wins away!! Gordon State College commit on fire during the playoffs

[Tuff Boddiford @TBodd14]

A day I will never forget…5/14/2026.
Championship Bound! Go Dawgs!
Game 1: walk-off homerun
Game 2: grand-slam
#Godisgood #senioryear #dawgbaseball

https://t.co/ekJRzShvrF

[Derek Harnage @DerekHarnage]

State Championship Schedule

[Derek Harnage @DerekHarnage]

ECI vs Lanier Co. for the State Championship Time and Date TBA

[Cade harnage @CadeHarnage]

Good relief appearance in a win or go home game against Andrew.
Finished freshman season with 66 IP 53Ks 16 Appearances 12 Games started 5 Wins
@GordonStateBSB @T_Hall10 @Logan_Reed_15 @codymccrary25

[Derek Harnage @DerekHarnage]

ECI sweeps Trion to advance to the Final 4

[Gordon State College Baseball @GordonStateBSB]

Survive and Advance!
#HighlandersForward

[Josh Chambers @JoshChambers]

I'm convinced @DukeWBB Coach Kara Lawson is one of the best leaders in sports. This clip on urgency, growth not being linear, and the idea that there is no finish line is superb:

🥱 Need It > Want It. The people who win aren’t always the most gifted, they’re the ones who refuse to look away from what’s required RIGHT NOW. They stay present with the hard, the boring, and the uncomfortable, and they attack anyway. Wanting shows up when it’s convenient; needing shows up when it costs you something.

📈📉 Growth isn’t a straight line. There will be peaks that tempt your ego and valleys that test your belief. Real leadership is keeping your urgency and sharpness intact through all of it. Trusting that consistency is what will carry you through. Don't let your own impatience with stagnancy take your spirit.

🏁 There is no finish line where you finally get to coast, only new levels that ask more of you. Better is a direction, not a destination. The “ceiling” you feel is often just an imaginary story you’ve told yourself about what’s possible. Growth asks for the endurance to keep going and the humility to treat every day, every season, every year as another chance to get better.

Bring urgency to the way you show up every day. Don't ever give up on your own growth. 🌱

[Gordon State College Baseball @GordonStateBSB]

Survive and Advance!
#HighlandersForward

[Gordon State College Baseball @GordonStateBSB]

Survive and Advance!
#HighlandersForward

[Gordon State College Baseball @GordonStateBSB]

Survive and Advance!
#HighlandersForward

[Derek Harnage @DerekHarnage]

Game times are set for next week Elite 8 contest #ECIbaseball