Deric Linder

[Deric Linder @DericLinder]

Congrats to our third baseman and program DJ. Two schools getting outstanding young ladies next year. Will miss you Addyson and Kessa.

[Deric Linder @DericLinder]

Redbird softball apparel is here for you to order. Hurry, shop closes 02/19/2026!

https://t.co/DbAiwvjGq1

[Deric Linder @DericLinder]

Congrats to Justine and everyone who was honored last night. Proud of one of the best to ever wear our uniform. Even more proud of the outstanding mom and wife she has become. Sports are for a period. Character is a lifetime. Congrats Justine.

[MattBeGreat @mattbegreatyt]

Every athlete needs to hear this

[Brian Heckel @heckel_11]

Be a multi-sport athlete @KylePatrick23 @ryanhaskins10 @heckel_megan

[Illinois High School Association #IHSA @IHSA_IL]

The #IHSA Board of Directors met for their August meeting on Monday, where the Board appointed Metamora High School Principal Charlie Zimmerman to serve as the Board Treasurer.

🔗 Full Board Meeting Recap▶️ https://t.co/18AiQNgmn2

[Coach Johnny Croyle @CoachCroyle]

👇

[Wendy @RSVP2Wendy]

This is hysterical. Education Secretary McMahon sent this letter to Harvard. They responded by correcting grammatical and spelling errors before posting it on social media.

[Deric Linder @DericLinder]

This will never not be funny.

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

HAPPY EASTER

[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

As a hitting coach, I watched players come back to the dugout after making an out.

They'd look at me and ask, "What'd you see?"

I'd go through the mechanical stuff - back side collapse, front side energy, head came off the ball. Man, it was wearing me out!

Finally, I realized I needed to simplify.

So the next time a player came back asking what I saw, I just asked him: "Did you get a good pitch to hit?"

That usually stopped the conversation. Because if you don't "get a good pitch to hit," it's hard to get a hit.

This works in our lives too.

Whatever task I take on, I ask myself: Am I putting myself in position to succeed?

Did I eliminate distractions? Did I prepare? Did I practice? Am I ready to produce?

In life, your "good pitch to hit" probably isn't the same as mine.

That's the beauty of it all.

I've swung at some bad pitches in my life... so have you.

But one bad swing doesn't always end the at-bat.

Hitting is a lot like life.

It can be simple, but not easy.

[ICA Softball @ica_softball]

4/6/25 ICA SOFTBALL RANKINGS.

[ICA Softball @ica_softball]

Congrats to Ken Grams on being the winningest IHSA softball coach in the state with 1045 wins. He surpassed Randy Wolken's record. coach Wolken surpassed Denny Throneburg.

[Deric Linder @DericLinder]

Amen.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Ronald Reagan: “We should beware of the demagogues who are willing to declare a Trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world, all while cynically waving the American flag…”

[ICA Softball @ica_softball]

#9... Metamora, 2010, 39-1. Head Coach Deric Linder. This was a complete team... Had great pitching, defense, team speed, and offense.
Stay tuned for #8 tomorrow.

[Chad Jones @CoachChadJones]

Athletes….the best advice you’ll ever get. I promise, you are gonna miss this.

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

Body language is the billboard to your mental toughness

[ICA Softball @ica_softball]

35 days away.

[Deric Linder @DericLinder]

So true. Love Coach Freeman.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

“We don’t love leaders by example because leaders by example are guys that just do what they’re told to do, do everything their asked but they don’t say things when their teammates aren’t reaching a standard. We need more leaders. Guys that are willing to hold their teammates accountable,” Marcus Freeman

[Tanner Stokey @Tstokey]

Hitting Energy Flow 👀

[Deric Linder @DericLinder]

@LLCC_LoggersWBB @CoachChadJones Heck of a career.