Lumberton Raiders Baseball

Official Twitter account of the Lumberton Raiders Baseball program. '25 4a D1 REGION 3 FINALIST, '26 4a D1 BI-DISTRCT FINALIST
Head Coach: Jeff Bennett

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2026 Schedule. We start 7 weeks from today!

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Watching @IntentionalTalk on @MLBNetwork and 2 Lumberton Baseball Alumi are on the show. Good Day to be a Raider!!!!
@clay_buchholz @jbcoach16

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Congratulations to Luke Cody who was named to the THSBCA All-State team as a 2nd team Outfielder. In 26 games played Luke hit .419 with an OPS of 1.216. He had 31 hits, which included 5 2Bs and 5 HRs, he drove in 25 runs.
@jlcody27 @jbcoach16 @lumbertonathl1

[Coach Gunnar Hayes @CoachGunHayes]

I asked Division I coaches:

"What's the biggest difference between recruits who are ready to play in college vs. those who aren't?"

Their answers consistently came back to three things:

Physicality
Mental Toughness
Understanding the Game

🧵👇

[Madden Dean @maddendean27]

Final summer of high school baseball is underway, and the DZ Boys of Summer are back!
2026 17U PG WWBA South Invitational:
🔥 Top 10 Tournament Performer/Hitting .471 AVG | 4 RBI
⚾️ 2.1 IP | 4 K  (FB touched 86 mph) 
First time back on the mound in months. Took me a minute to find my groove, but it felt good to be competing again. Team went 4-1 and reached the semifinals. Glad to be back and excited for what's ahead.
#2027Grad #BaseballRecruiting
@Jdziedzic12 @Diamond_Raiders @primebeaumont

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@maddendean27 @jlcody27 @TalonWhite22 @Mcastolenia_10 @colton_harwell1 @megas_ethan

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Baseball All District and Academic All State Selections. Please make plans to attend the school Board meeting this Thurs, June 4th at 7. The meeting will take place at the LISD Central Office. Please be there at 6:45. Please dress in jeans and collared shirt.

[Chessa Bouche @chessabouche]

"I want guys that build their life around baseball & not fit baseball into their life." -Jay Johnson

LSU HC talks about how the 2026 season unfolded with key injuries and getting back to their winning culture.

@LSUbaseball @LSUCoachJ @LAFirstNews #LSU

[Josh Nashed @j_nashed]

You won’t change my mind on this any time soon.

A real badass athlete does not need to Mother F the opposing dugout and pound his chest to show everyone how good he is.

If you have an expectation of greatness for yourself then you handle your business and let your actions and outcomes speak for themselves.

There is nothing more badass than punching a guy out, hitting a nuke, etc… and walking off the field like you’ve done it before and expect to do it again.

That doesn’t mean don’t play with energy or don’t be aggressive.

It means don’t look like an immature, emotionally unstable child on the field.

Carry yourself like a pro!

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End of Year Celebration and Baseball Picnic. All players who participated in the program this year, we will have Crawfish and Wiffle Ball starting after school in RF of the baseball field. Bring lawn chairs.

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We will celebrate Colton today at 2:15 in HS gym foyer.
@jbcoach16 @Pepper20021 @CamSandersonTV @KBMTSports @kfdmsports @BRoddy41

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Senior P/3B Colton Harwell has committed to continue his academic & baseball career at Southwestern University! Please join us in celebrating.
✍️ Signing Ceremony
📅 Thursday, May 14
🕒 2:15 PM
📍 Lumberton High School Gym Foyer

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Senior P/3B Colton Harwell has committed to continue his academic & baseball career at Southwestern University! Please join us in celebrating.
✍️ Signing Ceremony
📅 Thursday, May 14
🕒 2:15 PM
📍 Lumberton High School Gym Foyer

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🔥2026 All District Picks🔥
1st Team:
Kohen Sandberg-C
Luke Cody-OF

2nd Team:
Cannon Taylor-2nd Base
Madden Dean-DH

Honorable Mention:
Colton Harwell-P/3B
Mason Castolenia-SS
Talon White-P
Braxton Rinando-P

[ScoutWorthy @Scoutworthy]

Coaches are watching summer ball harder than you think. They’re not looking at stats, they’re watching body language, effort on routine plays, and how you handle failure. If you’re tired, DON’T look tired! Be impossible to ignore. Be Scoutworthy.💯⚾️🧢

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Congratulations to our own @colton_harwell1 who has been chosen to play in the Southeast Texas Coaches Association Baseball all Star game on June 10th at Barbers Hill HS.

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⚾️GAME 3⚾️
🗓️Monday, May 4
⏰2pm
📍Lufkin HS
After a 4-0 loss and a 2-1 walkoff in 9, there will be a game 3.
@4ATxHsBaseball @Pepper20021 @kfdmsports @lumbertonathl1 @jbcoach16

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SCHEDULE UPDATE
Due to continuous weather issues in Lufkin, we are moving games 1 and 2 of our series w Bullard to tomorrow at 11 and 2 w game 3, if necessary, being on Monday at a time TBA.
@4ATxHsBaseball
@Pepper20021 @kfdmsports @jbcoach16

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Officially 1 more day to go.... Any updates to the schedule will be posted.

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⚾️PLAYOFFS: Round 1⚾️
3 game series
🆚Bullard Panthers
🩵GAMES 1/2:
🗓️: Friday, May 1
⏰: 4:00/7:00 pm
📍Lufkin High School
309 S Medford Dr
Lufkin, TX 75901
🩵GAME 3:
🗓️Saturday, May 2
⏰2:00pm
📍Lufkin High School
309 S Medford Dr
Lufkin, TX 75901

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⚾️PLAYOFFS: Round 1⚾️
3 game series
🆚Bullard Panthers
🩵GAMES 1/2:
🗓️: Friday, May 1
⏰: 4:00/7:00 pm
📍Lufkin High School
309 S Medford Dr
Lufkin, TX 75901
🩵GAME 3:
🗓️Saturday, May 2
⏰2:00pm
📍Lufkin High School
309 S Medford Dr
Lufkin, TX 75901

[Matt Blethen @mattblethen26]

High School Hitters: There is ZERO excuse for not knowing the umpire's zone! They aren't perfect. They're human. Your job is to figure this out on the bench or in the on-deck circle/hole. Communicate with your teammates. Let them know what you saw. Don't complain. Be prepared. Make the necessary adjustments!!!
#TheMoreYouKnow💫

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Congratulations to the following seniors who were named to the THSCA Academic All-state Baseball Team-Honorable Mention:
Mason Castolenia
Colton Harwell
Ethan Megas

Getting it done on the field and in the classroom.
#WalmartAllState