Coach Angelo

Elgin Community College Baseball Team...Where Hard Work and Passion = Success!

[Coach Angelo @ElgCCBaseball1]

‼️‼️ ALERT: Elgin Community College Baseball has returned to the Division 2 level starting in the Spring of 2022. SCHOLARSHIPS are available for High Character Individuals with Elite Baseball Skills! #WeAreBack #CharacterWins

[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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[Hunter Kriese @hkriese07]

Final season stats:
56.1 IP
5 W 1 L
19 BB
76 Ks
1.864 ERA
1.083 WHIP
.196 BAA
Excited to keep competing at the next level!
@BarbsBaseball @ElgCCBaseball1

[Elgin Community College Athletics @ElginSpartans]

That’s our @ElgCCBaseball1 alum @Nick_weaver5 killing it in Division I!

[Top Pick Athletics @TopPickAthletic]

@ElgCCBaseball1 commit @aidan_whildin on base 5x today! He goes BB, HBP, BB, 3B, 💣
Have. A. Day!

[Tim Tebow @TimTebow]

Attitude is a choice.
Gratitude is a discipline.
Bitterness is expensive.

Nobody accidentally has a great attitude.
Nobody stumbles into gratitude.
And nobody means to end up bitter, it just quietly moves in when you stop choosing something better.
Guard your peace like it cost you something.
Because it did.

[Coach Angelo @ElgCCBaseball1]

Best in the biz! Not surprised one bit!

[EMU Baseball @EMU_Baseball]

That’s a baaaddddd man behind the plate😤

Nick ranks second in the country and first in the MAC with 26 runners caught stealing!

[EMU Baseball @EMU_Baseball]

That’s a baaaddddd man behind the plate😤

Nick ranks second in the country and first in the MAC with 26 runners caught stealing!

[Coach Angelo @ElgCCBaseball1]

Congrats guys…Good Luck in Regionals!

[Elgin Community College Athletics @ElginSpartans]

Congrats to our @ElgCCBaseball1 alums Drew Piaskowy, Noah Schlup, Jimmy Bluemling, Sean Riordan and Edgar Barba on clinching the NACC Tournament Championship with @AUSpartanBase

[Elgin Community College Athletics @ElginSpartans]

.@ElgCCBaseball1 blanks Bryant & Stratton. Leth Pearson earned his fourth win of the season, Jack Perrone hit his second homer and Nate Gerritsen went 3-for-3 with two runs, a double and a triple. Weather man called off game two due to rain.

[Elgin Community College Athletics @ElginSpartans]

.@ElgCCBaseball1 clinched the win in the final conference game of the season. Enzo Novelli tallied one run on one hit with one RBI.

[Elgin Community College Athletics @ElginSpartans]

Friday night lights with a win for @ElgCCBaseball1. @jack_perrone9 hit his first collegiate homer in the victory!

[Elgin Community College Athletics @ElginSpartans]

.@ElgCCBaseball1 extends its winning streak to five games with Saturday’s conference sweep. Connor Lund recorded three runs on six hits with three RBI on the day. Alex Schiefer started game two and collected five strikeouts in five innings.

[Elgin Community College Athletics @ElginSpartans]

.@ElgCCBaseball1 splits with Triton on Sunday. Brennan Coyle walked off game two with a two-run double.

[Wyatt Sabalaskey @WyattSabo10]

Through 22 games thus far:
.378/.569/.689
20 RBI
17 Runs
3 HRs
@ElgCCBaseball1

[Elgin Community College Athletics @ElginSpartans]

.@flowers_davee is a 2x All-American!
https://t.co/U9wQKLOXuF

[Elgin Community College Athletics @ElginSpartans]

.@ElgCCBaseball1 clinched an 11-5 victory over DuPage on Monday. Brennan Coyle registered two runs on two hits with one RBI.

[Coach Angelo @ElgCCBaseball1]

@sscbaseball1 Congrats Ru!

[Elgin Community College Athletics @ElginSpartans]

.@ElgCCBaseball1 games (listed in CT) in Myrtle Beach start Friday! Follow along on GameChanger: Elgin CC Spartans.

[Elgin Community College Athletics @ElginSpartans]

That’s a win in the Region 4 opener! Leth Pearson earned his first victory of the season with three strikeouts.

[Elgin Community College Athletics @ElginSpartans]

.@ElgCCBaseball1 earns its first win of the season with a 10-7 victory over South Arkansas. Wyatt Sabalaskey tallied two runs on one hit on Sunday.