Eric M. Aguilera

[Brian Cain @BrianCainPeak]

Three men were laying bricks. Only one knew he was building a cathedral. A traveler walked past three men doing the exact same work. He asked the first man what he was doing. The man snapped back that he was laying bricks. He asked the second man. A little kinder, he said he

[Deepak Patel @x_deepakpatel]

Kids don't get confident from being told they're great. They get confident from doing hard things and finding out they can.

[Eric M. Aguilera @EricMAguilera1]

Proud is understatement 🥹👩🏽‍🎓congratulations @bellaarae_04 🫶🏽looking forward to being by your side on your next chapter 💪🏾💜

[Natural State Collegiate League @NaturalStateCL]

*ATTENTION ALL AVAILABLE COLLEGE PITCHERS*
Unfortunately, we have had a few pitchers inform us that they are unable to play this summer due to extenuating circumstances. As we have done in the past, we have been reaching out to those players who have shown interest

[Eric M. Aguilera @EricMAguilera1]

Gameday! @jujuu__04 #HDMH 💪🏾 @AlpineCowboys

[Ecclesia Baseball @EcclesiaBsb]

Another Historic Year.

35-13 (program record)
Back-to-Back conference champions
#1 Region
#3 Nationally (program record)
World Series Appearance

Top 10 🇺🇸 in 2B, 3B, RBI, SLUG% , ERA.

#2 🇺🇸 in Runs (436)
#1 🇺🇸 BB and Stolen bases (258)

5 All-Conference
3 All- Region

📈

[NCCAA @TheNCCAA]

2026 Baseball World Series Field Announced

More - https://t.co/2Nb2cbFCfr

#NCCAABaseball

[EastlakeSoftball @EastlakeSoftba1]

🧡PLAYOFF INFO💜
🏆Area Round
Eastlake Falcons vs.
V.R. Eaton Eagles

🥎Game 1
📆 Thursday April 30, 2026
🕕4:00 CST
📍Lubbock Cooper High

🥎Game 2
📆Friday May 1, 2026
🕕11:00 CST
📍Lubbock Cooper High

🥎Game 3( if necessary)
📆Friday May 1, 2026
🕕30 minutes after game 2
Concludes
@Fchavezeptimes @Eastlake_HS @Eastlake_HS_ @epsportsnet @EPFastpitch915

[Ben Bizier @TheTruthFromBen]

I have around 20 players right now in pro baseball, from rookie ball up to majors

They’ve said, ‘Ben you should get in pro ball’

I say, ‘Have you met anyone like me in your organization?’

They say, ‘No.’

Me: ‘What do I provide that you guys don’t have?’

Daily Accountability

I would be fired from pro baseball in less than a month, I’m 100% positive of that. I am extremely unlikable on a personal level and that’s because your average person strolling society finds the truth very prickly. I present the truth in a raw way. It upsets the median because our instinct always has us seeking ‘comfort ability.’

The vast new wave of people in player development are younger non-experienced folks who are happy to have their job and one of their main goals is to keep their job.

This is why there has been such a massive shift in player development becoming cornered by the private sector. There is cache in affiliated baseball bc of the commercialization and history, but the player has complete and total control.

Yes there are good and strong leaders but they are rare and far in between. I used to pick apart my players, teams and staff when the standard fell short regardless of what area it fell in.

If you didn’t clean your locker room space - conflict
If you didn’t transition from the clubhouse to the dugout with intention - conflict
If you weren’t dressed properly - conflict
If you didn’t feed a double play by working the ball uphill - conflict
If you didn’t understand our pick system as a pitcher or catcher - conflict
If you didn’t treat service staff with respect before, during and after meals on the road - conflict

It wasn’t always nasty conflict… especially early on. ‘Hey this is how we go from the clubhouse to the dugout, baseball is a game of transitions and this is why it’s important to getting your day started properly and with focus on the field…’ if there was reoffending multiple times yea it got confrontational.

I asked my teams this at least 100 times during my career:

Do you want me to stop being like this? If you guys want me to stop being like this I will. I’ll pat you on the rear and give you a high five no matter what happens. Tell me if you want me to stop being like this.

Every single time they genuinely told me, often times in ways that strengthened our human connection to a very high degree: Ben please keep being that way

What did that tell me?

That even though I was this raging prick who never let any detail slip, they yearned for this level of accountability because they knew it was making them better

Baseball players have an internal system and that internal system has one major undying goal regardless of level

Get better!

They want this goal serviced and it can’t be serviced properly unless they have someone pointing out the areas where they are falling short (because we all do)

This is why we have the issues we have in Major League Baseball and now even college ball to a higher degree than 10 years ago. The promise we make to the player is about how we will help them reach their goals or dreams and what we will give them if they do good… but… we’re not kicking their ass enough or reigniting their flame when they fall short, they just become discarded

And that’s what happens with coaches too, especially in pro ball. Teams are hiring people who don’t have the ‘accountability’ capabilities.

The solution? I only know where to start:

If you’re reading this and you’re in a position of leadership and someone is continually falling short, go put your foot in their ass

[EastlakeSoftball @EastlakeSoftba1]

@EastlakeSoftba1 Madeline Hinojos and Celina Estrada were just recognized by @THSCAcoaches by being awarded 2nd Team Academic All-State!!! Congrats Ladies!!! #WalmartAllState
@Eastlake_HS @Eastlake_HS_ @SocorroISD

[Mindset Machine  @mindsetmachine]

Dez Bryant kept this note on his phone for 6 years.

"It's not about football. It's about the voice inside your child's head."

[Eric M. Aguilera @EricMAguilera1]

💜🫶🏽@bellaarae_04 💜

[Eric M. Aguilera @EricMAguilera1]

🫶🏽💜@bellaarae_04

[Eric M. Aguilera @EricMAguilera1]

Happy Birthday baby boy @jujuu__04 🎂🥳😂

[Ecclesia Baseball @EcclesiaBsb]

Single game runs record to cap off an 80 run, 3 game series sweep.

14-4

📈

[Victor Rojas @VictorRojas]

Championship teams don’t play the opponent…they play to their own standard. The second you lower it, you’ve given the game away.

Have a great rest of your week, my friends. ✌🏽

[𝓟 𝓮 𝓭 𝓻 𝓲 𝓷 @pedrinmatita1]

Y un día te vas a dar cuenta de que ya no existe ese bullicio infantil que tanto desgasta; y ese caos armónico es silencio ruidoso porque las hojas del calendario no perdonan.

Y es de repente... de repente caes en la cuenta de que la bañera ya no es un baúl desastre lleno de juguetes, y que no te han dejado en el lavabo ese balón de gomaespuma, ni hay muñecas en un sofá dormido, ni playmobils esparramados por la casa...

Y un día te vas a dar cuenta de que no hay carreras por pasillos interminables; ni risas a hurtadillas en la cama para desafiar el sueño; ni cuentos a quien leer, ni sábanas a quien tapar a medianoche, ni almas respirando sueños...

Y un día te vas a dar cuenta de que la despensa está llena de recuerdos y que sobran platos en la mesa; y que todo está en orden... sin mochilas en el suelo de la entrada, sin lápices desordenados en pupitres de colores, ni esa ropa que no entra en el cesto y que las camas no se deshacen...

Y un día... serás huérfano de tus hijos que crecieron con el permiso de la vida. Y te sentarás en el sillón sabio del libro que echa de menos una voz inocente que le interrumpa. Y cada página que pases, léela con detenimiento porque esa... ya no vuelve. Es la vida.

Emilio Leiva

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