Loudoun Valley Vikings Baseball

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Vikings punch their ticket to states! And congrats to Coach Todd on win #575. @LoCoSports @PrepBaseballVA @ksallday19 @LVHAthletics @VHSL_

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Vikings take on @BroadRunBasebal 6:00 in semi finals.

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Find yourself friends who will hang your jersey after you get ejected

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Game day for the Vikings. First round of regional play.

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Region Finals will be played Thursday 6/4

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Vikings kick off Region 4C playoffs Monday 6/1 at home vs Rockridge. First pitch is 6:30 @LoCoSports @PrepBaseballVA @ksallday19 @PBVADC_Nolan

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Big shout out to our head coach Wayne Todd in year 47 of being a head coach being named COY.

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Congrats to our 2nd Team All Dulles District players @_RyanBarrett4 @joshy_marley99

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Congrats to our 2nd Team All Dulles District Players. @ColeSchaaf2027 @EliAcosta_20 @LiamSeeley2028

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Congrats to our 2nd Team All Dulles District Players. @ColeSchaaf2027 @EliAcosta_20 @LiamSeeley2028

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Congrats to our 1st Team All Dulles district players including Dulles District POY Landon Bauer.
@LandonBauer20 @EliAcosta_20 @andrew_maz4336

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Congrats to Landon Bauer on being named Dulles District Player of the Year! @JMUBaseball commit getting an absolute gamer who can help a team win not only with the bat and glove but is a game changer on the bases! #GoPremier

[Eddie Kim @ekbaseball571]

Well done LB! 🤝💯 hits for a public school player is a BIG deal! 4 year starter committed to @JMUBaseball has shown remarkable consistency with bat to ball skills! Excited to see what he does at JMU! 🫡 @LandonBauer20 #EKBfamily

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Congratulations to @LandonBauer20 @JMUBaseball commit for getting his 100th career hit tonight. @PBVADC_Nolan @PrepBaseballVA @ksallday19 @JB2Bags @ekbaseball571 @HuskyB8seball @LoCoSports

[Loudoun Valley Vikings Baseball @LValleyBaseball]

Valley 5 Tusky 3
@ColeSchaaf2027 W 6.1 5H 3R 1ER BB 11k’s &sac fly rbi at plate
@andrew_maz4336 Save
@LandonBauer20 1-2 R
@EliAcosta_20 1-4 R
Hensley 1-1 R
@LiamSeeley2028 1-3 RBI
@WillMercer08 1-3 rbi
@PrepBaseballVA @ksallday19 @LoCoSports

[Cole Schaaf @ColeSchaaf2027]

Huge District win last night against Dominion. The score was 5-2. I went 1-3 and was seeing the ball great all day. @LValleyBaseball @PrepBaseballVA @VARenegadesBSBL @NOVAPremierBB @ekbaseball571 @ksallday19

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Vikings 5 Dominion 2
@andrew_maz4336 5.2 5H 2R 2BB 5K
@EliAcosta_20 2.1 2H 0R K 2-3 rbi at plate
@_RyanBarrett4 3-3 3R
@Jbenikas3 2-2 R
@ColeSchaaf2027 1-3 2B RBI
Liam Seeley 2-3
@LandonBauer20 1-4 2R
@LoCoSports

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Valley 4 Freedom 3
@ColeSchaaf2027 ND 4.1 6H 3R 2ER BB 3K’s 1-3 at plate
@EliAcosta_20 W 2.2 1H 0R 3k & 2-4 3RBI
@LandonBauer20 1-2 R 2B RBI
@calebwoomer2028 1-2
@joshy_marley99 1-4
@_RyanBarrett4 1-2 R

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Vikings with big win tonight over Freedom. @LoCoSports @PrepBaseVAS

[3 Lefts Baseball | Coach Big Mike Fuchs @3leftsbaseball]

Mental toughness isn't "yelling." It's "flushing."

I see kids all the time who think being tough means wearing eye black, screaming after a strikeout, or throwing their helmet.

That’s not toughness. That’s a tantrum.
True mental toughness is invisible.

It’s the shortstop who boots a routine grounder in the 1st, then dives into the hole to save the game in the 9th.
It’s the hitter who gets blown away by a 95mph fastball on pitch one but has the presence of mind to stay on the plane for the pitch two slider.

The "3 Lefts" Mental Audit
• The 5-Second Rule: You have 5 seconds to be pissed. After that the error is dead. If you’re still thinking about the 2nd inning while you’re standing in the box in the 5th you’ve already lost.
• Neutral Thinking: Stop labeling things "good" or "bad." It’s just the next pitch. The scoreboard doesn't care about your feelings.
• The Tuesday Standard: You don't build grit under the Friday night lights. You build it on a Tuesday when you’re tired, your hands are sore, and the coach isn't looking.

The game of baseball is designed to break you. Mental toughness is the refusal to cooperate with that design.
The scouts can measure your arm. They can measure your bat speed. But they can’t measure your "bounce back”until they see you fail.

Don't show them your highlight reel. Show them how you handle the lowlight.

[Fielder's Choice @FCpurcellville]

Great weekend for FCB 9u. A finalist finish after posting a 4-1 record at Ripken Aberdeen. Congrats to all involved!