Luke Falk shared a Mike Leach story that stopped me cold:
Two kids. One rich. One poor.
Every training camp, Coach Leach told his team about these 2 kids.
The rich kid has two choices.
Get soft. Get entitled. Expect everything handed to him because he was handed more.
Or take the resources, the coaching, the opportunities, and compound them into something greater.
The poor kid has two choices too.
Say nobody gave him anything. Blame the world. Make his circumstances the reason he never became what he could have been.
Or outwork everyone in the room.
Luke said the locker room had both. Kids from wealth. Kids from nothing. Kids with every advantage. Kids who scraped for every inch.
Same choice for all of them.
Ownership or victimhood.
Fuel or excuse.
The rich kid can waste the head start or build on it.
The poor kid can drown in the deficit or weaponize it.
Greatness doesn't come from where you start.
It comes from which kid you choose to feed.
Credit to @coachlukefalk for continuing to share golden nuggets about Coach’s legacy
With the recent departure of our head coach I have decided to enter the portal for my final year of eligibility.
Transfer portal 2B/3B
Grad student - 1 year of eligibility
Transferring from Newman University (D-2 MIAA)
Contact me at (816)-729-1784
‘26 OF/LHP Brody Epke (@baseball_mshs)
Shows a solid 2 strike approach to punch a line drive to left field.
Will later on score in the inning to extend Maize South lead.
Advanced runner in the field and on the base path.
‘26 OF/LHP Gavin Short (@MaizeBaseball)
Drives in a run with a double off the centerfield wall. Short added strength in the offseason and it’s paying off for the two-way prospect at the dish.
@PB_Uncommitted
‘25 Luke Ethridge (@MaizeBasebal)
A physically imposing 6’4 229lbs.
Held Andover to 1 run in 6.0 innings pitched by commanding the zone with two pitches.
Fb 80-82 T 83
Cb- 70-72
‘25 SS Brock Richardson (@McPhersonBSB & Butler signee)
Physical frame with obvious athleticism. Just misses leaving the yard and delivers a deep sac fly to center field to drive in a run.
We're excited to officially welcome OF Josh Maysonave (Austin, TX) to the Drovers Family! 👊
I chose USAO because "of Coach Hankins belief in his program, and the team/winning culture that is behind it."
#DroverNation🏇 x #BleedGreen@JoshMaysonave | #DB90
I’d like to thank my God, my family, and everyone who has helped me throughout this process.
Excited to announce my commitment to McPherson College!
@McPhersonBSB@CoachDawson13
Thank you Augustana for four years of college baseball.
I couldn’t be more excited to announce commitment to the university of Houston. Let’s get to work. @UHCougarBB
I’m proud to announce that I will be getting my masters and playing my last year of college baseball @ATUBaseball. Excited for the future and thankful for the past. #wonderboys