Merl Washburn

Certified Coach • Stanford Science • Oregon Marketing• Healthier Water • Director of Operations & Quality Assurance Practical • Not Political • No Hitter

[Merl Washburn @MerlG_Official]

could be the best of all time

[BaseballHistoryNut @nut_history]

Who’s a former catcher that we barely hear about in 2026?

I’ll start. Benito Santiago

[Emma Couger 2030 @Emma_couger]

Regional SS plays.
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[Lila Boilegh @LilaBoilegh2029]

Strong today, stronger tomorrow 💪🏻

[Ashlyn Sam 2029 5.24 GPA 2026 HPP Top Performer @A_SamAKA_Wheels]

District volleyball tonight, but always making time for my first love: softball! 🏐🥎 Next up: Scrapyard Fall Classic this weekend at Scrapyard in Spring, TX. Different sport, same mindset: WORK • COMPETE • GET BETTER 💯🔥

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[Jim Koenigsberger @Jimfrombaseball]

"Don Brown, a former counsellor at the "Ted Williams Baseball Camp", recalls that one kid who wasn’t awestruck by Ted Williams was Joe Coleman, a local high school pitching phenom who would go on to pitch in the major leagues.
Joe Coleman was also the son of the Philadelphia Athletics pitcher of the same name who had been Ted’s roommate in 1942 at Amherst College, Williams’s first stop during World War II.
"Joe Coleman was pitching and striking everyone in camp out.
Ted Williams came over to the field in his street clothes to watch and Joe Coleman was actually taunting him:
"You couldn’t hit me, old man!"
Ted never said a word.
Williams just grabbed a bat, went up to the plate and hit the next four pitches out, into the oak trees four hundred feet away, then put the bat down and walked out.
Never said a word.
Ted Williams was about five years out of the game. In street clothes."
"The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams." Ben Bradlee Jr.
"The Ted Williams Camp" opened in 1958 and closed in 1986, having instructed thousands of boys from age 7 through their teens, with frequent appearances by the "Splendid Splinter".

[Kevin Gallagher @KevG163]

October 8, 1972 ⚾️

The Campy Campaneris Bat Throwing Incident

Down 5-0 in the seventh inning of Game 2 of the 1972 ALCS in Oakland, Detroit Tigers reliever Lerrin LaGrow hits A's shortstop Bert Campaneris on the ankle with a pitch.

Having already had a big day — three hits, two steals, and two runs, Campaneris believes it to be intentional and immediately fires his bat in anger towards LaGrow on the mound.

The benches clear, and an incensed Tigers manager Billy Martin needs to be forceably restrained from going after Campaneris.

Campaneris and LaGrow are ultimately ejected in the aftermath — with Campy receiving a $500 fine and suspension for the remainder of the series.

Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn did allow Campaneris to play in the World Series the following week — which Oakland would win in seven games over the Cincinnati Reds.

However, Campaneris was issued a seven-day suspension to begin the 1973 season.

[Drue Molenda @druemolenda2030]

@BamaLife4Ever @AlabamaSB 6A Regionals - .500 today - 2 games and 3 RBIs. Thank you @BamaLife4Ever 🫶

[Merl Washburn @MerlG_Official]

be safe out their ladies & fellas

[Kiana “Key 🗝️” Wright @keysoftball]

*2027* Some of my clips from this past weekend 🔥 Sprained my elbow during the 2nd game 🤕 so I didn’t have many hitting clips, but I did have good film of my catching 💯 I was happy to help out my team on the first day with some timely hits 🙌🏽🥎
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[Merl Washburn @MerlG_Official]

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[Kiana “Key 🗝️” Wright @keysoftball]

*2027* Some of my clips from this past weekend 🔥 Sprained my elbow during the 2nd game 🤕 so I didn’t have many hitting clips, but I did have good film of my catching 💯 I was happy to help out my team on the first day with some timely hits 🙌🏽🥎
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[Merl Washburn @MerlG_Official]

be safe out their ladies & fellas

[Lucy Reis 2029 @lucyreis0411]

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[Mojo Pardue @MojoPardue]

🧡

[Paityn Donalson @PaitynDonalson]

Headed to Tennessee next weekend to punch our ticket 🎫 to Indy next summer for @thealliancefp AFCS ! #working #grinding #newgoals #Fallseasonondeck #noledreaming #GoNoles #GoInferno @Coach_Alameda @TCam_FSUSB @FSU_CoachWilson @KaleighRafter @CoachElCooper @kristintubeck @daonlyBigRed @FeNowling @KylerNowling @jasonnowling3 @sfinferno_FP @FSU_Softball @ConnectSports_ @LeagueFastpitch
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[Anzley (AC) Holloway 2027 @acholloway2027]

It’s Senior Night 🥹🥹
Flashback to when I was 7 🫶🏼

[Skylar Mathies @skylar_2029]

Started my morning with a great gym session alongside a friend & high school teammate! Greatness trains with greatness! Iron sharpens iron!

After that, got some work in on my pitching corrective exercise program, followed by tee work outside before heading to my hitting lesson with @mirstoddard. Finished things off with some light pitching work!

Busy day putting in work!

☁️SKY

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[A.Jones @Mrs_Jones55]

@aliyanas08 @HCUSoftball @blazeunited18 @C_robertson10 @RockHillSBall Yesss !!!!! 🙌🏽

[Aliyana Sanchez @aliyanas08]

Starting senior year off right! First 💣 of Senior year! So excited to get it going in the fall!
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[Lalia “Cheeze” Mejia @CheezeMejia]

Crown Point — Defense Edition!

@Alana_Nieto2029 & @abigailmarc_12 were DEALING all weekend! Loved working the edges & winning strikes together!

🧀 Killer pitching + Killer D!
🧀 Got to flash some leather at 2B too! 😏

Loved this battery & crew! 🧡🖤

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[Portland Cascade | AUSL @AUSL_Cascade]

first HR at home deserved two broadcasts ✌️

[AFL Godfather 👓🏴‍☠️🔥 @NFLMAVERICK]

Today is #24's birthday.
Sunday is game day against the Raiders limited partner's former team.