Eden Prairie Baseball Club

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[Jermaine Curtis @JermaineCurtis]

I just finished a lesson with a middle school shortstop.

He loves watching Roch Cholowsky and Bobby Witt Jr.

So before we started taking ground balls, I asked him:

"When you watch those guys play shortstop, do you think they're hoping the ball DOESN'T get hit to them... or do they want the ball?"

He immediately said:

"They want it."

He started telling me about watching Bobby Witt Jr. dive all over the field trying to make plays.

I said:

"Exactly. Shortstop is a mindset. You have to WANT the baseball."

Then we started taking ground balls.

At first, he was locked in.

But after a few reps, his focus started slipping.

His feet weren't as good.

He wasn't fielding the ball as smoothly.
So I stopped.

I told him:

"I'm going to keep coaching you, but I'm not hitting another ground ball until you tell me you want it."

So I stood there.

And waited.

Finally, he looked at me and said:
"I WANT THE BALL."

I hit him a ground ball.

Smooth.

Again:

"I WANT THE BALL."

Another ground ball.

Smooth.

We kept doing it.

Before every rep, he had to say out loud:

"I WANT THE BALL."

And something changed.

He became more aggressive.
More focused.
More confident.

He wasn't waiting to see what the baseball was going to do anymore.
He wanted it.

And his body started playing like it.

Because there's one thing I've learned from playing this game:

Your body often follows the attitude you bring into the rep.

If you're thinking:

"Don't mess up."
"Don't boot this ball."
"I hope they don't hit it to me."

You're already playing defense against yourself.

But when your mindset becomes:
"Hit it to me."

Everything changes.

Your focus.
Your anticipation.
Your confidence.
Your aggressiveness.

So if you're a young shortstop, here's your challenge:

Before your next ground-ball session, don't just get into your ready position.

Look at your coach and say:

"I WANT THE BALL."

Then go prove it.

Because great shortstops don't hope the ball goes somewhere else.

They want the opportunity to make the play.

Thank you for reading.
- Jermaine Curtis

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EAGLES season comes to an end tonight . Couldn’t be prouder of this group! We finish with an outstanding record of 27-10‼️Future is bright for Eden Prairie! @EPHSBaseball @EPLegion

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EAGLES drop game 2 (Final: 2-3). We get to bounce back tonight! Game 3 at 5:30pm 🆚 White Bear Lake

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🆚 Bemidji
⏱️ 12:30PM
🏟️ Knute Nelson Memorial Park
📍Alexandria, MN
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EAGLES WIN (Final: 14-0)‼️Wyatt Smith 5.0IP 2H 0R 1BB 8K! Sam Roslansky 4-4 2RBI 2B, 3B. Matthew Sarno & Colton Thompson with 2H. Round 2 vs. Bemidji tomorrow at 11:30am.

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🆚 Eagan
⏱️ 9:00AM
🏟️ Knute Nelson Memorial Park
📍Alexandria, MN
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The EAGLES have landed in Alexandria 🦅Great night at the banquet!

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State Tournament begins Thursday with a 9:00am matchup against the winners of Substate E - Eagan

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Substate C Champs! Go 5-0 after losing in R2. Beating Shakopee twice today! G2 (Final: 10-7)‼️ In dramatic fashion, battle back from 0-7 deficit. Score 7 in the 4th to tie it. Add 3 more the next 2 innings to go ahead. Landon McGillan 4.0IP 2H 0ER to slam the door! #TourneyTime

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EAGLES WIN G1 vs. Shakopee (Final: 5-3)‼️Jackson Dolan 5.1IP 3ER. Levi Little closes the door with 1.2IP 0H 0ER. Game 2 1:00pm ish start time for a trip to State!

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EAGLES WIN knocking out #1 seed Bayport to advance to Championship Saturday (Final: 14-5)‼️Gage Elliott 4-5 RBI (2) 2B, 3B. Oscar Ailie, Matthew Sarno with 2H. Colton Thompson 4.2IP Matthew Sarno closes it out 2.1IP. We advance to Championship Saturday. 10:00am Game1 @ LVNHS

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EAGLES WIN (Final: 6-5)‼️Mason Hemmesch 💣 to tie it in the 5th! Landon McGillan with a huge AB to set the table for the go ahead RBI by Matthew Sarno. Get to play another one tonight at 6:00pm at Lakeville North High School!

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EAGLES WIN (Final: 6-0) ‼️Isaac Nordby with the CG Shutout! 7.0IP 4H 0R 0BB 2K. Mason Hemmesch 3-3. Oscar Ailie, Sam Roslansky & Matthew Sarno with 2H. We will play tomorrow vs. Lakeville North at 12:00pm at Lakeville North High School.

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Drop a close game to the #1 seed Bayport (Final: 4-5). Opportunity to bounce back today at 3:00pm at Lakeville South High School!

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EAGLES open Substate with a WIN (Final: 13-0) against Prior Lake‼️Sam Cermak 4.0IP 0H 0R 0BB 6K. Sam Roslansky 3-3 RBI Logan Haala, Gage Elliott, Sam Cermak with 2H. Round 2 vs. Bayport tomorrow at 6:00pm at Lakeville North HS!

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EAGLES WIN to close the regular season out (Final: 14-4)‼️ Oscar Ailie 2-4 with some solid defensive play in the OF! Johnny Wholestaff with the WIN 5.IP 4ER 1BB 4K. Finish the season with a 20-7 record! Second season starts Tuesday with Substate Playoffs in Lakeville‼️

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EAGLES come back comes up short last night. Drop one (Final: 3-4). Back at it on Friday with an opportunity to go 3-1 this week leading in to Substate!