David Williams

Hitting Instructor @ Elite Diamond Performance | St. John’s Baseball Alum

[David Williams @_dwilliams14]

Hitters 🔈

Are you loading to swing?

Or

Are you loading to do damage?

Hitting is too hard to not be loading to do damage.

Every. Single. Pitch. Ready to do damage.

We may only get one pitch a game to be able to do damage. Don’t miss that pitch!

[David Williams @_dwilliams14]

@CoachSwit Bingo.

[David Williams @_dwilliams14]

Can’t see one good reason why we’d do this. This will continue to starch the development of our athletes.

[Baseball America @BaseballAmerica]

High school baseball will adopt new rules for bat drop weight options. Starting in 2028, drop-3 through drop-6 bats will be permitted with USA Baseball certification.

More from J.J. Cooper:
https://t.co/Lu0v2m1SyI

[David Williams @_dwilliams14]

@coach__BA I think the most concerning thing is the developmental aspect. I’d hope that college baseball prospects when the time comes will be using the -3’s that they need to use in college anyway.

[David Williams @_dwilliams14]

@RussoHockey @jp_gambatese Quinn AND Jack gonna divvy up the $5 million in cap space y’all got left? Sheesh may as well get larks on the phone too!

[David Williams @_dwilliams14]

@EmmaDoe2029 @stars_FPNJ @Njstars_14uKP @coach_kp_stars @Sports_Recruits @DiamondElite @EDPHitting 💪💪

[Michael McCarry @CoachMcCarry]

Just some boys from Scranton.

Headed to Tuscaloosa tonight to watch Liam battle The Crimson Tide.

You can get anywhere in the world from Lackawanna

https://t.co/bcYInZYYRU

[David Williams @_dwilliams14]

@CoachMcCarry Happy to have been apart of some of the juco “stuff”. Congrats coach. Looking forward to seeing the falcons level up.

[Michael McCarry @CoachMcCarry]

Cool... At minimum 16 games, in 2027, against Regional teams for the Falcons.

Lets rock. Any mountain worth looking at is worth climbing.

[David Williams @_dwilliams14]

@TroyPSilva 🎯

[Troy Silva @TroyPSilva]

3rd base coach:
“Let’s go! Get a good pitch to hit!”
1st base coach:
“Let the ball travel!”
Dad:
“Remember to keep your weight back!”
Grandpa:
“Get that runner over!”
Little bro:
“Hit a bomb!”
Dugout:
“Don’t lunge!”
“Stay thru the baseball!”
“Stay short to the ball!”
“Watch for the 1st pitch curveball!”
“Sit fastball!”

Hitter thoughts:
You gotta block out the noise, have extreme focus, control the pressure and anxiety, have your plan and compete.

Just writing this gave me anxiety, imagine what that young ballplayer is going through in the moment the next time you want to start barking out instructions on how to hit! 🤐
#BaseballTruth

[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

50+ years in baseball. 17 as an MLB manager. over 2,500 games from the dugout.

I won Manager of the Year and also lost more games than I want to count.

I led teams through losing seasons and took a team to the World Series.

The biggest difference was leadership.

If I could go back to my first day as a leader, here are the 5 lessons I'd whisper in my own ear:

Lesson 1: Be a window when it's good, a mirror when it's bad.

The leaders I respected most shared every win and absorbed every hit.

What this looks like in practice:

• Wins: name the people who made it happen
• Losses: say "that's on me" before anyone asks
• Locker room: spotlight the effort before the outcome

Your team will fight harder for a leader who deflects credit and absorbs blame.

Lesson 2: Nobody hands you trust. You earn it before you coach it.

Early in my career, plenty of coaches tried to fix my swing.

I tuned out every one I didn't trust.

Get to know your people before you try to develop them.

Their hobbies, their family, what makes them tick.

Then the coaching lands.

Lesson 3: Shower well after every loss.

After a losing streak in Colorado, our team president asked me how I kept the clubhouse together.

This was my rule:

• Self-evaluate honestly, were we prepared, did we execute?
• Shower well, wash off the grit, grime, and angst before you walk out
• Be present for whoever you're going home to

Tomorrow is a new opportunity. Don't drag yesterday into it.

Lesson 4: Lead transformationally, not transactionally.

Transactional leaders ask: what can this person do for me?

Transformational leaders ask: how do I put this person in a position to win?

The first builds compliance.

The second builds careers.

When your people start chasing growth instead of your approval, you've crossed over.

Lesson 5: Stay humble before life humbles you.

There are two kinds of people in this world: those who are humble, and those who are about to be.

Discipline keeps you in the first group:

Skill gets you in the room. Humility keeps you there.

50 years taught me leadership isn't about you.

It's about the people you serve.

@Rockies

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Coaches who only correct never connect.

“Negative experiences without teaching kill morale.” - Nick Saban

The hard moment isn’t the problem.

Leaving it without a lesson is.

That’s what transformational coaching actually looks like.

[New York Yankees @Yankees]

Well, John, we thank you.

[Jon Karcich @JonKarcich]

JUCO isn’t a backup plan. It’s a launchpad.

Most players get this wrong.

JUCO eliminates wannabes. You either grow or you get passed up.

Here’s the reality:
• Coaches recruit: Portal → JUCO → High School
• You get real reps (400+ ABs, 100+ innings)
• You become tougher, more accountable, more reliable
• Your value goes UP after being tested

I’ve coached D1 and played pro… JUCO is where separation happens...on and off the field.

Play the Long Game. PTLG.

#Juco

[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

I called my dad to tell him I was about to get fired.

I told him the GM was on his way to my house and that I'd call him after.

Forty minutes later I had to call him back and it wasn't the call either of us expected...

Here's the story:

The GM had been trying to reach me for days.

I thought it was about our offense because I was in charge of the offense and we weren't hitting so I figured I was next in line to go.

He called and said he needed to meet that morning.

I told him I had a dentist appointment.

He said he'd come to my house after.

That's when I knew:
• Nobody drives to your house for a good conversation
• A GM coming to your home means one thing

So I started mentally preparing for the news

I called my dad down in Merritt Island...I said, "Dad, the GM's coming over to fire me. I'll call you after."

He shows up. Talks about the offense. Our lack of consistent play.

I'm sitting there thinking...here it comes.

Then he says: "I let Buddy Bell go this morning. I'm here to ask you to be the interim manager."

Didn't see it coming. I had no clue.

I called my dad back forty minutes later.

"Dad, not only am I not getting fired but I'm managing a ball game tonight. You and mom need to get on a flight out of Orlando and get here."

Here's what it taught me:

You can't always see what's coming.

But you can control how ready you are when it does.

The opportunity didn't come because I was waiting for it.

It came because I was ready for it.

Be ready. Your call is coming.

[Sunny Mehta @SunnyMehtaX]

Fellow @NJDevils Fans,

Wake it up. Shake it out.
Does anything still move you since you're educated now?...
Do you believe there's still some magic left somewhere inside our souls?

[New Jersey Devils @NJDevils]

Nothing but blue skies and Sunny days ahead.

Jersey, we brought Sunny home.

📰: https://t.co/wpT2ELjjhg

[Seiji Umezawa🇯🇵 @seiji_umezawa05]

2026 Juco grad
2 years eligibility left
SS/2B/3B
26GP, .375BA, .519OBP, .637SLG
3HR, 8double, 2triple, 22BB,16SB so far
Looking for 4 year opportunity
Text 973-262-1156
@FlatgroundBats

[David Williams @_dwilliams14]

4 Years Looking to fill out that 2027 Outfield…. THIS is your guy.

The most likable kid in the world. Quite literally lights up every single room he’s in.
The pop isn’t sneaky anymore.
The hit tool is special.
AND he has a cannon for a right arm.

This is your guy.

@reed0_o

[Josh Reynolds @JoshReynolds24]

There are legitimately few things in sports I love more than when a dude stands up for his teammate…

Brenden Dillon jumped in the second Jack Hughes hit the ice. Ended up with an instigator penalty (BS) & Jack showed him love

Love everything about it