J Kat

🍕Chicago girl in a Jersey world 🌭

Mom to @zach_k_10 ⚾️ & Ms. C 📣

💙 CUB fan
🎶 BH / concert chick
🍺 beer girl
📞 AT&T employee (thoughts r mine)

[J Kat @jaci_kay27]

Ended the Fall season with Area Code Baseball going into development season.

[Prep Baseball New Jersey @PrepBaseballNJ]

#NJFallTPG26 Follow 🆙

2029 OF Zachary Kator (Shawnee); 5-9 176LBS

EV: 92.1
DIST: 345

Tall, stacked stance. Efficient forward move, fires the barrel behind the baseball. Developing pull side pop💥

@zach_k_10

[I95MetroSelectShowcase @I95Metro]

ID 114
Zachary Kator
2029 Grad
3.5 GPA
Medford, NJ
X: @zach_k_10
IG: @zach_k_10

One hop right on the bag!

I-95
Your roadmap to college baseball.

#college #baseballlife #baseball #recruiting #collegebaseball

[Paola Boivin @PaolaBoivin]

Every year on or right before 9/11, we show this video to our students. It’s not only powerful story-telling, it’s a reminder to a younger generation about how life altering 9/11 was for those of us who lived it. It’s only 10 min #themanintheredbandana

[J Kat @jaci_kay27]

Thanks to @PrepBaseballNJ for including @zach_k_10 in your Class of 2029 rankings. Can’t wait to see how this entire class grows. What a group!

[J Kat @jaci_kay27]

Insane catch!! 🐻 💙❤️

[Chicago Cubs @Cubs]

jaw is still on the floor, btw.

[Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow]

This guy is unbelievable.

[Zachary Kator @zach_k_10]

2029 LHH OF/3B | NJ | Shawnee HS

Great summer but more work to do!
.400 AVG | .565 OBP | 1.198 OPS

I-95 | July (#114)
💥 92 EV Tee | 81 OF Velo | 7.22 60

Prep Baseball | July
💥 97.4 EV | 75.5 BS | 22.9 HS | 75% SS | 58% HH

https://t.co/giXWw5h7OM

#Uncommitted #njbaseball

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

5 THINGS I BELIEVE COLLEGE COACHES ARE REALLY EVALUATING 👇⚾️

After spending most of my life in this game, as a player, coach, and evaluator; here are 5 things I believe matter when college coaches are deciding who they want in their program.

1️⃣ PHYSICALITY

You don't have to be 6-foot-4.

But you better have some kind of physical presence.

Strength. Twitch. Speed. Durability. Something.

College baseball is played by grown men. Coaches are trying to figure out if your body can handle that environment, and what it could look like 2-3 years from now.

2️⃣ CURRENT SKILL + CEILING

What can you do RIGHT NOW?

And maybe just as importantly...

What could you become?

Velocity, bat speed, defense, command, power, those things matter.

But coaches are also projecting.

Frame. Movement. Arm action. Athleticism. Physical maturity. Adjustability.

They're not just recruiting today's player.

They're betting on tomorrow's.

3️⃣ ATHLETICISM

• Can you move?
• Can you adjust?
• Can you figure things out when something isn't working?

This is one reason I've always valued multi-sport athletes.

Different sports force you to move differently, compete differently and solve problems in real time.

Athletes tend to find a way.

4️⃣ COMPETITIVE MAKEUP

What happens when things go BAD?

• You strike out.
• You give up three runs.
• An umpire squeezes you.
• Someone takes your starting job.

Now what?

College coaches aren't only evaluating your highlights.

They're evaluating your response to adversity.

Give me the kid who WANTS the ball when the game gets uncomfortable.

5️⃣ CHARACTER / TEAMMATE

This one gets overlooked by players way too often.

• How do you treat your teammates?
• How do you respond to coaching?
• What does your body language look like when you're 0-for-4?
• Do you celebrate somebody else's success?

College coaches aren't just adding talent.

They're adding someone to their locker room for the next 3-5 years.

Talent gets you evaluated.

But the TOTAL PACKAGE gets you recruited. 📈⚾️

[Zachary Kator @zach_k_10]

2 run go ahead home run in last inning

[J Kat @jaci_kay27]

😳

[Dolphin Nation @Dolphin_Nation]

Tom Brady posted this on TikTok 🤔

[J Kat @jaci_kay27]

Well I need to break it to my kid tonight that he needs to find a new QB idol. 😭

Smart decision by TB12 and what an amazing football career. 🏈

https://t.co/iMcWROURnn

[J Kat @jaci_kay27]

@DonnieWahlberg Thanks D!!! You know it! Here for lunch right now!! (School day off). 😇 💚 🍔

[J Kat @jaci_kay27]

@MelanieBDub @DonnieWahlberg @BHBirthdays Thanks Mel!

Can’t wait to see my girls and have confetti back in my life again!! 😃🤖 ❤️

[J Kat @jaci_kay27]

Job searching? Come join us at AT&T!

[Life at AT&T @LifeAtATT]

We're on a mission to help close the #homeworkgap for nearly 17 million children across the country... but what does that mean? Our leaders share how the power of connection can lead towards a brighter future. Learn more: https://t.co/q4WtDXVkcd #LifeAtATT

[J Kat @jaci_kay27]

RIP EVH

[HISTORY @HISTORY]

Eddie Van Halen, legendary guitarist who helped define an era of rock & roll with his iconic style of playing, passed away on Tuesday after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was 65.

[J Kat @jaci_kay27]

RIP Coach! 🙏

[Miami Dolphins @MiamiDolphins]

The Greatest.

Thank you for everything, Coach Shula.

[J Kat @jaci_kay27]

@MelanieBDub @dannywood @DonnieWahlberg Love the people in this pic!! Thank you Melanie!! ❤️

[Variety @Variety]

BREAKING: Kobe Bryant Dies in Helicopter Crash https://t.co/WGIuIv8BzL