Mark Nell

Father, retired baseball coach, freedom and it’s AWesome!!

[Josh Straughan @JoshStraughan1]

Travel ball is bleeding families dry. Tournaments fees. Hotels. Food. Equipment.

And now they charge parents insane amounts just to watch their own kid play. What’s next — pay-per-flush bathrooms?

Enough is enough‼️

[Kevin Burrell @KevinBurrellMLB]

As a baseball scout, there are two concerning hitting characteristics with HS & College hitters that stand out more today than ever before.

1) No Plan At The Plate

Successful hitters don’t just hope to get a hit—they know what pitch they’re hunting, they exercise zone awareness, they know what part of the field they’re trying to use, they know how to work counts, and how they’re going to attack pitch to pitch. They have a plan, they don’t just “wing it.”
If you fail to plan—then plan to fail.

2) Lack Of Competing In The Box

Every pitch is a battle. Fighting off tough pitches. Refusing to get beat. Making the pitcher earn every out. Competing in the box isn’t about the “result”—a hitter can go 0-4, but have four quality at bats. Competing in the box is about your approach, focus, and effort every single pitch.

Yes, swing operation and talent matters, however a “plan” and a “competitive” mindset in the box separate good hitters from the rest.

Never forget . .

Success is never owned. It is only rented, and the rent is due everyday!

[108 Performance @108_Performance]

Why is Good Body Language Important??

Listen to Jose Rijo-Berger talk about a player who got an offer on the game he went 0-4 and not the tournament he went 20-28🤯🗣️

#the108way

[Coach Swit @CoachSwit]

Throw Strikes. Pitch backwards. Change speeds. You’ll win a lot more high school baseball games than chasing radar gun numbers! #Facts

[Brandon Rexin @BrandonRexin36]

Call me old school, but I’d trade a lot of today’s tournament baseball culture for a little more focus on the game itself.

Less GameChanger obsession.
Less walk-up song production.
Less nonstop dugout chatter.

More competing. More learning. More baseball.

[Coach Swit @CoachSwit]

One time, I had a parent tell me:

“Coach, my kid’s probably your 12th or 13th guy. I’m just glad he’s on your team because I know he’ll get better.”

18 months later, he was a starter.

Honest. Self-aware. Team-first.

Refreshing.

[Coach Swit @CoachSwit]

My entire feed is:

“I’m entering the transfer portal.”

Would be nice to see just a few:

“I’m staying at my current school because I like the coaches, the program, and the school.”

The rarest commitment in college baseball today might be staying committed.

[Mark Nell @mark_nell14]

Congratulations to Dave Hall and the Perrysburg Baseball program. They have demonstrated sustainability and have been to the division 1 final 4 five times in the last 23 years. They have displayed that they are the top program in Northwest Ohio and one of the best in the State!

[Kevin Saunders @kevinsaunders55]

Want a tougher team?

Start here:

1. Stop rescuing them
2. Stop repeating yourself
3. Stop negotiating the standard
4. Stop accepting half-effort
5. Stop waiting for buy-in

Toughness isn’t talked about.
It’s built.

[Chase Bachman @ChaseBachman]

⚾️ ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Reece Stillings

Findlay baseball (@BaseballFindlay) is off to another terrific start. Leading the way is senior Reece Stillings.

Head coach Jordan Nell says you can put him just about anywhere.

"You don't have to worry about Reece on a baseball field."

[Mississippi State Baseball @HailStateBB]

"There was no bigger advocate for pushing college baseball forward than Coach Polk." - @CoachOakMSU

[Mark Nell @mark_nell14]

https://t.co/VhxIZgwpZn

[Kirk Herbstreit @KirkHerbstreit]

One last time for our early morning pre @CollegeGameDay conversations with LC…

Not so fast, my friend! 🫡

[Baseball Dudes Inc. 🇺🇸⚾️ @BaseballDudes48]

THE GAME DOES NOT CARE!!

• It doesn’t care if you’re sore.
• It doesn’t care if you have a headache.
• It doesn’t care about your previous success.
• It doesn’t care about you feeling sorry for yourself.
• It doesn’t care about your excuses.
• It doesn’t care about “fair.”
• It doesn’t care how hard you throw.
• It doesn’t care how strong you are.
• It doesn’t care if you’re tired.
• It doesn’t care that you think you know it all.
• It doesn’t care what you think you deserve.

Our great game doesn’t care about any of that. It will humble you in a heart beat. It will put you in your place. It will force you to get mentally tougher if you want to keep playing.

Hopefully you learn sooner than later that laziness, whining, complaining, being soft, pointing fingers, making excuses and being so worried about what everyone else is doing and saying are distractions and holding you back.

Greatness in our game requires confidence, passion, grit, aptitude, being coachable, work ethic, self motivation, humility, responsibility and accountability.

Check yourself.

[Greg Dillon @gregordillon1]

Facts. The game doesn’t owe you a thing it only gives back what you’re willing to pour into it. Excuses won’t hit the ball, complaining won’t make a play, and talent without work won’t last. Baseball is the ultimate truth-teller: it exposes the lazy, humbles the arrogant, and rewards the grinder who shows up every day ready to compete. Confidence, grit, and coachability aren’t optional, they’re the price of admission. Respect the game, respect your teammates, and respect yourself enough to put in the work. That’s how you win on and off the field.

[Genoa Area Local Schools @GenoaSchools]

New Employee Spotlight: Welcome Mark Nell ☄️ https://t.co/HLcOUHeMug

[Coach Swit @CoachSwit]

Youth pitchers should concentrate on throwing strikes and development and not worry about what the radar gun says. But are we too far gone to go back to this?