At the end of this summer season the current Vipers will be rebranded! We will maintain our coaching staffs and teams-and exciting next step! Coach Jo and coach Verde have helped grow us into a 9 team organization in under 3 years! The sky is the limit! #newname#newlogo#ohiosox
The freshman have showed out this off season. These 7 kids have been to almost every lift and open field since June: Peyton, Elly, Julia , Alayna, Ash , Teagan and Hailey. Thank you for your commitment to this program #TheFuture#FlyCardsFly
We have been eagerly waiting to announce our final staff member for this season. An area standout and university of Tennessee Chattanooga graduate who holds the single game strike out record in Ohio - Alyssa Lavdis. Can’t wait to get started this season #FlyCardsFly
This picture says everything about youth baseball today.
Families are lined up around the block for travel ball registration.
The skill development and weight training line is empty.
Everybody is running towards teams that play tournaments instead of teams that have a track record of development programs that focus on the process.
People think that signing up for teams that play a heavy dose of tournament games will develop their players.
The truth is that development is expedited when kids get hundreds of thousands of ground balls, not a few hit to them over the course of a weekend of games.
If you want them to get better at hitting they do not need five to ten at bats.
They need hundreds of swings in the cage.
Of course they need game reps, but you do not need to spend thousands of dollars and travel across the country to get them.
Playing games is important, but like everything else, it should be in moderation.
We have completely overdosed our kids with games.
There is no chance that playing five games in a weekend, which is commonplace across the country, is in the best interest of our kids’ mental, emotional, and physical development.
We have gotten away from the most important thing which is getting kids to love the game and enjoy it.
When that happens they commit themselves and they develop the real skills.
Nobody is getting recruited at age 13 or 14.
College coaches cannot even talk to you until your junior year.
Fewer colleges are looking at high school players because of the transfer portal.
The goal of playing college baseball is not served by just playing more games.
The goal is to do what is necessary to become the best and most talented 20 year old possible.
That is who you are competing against when you are in high school.
That JUCO player has been in the weight room for the last three years around the clock.
Games do not replace development.
Development makes the games matter.
As we get ready to enter our 2026 season; the Sox remain committed to the development and growth of its players. With 8 teams in the organization, former college players and a deep network with area high school coaches, please reach out for playing opportunities!
Im so proud of our team last night, traveling to Lake High School in Hartville and coming away with a big win. I tied the game in the 7th with an RBI double and closed it out by recording the final three outs. So grateful to be apart of this team!! @MHSsoftball2025 @07_BigRed
VIKING NATION
TODAY IS SPECIAL IN THE VILLAGE. WE CELEBRATE JOHNNY VURAICH AS HE HAS COMMITTED TO TRI-C TO PLAY BASEBALL. JOHNNY WAS A GIFT FROM GOD TO OUR ENTIRE PROGRAM. ALMOST A 4.0 GPA & A KIND, CARING BONAFIDE LEADER! THIS YOUNG MAN WILL 100% CHANGE THE WORLD!
@Johnny_V20
If you have a middle school daughter that wants to have a Big Sib this spring from the mentor softball program please use this link to sign up for more information.
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Information for next season tryouts! Please take a look at the flier and note we are changing our name! You will also notice every one of our head coaches has stuck with the organization during this change- we only go up from here! Please reach out with any questions!
What a weekend! After a Friday night loss, our 11u Vipers won 5 straight games! After a 12 hour Sunday, we fell just short in the championship game! Going 5-2 on the weekend! Very proud of the progress these girls make every week!
Our 11u Vipers are off to a solid 2-1 record in pool play earning the number two seed on our side of the bracket! Shout out to Harper with an absolute 💣!