Rusty McDaniels

Director of Media Operations at Mossy Oak | Devoted husband to Kerri | Proud Dad of Wyatt, Eli, and John Maddox | Believer ✝️ | Outdoorsman-Hunt-Fish

[Prep Baseball Tennessee @PrepBaseballTN]

𝐏𝐁 𝐌𝐢𝐝-𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜: 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐠 📒

The Prep Baseball Mid-South Classic returned to @USAStadium from June 18-21, bringing together talented clubs and prospects from across the Mid-South for four days of competition in Millington, TN.

Read up on scout notes and more from the weekend. ⤵️

🔗: https://t.co/z5q61sjr2B || @PBTourney

[Prep Baseball Scouting @pbtscouting]

‘29 C/1B Eli McDaniels (@McDanielsEli)

Backside double that burns the left fielder. Shows great barrel control and strength to drive this ball the other way. Big, projectable frame with rare mix of size/speed.

@PrepBaseballMS //@USAStadium //@EasleyBaseballC

[Rusty McDaniels @rustmcdaniels]

Awesome HS Freshman season for @McDanielsEli

1st Team All Division, Division Offensive Co-MVP, 1st Team All State, State Championship Series MVP

.491 BA, 54 H, 16 2B, 1 3B, 8 HR, 50 RBI .599 OBP, 1.471 OPS, .873 SLG, 30 BB

Keep going! Proud of ya!

[Next Level Baseball @nextlevelbb]

Money.
Trust.
Immediate Gratification.
Navigating those things are making it almost impossible for P5 baseball coaches to build championship caliber programs that are sustainable.
The coaches that will be able to do it will be the ones that refuse to take the bait.
They will find and value the right high school and junior college kids with the right families.
They will find the right kids that don't need agents and advisors.
They will find the right kids that are willing to earn what they get.
They will find kids with winning makeup that are outstanding teammates.

[PG Deep South @PG_DeepSouth]

Wyatt McDaniels (‘27 MS)

Good contact on ball splits defenders in LF. Rubber brought home. Athletic frame built for power. #PRCC commit.

#WWBAEast

[Rusty McDaniels @rustmcdaniels]

Bombs by @wyattmcdaniels so far at the East WWBA in Hoover. 100+ EV’s. Crushed baseballs @PG_DeepSouth

[PG Showcases @PGShowcases]

‘29 C/1B Eli McDaniels (MS) hooks this one down the RF line for a knock in the early going. Simple LH swing, noticeable strength to the frame & it translates. #SophNational @PG_DeepSouth

[PG Showcases @PGShowcases]

Eli McDaniels (‘29 MS) #SophNational @PG_DeepSouth

[PG Showcases @PGShowcases]

Eli McDaniels (‘29 MS) @PG_DeepSouth #SophNational

[Rusty McDaniels @rustmcdaniels]

Awesome HS Jr season for @wyattmcdaniels

1st Team All Division, Division MVP, MHSAA 4A Mr. Baseball, 1st Team All State, MAC 4A Player of the Year

.328 BA, 9 HR, 6 2B, 1 3B, 39 RBI, .523 OBP, 1.196 OPS, .673 SLG, 38 BB

66.2 IP, 9 ER, 116 SO, .945 ERA

Keep going! Proud of ya!

[Rusty McDaniels @rustmcdaniels]

@BP_SLINGR No doubt about it!

[Perfect Game Scout @PG_Scouting]

Eli McDaniels (‘29 MS) with a loud PS 3-run HR over the RF wall. Big frame w/ fast hands and good strength to all fields. @PG_DeepSouth #BeastOfTheEast

[Cooper Trinkle @CTrinkle23]

‘27 C Wyatt McDaniels (MS, @wyattmcdaniels) showing off grown man bat strength.

Pearl River CC recruit going 106 for a double 👇

#NPI26 || @PrepBaseballMS

[Daily Journal Sports @DJournalSports]

Daily Journal All-Area Baseball Team #djpreps https://t.co/fOTWPdpKqe

[Ian Smith @IanSmittyGA]

Excellent AB here from 2027 C Wyatt McDaniels.

Works the deep count before expanding with 2k and showing off the explosive hands on the 2-run 1B.

104.7 EV.

‘25 Future Gamer & @PRCC_Baseball commit.

@EasleyBaseballC || @PrepBaseballMS
#NPI26

[Perfect Game Scout @PG_Scouting]

Eli McDaniels (‘29 MS) goes the other way with this one for a double. Solid bat speed here w/ clear strength; collects an RBI. #BeastOfTheEast @PG_DeepSouth

[Clarion Ledger @clarionledger]

Meet The Clarion Ledger's Small Class All-State high school baseball teams https://t.co/T7L4LxgMG9

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

One day you'll play your last baseball game.

You won't know it's your last one when it happens.

No announcement.
No warning.
No standing ovation.

Just a final out... and eventually a realization that you'd give anything to have one more inning with your teammates.

The bus rides.
The batting practice rounds.
The dugout laughs.
The nerves before first pitch.

Don't wait until it's over to appreciate it.

Respect the game.
Compete like crazy.
Be where your feet are.

Because someday you'll miss things you don't even notice today. ⚾️

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

One day, without realizing it, you played your last game of baseball.

Last bus ride.
Last bullpen.
Last time putting on the uniform.
Last time hearing cleats on pavement walking into the stadium.

That’s why the people who truly love this game never really leave it.

We coach it.
We work in it.
We watch it.
We reminisce about it.
We miss it.

Because baseball gave us pieces of ourselves we’ll spend the rest of our lives trying to hold onto.

Favorite baseball memory in the comments 👇⚾️

[Daily Journal Sports @DJournalSports]

ICYMI, here are the high school baseball coaches all-state teams. https://t.co/kCBDWWdCfz #djpreps