Tayler Frye

Former collegiate athlete 🥎 • Bushland Head Softball Coach • 💛🖤

[Tayler Frye @t_frye8]

Your passion ignites your soul. Do what gives you a fire in your heart. 💙

[Troy Silva @TroyPSilva]

The “boring” stuff wins ballgames:

-Backing up the play
-Putting the ball in play
-Moving the runner
-Making the routine plays
-Consistent communication
-Throwing strikes
-Smart baserunning
-Taking your walks
-Getting HBP, holding your ground
-Hitting a cutoff man
-Hustling out everything

*At some point, the “boring” tasks of ⚾️ will win extra games! And more often than not, playoff berths, seedings, playoff wins, and even championships can be determined and decided by what many would call “boring.”
Turn the “boring” into the “important” and that’s how you win!
#BaseballTruth

[Sports Drive @SportsDrive3]

Bushland head softball coach @t_frye8 talks about team’s shutout win over Dalhart, finishing the rest of district on a good note and more! #nc10sports
https://t.co/mQ1KVdTg6i

[Bushland ISD @BushlandISD]

Earn your wings and join our team!! ⚫🟡
https://t.co/yXKS9mwJDy

[Bushland Lady Falcon Softball 🥎 @LadyFalconSB]

First day of the First Pitch Classic here in Lubbock and these two go yard! Way to start off your senior year ladies.

[Bushland Lady Falcon Softball 🥎 @LadyFalconSB]

Come watch our season opener at Amarillo High today at 4:10!

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

HS Athletes: When you're 25 you're going to realize that the people who demanded your best were also the ones who cared about you the most

[Coach Meg 🤙 @coachmeg22]

If you’re going to a showcase or camp, email early, not the day before the event. Include video with the rest of your information. Here’s why: I’m at a showcase this weekend and I have 65 emails from potential recruits. I can’t possibly evaluate all of you in a weekend. If you send video early, coaches can review it ahead of the event, and if your skills standout to them, they will prioritize YOUR games! 💪

[Coach Coe @ZacBrayLex]

If folks had any idea...the crap that coaches kids endure, hear, and are told..

[Jon Beck @CoachJonBeck]

Coaches can tell when you’re not all in, when you:

Act above others
Make excuses
Don’t listen with your eyes/ears
Complain
Shut down when coached
Stop communicating
Think rules don’t apply to you
Skip the extra work
Pout when benched
Don’t support teammates
Play for me, not we

[BushlandVolleyball @BushlandVBall]

STATE SEMIFINAL INFO:
Bushland Lady Falcons vs.
Ponder Lady Lions
🗓️Saturday, November 15th
⌚️1:00pm
📍Wichita Falls Legacy HS
🎟️Online or at door (https://t.co/b3a4QXXwxt)
#WEAREBUSHLAND

[Josh Reynolds @coachj_reynolds]

So proud of these Falcons. This group has shown toughness and grit and got gold ball number 1! JUST FIND A WAY TO WIN!! #TPW

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

If you didn’t think the movie Friday Night Lights was real enough watch this…

Lubbock High, Amarillo High, and Amarillo Caprock all met at a gas station to do a coin flip to see who would earn a playoff berth in the Texas High School Football

[Mike Eversole @mike__eversole]

You’re never too good for the process.

Yamamoto puts on arguably one of the greatest (if not the greatest) pitching performances in a World Series ever and still executes these quiet details.

Learning. Reflecting. Adjusting. Growing.

No matter where you are in your baseball journey - Always have a growth mindset and continue to be a student of the game.

Nobody should ever be more obsessed with your process than you.

[Coach Swit @CoachSwit]

Sorry but there are Cage Hitters and Game Hitters. Some can hit with pressure and some can’t. Exit Velo is great in the Batting Cage when the ball is coming in flat and straight, but mix in a curveball and stuff gets real!

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

If you’re a high school athlete who actually wants to play in college — here’s how much time you really have:

Freshmen — 1,350 days left
Sophomores — 1,000 days left
Juniors — 600 days left
Seniors — 250 days left

That’s it.

Every day you skip lifts… every rep you coast through… every night you choose Xbox over sleep…

You’re burning days off that clock.

No one is waiting for you. No one is giving you extra time.

Build your floor. Chase your ceiling.

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

Parents poisoning team culture through their kids.

Your whispers in the car become their words in the locker room.

Choose wisely.

[Alan Stein, Jr. @AlanSteinJr]

💥 If you’re soft, you’re selfish.
If you’re silent, you’re selfish.
If you’re stupid, you’re selfish.

Bad body language? Selfish.
Repeating the same mistake? Selfish.
Avoiding hard conversations? Selfish.

High performance is about us, not you.
So stop pouting, start communicating, and raise your standard—especially when no one’s watching.

Because how you act off the field defines who you are on it.

[Brooklyn Briano @Brooklyn_B_13]

Riseball work!

[Rachel Coleman @_coachrachel]

Seeing so many 2027s commit in the first weekend… 👀

If I’m a 2028 or 2029, I’m looking at CAMPS.
Coaches already knew who they wanted before Sept. 1 — and most of those relationships probably started at camps.

Recruiting STARTS before Junior Year...

[Coach Jennifer Turner @CAASoftballAdv]

💬 To the athletes who didn’t get a September 1st call… this is for you.

The truth is, the majority of 2027s did not get a call on September 1st. Statistics show that fewer than 10–15% of athletes nationwide heard from a college coach that day. That means if your phone didn’t ring, you’re standing with the overwhelming majority.

And here’s the good news: your journey is far from over.
Recruiting isn’t a one-day event. It’s a process that unfolds over months—and for many, years. Coaches are still figuring out their needs, and the opportunities are still out there waiting for the right athletes who are consistent, proactive, and resilient.

👉 September 1st isn’t the finish line—it’s just the starting gun.
👉 The calls you didn’t get yesterday don’t define the athlete, leader, and teammate you can be tomorrow.
👉 Every email you send, every rep you put in, and every game you play is another chance to be seen.

Stay locked in. Stay patient. Stay hungry.
Because the athletes who keep showing up—day after day—are the ones who eventually get the “yes.”

💡 Your phone not ringing doesn’t mean your dream is dead. It means your story is still being written.