Tyler Schmitz

Life's a gamble! Just trying to be a simple man in a complex world!

[College Baseball News @CollegeBSBNews]

On April 3rd, Milwaukee was 5-22 and one of the worst teams in the country.

Some of their losses:

Run-ruled 21-7 by LSU
Run-ruled 20-3 by Duke
Run-ruled 14-4 by Minnesota
Run-ruled 12-2 by SEMO
Run-ruled 17-1 by Purdue
Run-ruled 14-1 by NKU
Run-ruled 13-2 by Wright State
Run-ruled 16-2 by Notre Dame
Run-ruled 14-4 by UNLV

They finished the regular season 22-31, but won the Horizon League tournament and earned an autobid to the NCAA tournament.

Milwaukee beat #4 Auburn 13-8, beat UCF 13-6, and is now in a regional final, one win away from going to supers.

College Baseball.

[Wendi A. Irlbeck MS, RDN, LD, CISSN @Wendi_Irlbeck]

You want your athlete bigger, faster, stronger, and less injury-prone? GREAT. Let’s review training demands, nutrition, labs, recovery, sleep, and build a real plan.

“Yeah… we don’t have time for that.”

But you do have time for🤷‍♀️
-6 tournaments in 8 weeks
-Extra private lessons
-More showcases

Here’s the truth...You’re not overtraining your athlete… you’re under-recovering them.
🚫No fuel = no performance
🚫No recovery = higher injury risk
🚫No plan = wasted potential

Nutrition and recovery aren’t optional they’re the foundation. If you’re not investing in those, you’re not actually investing in your athlete.

[Wendi A. Irlbeck MS, RDN, LD, CISSN @Wendi_Irlbeck]

🚨Student athletes should:

-Play multiple sports
-Avoid energy drinks
-Drink 80-100 oz H20
-Avoid sport specialization
-Consume 3–4 balanced meals daily
-Eat two breakfasts on game day
-Sleep 8–11 hours and prioritize recovery
-Strength train under guidance of a CSCS
-Work with a sports dietitian for smart supplementation
-Avoid playing too many tournaments and showcases

This should not be controversial. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

[Tyler Schmitz @tflow18]

@GowagsKyle They could have had the contact play on.

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

Remember This: Your coach really doesn't determine your playing time.
Your own choices do.
Your effort.
Your attitude.
Your work ethic & more.

[Next Level Prospects @NextLVLProspect]

Went to a HS game yesterday. Had a D1 coach come meet me there to watch a kid.

During the game, the team’s catcher would sprint to his position every inning.

He’s an underclassman, the D1 coach wasn’t there for him, he is now on that coaches radar.

Some things preached at every level -

▪️sprint to your spot between innings
▪️show off your arm in between innings
▪️serious throws in the INF/OF and as a catcher

You can be 0-3 and still make an impression

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

After practice ended, everyone left.
Except one player.

He stayed behind shooting.

No crowd.
No applause.
Just work.

Most people never see those moments.

Coaches do.

That’s where improvement really happens.

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

Athletes: Learn how to control your emotions & body language.
It's great to show passion but not at the cost of hurting your team.
When I see a member of opposing team have weak body language or temper tantrum..I smile because it means "we got em!" & we're going to win.

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

An attitude of "whatever is convenient" won't accomplish very much.
An attitude of "whatever it takes" is impossible to stop

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

During practice: Average players get BORED – Good players get BETTER – Great players go to BATTLE.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

Competitive character is not “wanting to win.”

Everybody wants to win.

It’s whether your habits get sharper when you’re frustrated. Whether you can take hard coaching without making it personal. Whether you stop negotiating with the standard the second it gets uncomfortable.

Pressure doesn’t build character.
It audits it.

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

Bad Teams = No One Leads
Average Teams = Coaches Lead
Championship Teams = Players Lead

[Tyler Schmitz @tflow18]

I think I got the wrong bucket of balls @wilsonballglove

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

The antidote for brain rot is going back to longer formats: reading books, essays.

Reading will help you rebuild your focus and attention span.

[Jonathan Lucroy @JLucroy20]

You are only as good as the pitches you swing at. Conversely, you will be bad if you swing at bad pitches.

Good hitters swing at good pitches to hit. Bad hitters swing at bad pitches and miss good ones.

[David Daines @daviddorg]

Stanford paid 35,000 people to quit Facebook and Instagram for 6 weeks

Depression dropped. Anxiety dropped. Happiness went up. Women under 25 on Instagram saw the biggest gains

That was 6 weeks. I'm going a full year.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Saban didn’t win 7 titles by accident.

He reminded his players every day:

Entitlement? Nothing.
Somebody owes you? Nothing.
Lose your discipline? Nothing.

NOTHING is more important than being your best.

That’s the standard.

[Scott Van Pelt @notthefakeSVP]

Been at ESPN a long time - this one was an all timer. Before social media, it was as viral as a story can be. I watched it on a tape in the news room. I couldn’t stop watching his teammates.

[Steve Trombly @tromblybaseball]

Amateur players would improve a lot faster watching how big leaguers practice instead of watching highlight plays.

[John G. Patrick @Coachjgpatrick]

The weight room is the most influential room in a school.
It’s not a place to hang out — it’s a classroom.
A place where habits are built, standards are set, and character is developed.