3rd Place 4A State Softball
Congrats to the all Andale/GP student-athletes and coaches on a successful season. Thank you to our seniors #4 Bella Cates and #8 Elsie Johnson on four great years!
I’m excited and blessed to announce my commitment to play baseball at Hesston College. I want to thank God, my family, coaches, and everyone who has supported me along the way. Go Larks! @HesstonBaseball@Logan_Whelan31
Another day at the baseball diamond
@AGPBaseball (3-1) at Wellington (1-1)
📍Hibbs Hooten Field
Gm 1: 4 pm/Gm 2: ~6:15 pm/pregame 3:45 pm
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28’ | C | Jamey Joplin | Air Capital Flyers & Garden Plains (HS) | @PB_Uncommitted
Joplin comes through clutch, lines this into left center for the walk-off 2 run single.
Athletic 6’3 190 frame with great power.
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#SummerClassic25
When H.S. teams are walking 6-8 batters a game it’s tough to win. Doesn’t matter how hard the pitcher is throwing it’s about pounding the zone. Teams walking 3 or less a game are going to win a lot of games at the H.S. Level.
Players
Bring attention to yourself.
Stand out.
Be noticed.
How?
Keep your mouth shut.
Play hard.
Play with energy.
Play with toughness.
Wear the uniform right.
Don't show boat when you do something good.
Don't hang your head when something doesn't go your way.
Be a great teammate.
Play with class.
Respect your opponents.
While others act like fools, you act like a real player that's been raised right and respects the game.
When I stepped up to the podium at the ABCA convention in January, I looked out at a sea of coaches hungry for the secret sauce.
Everyone wants the drills and the strategies that'll win championships.
But here's what I told them:
We're not in the player development business, we're in the people development business.
So I show the players I care about them as people.
In Pittsburgh, we had a talented outfielder, Starling Marte.
First time I called him in, I asked what he thought my expectations were for him.
"Forty stolen bases, twenty home runs, hit .300, gold glove..."
The numbers just kept piling out of his mouth.
When he finished, I said, "Starling, you do that, you'll be MVP of the league."
He looked confused. "You don't want that?"
"Starling, here's what I want: Be the best teammate you can be. Be the best father you can be when you're at home. When you put on that uniform, it's time to go with your boys. The numbers will take care of themselves."
I've learned the hard way that players don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.
So ask yourself: Are you developing players, or are you developing people?
Because if you get the second part right, the first part has a funny way of taking care of itself.
No MLB pitcher has thrown >3IP yet, but high school arms threw complete games in FL this week. And, the HS kids will be playing fall ball four weeks after the World Series ends. The first "fix" for the injury epidemic is more about math and common sense than cutting-edge ideas.