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Came in relief in the top of the 7th after a great job by @KinsleyEaston. Runners on 2nd & 3rd, 0 outs, up by 2 runs. With good D by @EvaHall_2029 @HMilinichik we sat down the next 3 batters to move on to day 3 of bracket play! #grit #will @LLGProspects14U @Org_LLG @PGFnetwork
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So excited for a new challenge today — learning more about our game from the booth vs the dugout! Hanging with the best Eric C! @theAUSLofficial @ausl_spark @AUSL_Talons
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It’s a PRO VIBE at ProSwings today with the @floridavibesb
The pros were awesome and it was a special treat to get to connect with Coach Mike Scott from my hometown!! Thank you for making ProSwings apart of your trip over to Orlando!
OnlySoftball retweeted
If any young pitcher in the Omaha area can’t afford lessons, let me know. @Goods4Greatness can help.
OnlySoftball retweeted
Yesterday was a tough day at the plate.
I hit a riseball (NiJa’s might I add) on the ground to 2nd base… If I was coaching I would’ve told my athletes it was a good miss. As a player, I wanted to scream.
Later on in the game I hit an outside drop ball in the air to left field… once again, I would’ve said it was a good miss. As a player all I could think about was that I stranded the tying run at 2nd base & failed my team.
I say this because I’m 20+ years into this sport & still learning to trust the process. To expect more but not overthink & go crazy. Softball is so dang hard some days.
But I sure am grateful for another day!
OnlySoftball retweeted
Can all travel organizations have their summer tourney schedule pinned to their profile on here pretty please ❤️❤️(players too for that matter 🤠)
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✨ Celebrating the sport we love & the people who make it possible.
Happy 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆! 🥎
#WorldSoftballDay | #USASoftball
ALT A vibrant softball game in a packed stadium celebrating World Softball Day. The atmosphere is lively, with fans filling the stands and two teams on the field. Text overlay highlights the significance of the day.
OnlySoftball retweeted
Scouting pet peeve #1 👉🏼There is zero excuse for walking on an off the field 🤯
It’s simple…HUSTLE everywhere.
At minimum, we expect a jog…act like you want to be here or we will find those who do‼️
#recruitingtruth
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Forget all this portal talk, let’s talk about how it’s @theAUSLofficial OPENING DAY!!!!!! 👏🏼
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Two big bracket wins this morning!! Headed to the championship game of the @PGFnetwork Florida Show Me the Money Tournment at 2 pm at the University of Florida!! Couldn't be more proud of this group!! @LineDsoftball @ExtraInningSB @PrepSoftball @SoftbalAmerica @VAUnitySB @UnityCoachJosh @AshVanBoxmeer4
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3-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and @AUSL_Cascade shortstop Sis Bates demonstrates her technique in the middle infield 💎
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One of the best end of career posts you’ll see from @TexasSoftball’s Ashton Maloney 😂
“May not have won a million dollars but I did win 2 national championships….someone please hire me #opentowork”.
Maloney’s degree is in Communication & Leadership.
OnlySoftball retweeted
Never forget the people who opened doors for you.
Opportunities don’t always come from luck. They come from someone choosing to believe in you, to give you a chance, to say your name in a room you weren’t in.
Say thank you. Mean it. Remember it.
Gratitude is powerful.
OnlySoftball retweeted
Dream big kids! This is GOLD!
This is how championship teams think and act.
I want to note when Brooke Wells hit the go ahead to put up a 3 run lead, the happiest person to greet her, Mari Hubbard, was the happiest I’ve ever seen anyone.
She’s not in the starting line up, she didn’t get into the game.
That’s Alabama softball.
#rolltide @AlabamaSB
Read the message and the comments.
Find the holes and make yourself valuable.
I signed to UCLA my junior year of high school and was told I was going to start Day 1.
Opening Day at UCLA?
I was sitting the bench. 😭
I had 2 choices:
1. Complain, pout, and blame the coaches
OR
2. Find the holes on the team and become valuable.
So for 3 weeks, I sat the bench.
I showed up early.
Stayed late.
Cheered for my teammates.
Dragged the field every 3rd inning.
Meanwhile, I studied the team.
The middle infielders were doing well.
Third base wasn’t.
So I told the coaches:
“I can play third.”
Then I noticed something else:
Offensively, we were either hitting home runs or getting out.
I saw the gap.
If I could become a tough out, get on base, and bring energy to the team…
I could create value.
Then we played Miami.
The starting third baseman was hitting .115.
They gave me a shot.
I went 2 for 3 with a walk.
Played solid defense.
Brought energy.
I never sat the bench again.
Eventually, I became team captain…
and we were ranked #1 in the country.
One thing baseball taught me:
Opportunities don’t always go to the most talented player.
Sometimes they go to the player who becomes the most valuable.
OnlySoftball retweeted
Championship teams don’t try to feel good — they try to be good. Good teams chase confidence. Championship teams chase standards. Confidence comes and goes. Standards travel.
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I was raised in a baseball culture where you earned EVERYTHING.
Playing time.
Trust.
Respect.
Opportunities.
Leadership.
Blue collar meant earning respect through work, not demanding it through words.
Nothing was handed to you.
Nothing was explained 14 different ways to protect your feelings.
If coaches got after you, you got tougher.
You worked harder.
You proved them wrong.
Now too many athletes want accountability-free environments where every hard conversation is called “toxic” and every uncomfortable moment becomes someone else’s fault.
Soft cultures create fragile players.
The real world doesn’t care about your excuses, your feelings, or who you blame.
It rewards toughness.
Consistency.
Discipline.
Accountability.
Competitiveness.
Always has. Always will.
OnlySoftball retweeted
To the athletes about to get recruited and even the transfers...
Not every program is built the same. Some programs are true teaching environments where coaches are constantly developing athletes, breaking down mechanics, teaching movement, giving feedback, correcting details, and helping players grow every single day. Other programs are more management based. They organize, schedule, and run things well, but there may not be a lot of actual teaching happening.
And neither is automatically right or wrong. The biggest thing is knowing YOURSELF and what you need to THRIVE.
Are you the type of athlete that can figure things out on your own? Can you self-adjust, self-motivate, and develop independently? Or are you a player that grows best with constant coaching, communication, feedback, and detailed teaching every day?
This is why questions matter during recruiting- and sometimes you choose and a coach leaves or you choose and its not what you thought. Thats ok.
Ask coaches:
• How do you develop players individually?
• What does player feedback look like daily?
• How much teaching happens during practice?
• How do you handle slumps or struggles?
• What does skill development look like in-season?
• How do players improve inside your program over 4 years?
WILL I LEAVE BETTER THAN WHEN I CAME IN?
And do not let them stay surface level. Make them go into detail.
The right fit is about finding an environment that matches who you are, how you learn, and what you need to become your best.
What are YOU looking for in a program?