Do some research on those schools showing legitimate interest in you 👀 get to a camp if you can and try to see campus. I was dead set on going somewhere big and/or getting out of Illinois! Going to that one camp at a school I didn't think I was interested in changed my life 🙌🏾
I wish some parents would understand their behavior in the stands can have a significant impact on their child's recruiting process. Some of these parents are just BOLD 😳
Maya Brady is a GREAT hitter. Struck out 4 times on her birthday during the WCWS but every time she struck out, she held her head high, placed her items and her helmet down, then got back on the fence to cheer on her teammates. That's a GREAT teammate.
After 8 years, it's the end of the Coach Gass/Coach Jay era 😭
Coaching 16's was so much fun but now I'll be moving up to 18's to stay a little closer to home and give my little ones a little more attention ♥️
I'm tooting our own horn. We're 27-3 on the summer...
4th place finish
3 championships
Given a PGF Platinum Bid
Earned a PGF Platinum Bid
Earned a PGF Premier Bid
Best facility in the country
All of our players contribute to every game.
Why wouldn't you want to play for us?
Yesterday was my first day at my new job & my boss asked about our team. I had to brag on them, told her we were playing in the championship & I'd watch the live stream after work. You know what she told me?
LEAVE NOW SO YOU CAN GET THERE! YOU DO NOT MISS THE CHAMPIONSHIP 🫠
I'm just kinda torn up about Melinda retiring because I feel like so many more athletes should be able to experience playing for her 😭 so grateful she never gave up on me.
Let’s stop glorifying and putting so much pressure on these kids when September 1st is coming. Your process is YOUR process. All summer long, coaches were still working on their 2024 class. 2025s- you have time. Enjoy the process.
First season as a head coach which is crazy. Didn't take much for the girls to buy in 💪🏾 Already proud of this group and their improvements but WE'RE READY TO PLAY!! Let's goooo!! 🐯🥎
September 1st is just the 1st date Division 1 programs can contact 2025 grads. If you don’t get a call or text tomorrow, your world isn’t over. Be persistent with your recruiting efforts and be realistic about your goals. You’ll still end up at the school that’s right for you!
I'm so blessed to have been able to play for the 🐐 Truly one of the most genuine, honest & selfless coaches in the game. Congratulations to Coach Melinda Fischer on having the Distinguished Service Award being named after her!
@RedbirdsSB
@NFCAorg
#nfcaconvention2018
Thank you to
@CoachShannonG19
and
@UIS_Softball
for allowing me to come in to put on the slapping clinic today! Looking forward to continuing to develop more slappers in the future 🙌🏾🥎
This summer, the amount of games expected to be played back to back in a day in the WINNER'S BRACKET is insane. A double header for college is more than enough but we're expecting children to play multiple 7 inning games in a day then turn around & do it again the next day 😳
We are excited to announce the Distinguished Service award is now named after long-time
@ISURedbirds
@RedbirdsSB
head coach and NFCA supporter Melinda Fischer. Please help us congraluate her on this honor!
What’s better than being named
@NFCAorg
First Team All-Region?
Still celebrating the recognition 7 years later with your head coach 🙌
It was great seeing
@CoachJay23
today!
#RB4L
🥎
𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃. 𝐈𝐂𝐎𝐍. 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍.❤️
To the winningest coach in Illinois State & Missouri Valley Conference history, congrats on your retirement!
We wish you the best in this next chapter!
#ThankYouCoachFischer
📰
I wish these athletes could anonymously post somewhere so we can see all the reasons for transferring. I just wanna know why they leave especially after having a GREAT season wherever they're at.
My favorite combo has to be these two going back to back. Slappers create chaos.
@Sidney_Sawyer16
was our first batter in ITB. Singled & forced an error 🙌🏾
@LesleighMaynard
came up BIG with runners on 2nd and 3rd with a hard slap double to WALK 👏🏾 IT 👏🏾 OFF 👏🏾
So freaking proud!
If you wanna pop off at the mouth, go ahead and sit in the outfield or sign up to coach somewhere. Lord knows there's nothin but space and opportunity to do that. I'm not saying I'm the best coach but I do my best to be supportive and to be selective with my words.
Whole lot of Sluggers (and Gracie 😂) getting preseason love in the Peoria area! Proud of all of you! Go be great this spring and never forget Rule
#2
💪🏾
Only 3 lessons in to switching to the left side and she's got her first hit! Sure she may be out of the box 🤷🏾♀️ BUT
1. She got to the front of the box
2. No peeling out
3. Look how close the ball bounces to the plate 🫠
AWESOME JOB ANJA!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
This might be one of my crazier ideas but worst case scenario, we get her head to stay still & keep her hands smooth.
@kierramjohnsonn
will still be dropping B💣MBS but we're just adding a lil sum sum 🙃 Welcome to Slapper Sundays Kierra!
Less than 48 hours in DC but it was worth it! Whether minority girls are interested in a HBCU or not, I believe they should all at least attend one HBCU camp. I wish I was able to experience this growing up 😫 Thanks
@HUBisonSoftball
and
@ToriTyson
for having
@CalderoneOlivia
Sluggers Gold 14u and 16u slappers combined for 28 hits and a combined BA of .509 in the LP4U Strike Out Cancer Showcase this weekend!
LESLEIGH MAYNARD JUST ADDED POWER HITTER TO HER RESUME WITH HER FIRST HOMERUN💣🤩
@LesleighMaynard
@Sidney_Sawyer16
@PeoriaSluggers
I’m heartbroken. Thousands of athletes won’t have their senior day. Thousands worked their butts off to get to the NCAA tournament. For many, they may have finally been able to earn a starting position and may have been killing it.
I love this ♥️ It took me until I was 29 to seek help for my depression/anxiety because I was too ashamed to ask for help sooner. If you're feeling this way, you're not alone! "It's okay not to be okay."
With that victory, 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 has recorded her 1,100th win at Illinois State in 37 seasons as the head coach‼️
Fischer currently has 1,141 career victories in 38 seasons as a DI head softball coach👏
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫!
#BackTheBirds
Zeke Upshaw was without a doubt the classiest & most stylish athlete I've ever had the chance to meet. His work ethic was second to none. Never cheated or took short cuts. He had goals he was determined to achieve. But God had other plans. Rest easy, Zeke.
While coaching at Bradley, I didn't even feel like the BLACK athletic director had my back. Coworkers from WBB were nothing short of amazing. But I felt our BLACK athletic director left myself and others hanging not to ruffle any feathers. Wild.
#BlackatBradleyU
HISTORY. MADE.
Monique Hoosen leaves the yard for her 14th homer of the year. Hoosen has now broken the record for the most home runs in a single season. Congrats Monique!!!
#ButlerWay
𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃. 𝐈𝐂𝐎𝐍. 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍.❤️
To the winningest coach in Illinois State & Missouri Valley Conference history, congrats on your retirement!
We wish you the best in this next chapter!
#ThankYouCoachFischer
📰
I see a lot of kids hitting front toss and off tees really hard and to the top of the cage. That's great but lifting the ball isn't everything. Sometimes it's really nice to see a line drive (those can go over the fence too) or a hard ground ball through the IF to move a runner.
I literally worked a total of 3 hours on my first day and my boss said work will always be there. Life's too short to miss big moments and I felt that 🥲
@meganbetsa13
Your tweets are "unprofessional"?? So coaches just euro stepped over the racial stereotyping issue you encountered when it came to your kids?? So many things wrong here. I'm sorry you had to deal with all of this.
It saddens me when athletes don't enjoy their collegiate experience. My 5 years at Illinois State were the best years of my life! It is what you make it.