Ben Harley
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Head Baseball Coach @Centralia_BSB . Head Coach @BCBattleJacks . Former @DrivelineBB Assistant Coordinator. 2022 Northwoods League Champs!
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Very proud of the work our guys put in this season. We asked a lot of them all year!
2023/24 in review:
Wins record ✅
Highest mens GPA on campus ✅
New cages (just finished) ✅
New dorms ✅
New spectator stands approved ✅
September 1st can’t come soon enough!
🚨🚨BLAZERS SET ALL-TIME WINS RECORD! 🚨🚨
We finish at 30-20, marking the most wins in a season in the history of Centralia baseball, which started playing in 1948
First 30 win season in school history
Back-to-back winning seasons for first time since ‘92 ‘93
#NewStandard
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CDC recommends not giving championship rings for youth baseball tournaments.
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Dear Santa,
All we want for Christmas is a normal spring baseball season.
Sincerely,
Northwest Baseball Coaches
P.S. Maybe some nice weather early in the spring too…
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Excited to announce that this evening I accepted the job as Head Coach at Centralia College (
@Centralia_BSB
) after serving as interim HC this spring. Can’t wait to lead these young men towards their goals.
I will also still be working at
@DrivelineBB
with our Youth Academy!
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They for sure threw this hard 50 years ago.
Giants prospect Camilo Doval topped out at 104.5 mph on Tuesday 😲
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At Centralia College we have an on campus job opening for a potential coach:
Campus Apartment manager- Free one bedroom apartment and 2K per month.
Also being on the coaching staff. Can make extra income through camps and lessons.
If you or someone who might fit let know!
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When the pitching coach says you have 2 minutes to get hot hot hot before you’re in the game.
When Nick Saban tells you to get a kicking block this is what he wants 👇
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Very excited to say that I will be joining
@DrivelineBB
as the Academy Assistant Coordinator. After speaking with
@devenmorgan
and seeing the direction and plan that they have to help impact youth baseball players experiences and development I am fired up to get started!
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As a JUCO one of our sole purposes is to move players on to 4-year schools. That takes being successful at many things besides just the games.
@Centralia_BSB
last 3 years:
2020: 5 players signed
2021: 8 players signed
2022: 14 players signed
Excited for our 2023 team!
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Our family of 3 became a family of 4 on Friday! 😊
We welcomed Clayton Ernest Harley into our world! 🙏
Been a long but enjoyable weekend. My wife is a certified gangster for all of the things she has done for our fam 💪🏻
Harper was very excited to meet her little bro today ❤️
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One of the questions that I often get is what medicine ball drills we use with our pitchers at
@Centralia_BSB
so I decided to write a blog series about it. 🖥️
Part 2 will be out next Monday!
Medicine Balls for Pitchers Part 1: Drills and Explanations
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Hit the ball in the air.
Start an argument in your industry in just 1 sentence.
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When one of us PRs then that means we all PRd.
That’s the “culture” we want, plain and simple.
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The thing I love most about the NCAA regionals is that when you look in the dugout every player is bought in.
Not a single kid pouting because they aren’t in the lineup. No “I” guys.
Every player executing their role for the betterment of the team. Fires me up!
#NCAARegional
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I have been playing/coaching baseball in some capacity since I was 5 years old- so going on 27 years.
Tonight was the first time that I have ever had an opponent openly make fun of/talk crap about me having one hand.
Does it truly bother me? No.
I’ve heard worse.
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If you are a 2022 HS graduate and in Centralia for the
@GSLtournaments
showcase and are interested in the JUCO route shoot me a DM. The
@Centralia_BSB
coaching staff will be around all week!
New turf field being built ✅
Highly quality indoor facilities ✅
Family environment ✅
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If I had a dollar for every one hand joke I’ve heard I would be retired living on a beach.
Here is what does bother me:
Young men playing college baseball have been led to believe that it is appropriate to say those things.
There’s no room in our beautiful game for that.
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One of my personal goals these last 12 months was to get more in game coaching experience:
Centralia 2021 Fall: 10 games
Centralia 2022 Spring: 44 games
Northwoods League: 75 games
Total games: 129
Can’t wait to get after it in 11 days with the new
@Centralia_BSB
players!
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Northwoods League Great Lakes East first half division champions! 🏆
First time in franchise history.
Great group of players and coaches who really bought in. Another half to go- playoff birth already clinched ✅
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Those poor Northwoods League kids. No ones having fun or getting better playing this late in the summer.
Say a prayer for all those guys in the NWL. Nothings wrong with them, they are just playing summer ball on August 10th.
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Centralia College Pitching Staff Stats from October 1st:
18IP
28Ks
5BBs
76% First Pitch Strike
63% Overall Strikes
43% of hitters on or out in 3 or less pitches
3.86 pitchers per batter
Great day for the staff. Tons of work to go still! 🔥✅💪🏻
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When I joined the
@Centralia_BSB
coaching staff in September of 2019 we knew we had a long ways to go on and off of the field.
Being given the chance to be the HC on an interim basis in 2021 and as the full HC in 2022 has been a blessing.
Each year we strive to improve.
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First season (not interim) as a college Head Coach done ✅
Did we meet all of our goals? No.
Is that OK? 100% yes.
Most wins since 2010. Battled through injuries and other off the field events.
Foundation has been built for a solid 2022-2023.
Next stop- Kalamazoo, Michigan!
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Today my wife and I found out we will be having a baby boy in February!
He is officially
#uncommitted
for the class of 2041 and open to all levels.
#JUCOBandit
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Guys who want to win will find a way to win. Culture takes time to build, and takes a group of people striving towards one common goal, not a bunch of small tiny individual goals.
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Are you a youth, high school or even college baseball coach who wants to enhance your post-game huddles?
Take a look at the blog below where I dive into four different strategies you can easily add to your team's routine! DMs are always open to discuss.
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This project has been in the works for over 10 years. Feel very blessed to have the opportunity to play on it moving forward.
The list of people who have had a hand in making this happen is immense, and we are thankful for the support of the athletic department.
#GoBlazers
Centralia Baseball: field maintenance no longer required. Thank you to everyone who made this happen for the program!
#BlazeANewTrail
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Very excited to be joining the Centralia College coaching staff!
@CoachKawiks
has an awesome thing going and I can’t wait to be a part of it!
A big thank you goes out to everyone at Valley Catholic. It has been an awesome two years and my wife and I thank you for everything.
Introducing the next Pitching Coach at Centralia,
@Coach_BenHarley
! It’s a great day to be a Blazer!
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My wife
@MrsHHarley
gave birth to Harper Elaine Harley last night! She came in at 8lbs. 6oz. and 21 inches tall! She is the exact same size as when my dad was born and she was born at the same hospital that I was born at! Haleigh was a trooper the whole time and was amazing!!
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Stoked for this fall to start with
@Centralia_BSB
!
We have guys coming from:
Washington
Oregon
California
Arizona
Hawaii
Alaska
Utah
Kansas
Japan
Canada
Australia
Bahamas
Nevada
Minnesota
Idaho
All of the different backgrounds and experiences will help mold the culture.
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Our 1st baseman for
@Centralia_BSB
Trey Hunt (
@treywhunt
) is looking for a four year school. Big strong kid with a solid glove. Good student and vocal leader. Brings a positive attitude to the team. Played a summer for
@HighlineBears
and trained at
@DrivelineBB
.
@FlatgroundBats
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My little fam ❤️
Last night in town before heading back out to Michigan to finish the last 16 games with the
@BCBattleJacks
!
40 days until first day of fall camp for
@Centralia_BSB
!
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Thank you for the write up
@chronline
!
We are big believers in the power of “summer ball” at
@Centralia_BSB
- we pride ourselves on helping our guys find great summer homes.
Great experiences ✅
Quality reps ✅
Lifetime memories ✅
#simplesharebuttons
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Some day I will grow a second hand to become good at using a fungo and become a qualified coach. 🙃🙃🙃🙃
If you can’t hit Fungo to do infield or outfield, that should maybe be your first clue that you shouldn’t be a Coach.If you can’t handle Fungo, how can your players ever listen to you or believe your lies about your playing career.Should be able to At least be able to center ball
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Excited to have my old man join our coaching staff.
You don’t get a lot of opportunities like this in life to coach college baseball with your dad.
Now the real question, over/under how many times do we disagree with a coaching decision this season? 😂
#BlazersOnTheRise
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As we get closer to the first day of fall we wanted to welcome another new member to the coaching staff! Coach Steve Harley brings years of experience in the dugout to the program.
Coach Harley will be working with the Blazer infielders and catchers.
#BlazersOnTheRise
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Anyone else rooting for the 13 players to show out for NC State?
A PO hit a bomb ✅
PO playing OF ✅
PO showing off base running skills ✅
This is the moment every PO has dreamed of!
I do feel awful for all of the players who can’t play in this game ☹️
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How I feel when I see people arguing velocity vs. command on Twitter...
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Dugout cards are here… ✍️
That means it’s almost time to play some baseball! ⚾️
Centralia College VS Skagit Valley College: February 18th at home! ⏰
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Long summer- but well worth it.
#RollGrowl
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Can’t wait for the 2024 summer!
Learned a ton working for
@CoachPiechocki
and
@bdcolopy
the last two summers and I can’t thank them enough for everything they’ve done for my family and I!
Really looking forward to the challenge and opportunity of managing the Battle Jacks!
"Ladies and gentlemen, we got him."
The Battle Creek Battle Jacks have locked in a new Field Manager for the 2024 season – please welcome Coach Ben Harley to the Battle Jacks franchise! Check the full story below 👇
#FansBestFriend
#BelieveInBattleCreek
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My biggest pet peeve in the entire world:
An 0-2 count that turns into a walk.
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Anyone leaving Chicago with a new fungo: TSA won’t let you on with a fungo 🙃
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Ayden Ruminski (
@AydenRuminski
) from
@Centralia_BSB
progress video from fall until now.
Worked his tail off since fall. First time breaking 90MPH yesterday.
Will be looking for a 4 year after spring 2021.
Shortened 2020 stats: 8IP, 2.25 ERA, 5Ks.
GPA: 3.73
@FlatgroundApp
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My wife and I would like announce that we are expecting a baby girl in September, 2019!! Looks like it’s time to brush up on my volleyball and softball rules!!
#FutureValiant
#GoValiants
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Velos for the weekend for
@Centralia_BSB
staff:
@garrett_holpuch
86-90 T92
@JustinMorgan45
87-89 T91
@KadenMelzer21
86-88 T89
@LincolnMcV
87-88 T89
@DillonKirksey
85-87 T88
4 other relievers topping 86.
40 Ks this weekend bringing the total to 199 on the season.
#GoBlazers
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Our velo phase continued today for
@Centralia_BSB
. Check below for some of the highlights of the day!
Taite Hensley (
@t8hensley
)
Sophomore RHP that is uncommitted. Has a 3.65GPA
101.4 pulldown W/ a 3OZ ball.
I love
@AydenRuminski
excitement for his teammate!
@FlatgroundApp
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Meeting with
@CoachDanBower
getting ready for day
#1
of fall practice!
Nice to look out the office windows and see the new field going up so fast.
Want to be part of the 2023 recruiting class for
@Centralia_BSB
? Shoot Coach Bower or myself a DM!
#BlazingANewTrail
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Officially
@DrivelineBB
Foundations of Pitching certified! Great course and I can’t wait to get back to work in January with our
@Centralia_BSB
pitching staff!
Very excited to start the pitch design certification next.
#BuildtheBase
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Part 2 of my 3 part blog series about using medicine balls with our
@Centralia_BSB
pitching staff.
In today's blog we dive into programming advice, how to manage intent levels, example weekly schedules and other small details to help your team succeed!
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Today we celebrated Harpers 3rd birthday!! Thanks to all of the friends that helped us celebrate!
We also announced that the Harley fam will be adding another member this coming February!
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This is what POs look like when they get the chance to take batting practice.
We are all Vijay Singh watching Bryson DeChambeau on the practice range.
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Once a year I like to a quick 🧵on the pitching staff progress for
@Centralia_BSB
and highlight some individuals who have made great progress.
Staff Average Max Mound Velocity:
9/9/19- 81.1MPH
11/21/20- 84.2MPH (+3.1)
11/10/21- 86.6MPH (+5.5)
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After two years of coaching the
@Centralia_BSB
pitchers, I wanted to reflect on how we went about our player development, what went well, and what we could have done better⚾️
I believe educating your players is important for player's success ✅
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Threw BP today for the first time in several months... might regret this in the morning.
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Is there anything better than when one of your players tells you they committed to a four-year school? Our 8th
@Centralia_BSB
player committed today, with a few more expected in the coming weeks!
#BlazerBoyz
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This Thanksgiving I am thankful for:
- My loving wife
@MrsHHarley
😍
- A happy and healthy Harper
- Jobs that I love at
@DrivelineBB
and
@Centralia_BSB
. ⚾️
- Friends/fam that are loving
- A home that fits our little family
- Pitchers who throw 🔥🔥 and first pitch strikes
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Great first two series for the
@Centralia_BSB
team and staff:
In game velos:
@garrett_holpuch
92 (13.1 IP, 3 ER 12K)
@JustinMorgan45
91 (12.0 IP, 0ER, 12K)
@LincolnMcV
90
@aiden_scheetz
88
@trentjonesyy
88
@KadenMelzer21
87
@DillonKirksey
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And our first Sophomore commitment!
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Fun two years to be a part of- and has been a privilege to help build our program.
Will be a fun final 2 weekends of West division play.
Tip of the cap to the other 6 West programs and the level of play everyone has displayed this spring 🔥
🚨🚨 With two wins yesterday, the Blazers guaranteed the first back-to-back winnings seasons for the program since ‘92 and ‘93! 🚨🚨
With a record of 26-16 (9-7 in West play), we have also matched last year’s overall and conference win total with 8 games left to play!
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Boom! All checked in and ready to roll for the
#ABCA2020
convention. Excited to learn from some of the best.
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Just finished the
@DrivelineBB
pitch design certification. This was a very thorough course and well worth the $$$. Very excited to work on pitch design in the coming months with our
@Centralia_BSB
pitchers and see their progress. Thanks again Driveline for sharing your knowledge!
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When two guys text you proud of their grades you know things are going well!
Player 1 met his GPA goal for the quarter that he set before he got on campus.
Player 2 received a 10K academic scholarship to the 4-year he is transferring to that covers the rest of his tuition!
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Players moving in this weekend and fall workouts right around the corner. Can’t wait to get this year going with
@Centralia_BSB
! Been far too long since we’ve all been on the field together.
#Blazerboyz
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Last game of the regular season tonight! Playoffs start tomorrow. Been an awesome 2 summers with the
@KzooGrowlers
!
Summer ‘22:
1st Half Champs ✅
I-94 Cup ✅
NWL Champs ✅
Summer ‘23:
I-94 Cup ✅
US 131 Rivalry ✅
2nd half Champs ✅
Franchise win record ✅
Team ERA Record ✅
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It’s pretty amazing that we have this to use for practice. Being able to take BP, full team defense, bullpens etc. regardless of weather is such a blessing. Games are right around the corner!
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My mother sent this to me today. 12 years ago moving into a house with 4 teammates down at Cabrillo College.
Crazy to me that in 28 days we start fall practice and I’ll get the opportunity to lead young men in this same situation.
Where has the time gone?!
#BlazersOnTheRise
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Fun first day of pulldowns for
@Centralia_BSB
. Here are some of the highlights from the day.
47 days till game 1!
@FlatgroundApp
we have several second year pitchers/position players still looking for homes who are quality guys on and off the field. DM if you want more info.
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@Centralia_BSB
pitching development update:
Baseline assessment 9/9/19 our avg. FB velocity as a staff was 80.1MPH and our avg. max velocity was 81.1MPH
End of fall 2020 we have had 16 out of 18 pitchers throw 80MPH+ and our 18 member staff max velocity avg. was 84.2MPH (+3.2)
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57 days until first pitch for
@Centralia_BSB
... can’t wait to go to battle with this group of guys. One of the best moments from the short 2020 season was this 💣from
@Adalton32
during opening weekend!
#BlazerBoyz
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Uncommitted CIF looking for a 4-year next fall-
@terry3_r
6’3” 220lbs
3 HRs
26 hits
18 RBIs
Part of leadership council
Good grades ✅
Vocal teammate
@FlatgroundApp
View River Terry's FieldLevel baseball recruiting profile
#uncommitted
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First team meeting with
@Centralia_BSB
tonight ✅
Fires me up to see our group of guys ready for a meeting, taking notes and already buying into the process. 2020-2021 campaign is off to a hot start.
#Blazerboyz
#TakeTheWest
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Been looking through videos from this year and I can’t wait to see what
@kobematsen23
can do by the end of next season:
6’7” and a great athlete (freshman Basketball POY)
T:88, best pitch is his slider
In our short season: 5ip, 0 hits, 5Ks
Keep your 👀 on him!
@FlatgroundApp
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Fire me up!!
@ABCA1945
coming in hot hot hot!
Who all is going and what time are y’all flying in?
@CoachDanBower
and myself will be flying in Wednesday evening.
Shoot me a DM if you want to meet up and talk some shop!
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Looking to add an assistant coach to our
@Centralia_BSB
staff for this season. Volunteer position. Will help assist with the pitching staff. Great opportunity to learn and get experience. Flexible schedule with practice in the afternoon- can work another job.
@SkippersDugout
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There’s so many posts on
#baseballtwitter
congratulating guys on reaching a PR on the mound, or exit velocity etc.
But you hardly ever see anyone congratulate their players on grades and reaching those goals.
Let’s make that a thing.
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We have a sophomore outfielder who is looking for a 4-year school with video game coding as his major (or a computer science degree with that as the focus).
Does anyone have any school recommendations? 90+ arm from the OF as well. Solid overall athlete.
@FlatgroundBats
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‼️ GSL COLLEGE SHOWCASE ‼️
If you are attending the Showcase in Centralia this week and are interested in
@Centralia_BSB
send us a DM!
@CoachDanBower
@AydenRuminski
and myself will all be there!
New dorms ✅
New cages ✅
School win record ✅
Who are the next Blazers?
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A4: We create a “team energy box” in the dugout. Every player has to be inside the “box” when we’re at bat. Always a little quiet at first, but while the season goes on the team bonds and the energy/excitement continues to build.
#ABCAchat
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When we arrived we wanted a simple set of program pillars. These are the six we use. Heading into the third year and we have stuck by these.
#ABCAchat
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Out of all of the Last Chance U coaches John Mosley was by far the best.
100% comfortable with who he is as a person, with his faith and what he believes in and was never afraid to be himself.
Regardless of the sport you coach we can all learn from watching him do his work.
Man if you a coach and didnt feel this man soul... 🗣🗣🗣❗❗❗
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Pictures from our baby shoot today for our little Clayton Ernest Harley ❤️
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First fall scrimmage tomorrow since 2019!
We play a DH at Olympic College at 12pm.
Charts printed ✅
Lineups made ✅
Gear packed ✅
Vans gassed up ✅
Too excited to sleep ✅
Stoked to see the new squad compete together for the first time!
#BlazersOnTheRise
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Uncommitted Sophomore looking for a 4-year next fall.
@nickgeertsen
RHP 83-85 T86. 4 pitch mix.
35IP
3.34 ERA
Only 5BB
25Ks
Solid grades
@FlatgroundApp
View Nick Geertsen's FieldLevel baseball recruiting profile
#uncommitted
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Coaches need to remember that for many of our players their only in person social interactions may come at practices.
Players may be more distracted during drills than normal, and that is OK.
Their social-emotional well being is more important than a ground ball being fielded!
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Henrickson’s ERA improves to 0.95 over 28.1IP with 25Ks and only 8BB.
Uncommitted for next fall with a 3.63GPA.
NWAC|G2 Centralia 1, Pierce 0 (10 inn)
Ryan Henrickson
@RyanHenrickson
CG 10IP, 7H, 0R, BB, 6K
@Centralia_BSB
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It will have been 390 days since we stepped on the field together to play a game. Through all of this these guys have continued to pursue their goals and aspirations. It may be a shorter than normal schedule, but no baseball game can ever be taken for granted again.
#BlazerBoyz
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After a long day of baseball it is nice to come home to these two!
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My daughter Harper got the “light” the fireworks tonight after the
@KzooGrowlers
win!! ❤️❤️
#RollGrowl
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When I was 25 years old teaching/coaching in Arizona I worked under a veteran head coach who used to always say to me “when you have kids the way you coach will drastically change.”
By golly, he was right.
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