Jeff Birkofer
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Head Baseball Coach/Program Director @CombineBase | Charlotte, NC | Former Pro Baseball Player | OH-KY-TN-NC | Cincinnati to Charlotte |
Charlotte, NC
Joined September 2011
IN THE LAST THREE years, @CombineBase has had alum play in the @NJCAABaseball WS, the @NCAABaseball WS, @MiLB and the @WBCBaseball . And a former coach made his big league debut. If you want to develop the CORRECT way & play/practice w/ELITE competition, there’s no where else.
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You mean to tell me this kid pitching for Arkansas did not make the postseason roster last year? And watched the Supers in a hotel room & he didn’t enter the portal or transfer? Instead he went to summer ball and figured out how to get better and now he’s pitching in the CWS? Hmm.
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Freddie Freeman goes 0-4 with 4 Ks and is out there jumping around with the squad after a walk off win. if only kids these days watched baseball 🤦♂️.
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Every kid today wants to be recruited to play college baseball but won’t answer a phone call or a text from a coach. P.S. you don’t answer? They move on.
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Today was my last day at Walters State. I’m excited to say I will be the Head Coach at Combine Academy in Charlotte, NC. I appreciate everything Coach Shelton & the rest of the staff at Walters did for me. I’ll forever be a part of it. #WallyBoys @WSCCbaseball @WaltersStSports.
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It’s WILD to me how you can have 5-6 uncommitted HS kids on the SAME HS team all throwing 90+, 4-5 hitting 2Bs & HRs & beating college teams & get no love from colleges lol. Pulling down mid 90s from the OF. I mean what more can people want from an incoming freshman? Crazy AF.
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Please pray for my girlfriends mother as she begins day 1 of 20 of radiation today. 👊👊🎀 #TeamTammi @rwilson414
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Received this text tonight from a player I recruited when I coached in college. Hes having an unbelievable year for a top team in the country. Bottom line is, some guys remember how you pushed them & believed in them, & some guys think you’re out to get them. #DontBeTheSecondGuy
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People say “how do you like juco?” I absolutely love Junior College. There’s stuff I see weekly that you cannot make up lol. If you haven’t coached or played junior college you wouldn’t understand. The greatest entertainment.
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Happy to announce I have signed my first professional baseball contract today with the @EvilleOtters . I'm excited to get started.
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Move in day here on the #Goats campus. Here’s a look at our brand new indoor facility. Four drawback full length cages with a brand new 32 foot plyo wall. #BeaGoat #CombineBaseball @CombineBase @CombineAcademy_
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As a coach you love to see your guys compete. Even better to see them compete against each other in front of college & pro scouts at a high level. Here’s an 11 pitch AB between @IsaiahLowe19 & @Jbestbaseball7 in Jupiter. @B_Sakowski_PG @vcervinoPG @Korey_PG @TRussoPG @CombineBase
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UK fans be like "just wait till march". That's less than 2 days 😳.
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‼️DM me for details‼️. Have a lot of talent this year! Probably the deepest we’ve ever been here at @CombineBase
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THREE. not one, not two, but three @CombineBase coaches have gotten Professional Baseball jobs in the last month. Someone name me another high school in the country doing that???. Come get the best high school/post grad training in the country. #CombineBase.
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After a year a half and many miserable long nights I have officially finished my masters degree. Thank. God.
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Thank you @MikeMcGuire30 @adbrown32 @Gtjohnson45 and @JeffStanek1 for a great time in Morehead. I wouldn’t have made it where I’ve been and where I am today without them. They gave me every opportunity and I am thankful for that. Until next time Morehead. #GoEagles.
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Let’s go! Big year coming from @CombineBase.
Best high school baseball team in every state heading into the 2022 season. ⚾️. ✍️:
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Why choose @CombineBase ? . We’ve been practicing for 5 months/been in the weight room for 5 months. Other schools had try outs today. Our guys have put, on avg 10-20 LBs/player of muscle since August. If you want the end result, you gotta put in the work. @CombineAcademy_.
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Just a couple @CombineBase Pitchers off the mound on our facilities and it’s only September. A lot more coming! Velo plays. @PrepBaseballNC @PerfectGameUSA @PG_Scouting
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Great to be back at @PG_Tourney events in Ft Myers, FL and watching two @CombineBase guys battle it out in the Freshman Worlds for Team Elite. They came up a few games short but still enjoyed watching them. Watch out for these two. @JKnight2224 @Aidanparadine4
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Congrats to Niko for being recognized at the @MSUEaglesMBB game. Also we can’t forget the best BP thrower in the country @adbrown32
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Arguably the best team @CombineBase has ever had. The work ethic these guys have put in throughout the year is impeccable. Not many people realize the daily grind we put our guys through in the fall, especially practice and the weight room. They’re all ready for what is next. 🫡.
‼️Special day for this group of Seniors‼️. 2024 was a record breaking season that consisted of school records in wins (33), Stolen Bases (154), Homeruns (36), and No Hitters (6). Pictured left to right, Markus Kirksey (USC-Union), Kyle Wade (Brunswick CC), Reggie Sharpe
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Good luck to the @CombineBase HS team as they travel to Hoover tom for the @PerfectGameUSA High School Academies Showdown. Last years team went 6-1 en route to the championship. Many returning starters from last year looking to be back. Good luck gentlemen! @Korey_PG @Colt_PG
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With three more @CombineBase players committing to Power 5 programs & D1 programs in the last 2 weeks. that makes 8 Power 5 commits, 4 D1 commits, & 3 high level juco commits between both the High School & Post Grad teams as of right now. W/more coming soon! Train w/the best!.
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A little @CombineBase velo board update. From Big Leaguers all the way down to #CombineBase HS team. Don’t sleep on us.
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Thats TWO @PerfectGameUSA championships in the last 2 years with a combined record of 15-2. If you want to take your game to the next level, come see what we do. Our guys work their asses off and we’re not slowing down! It is NOT for everyone. Proud of these kids and coaches. #CB.
🏆 Perfect Game Gulf Coast Showdown🏆. ✅ 5-0 on the weekend.✅ Outscore opponents 44-6.✅ 3 Shutouts.✅ 1 No-Hitter.✅ 45k’s in 26 IP
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#Uncommitted 24 Kalani Hoglund came to @CombineBase in the summer of 21 for our camp. He wanted a place to train & lose weight. He proceeded to lose over 100 LBs and worked his ass off. Wanted to play for us @ Combine & continued to work. Today he got his 1st hit of the season 🐐
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Three years ago my dad was coaching 8th grade basketball at my grade school. Tonight, he will play for his first high school state championship. Good luck pops!.
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It’s a whole new vibe coming from @CombineBase this year! Love what we’ve done and can’t wait to see it keep growing. Keep watch 👀👀 @CombineAcademy_.
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Congrats to all the @CombineBase guys that signed today! This program is on the rise and not looking back. @realAustinW21 (South Carolina), @KeeganKnutson22 (San Jac), @Chrissssking24 (Miss Valley St), @jpcunningham42 (Clemson), @mason_murdock1 (UNCW), @SloopHunter (Tenn)….
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Uncommitted @CombineBase 2021:. OF/1B Tanner Martin @ayyeitstanner . 6’4, 220 lbs - 6.8 runner. Just a quick two swing feel good round here yesterday to end BP. Last ball went over. At times shows flashes of power to all fields.
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Quick video of #uncommitted 2024 @JKnight2224 . Arguably one of the best players in the state and country. Has put on 10-15 pounds this fall. Definitely a follow this spring and next summer. Nice easy swing with plus barrel accuracy. @PG_Scouting @GGerardPG
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Brand new indoor looks great! Four cages and netting covering everything. Ready to go. @CombineBase
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Senators walk it off against Navarro! Down 5-1 in the 8th and fought back. What an effort! Game winning hit by Mike Robinson. #WSCCBaseball @WSCCbaseball
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Good luck to all the @CombineBase guys this weekend in Jupiter for the WWBA World Championship! Gonna be a blast. @B_Sakowski_PG @JBrownPG @Korey_PG @TRussoPG @Colt_PG
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Let’s go baby! Love this team!!! We are going to a regional!
Here is the winning play as the @MSUEaglesBsball topped Tennessee Tech to claim the 2018 #OVCBase Championship Title, its fourth all-time (1983, 1993, 2015, 2018).
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Found out today that this kid, whom I’ve been coaching for the last 9 weeks, does not know my name. #WelcomeToHighSchool.
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@CombineBase National goes 4-0 this week. Record is now 16-4 on the season and have won 15 of their last 16 games. The pitching staff has thrown 3 no hitters while the offense is averaging 8.7 runs per game. Safe to say it’s fun to watch them on a daily basis. @CombineAcademy_.
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@CombineBase high school team improves to 21-3 with a 5-2 win today over A3 down in Florida. They extend their win streak to 16 games and have now won 21 of their last 22 games. 👀 #CombineBase.
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Update on the player who did not know my name yesterday. He now knows my first name but still does not know my last name. Keep in mind I do send a text daily in our GroupMe. #BabySteps #Combine.
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4 days away from @CombineBase Scout Day. Really looking forward to seeing the guys compete in front of an audience. Let me know if you have additional questions! @CombineAcademy_
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‼️GAMEDAY‼️. @CombineBase takes on NJCAA #2 nationally ranked @GCRhinosBSB at 5pm in Gastonia. Yuan Kai Chang on the bump for your #Goats 🥷 . Have a day! . @CombineBase_Rec @CombineAcademy_.
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#33 @CombineBase tonight with a 10-1 win over the Carolina Royals. The Goats improve to 25-6 on the season! . #CombineBase.
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Congrats to my uncle Jamie for graduating from @MTSU his past Saturday. he played baseball at @MT_Baseball from 1990-93 and finished his degree 28 years later. That’s awesome! Congrats!
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Small intrasquad video of uncommitted 2022 @CombineBase RHP Hunter Sloop - @SloopHunter . 6’8 230. Quick downhill arm, athletic build, up to 92.
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No one more deserving of an award than @KeeganKnutson22 . one of the hardest working/team players I’ve ever been around. congrats bud!.
Gulf Coast High School Showdown-Academies . 🏆 Champions: @CombineBase .🥈 Finalist: @NLA_Rays .🏅 MVP: Keegan Knutson.🏅 MVPitcher: Payton Manca
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🔥🔥🔥 4 bombs in the last 6 games. Kid is playing some ball.
Ryan Schwartz (24 NC) leans on this one and LOSES IT: no doubt 💣! Tons of physicality, bat speed; really excellent arm and athlete too. #HookEm commit. #PGShowdown @PG_Coastal @CombineBase
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@CombineBase High School Goats with an 8-0 win tonight. Very well pitched game by @realAustinW21 and @the_JerryGarcia as they combined for a no hitter. #CombineBase #Goats.
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‼️High School Season Recap‼️. First full season as a high school team. Record: 31-8, ranked 28th nationally (5/11). Two No hitters thrown (415Ks in 253.1 IP). 8 PG Rawlings Pre Season All-Americans. Perfect Game High School Showdown Academies Champions.
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Food today @CombineAcademy_ includes grilled chicken, grilled Turkey, pasta with Alfredo, lasagna, spaghetti, stuffing, potatoes, vegetables, and Turkey with gravy! Thank you @KimberlyJ81961 and the kitchen staff for your hard work cooking 3 meals a day for everyone on campus!
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3 out of the final 4 teams in Jupiter, FL for @PerfectGameUSA WWBA World Championship have @CombineBase players on their teams. Pretty cool to see in my opinion. @chasemeyer124 @AJCamp23 @Jbestbaseball7 #CombineBase.
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Third and final Pro guy off the mound today is @B_brown_12 facing @nolanhicks234 . Blake is with the @Phillies and sits upper 90s. @CombineBase #LiveABs #CombineBaseball
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1st season as a head coach & couldn’t be more proud of our guys. From unranked to 28th in the country. To winning a big PG tourney to being 4-0 against College teams. They showed a lot of maturity as the season went on & continued to work during games & practice.
‼️High School Season Recap‼️. First full season as a high school team. Record: 31-8, ranked 28th nationally (5/11). Two No hitters thrown (415Ks in 253.1 IP). 8 PG Rawlings Pre Season All-Americans. Perfect Game High School Showdown Academies Champions
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@the_JerryGarcia (Tennessee), @IsaiahLowe19 (Wake Forest), @FrancisASubero1 (Wabash Valley College). Pictured are signees and friends, current and former @CombineBase players.
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Imagine if you were on our lifting program. Imagine if you were on our throwing program and if you actually cared enough to play college baseball. Imagine if everyone lifted as hard as @Edward_Rogers22 . everyone would throw 95 lol. @CombineBase velo leaderboard as of today.
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Great week of baseball in Florida for spring break. @CombineBase with a 6-1 win over Sunshine State Academy yesterday morning to complete spring break 4-0. #Goats move to 20-5 on the season. #CombineBase.
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Been to three different places this morning and had multiple people at each place tell me good luck tomorrow and they’ll be there. I’m way to excited for these next couple days @WaltersStSports @WSCCbaseball.
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Hit .414, 15 2Bs and 9 jacks with @CombineBase last spring.
⭐️@PG_Tourney 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 ⭐️. ‘24 C/1B Ryan Schwartz (@RyanSchwartz25).6’4/210.🔒: @TexasBaseball .Travel Team/HS @USAPrimeNat/@CombineAcademy_ . One of the best power bats in the country, hit .375 in ‘23. 7 2B’s and 7 💣.
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I am fully convinced that my high school team deserves their own TV show. You cannot make up half the stuff I see on a daily basis 🤦♂️ 🤦♂️.
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Hell yeah Zay! Super proud of you buddy. You bought in instantly to what we were teaching at @CombineBase and seeing your growth as a player and person is great to see. Congrats!.
Blessed!! 🙏🏽 Committed to @UAB_Baseball @CombineBase @UAB_CoachKunk @coachcaseyUAB @Jbirk_04 @JBrownPG @PerfectGameUSA @MBPTakeover
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A @PerfectGameUSA top 50 match up tonight as #31 @CombineBase travels to #44 @AdmiralGameday at 6pm ET. Looking forward to a great game. @TRussoPG @ColtPg . #CombineBase.
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Grown men want to bash high school kids on Twitter posting PRs and whatnot when half of them couldn’t even dream about touching that number in their prime. Lol comical.
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Shout out to all the @CombineBase boys graduating today! Forever a Combine Goat and the best is ahead of you! #CombineBase @CombineAcademy_.
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Been saying tweet after tweet. Someone get on him. Body has changed tremendously. Backside jimmies was not in his arsenal last summer. Leggo boys! @IsaiahMack17 @bjhoop10.
🚨Walk-Off🚨.#uncommitted 2023 Grad @IsaiahMack17 with the walk off home run to defeat the (Dallas Patriots 2022 Stout) at the WWBA National Championship! 5 Star Carolina 2022 National is now 2-0! . #5starcarolina #maFia #walkoff @FlatgroundBats @5starnational @PG_Tourney
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My guy Big Mike is the ultimate teammate. Any school in the country would want him on that roster. I mean, he travels with the @CombineMbb team to hype them up lol. #uncommitted.
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I’d much rather have coaches just tell me you don’t want to play rather than say “we didn’t have you scheduled” when it’s in my text messages and on the internet. What’s the difference between high school and college?. College teams play anybody. HS or “academies” do not.
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Fresh edge, fresh cut. Looking forward to the @CombineBase showcase next Saturday, September 11! . Coaches and scouts, if you are heading to the Lenoir-Rhyne Juco event on Friday please stop by Combine on Saturday (1pm). DM me for more details. #CombineBase
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Got a squad this year. If anyone wants to come watch practice let me know!.
‼️DM me for details‼️. Have a lot of talent this year! Probably the deepest we’ve ever been here at @CombineBase
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Proud of this team and how hard they’ve worked since September. Still a lot of baseball left to be played. #CombineBase.
🐐 Breaking into the National Rankings at #36 🐐.
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Happy opening day here for @CombineBase high school team! . On the bump Game 1 will be @thegarrettmack . On the bump for Game 2 will be @SloopHunter . First pitch is at noon @ home. Follow us on GameChanger and Instagram. #CombineBaseball #Goats.
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Just watched two big leaguers throw their bullpens in our facility at @CombineBase and were asking questions between each pitch. Let me tell you something. if you think you have it figured out, you do NOT.
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The 2024 International Academies World Series Champions: your Combine Academy GOATs!. Congrats to our players and staff on the accomplishment! 🐐
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#33 @CombineBase with a 10-0 win at home tonight. @IsaiahLowe19 throws the pitching staffs second no hitter this season. #Goats improve to 26-6 on the season!.
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Ranked 11th in the country and moving on up! The hard work these guys & our Post Grad guys put in during the fall is not easy but it is paying off. Proud of them. #CombineBase.
Our national high school baseball team continues to climb the @PG_Scouting ranks!! #goatlife 🐐.
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Huge honor! Congrats to @CombineBase OF Justin Best on being named to the 2022 Perfect Game All American Game. Can’t wait to watch!.
Thank you @PerfectGameUSA for naming me a @PGAllAmerican . I am also exited to help raise money for make a wish foundation if you wanna donate please look at the link in my bio #anythinghelps #eastsquad #pgaac
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It be funny to see this umpire show up at one of these parent’s work place and yell in their ear how bad they are at their jobs and have someone else film it. Then we’ll see who can take it and who can’t.
Absolutely DISGUSTING behaviour by these youth baseball parents. If this crap keeps happening, youth sports are going to have zero referees left in a few years. Parents: Stick to your role. Watch and support the kids.
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#Uncommitted 2023 @Smith_Justin313 with the big fly against @GCRhinosBSB today. one of the best Junior Colleges in the country. I’m telling you the kid can play! No idea how he is still on the board. #CombineBase
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@CombineBase National scored 40 runs in 16 innings on their way to a nice 4-0 sweep this past weekend. In the last 5 games, they have scored 52 runs, hit 5 home runs, all five games have ended in a mercy rule, 3 complete games & one no hitter. safe to say the boys are rolling!.
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@CombineBase wins 7-6 on a walk off! Always competing until the final out! 31-11 on the season with one of the hardest HS schedules in the country‼️Facing MULTIPLE teams/arms with P5 & D1 commits. playing in front of pro scouts all the time. Love it! You wanna develop? Come on!.
Watch #CombineBase National take on P27!
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Morning lift this morning with @CombineBase and one kid got a haircut. I made a Lloyd Christmas joke and NOT ONE player in this weight room knows who Lloyd Christmas is. I’m getting old.
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🔥🔥🔥 #CombineBase improves to 28-5 on the season and has won 26 of their last 28 games. @PrepBaseballNC.
@CombineBase National takes down @LegionCollegia1 7-3 in a hard fought game. The boys pulled away in the 6th inning. Legion started a quality freshman lefty up to 90 MPH. @JoeANorris23 records the W going 6 innings while allowing 2 H, 1 ER, and collecting 7 strikeouts. 90-92.
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Follow along the @CombineBase National team this year on @MaxPreps . Combine Academy Goats. Regular season kicks off this Wednesday in Melbourne, FL for our first @PSBaseballinc tourney. #CombineBase @CombineAcademy_.
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#ThrowbackThursday with @adbrown32 to when we received our new Under Armour pants at Morehead and they were entirely to big. I know Brownie looks short in this picture (he kinda is) but yes they would have fit Shaq.
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With the win last night @CombineBase moves to 31-6 on the season with just over 2 weeks left. It’s a special group & a lot of fun to be around. 2 wins away from a school record (32).1 no no away from a school record (5) (tied now).Most HRs in a season.Will list more after season.
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I still remember when @adbrown32 and @Gtjohnson45 went to the cages in Morehead to throw and hit for 4 minutes to prepare for the CWS Home Run Derby and Coach J couldn’t swing the bat after 2 mins because he was so tired 😂😂.
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@CombineBase pitchers ready for the season. Top 5 velos seen below. Couple more right behind them!. Opening day 8 days away! . #CombineBase @CombineBase_Rec @CombineAcademy_
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Shoutout to my guy @The_Hulksizer swinging the stick very well right now. 8 bombs in 85 ABs. Hitting just below.300. Excited to see him throughout the season now that the minors are finally full go. #MSUEagles #Rays.
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Good luck to Coach McGinnis, my guy @CoachSimSanders and @CombineMbb today as they take on the top team in the country. Bring it home baby. #CombineBasketball.
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Extremely hard working group. Our practices are hard so we can withstand 7 games in three days if need be. They deserve it. Proud of them.
Couldn’t be happier for our boys to go out and win this thing! 7 games in 3 days to take it all, our boys earned every bit of this whole thing, let’s go!.@CombineBase .@Jbirk_04 .@tgoodie24 .@Catexi02
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