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Rest easy brother. I love you
@DougGoessman_1
🖤 and you better not be giving the bunt sign up there in heaven! I’m going to miss you so much man.
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Stand still traffic on 74E by Mansfield. Be careful out there
#Illini
fans. Hope we make it by tip
@IlliniMBB
🤞🏼
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He’s back baby! It was a pleasure watching my guy
@JasonBollman23
get a pen at EL1 Peoria in before he heads off to Norman. Good luck with
@OUBaseball
this season 🤝
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One of my favorite weekends in KC with my guys
@DougGoessman_1
and
@hemingwayderek
! Me and G had to use to curb to get on Derek’s level 😂😂
@3N2Sports
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Man these STEEL families really know how to come together! 🙏🏼😓We miss you G!🖤
@DougGoessman_1
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What I would do to have one more bowl of chili with you man. Damn I miss you.
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Rest easy G. I love you man.
🖤🕊💚
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Making things happen
@DougGoessman_1
! I’m not going to let you down!
It’s been a few years in the making, but we are excited to call this place our home for the 2021 season! The STEEL will be using these two Franciscan Complex diamonds in West Peoria while looking to bring some life back to these great fields!
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From 11U
@ILSteelBaseball
to Senior Year at
@PottersBaseball
! Congratulations to
@BradleyBaseball
and
@loggerbaseball
signees
@RoleyTate
@SmithBraylan
today! 🤝
@WowFactor_IL
@CoachMilsteadt
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Congrats to our 12
@WFNorthNational
players invited to the
@PrepBaseball
IL State Games!
@KeatonAriano
@DoomanJames
@ConnorFox21
@34Hoffer
@elimichanicou10
@Joshmidanek
@easton_newman6
@19ClancyRogers
@cullenschwigen
@VanhoutenKash
@d_donovan08
@Bo_2634
@WowFactorNation
@j_sfx
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Ready to kick off the fall season this weekend in Tennessee with the 15U
@WFNorthNational
boys‼️
@WowFactorNation
@EinhardtEvin
@j_sfx
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Been saying it since he was a junior in high school….
@nterrell20
has a D1 glove-glad he’s finally getting to show it off on the big stage!
GEESH what a play😮💨😮💨
@SIUEBaseball
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Shoutout to the 5️⃣
@WOWFactorIL2027
players who attended the
@PrepBaseballIL
State Games this week!📸
@cullenschwigen
@elimichanicou10
@KeatonAriano
@VanhoutenKash
@ConnorFox21
@EinhardtEvin
@WFNorthNational
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Gonna miss competing against my guy
@DougGoessman_1
. One of the greatest games I’ve been a part of.
@DougGoessman_1
@TheWoods_bball
Miss these battles in the spring! Glad we’re on the same side now 😂
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.
@WowFactorNation
Natl Weekend ✅
135 dudes from from 32 different states. Loved seeing our
@WowFactor_IL
boys compete on a big stage and met a great group of directors, coaches, parents and most importantly players from all over the country! Ready for 2023‼️👊🏼💥
@EinhardtEvin
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Talk about trusting the process! I’ve had 4 of these guys since they were 11 & 12 and now I’m off getting them recruited for college! One more OG STEEL player out there (
@Brockmaxwell22
) but love where these guys will be off to!
@SmithBraylan
@RoleyTate
@GeloHightower
@jr_wandel
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2021 will bring us 17 teams and 220+ kids. Not too shabby
@DougGoessman_1
! We did it and will keep it doing it for you brother. 🖤
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Unexpected visitors at EL1 Peoria! Great seeing
@RichwoodsB
Coach O'Malley, along with STEEL and Richwoods alums
@KapraunTyler
and
@jacob_greenan
from
@WIUBaseball
! 🤝⚾
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Pretty solid weekend for the
@WOWFactorIL2027
boys! They went 6-1 against a loaded field in the
@Bullpenevents
ABC Invite Division, making the Final 4 out of 102 teams. Tough 2-1 loss to the eventual champs this morning.
@CoachHartley_31
@sheag09
@WowFactor_IL
@WFNorthNational
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Web Gem! 💎
2027
@VanhoutenKash
(
@CantonBaseball_
) flashing some leather up the middle to save a run for
@WOWFactorIL2027
today 😮💨
@WFNorthNational
@WowFactor_IL
@EinhardtEvin
@CoachHartley_31
@sheag09
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Congrats to
@WOWFactorIL2027
players
@KeatonAriano
,
@VanhoutenKash
, and
@cullenschwigen
for making the
@prepbaseball
2024 Midwest Super Sophomore Games representing
@PrepBaseballIL
!
@WowFactorNation
@Wowfactor_IL
@EinhardtEvin
@WFNorthNational
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ARE YOU KIDDING ME
@jr_wandel
👀 🤯🤯🤯 what a play for the current
@loggerbaseball
and future
@WIUBaseball
shortstop!
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You have no idea how happy this picture makes me! Five of my former
@ILSteelBaseball
players battling it out today in Springfield! Proud of all of them!
@josh_graves13
@Dustin_Lyon10
@skywalk0515
@WISE_CONNOR
@cantonbaseball7
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How I roll through Peoria after I get my $3 Car Wash and free vacuum
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Good workout today with the 2027
@WowFactor_IL
Scout Team. Also big shoutout to my former players
@GeloHightower
and
@Rocke_white23
being out there today with
@CoachHartley_31
🤝
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Great weekend in Houston boys! We keep getting new eyes on our players outside of Central Illinois and keep impressing schools and scouts. Looking forward to the fall and keeping our core 15s-18s for another great summer!
@ILSteelBaseball
17U with a solid weekend in Houston going 3-1-1,Top 5 finish and competed against nationally ranked programs at the
@ftrstarsseries
!
@_JeremyBooth
said it best,”We weren’t well known at the start of this thing, but now we made a name for ourselves.”Thanks again for a great event!
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So proud of my guy
@KapraunTyler
on getting his first W of the year for
@WIUBaseball
‼️ keep grinding kid! 👊🏼
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It might be 46 degrees out but an awesome sight to see 12
@ILSteelBaseball
players compete against each other in an early non conference pitchers duel!
#STEELFAM
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Love seeing this trio of
@ILSteelBaseball
alums together!
@j_nelms15
@DiverZach
@trever_goforth
looking good boys!🔥🔥🔥🤝
@SRC_Baseball
@SVSBaseball21
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Another good bullpen session for
@WowFactor_IL
2028 12 year old
@BraxtonHightow2
with
@CoachHartley_31
this week! Working on better timing out of the stretch with that foot plant. Up to 74mph from 60’. Baby steps each week!
@WF_Central
@WowFactorNation
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Current
@loggerbaseball
SS and
@WIUBaseball
commit
@jr_wandel
getting some glove work in with
@WFNorthNational
coach
@GeloHightower
at EL1 Peoria this week🔥🔥🔥
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I know Coach G is smiling down today. Glad you pulled out the pins for this one Coach Hogan! Big dubb for
@RichwoodsB
‼️
@KevinOM52602615
IHSA Baseball 3A Shocker- Peoria Richwoods stuns top-seed Washington 2-0!
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Another session in the books for 2028
@BraxtonHightow2
and
@CoachHartley_31
. Working on staying in the zone and flushing away mistakes. 5 weeks until opening day. Plenty of room and time for improvement! Also had some fun on the
@rapsodo
.
@WowFactor_IL
@WowFactorNation
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Proud day today! Congratulations to Andy Shadid and Jake Hurst on their commitments to Bradley University today.
http://t.co/6Aqr5loH6v
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Fun watching
@GreenWaveBSB
pitcher
@trentjohnson18
get some flat work in over the break with one of my former players
@ILSteelBaseball
and
@PVCC_Official
catcher
@bryce_hinton
. Good luck this season guys!
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Got to check out my
@AR_Sticks
guys at the WWBA in Jupiter today! Nice win fellas!
@Brewsterc29
@RyanMingin
@cbmingin
@DirkKinney24
@3N2TeamClutch
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Wanted to give a big thank you to
@Baseball_UIS
for hosting us and chatting it up with
@LeviPetzoldtUIS
@jucocoachJP
and the
@loggerbaseball
staff all weekend! The 17U went 3-1 and had plenty of eyes on them! Hope to have some future Stars and Loggers in the mix!🤝
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Watching my 2027
@WFNorthNational
boys in early morning
@IowaPG
action! Good luck this weekend
@sheag09
@GeloHightower
🤝
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Freshman battery getting it done for
@EagleBaseb_DHS
varsity today! Proud of you guys
@elimichanicou10
@gavingibbs27
🤝
@WowFactor_IL
@WFNorthNational
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4️⃣ players from our
@WOWFactorIL2027
Scout Team crack the Top 30
@PrepBaseballIL
rankings!
🔥🔥🔥
1️⃣2️⃣
@cullenschwigen
1️⃣3️⃣
@VanhoutenKash
1️⃣9️⃣
@Avalos_Omar1
2️⃣8️⃣
@elimichanicou10
@WowFactorNation
@WFNorthNational
@EinhardtEvin
𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝✅
+ An updated look at the 2027 rankings after a spring of in-game looks.
+ A slight mix-up in the top-10, five newcomers, and more, found within.👇
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Had a great time at the
@ABCA1945
networking with coaches from all levels and talking about many of our
@ILSteelBaseball
players. Can’t wait to get back to the drawing board with
@DougGoessman_1
this week!
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4 of our
@WOWFactorIL2027
guys mentioned with big weekends at the
@PrepBaseballIL
State Games! 🔥🔥🔥
@VanhoutenKash
@cullenschwigen
@ConnorFox21
@KeatonAriano
@EinhardtEvin
@WFNorthNational
𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬: 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬✍️
+ Scout notes on some of the top 2027 prospects at this year's
#ILStateGames
.
+ Notes and video on nearly 15 prospects, within.👇
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Out watching my
@ILSteelBaseball
guys
@EastonSteck
and
@GeloHightower
in the tropical paradise they call Galesburg. One of my favorite ballparks in the state!
@pickrelj
always has this place looking prestine! And those
@3N2Sports
unis this season!🔥🔥🔥
@hemingwayderek
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Good luck to all my
@ILSteelBaseball
players tonight and this week in the playoffs! Go in with the mindset you are 0-0 on the season and find a way to help your team win the game.
#bombsdoublesandRBIs
#surviveandadvance
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Excited to get it going with the 2028
@WowFactor_IL
Scout Team this morning in Palm Beach‼️🌴😎
@PSBaseballinc
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Another high follow from our
@WOWFactorIL2027
team. Measureables that will play at the next level.
@cullenschwigen
🔥
@EinhardtEvin
@WFNorthNational
@WowFactor_IL
RHP Cullen Schwigen (Rockridge, 2027) is an upside arm in Illinois.
FB was up to 87 mph, also showed feel for both a CB/CH; up to -17” of HM on the CB.
6-foot-3, 180-pounds.
#SuperSophomore
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One of the top 2028 catchers in the state. Can’t wait for another summer with Wes!
@WowFactor_IL
@WFNorthNational
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Update on Coach G🙏🏼
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Some nice early morning
@PerfectGameUSA
WWBA action watching
@Brewsterc29
and the
@AR_Sticks
in ATL!
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@CoachSatunas
Three of my guys are down there. Pulled the IL guys off until they get more clarification from IHSA. Someone make sense of this!
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Nothing makes me happier than receiving these kinds of photos from my former players! What a great photo of
@RichwoodsB
and
@ILSteelBaseball
alums
@KapraunTyler
,
@hainline301
and
@jacob_greenan
after the
@BradleyBaseball
/
@WIUBaseball
game yesterday!🤝
#ProudPapa
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Hey I know that guy! Check out that 🥬
@SmithBraylan
@WowFactor_IL
@PottersBaseball
@loggerbaseball
@hoijim
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Big day for the 2028
@WowFactor_IL
Scout Team! They win two today and start 3-0 in the
@DiamondSportsPr
15U
@IWU_Baseball
Classic!
@BraxtonHightow2
with a 💣 and a 2B off the wall in game 2!
@WFNorthNational
@TILLIONAIR
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Tons of talent at
@USAStadium
this weekend‼️ Glad to be a part of it🤝
@WowFactorNation
@WFNorthNational
Our 2027 and 2028 infielders getting a good workout this morning at
@WowFactorNation
National Training Camp in Tennessee today!
#TheBrand
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Good seeing a couple of our 2024
@WowFactor_IL
arms getting ready for their senior year!
@BradleyBaseball
commit
@JoshVaughn2424
and
@loggerbaseball
commit
@Luke_Goss6
working on the
@rapsodo
with
@CoachHartley_31
at EL1 Peoria today!
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Glad I got to see a few former
@ILSteelBaseball
players in some fall action today! I’ll make sure to grab a photo together when it’s a little warmer 🤣
@bDraeger17
@jr_wandel
@CamPorterbsbl
@gauf_kaleb
@TMelody27
@hainline301
@ColeThomas04
@loggerbaseball
@ICC_CougarBsbll
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Day 2 in the books at the
@3N2TeamClutch
Summit here in New Smyrna. Love being part of the
@3N2Sports
family!
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Good luck to our
@WOWFactorIL2027
boys as they advance to the Elite 8 of the
@Bullpenevents
ABC Invite Platinum Championship!
@CoachHartley_31
@sheag09
@WFNorthNational
@WowFactorNation
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This is what it’s all about! OG
@ILSteelBaseball
players
@mttheworgan6
vs
@noah_diederich
with the bases juiced and two outs! 9 STEEL players and one head coach between the two teams represented at Richwoods tonight! Love seeing all of our guys compete under the lights!
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12 year old Class of 2028
@WowFactor_IL
pitcher
@BraxtonHightow2
with his first bullpen after basketball season with
@CoachHartley_31
today. Up to 72mph off the bump. Excited to see his progress this season 💪🏼
@WowFactorNation
@WF_Central
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They said we couldn't do it, but we keep doing it!
@DougGoessman_1
The
@ILSteelBaseball
continue to grow as one of the premier teams in the Midwest! 37 players committing to 19 diff schools in just 5 years!
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I hope you got the biggest bowl of chili up there brotha!
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𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐃: 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭🌟
RHP/INF Kash VanHouten (
@CantonBaseball_
, 2027) is a high-follow freshman in Illinois:
◾️6-foot, 175-pounds
◾️88.2 mph max EV
◾️88 mph INF velo
◾️FB: 86-87 mph, T88
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I know I love to complain about the cold and snow but this will always be home. Time to start enjoying my surroundings more and living life!
#the309
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Love seeing 2028
@WowFactor_IL
14U Scout player
@BraxtonHightow2
(
@PNDBaseball
) show some 🧃 at the
@PrepBaseballIL
Rising Stars Showcase! 91 EV, 82 Avg, 323' Max. Keep it up, Brax!
@WFNorthNational
@TILLIONAIR
@WowFactorNation
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2028
@WowFactor_IL
Scout Team player
@BraxtonHightow2
with a 💣💥 tonight at
@EastSideCentre
‼️ He went 3-3 with 5RBI this evening 👊🏼
@WowFactorNation
@WFNorthNational
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My little dudes!!
Congratulations to the 9U STEEL team as they win the Championship at the Chillicothe Preseason Tournament!
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Kudos to some of the top coaches in the area who keep doing it year in and year out! Glad I don’t have to game plan vs you guys anymore, but boy do I miss it!
@PottersBaseball
@DougGoessman_1
@7111622
@MTHS_Baseball
@derekrenz
@DHSBaseball2016
Awesome to see STEEL kids represented and helping their teams compete and win on all of these schools in the Peoria area.
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One of the top hoopers out of the 309!
#Illini
women's basketball recruiting news. Aaliyah Guyton is a 2024 5-foot-9 guard from Peoria High School. The daughter of former Indiana Hoosier A.J. Guyton. Aaliyah said: Coach Green is letting her hoopers hoop, I love that style of play.
@IlliniWBB
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You can’t script this any better
@coxy__9
‼️ from a young 15/16 year old on our first STEEL team to a young man giving back to the next generation of ball players! What a summer B!! Glad you came aboard this season!
@ILSteelBaseball
@MichaelBhurst
@PerfectGameIL
8 years ago I played for Coach B and now we are coaching tournament championships together on the last day of the Steel baseball organization. How can you not be romantic about baseball!!🏆🏆
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Let the kids play!!
Great 🧵 by my guy
@mitchgilfillan
IHSA All-Star Game Bylaw: Hearing reports of Illinois HS kids pulled off the field during Indy baseball summer showcase because IHSA bylaws won’t allow this. In 2019, we took on the IHSA + this archaic bylaw and WON. Incredible experience for these kids!
What needs to change 🧵
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The best is yet to come for this one! One of my favorite 27s from the Midwest!
@WFNorthNational
@WowFactorNation
@WowFactor_IL
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Always a great day with
@hemingwayderek
watching my boy
@camhemingway
and
@Foundation_PTC
at the Black Bear in SC!
@PSBaseballinc
@3N2TeamClutch
#Family
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Always good hitting up our favorite BBQ joint in Nashville! CENTER POINT BBQ 🤤🤤
@DougGoessman_1
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