✝️ Married 35 yrs (Eileen)|
@eastcoastbball
Dir of Scouting | 20 yrs MLB Scout | Marlins Scout of Year ('09 & '16) | Luke 18:24-25; Matt. 25:35-36 NT 💙
God called my brother home on Tuesday. He was a great brother/mentor, father, son, and a warm-hearted friend to those lucky to know him. He will be greatly missed, but God has big plans. RIP Donny! Love You!!!
Happy Anniversary to my amazing, wonderful wife, and partner in life, Eileen. The past 31 years have been a true blessing beyond measure. Can't wait to see what the next 31+ have in store. Love you! 🙏🙏🥰
I just witnessed East Coast Sox coach Mark Willoubhy tell a kid after a strike out, "Great at bat. Good job!" Never seen that before. But then, after losing the playoff game, he led both teams in a group prayer. Warms my heart...🌾
@MnWill67
@eastcoastbball
Wishing my scouting brothers & sisters, and all of the players I've had the opportunity to scout & coach, GOOD LUCK in the MLB Draft! Bittersweet not being able to take part this year but the excitement and feeling of anticipation is there like always.
#MLBDraft2020
@EastCoastPro1
@adidasBaseball
@hoovermetplex
THE BEST event for exposure w/ hundreds of MLB scouts in attendance! ECP is organized & run by MLB scouts, from player selection to on-field coaching, to draft-process education. Invaluable tool for clubs to evaluate the best the eastern half of the United States has to offer!
@smoke36813066
Laval and I had great time coaching
@eastcoastbball
2024 Scout team this summer! Great run in Atlanta WWBA finishing in the final 4. Heartbreaking semifinal loss but the boys laid it all on the line. Not a better group to go to battle with! Competitors every one!
Matt put SLU baseball on the map nationally—four regionals, including 2 at-large in 10 yrs will be a tough act to follow. Whoever lands him will get a great one!
Thank you
@MattRiser17
for everything you did in Hammond!!!
320-224 Record
171-98 in Southland
3 Conference Championships
4 NCAA Regionals
Single season Southland record 25 wins
8 - 30+ win seasons
5 - 35+ win seasons
2 - 40+ win seasons
Command & pitchability is the separator—always has been, always will be. Young pitchers: learn to command fastball—can’t say it enough. Velo without command=rock thrower.
This team (
@eastcoastbball
2025 Scout) was a blast to coach! Great group of motivated young men, loved competing together. Faced top notch competition all summer & didn't flinch! Can't wait to see what God has in store! Big thanks to coaches
@CoachBakerECSox
&
@Andrew_Gipson
!
Some college programs say they welcome MLB scouts while others demonstrate with actions.
@LionUpBaseball
makes sure scouts have prime access to do their jobs! Well done
@MattRiser17
@JayArtigues
After 2 days of
@eastcoastbball
showcase — over 250 talented prospects in attendance — it's obvious we have great HS coaches in the deep south. Very impressed w/ the talent across multiple age groups & classes. If you're a HS coach & had player(s) in attendance, hats off to you!
Excited for
@eastcoastbball
showcase this Sat/Sunday in Hoover. We have a deep, impressive collection of talent coming both days — a strong group of pro scouts and college coaches will be there to evaluate. A great way to kick off 2021!
#MarucciDugout
@O3jfrye
@LionUpBaseball
has built a winning brand over the last 15 yrs finding overlooked grinders who play "baseball" the right way. Hats off to
@JayArtigues
and
@MattRiser17
for building and maintaining a strong program their way.
Devastated to hear news about Deron Rombach. Days at the ballpark always great but especially so when Deron was there. Humble, kind man, always made time for conversation. Lost my brother to Covid in August so this hits especially hard. CP in our prayers as well. 🙏🙏🙏
Extremely pleased w/ turnout of young talent on day one of
@eastcoastbball
spring showcase in Hoover. Another good group coming on day 2. Thanks to the MLB scouts, college coaches and
@KoreyHall_PG
for their assistance and MLB pitcher, Kendall Graveman for his powerful testimony!
Congrats to all
@eastcoastbball
signing today with their schools of choice. And a special thanks to the wonderful HS coaches instrumental in their development. It's a team effort!
@CoachBledsoe3
My 2 cents Jaylan: I'd be careful making blanket statements. We're all looking for velo but there are lots of guys who've blown up in programs w/ good PD. Focus on guys who can pitch w/ projectable bodies, arm actions & deliveries. Rock throwers aren't going to help you win.
Great turnout for
@eastcoastbball
tryout at
@hoovermetplex
today, despite cold, drizzly weather. Lots of talented young players with passion for the game. Big thank you to the parents. The Sox staff appreciates you!
It's not where you start, but where you finish.
Excited for the 2024 class and the talent and abilities these young men displayed over the summer.
From unranked at 15u, to top 10 at 17u!!!
Extremely thankful & blessed to have former Marlins VP of Scouting
@meekstan
join us for our Sox zoom session 2night. Players & parents were treated to invaluable words of wisdom from a devoted follower of Christ & truly great baseball mind!
@eastcoastbball
@MarucciDugout
We lost an awesome person and coach this morning...Cole Catalano won a State Championship in 2016 as an assistant, & made another State Championship in 2022 as head coach here. He positively influenced SO MANY while here & he will be missed dearly!
John 11:25-26
#31Strong
#STA
Way too kind Timmy Mac - signer of two NL MVPs (Stanton/Yelich)! If
@RealTimmyMac
shows up at multiple numbers of your games, I know you can hit. Love ya man!
If I had a son & we lived on the east coast anywhere near Mark Willoughby I'd lock arms w/ him as fast as possible. Great baseball guy & one of the single best humans I've worked with in the game. Salt of the earth.
Best coaching job by any FCS staff in America in 2022. Not close. To achieve preseason expectations after losing 17 players to injury, including 3 starting OL, 5 DL, and multiple others in and out of the lineup, speaks volumes about the culture that has been created.
#LionUp
Hats off to this team and Coach Scelfo and his staff. Hard fought season with a a great group of young men that never gave up and battled adversity all year! The Lion Nation is proud of you!
#LionUp
Cooper Smith (‘25, LA) had himself a 2 HR game this morning. Smaller framed but physical in the lower half. Flatter path through the zone and he showed he can backspin it with strength out front.
#LaTech
commit.
#WWBA
@PG_DeepSouth
@michael_schlact
When scouting a player, if I never saw them fail, or handle adversity, I didn’t see them enough—I learned that lesson the hard way. A bad outing (not too often) goes a long way in piecing the puzzle together.
Eric Dubose and I spent a morning with MLB, RHP, Kendall Graveman, going thru his daily workout routine. Big thanks to Cal Tinsley of
@TinsleyPerform
for hosting us!
Shocked and saddened to hear of Doc Goodwin’s passing last night. The SLU family lost a good man and loyal servant who helped heal and mentor many over the years. Prayers of peace to him and his family. 🙏🙏
@surfthecreek
@jimcallisMLB
Dayton Moore is a REAL baseball guy. When I was w/ the Royals, Allard Baird use to call it the "no throw-away approach." Treat all players like people they are, not inventory & help them be the best they can be. Only takes a few success stories to change an organization.
Congrats and good luck to all
@eastcoastbball
players and coaches still in the hunt for state championships in your respective states! There are a bunch of you and we couldn’t be prouder! Keep God first and bring home the 💍 💍 💍 !
RIP Hank Aaron. Among the very, very best to ever play. 23 years of steady greatness and class, on and off the field. His impact on the game is immeasurable.
#TheHammer