Mark Willoughby
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โ๏ธ ๐35 yrs (Eileen)| @eastcoastbball National Dir. | Trying to survive the insanity | Matthew 7:15-20 | Matthew 23:27-28 | Isaiah 5:20
Near the Gulf of Mexico
Joined December 2014
First Base is not a position to hide your bad athletes. That is all.
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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!!!
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Happy Anniversary to my best friend and life partner for 32 wonderful years. Here's to another 32 and then some! God is good!
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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! ๐๐๐ฅฐ
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Loved coaching these guys all week . great kids, gave great effort . lots of fun to be around! Look forward to following them in the spring! #EastCoastProMarlins2018 @EastCoastPro1 @adidasBaseball
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Would like to thank @johncas336 @EastCoastPro1 & @adidasBaseball for allowing the Marlins and me to be a part the last 3 years. It was a good run & one of the best experiences a scout can have in this game! @hoovermetplex was great! @ZZulli1 you're up next!.
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@AlabamaBSB OF, @owendiodati, with no doubter HR @htgwoodbat semis at Regions Field. @CoachBo_Bama @JerryZulli
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Thank you for the kind words Kevin - God bless. #MoreThanBaseball #4Him.
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. ๐พ@MnWill67 @eastcoastbball
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Kade Anderson, 2023, LHP, St. Paul's HS, La. dealt tonight - No-hitter, up to 88, 2 hits at the plate w/ 1B and HR. @eastcoastbball #MarucciDugout #2WayPlayer
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Once again, the city of Oxford, AL & @ChoccoloccoPark @OLDGOLDSPORTS Greg Bagley, went above & beyond in hosting the Marlins @EastCoastPro1 workout. First class in every aspect & we're much appreciative. Thanks to @TJScout44 @ZZulli1 & the rest of the scouts in the @SEScoutsAssn.
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Happy Anniversary to the love of my life and bestest friend! 35 years and counting โฆ Love you! ๐๐
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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.
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@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!.
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Congrats to the 32 former @eastcoastbball players on their way to the College World Series! Enjoy the ride and best of luck of each of you! #ForHim.
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Congrats @C_Watson_13 absolutely epic power display in @LSUbaseball Alex Box Stadium to help Sox win the Marucci HR Derby!! Congrats to @JeremyTodd_5 and @Jer_Newman_73 as well. Great job by all three in front 5k people!!.
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@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!.
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My guy @KadeAnderson15 was lights out tonight for @LSUbaseball 5 IP 2 H 0BB 13 Ks vs @LionUpBaseball - big league stuff! @eastcoastbball
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Marlins East Coast Pro Selection Trials, Tue, 6/20, Chocco' Park, Oxford, AL! Looking forward 2 seeing some great players! @EastCoastPro1.
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Lots of great players at Marlins @EastCoastPro1 in Oxford, AL. Wish we could take 'em all. #toughdecisions.
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Matt put SLU baseball on the map nationallyโfour 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.
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Got a chance to see one of my favorite people yesterdayโlegendary former โฆ@LionUpAthleticsโฉ trainer, Robert โDocโ Goodwin! #LionUp
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Always good catching up with these dudes! โฆ@Hayden_Dunhurstโฉ โฆ@riley_maddox1โฉ โฆ@masonichols11โฉ Drew McDaniel!
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Command & pitchability is the separatorโalways has been, always will be. Young pitchers: learn to command fastballโcanโt say it enough. Velo without command=rock thrower.
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Like to thank the players, parents, scouts, @adidasBaseball who helped make @EastCoastPro1 '17 a huge success! 2018 here we come! #HooverAL.
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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!
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Happy Mother's Day Mom (and to Moms everywhere)! Love you!
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Some college programs say they welcome MLB scouts while others demonstrate with actions. @LionUpBaseballโฉ makes sure scouts have prime access to do their jobs! Well done โฆ@MattRiser17โฉ โฆ@JayArtiguesโฉ
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After 2 days of @eastcoastbball showcase โ over 250 talented prospects in attendance โ 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!.
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Excited for @eastcoastbball showcase this Sat/Sunday in Hoover. We have a deep, impressive collection of talent coming both days โ a strong group of pro scouts and college coaches will be there to evaluate. A great way to kick off 2021! #MarucciDugout.
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@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.
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Congrats Matt!!!.
The new head man of Memphis Baseball โฎ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ซ . Welcome to the 901, @MattRiser17 โ๏ธ. #GoTigersGo
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Like to thank all coaches/scouts who helped make last 3 yrs of @EastCoastPro1 a success! @ZZulli1 @Brownc29 @ozzyscout @BigKMuck @JustinHenry1 D.Mazeroski @_KerryJenkins Ben Jones, Mike Stauffer, @4baseball1 @AlexMcClure8 @SNick009 Travis Ezi @dwatchaps @TJScout44, Warren Hughes!.
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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. ๐๐๐.
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2023, Kade Anderson, CF/LHP, Sox Franchise 23, St. Paul's HS, Covington, La. triples down RF line. @eastcoastbball @MarucciDugout
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With the opening of D-I baseball tonight, I wish all of my scout brothers the best of luck in 2020. Wish I were out there with you.
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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!.
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Looking forward to coaching with @eastcoastbball Founders Club team this summer. Can't wait!.
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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!.
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Looking forward to a great summmer of @eastcoastbball with these dudes! @lightsey_evan @Eric_hines2025 @Cade_Durrett25
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Hats off to @ChoccoloccoPark & @OLDGOLDSPORTS for helping Marlins @EastCoastPro1 trials to b a huge success! Hospitality 2nd to none!.
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@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.
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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!.
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@FanSidedMLB Cy Young's record of 511 wins is about as safe as it gets. One could average 20 wins per year for 20 years and still be short by 111.
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Most scout friendly program in the south!.
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Looking forward to coaching the Rockhounds collegiate team in @htgwoodbat this summer. Gonna be fun! #GoHounds.
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@CoachKeowen Sitting here with him in West Palm Beach right now - Smoke is the best! Great human!.
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More Kade Anderson -- gets it done at plate w/ 2 strikes. St. Paul's HS does an outstanding job developing players! #DontSleepOnTheBat @eastcoastbball @SPSHomeRunClub
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Fun group to coach and be around. Great kids & parents who get it. Humbled to be a small part of their journey!.
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!!!.
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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.
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2022, Cade Prestegard, 1B/OF, Sox HTG 22, Huntsville HS, AL, stays hot, serves double down LFL. @eastcoastbball @MarucciDugout
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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.
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Great man and ambassador of the game. RIP Cole, praying for Godโs eternal blessings. ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
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
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Proud of @thesm1th! Battling back this spring & summer after tough injury, staying w/ process - 8 for 20 w/ 4 HR & 2 2B in last eight games. @LATechBSB getting a good one! @LiveOakBsB1 @eastcoastbball.
Cooper Smith (โ25, 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
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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!.
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@michael_schlact When scouting a player, if I never saw them fail, or handle adversity, I didnโt see them enoughโI learned that lesson the hard way. A bad outing (not too often) goes a long way in piecing the puzzle together.
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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.
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Well-done @JayArtigues! Best AD is the business! And LAA leadership!.
BREAKING : @Coach_Scelfo has announced on his weekly Radio show that he has worked out a deal to stay with @LionUpFootball.
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Shocked and saddened to hear of Doc Goodwinโs 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. ๐๐.
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@PGShowcases @tommyspecht34 This is immediately after playing 10 games in 8 days, including 4 over the previous 2 days. Tommy has incredible work ethic, passion and drive to be great. A real privilege to coach him this summer! Big things ahead for Mr. Specht! @eastcoastbball @UKBaseball @WahlertBaseball.
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@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.
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Great year of @lionupfootball and a blast to call on radio with @AllenGWaddell & @_RobbieR. Congrats to @Coach_Scelfo and staff on a job well-done. Looking forward to 2020. #LionUp.
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Well-deserved Jack, couldnโt be prouder! @RollTide baseball getting a good one! Great work this summer!.
I am very excited to announce that I will be committing to The University of Alabama. I would like to thank God, and all of my family and coaches who have helped me along the way. Roll tide. @HA_PatsBaseball @eastcoastbball @AlabamaBSB @Jlis_McBuckets
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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 couldnโt be prouder! Keep God first and bring home the ๐ ๐ ๐ !.
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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.
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Hanging out w/ my neighbor @DamonSunde who happens to be the best baseball radio PBP man in college baseball!
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