Derek Flack

Great pen tonight and saw 90 for the first time.

@albiahawk I have never heard you refer to Iowa State as “we” before. That’s a nice change.

We are the greatest team in the country

@TroyPSilva @MLB Easily Eric Davis

If they hadn’t gotten injured, what former @mlb player would have had a guaranteed Hall of Fame career?! 👇🏼Comment below

Coming off an awesome WBC, wouldn’t it be great if MLB came out today and said they were ending all blackouts.

@esidery I will take Acuff and Wilson over Peterson.

There is now serious debate among scouts who is the No. 4 overall prospect in the 2026 NBA Draft behind AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson and Cam Boozer. Darius Acuff Jr.‘s continued emergence has some scouts beginning to place him over Caleb Wilson. A truly transformative top-five.

🚨 Kentucky Baseball : Team Philosophy • How quickly can you turn the page? • Live in the present • Good or Bad… “So what? What’s next?” ⭐️ You get depressed living in the past & you get anxious living in the future. Be where your feet are.

🚨 Skenes - Quantifying Success • 1st pitch strikes • 2/3 pitches for strikes • A result in 3 pitches or less ⭐️ Early action is a starting pitcher’s best friend. Attack the zone & stay in control of the count.

Wyatt Langford breaks down three of his biggest keys when hitting: 1. Have confidence at the plate 2. Work up the middle of the field 3. Compete in every count

The Hometown Hero. Loyal Son. Forever True. #Cyclones | #C5C | @TaminLipsey

One word that changed everything for me? "Muditā" It means finding joy in others' success. Celebrating when your teammates, friends, and family win as if their victory is your own. In over 50 years of baseball, I've learned that the most successful teams aren't just talented. They're united. They lift each other up. Whether it was the 2007 Rockies or the 2013 Pirates, our greatest moments happened when we celebrated each other. Life's not a solo sport. It's a team game. The game taught me about more than baseball. It taught me about life.

Competing: Giving all you got to help your TEAM win this pitch……then do it again 200 times or as many as it takes. Just Do It. Competitors > Performers

Spring is in the Air 🌵 ⚾️ Here’s a great view of ⁦@Jack9Flaherty⁩ Pulling Down 👇 Notice the Crow Hop: 1) Loading Off Back Leg 2) Optimal Support of Body 3) Optimizing Ground Forces 4) Engaging Hip/Glute 5) Ability to get Downhill easier ⁦@FlatgroundApp⁩ ⁦

Hip Mobility Routine for Pitchers 🎯 1) 3-Way Hip Flexor Stretch 2) Hip Airplanes w/ Overpressure 3) Pigeon + Trunk Rotation 4) Adductor Stretch Through Hip Flexion + Extension 5) Couch Stretch + Trunk Side Bend ✅ This is a quick routine to hit the flexors, rotators, and groin Try these out and add any that you like to your routine 👊

Struggling with Hip Hinging? So many coach the position… Not the transition. Baseball doesn’t reward positions. It rewards athletic transitions Train the hinge as a flow — or don’t expect it to show up in games. Movement Better. Play Better 🔄

The Big 12 didn’t spread out all of their big games for TV. They spread them out so Kipp Kissinger and Doug Sirmons can ref all of them. Tony Padilla and Roger Ayers rotate who is with Doug and Kipp.

I am not ashamed of my journey. My life will be a testimony. But if I could offer a word of advice to any freshman, sophomore or junior athlete in high school it would be to just listen bro. All them adults in your life not just talking to talk. They been here longer. They done bumped they head already. They trying to save you from doing the same thing. Do not make the mistake of thinking your talent alone is enough. It’s not. Talent open doors. Character and grades keep you there. And if you already messed up, if your GPA not where it should be, if your name been in rooms for the wrong reasons… don’t quit. Keep digging. You can climb out the hole the same way you dug it. Class of 29, 28 and 27 hear me. Take your grades serious.
Choose who you hang around wisely.
Protect your name. Word spreads fast if you a crash out.
Respect authority. Nobody riding for you like your parents and coaches.
Work hard when nobody clapping. Do not wait until senior year to lock in. That GPA do not lie. I’m still figuring it out myself. I’m struggling but I know God got me. Be intentional.
Lock in early. Pray. Show up ready to work. I’m learning the hard way that my future is being built in the small decisions I make today. Start now.

Des Moines Christian is looking for an assistant baseball coach. If interested or know someone that may be interested, DM me.

That was bad.

I communicate with my students that… •If you hang out with 3 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 people, you will be the 4th •If you hang out with 3 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 people, you will be the 4th •If you hang out with 3 𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐬, you will be the 4th

🚨 Bobby Witt Jr.'s Reset Process - Take a step out - Find a small spot on your bat - Take a deep breath - Tell yourself something positive - Get back to work ⭐️ So what you missed your pitch? How well can you refocus so you don't miss the next one?