Our Johnston softball teams, coaches, administrators, board members and community came together today to celebrate our brand new softball clubhouse with an open house and ribbon cutting! Watch for media coverage on channels 5, 8 and 13 and read more about why this clubhouse is so special: johnstoncsd.org/news/2026/05/s… 🥎💜🐉
25 years ago today, I threw a high slider that was popped up and found the glove of our center fielder, Brandon Cashman for the final out of our Big 12 Tourney game against Oklahoma State. This would also close the 100 year + history of Iowa State Baseball.
Did you know this about your 54-10 DMACC SB TEAM this season ???
1. DMACC outscored its opponents 551-137
2. DMACC team batting ave. 387 to opponents 177
3. DMACC HAS WON 20 consecutive games and 37 of its last 40!
4. Our Soph class record since coming on campus is 110-16
I was raised in a baseball culture where you earned EVERYTHING.
Playing time.
Trust.
Respect.
Opportunities.
Leadership.
Blue collar meant earning respect through work, not demanding it through words.
Nothing was handed to you.
Nothing was explained 14 different ways to protect your feelings.
If coaches got after you, you got tougher.
You worked harder.
You proved them wrong.
Now too many athletes want accountability-free environments where every hard conversation is called “toxic” and every uncomfortable moment becomes someone else’s fault.
Soft cultures create fragile players.
The real world doesn’t care about your excuses, your feelings, or who you blame.
It rewards toughness.
Consistency.
Discipline.
Accountability.
Competitiveness.
Always has. Always will.
“Compete. Compete on the mound. Compete at the plate. Compete on the field. Just don’t look at the scoreboard. Just keep competing. Play hard, play to win. You’ve got to do it together. You’ve got to have a team behind that mission,” Patty Gasso
Denton Braswell is hiring for a Head Baseball Coach (no second sport). Turf Field, covered batting cages, baseball field house/with offices indoor facility for inclement weather, great community and kids. Come be a part of a great school district