Kevin Birchfield

Excited to announce that I am the new Head Softball Coach at Fayetteville Technical Community College! I am looking to add positions for the class of 2026 and for any transfers with eligibility remaining. Also, looking to start building our 2027 and 2028 classes!

What an incredible week in Colorado! Thank you to everyone who took the time to send emails, messages, and connect throughout the tournament. I wish I could have caught up with each of you personally, but I truly appreciate every conversation and new connection. Until next time!

Looking for future Bantams next week in Colorado! 🏔️🥎

Looking for future Bantams this weekend in Asheville!

Looking for future Bantams in Spartanburg this weekend!

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Check out where the Bantams coaching staff will be this summer⬇️

First recruiting stop: California ☀️ Looking for future Bantams! If you are playing in Zoom into June, drop your schedules below!

Come camp with us! 🥎Upcoming Lady Bantams Prospect Camps🥎 Saturday, August 22, 2026 Saturday, November 14, 2026 Sunday, January 10, 2027 Saturday, May 22, 2027 secure.touchnet.net/C21544_ustores…

Are you interested in the schools you’re targeting? Or just interested in getting recruited? There’s a difference. And coaches can tell. If every message feels copy/paste and every school is “your dream school,” it starts to feel more like desperation than genuine interest. Do your research. Watch their games. Follow their social media. Learn about the coaches, roster, culture, majors, and style of play. When you actually know something about a program, your communication changes. Your questions get better. Your interest feels real. Coaches don’t just want athletes who can play there. They want athletes who actually WANT to be there.

Attention Bantam Nation…more exciting news for our 2026 Class of Lady Bantams! We are excited to announce Ryleigh Hux as our newest signee! She will be joining us from South Florence High School and The SC Bandits organization!

Congratulations to Hailey Cargile as she commits to the Class of 2026 Lady Bantams! We are so thrilled to celebrate Hailey’s singing to continue her education and softball careers at USCU! She is joining us from Woodmont High School in Piedmont, SC and the Ohana Organization.

If you want to be great, you’ll put in the work for it. Especially in the off season. The great’s didn’t become great by doing the bare minimum. They worked for it even when they weren’t obligated to because they wanted to be great! Refuse to let others out-work you.

The Sound of a Losing Culture. I hear it in the dugout during games. A player strikes out looking on a borderline pitch. He walks back to the bench tosses his bat and starts the script: "Blue has a flight to catch," or "The sun was right in my eyes." The coach nods just to stop the noise. The teammates shrug because they do it too. But the standard of the program just dropped another inch. You think you’re just "venting." Everyone else sees a player who is too soft to own his failure. The 3 Lefts Mental Audit: • The Excuse Subsidy: Every time you blame the umpire, the sun, or the mound you are paying a tax on your own development. If it’s someone else’s fault you don't have to fix anything. And if you don't fix anything you stay exactly where you are Average. • The "Main Character" Delusion: The sun is hitting the pitcher’s eyes too. The umpire is missing calls for both sides. The game isn't out to get you it just doesn't care about you. Stop acting like the world is conspiring against your batting average. • The Respect Gap: You want your teammates to trust you in the 7th inning. Then stop acting like a victim in the 2nd. Real leaders don't look for someone to blame they look for a way to adjust. The game doesn't reward the player with the best reason It rewards the player who makes the most adjustments. If you want to be treated like an elite ballplayer, start acting like one when things go wrong. High-level players don't have bad luck they have short memories and a plan for the next pitch. Average players want the world to be fair. Ballplayers realize the dirt is dirty and they keep digging anyway. Stop auditioning for the victim role. Nobody is buying tickets to that show. #3LeftsBaseball #BaseballIQ

Team cancer is expecting perfection from others while giving minimum effort yourself. Be the teammate you want. What do you need to fix in YOUR game first?

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NJCAA Region 10 Conference Tournament starts today! The Lady Bantams will be taking on the Fire Ants of USC Sumter in opening play beginning at 11:00. The tournament is being held at Tyger River Complex in Duncan, SC! 🥎 Let's Go Bantams!!!

Recruiting isn’t just about talent. You could hit 50 home runs and have a 0.00 ERA and still not get recruited. Why? Because recruiting is about: Visibility – are coaches actually seeing you? Communication – are you building real relationships? Fit – does that program match YOU? Plenty of talented players get overlooked. Not because they aren’t good enough, but because they assumed they’d be discovered. College coaches recruit who they KNOW. Talent opens the door, but visibility, communication, and fit are what get you through it.

Bantam Nation…we have a new addition to the 2026 Class of Lady Bantams! Congrats to Dallas LaChance on her commitment to continue her education and softball career at USCU. She will be joining us from Woodland High School.

We are less than 3 weeks away from our Spring Prospect Camp. We have limited spots remaining. Sign up using the link below!