Gina Alexander

@Keller_Softball @AustinTGCA @fabela_kaiya @MackJack2K26 @SydonaJmeiser_1 @KHSIndianNation @KISDAthletics Congratulations!!

Congratulations to these athletes on being selected 2024-2025 @AustinTGCA All-State! Your excellence on the field is unmatched!

@Keller_Softball @fabela_kaiya @CoachCribbs1 @coachjesspauls @KellerISD @KHSIndianNation @KISDAthletics Congratulations!

Catcher of the Year This award belongs to one of the toughest and most selfless leaders we’ve ever had behind the plate. Congrats to Kaiya Fabela on being named District 4-6A Catcher of the Year! #KSB25

Let’s GO!!! TCOD💜🥎💜🥎

⭐️Player Spotlight⭐️ 4 year veteran, senior, Payton Alexander #13 Players love that she runs their hitting lessons, she is a great leader and enjoy watching her play. They also love to hear about her lamb!

1st day of softball may be snowy, but it won’t stop us from introducing our 2025 Lady Falcons! @KISDAthletics

TCOD💜🥎💜🥎

Great job Campbell!

@Streuber2025 @TAProfileAPP @TopPreps @FastpitchAthRec @SoftballRecruit @PCFLfastpitch @thealliancefp @D1Softball @FactsFastpitch @SoftbalAmerica @USSSAFastpitch Thank you for sharing your experience, this information will be helpful to those who feel lost in the recruitment process. Your experience mirrors ours except my daughter plays for an organization that is connected and helped guide her. She is committed and very happy now!

Camps- 1.I did not receive an offer from any school that I attended a camp at. 2.I went to WAY too many camps, which negatively impacted my development (not enough rest or time to work on mechanics/strength). In my defense, I did play for a small org and we did not attract coaches to our games until last summer, so camps were my only way to connect. I went to a variety of different level schools. Anyways, let my list sink in 😭: Stanford x 3, USD x 2, UA x 3, ASU, Boise State, UCSB x 2, UCSD, Cal, Nebraska, Princeton, Oregon x 2. Clearly I went overboard 😬, but I knew I could compete at that level and I felt coaches just had to see it. 3. Going to camps at my dream school (at the time)—Stanford—was worth it. The coaches knew me by name and greeted me at camps. Their program skyrocketed during my journey and became way more of a reach for me, but when I started Nijaree Canady was still in high school. Coach Allister was the only coach to reach out after Sep 1 and tell me I wasn’t a fit at the time and wished me luck. It took a minute of her time, and it wasn’t what I wanted to hear, but I wish more coaches would do this for previous campers after Sep 1. 4. My advice: Only attend a camp if a coach has invited you in some way (a personal invite… not a form letter). I know this can be hard before Sep 1, if your club coach isn’t in communication with the college. If you haven’t been invited to a camp, or highly recommended by a trusted club coach for that school, in my opinion it isn’t worth your time or your parents money to go. There are always exceptions of course, but I think my experience is pretty common. Yes, you’ll learn something from every camp, and I met a ton of different players and amazing college coaches, but at what cost? College coaches need help to sift through 50+ players at a camp, so unless you scream D1 athlete either from your size or your metrics, you need a personal invite or a very strong recommendation. I am 5’3”, with what I considered high end respectable velo for my age at that time and emailed video religiously. College coaches often overlooked me at camps, I assume because of my size (story of my life). My club coaches also did not have a recruiting pipeline to work with, so I didn’t come to camp with a trusted recommendation. Looking back, I needed to hit metrics they see from their current players and I wasn’t there yet. I was close, but betting on me at the time was too risky. 5. Final Thoughts: Coaches use money from camps to help out lower paid or volunteer coaches, etc., so just because you received a letter in the mail or a form email doesn’t mean the coach is interested in more than your $. What I couldn’t see until now is that you have to put yourself in their shoes. If you were going to bet close to $250,000 or more on a player who could impact whether you keep your job, would you pay attention to the person who randomly emails you the week before a camp or the person who was recommended by a coach that has sent players to your school before or better yet the person you specifically invited? Yes it’s a great opportunity to get a higher number than usual reps in front of the coach, but very few people stand out enough on their talent alone. For ME, camps were an epic fail. I hear success stories from others, but I bet those success stories had a lot more going on in the background before the camp to make it a success. @AZRisingAppel @Dadof5appels @matt_stys @BrianAsanovich @brentrincon62 @CoachKayeAZ @eliginnis @AZinthecircle

"They don't like the burnt orange and everybody knows that. You gotta take that with a sense of pride." Texas returns to Fayetteville three years after their 40-21 loss in Sark's second game. Now, they're the #3 team in the country with a stronger culture than ever. #HookEm

@campbell_choate Don’t forget the little people @campbell_choate cuz you’re gonna be famous!!! We love this🔥🔥🔥

Congratulations @Palexander_2025 !! @HardingU is lucky to have you!! @KISDAthletics

@TimberCreekSB @KISDAthletics Everyone did a great job, those are awesome!

Annual pumpkin painting !! Congrats to SpongeBob on the win with the scary horror movie characters a close second!! Younger kids had Olaf for the win with grandma pumpkin a close second! They all look great. @KISDAthletics

@maya_par9 Congratulations!!

HOCO 2024 Parade!! All of our softball minions!! So cute! 💜🥎💛@KISDAthletics

@TCGBB I see a fundraiser opportunity…😂

Love our staff!! 💜💛💪🏼#TCOD

@Wendi_Irlbeck @Palexander_2025

Nutrition tip for student-athletes headed back to school 🏫! 🍳Eat breakfast daily + 2nd breakfast at school (apple + almonds). 🥪School lunch is NOT adequate to fuel your entire day! 🍌Pack fruit, applesauce packets, pretzels, 100% fruit bar, Greek yogurt cup, trail mix, protein bars. ⏰Grab some carbs + protein before and after workouts. 🚨Do not leave home without your snacks or WATER bottle!!

Committed‼️ Shout out to all my coaches: Ortiz, Jim, Pat, Brad, Butch, Nate, Linsdey, Shelbi, Misty, Candain, Aly, Sterling, Akins, JayJohn, Blake, and Crawford! thank y’all for everything! @Harding_SB @IGDFW_Bryant @TimberCreekSB

Dad and I are so proud of all the work you’ve put in to accomplish your goals💛🖤💛🦬