Hunter Haggenmiller

Yesterday I wrapped up my college baseball career as well as my playing career. I was reflecting on some things that I wish I knew coming into college or somethings that I would tell younger players interested in playing college baseball. So here they are in no particular order⬇️

comfortable where others aren’t

THAT'S. A. WILD. WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is what it looks like when death loses its sting. It has no victory over this man. What a blessing that @BenSasse could share the truth and His light in this interview! God is good.

I spent 11 years as a pro athlete, and today I coach my 8-year-old. A few things I believe about youth sports... Most kids will never play college sports. Even fewer will earn money from playing their sports. Yet everyone can experience life lessons through sports. Now, to do that, it requires you, me, and everyone involved to understand the stakes. The stakes? Well, there are none. Ya, the 8u tournament where the coach lost his mind on a call by a 14-year-old umpire. The play your first basemen didn't make that he should have. The game you lost because the coach put the players in the "wrong positions". None of that matters, and understanding that...well, those are the stakes. You see, kids are incredible at watching, repeating, and forming habits. As a coach and parent, my goal is pretty simple. *Teach them the game *Make sure they enjoy it *Show them how to live with the results The most common pitfall I see in youth sports today is the excuse train. The umpire made a bad call. The coach feeds into it, the players follow along. The one player missed the easy play. The coach yells, the players feed into it. The team had a run of bad luck. The coach makes excuses, the players think that is ok. My friends, youth sports is a tool to teach your boys and girls about life. That's it... For the select few that will go on and play college or pro, good on them. Chances are that isn't my kids or your kids. So our job? To make sure they understand what is important and that we remember the stakes.

ONE SHINING MOMENT 🙌 #MarchMadness

He is risen!! Happy Easter fam! Today we celebrate the greatest moment in human history. Jesus conquering death so that we could truly live. No greater love, no greater gift, no greater reason to celebrate. Wishing you and your families a blessed Easter full of joy! 🙏

It’s 3am in Jerusalem right now. The Gospels agree the tomb was empty before sunrise (Matthew 28:1; Mark 16:2; Luke 24:1; John 20:1). That means: somewhere around now, Christ is risen!

“Please don’t ever judge me for wins and losses that’s not who I am as a coach. Relationships- you want it for them.” Championships change careers. Relationships change lives. Athletes. Coaches. Don’t just chase wins. Change people. That’s the real legacy. 🎥@glenn_kinley

Theodore Roosevelt called Micah 6:8 his favorite verse, the one he inscribed on copies of the New Testaments handed to American soldiers shipping off to Europe during WWI. The verse reads "What does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?" On Good Friday, we see how Christ fulfilled these words. Justice, mercy, and humility lived out on the cross for all of mankind. May we remember Christ's example as we walk by faith this Good Friday.

Today is Good Friday. Thank you, Jesus for your amazing and unthinkable sacrifice. You died so that we would have life, and life in abundance. “It was nine in the morning when they crucified him. The written notice of the charge against him read: the king of the jews … With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last. The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, ‘Surely this man was the Son of God!’” Mark 15

“𝙃𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙤 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚.”

Our guys this morning carrying 100 lbs for a half a mile trying to get them to feel a “SMALL”part of what Jesus did on his way to dying for us on the cross 🙏🏼

You’re never out until you’re out. Play the game in front of you. Not the game you wanted to happen. Not the game that just happened. Not the game you hoped would happen. But the game that is happening. It's a remarkable lesson for basketball, for all of sport, and really, for all of life. In the Elite 8 of the NCAA tournament, the UConn Huskies came out flat against the No. 1 seed Duke. The Huskies trailed by 15 at halftime. No. 1 seeds were 134-0 all time in the NCAA tournament when leading by 15 or more points at halftime. That’s across the entire NCAA tournament history. Every round. Every year. UConn had every reason to give up. But they simply refused. Most people check out when the odds turn against them. But UConn never stopped playing to win. Their big man Tarris Reed Jr. put the Huskies on his back. He played incredibly on both sides of the ball. The Huskies cut the lead to 13. Then to 11. Then to 7. Then to 5. And then, in the final seconds of the game, they cut the lead to two. Duke inbounded the ball, UConn pressured and forced a turnover. With less than a second on the clock, Braylon Mullins—who had shot 0 for 4 from three—put up a deep 3 from the logo, and nailed it. UConn 73. Duke 72. 134-1. After the game, UConn coach Dan Hurley said this about Mullins: "The courage. You have a young man, he's a rare human being. The toughness about him, to take the shot, on a tough shooting night, but he was due." It was an off night. And yet with everything on the line you have no choice but to pull the trigger. Shooters shoot. That's confidence in the process. March Madness is an ultimate test of emotional regulation. Over 3 weeks and 6 games, nothing ever goes to plan. You prepare. You practice. You visualize. Then stuff happens. The difference between those who collapse and those who rise? How they respond, especially when things don’t go their way. What's true in basketball is true in life. It's easy when everything is going your way. But things will go wrong. You'll fall behind. The score won't look good. Most people check out when the odds turn against them. UConn never stopped playing their hardest. Not when they were down 19. Not when they were 1 for 11 from three. Not when history said it was over. It’s called having a next play mentality: You can't control what already happened. You can't control the score. You can only control the next play. One stop. One bucket. One possession at a time. That's how you erase a historical deficit against the No. 1 team in the country. It's how you work through the biggest challenges in life too. Excellence does not mean control. It does not mean perfection. It means refusing to quit on yourself when the situation looks hopeless. It means trusting your preparation even when nothing is falling. It means playing the game in front of you. Not the game you wanted. Not the game you hoped for. The game that is happening. Stay in the arena. Play the next play.

UConn was 1/18 from three-point range to start the game. It then made 4 of its final 5 three-point shots to come back and beat Duke. Anarchy? Nope. Just College Basketball.

Make it 2⃣ for @NorwichCadets

I mean… who else got chills?

March Madness looks different from row 2. You see things you miss on TV. Here’s what I learned watching Iowa State vs Kentucky: [THREAD] 🧵

"The Gophers are going to Sacramento!" LISTEN IN to @Gaardsy on call for the final 3 minutes of today's game, with @GopherWBB punching their ticket to the Sweet Sixteen!

Oh how 𝓼𝔀𝓮𝓮𝓽 it is! For the first time since 2005, the Golden Gophers are headed to the Sweet 16! #SkiUMah | #Gophers〽️