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@j_bell49 watch thread ... updates will be made here as his season moves along!

The Death of Baseball IQ The game is over and we need to talk about why we took an L and why half of you are going to go home open your phones and completely miss the point. We have an absolute epidemic in amateur baseball right now. Players who are chasing metrics but losing ballgames. You’ve been trained to believe that if your exit velocity is up, your launch angle is perfect, and your radar gun numbers look good on a screen. You’re an elite prospect. Let me tell you the truth. You are training for a spreadsheet while the team is trying to win a game on the dirt. Data builds a great engine but tools don't mean a thing if you have zero Baseball IQ. The 3 Lefts Metrics Audit The Situational Deficit: In the cage a 95 mph exit velo is a perfect rep. In a live game with a runner on second, zero outs, and a tie score in the 6th. The definition of success changes. If you take a massive, heavy-pull hero swing to juice your personal data profile and roll over into a weak groundout. You failed. You chose to chase a metric instead of executing the backside approach the scoreboard demanded. The Invisible Play Deficit: You can’t put a radar gun on a perfectly executed cutoff throw. There is no viral metric for an outfielder running 60 feet just to back up first base or an infielder communicating who has the bag on a steal before the pitch is thrown. Because those high IQ defensive plays don't generate a flashy stat line for social media. You treat them like afterthoughts. That is exactly why we give up runs. The Scout Card Reality: You’re on the bus right now refreshing apps looking at a padded batting average. Let’s be real high level college recruiters and pro scouts don't care about your digital box score or what a local app says you're batting. They see right through it. They are watching how you handle a 95-mph fastball inside, your pitch recognition on a 3-2 slider, and your in game instincts. The screen might lie to protect your feelings but the radar gun and the scout's notebook won't. Data can build the engine but it cannot steer the car. The college game moves way too fast for slow thinkers. If your energy, your hustle, and your focus change depending on your personal metrics instead of the team's record. You aren't a competitor. You're just a data collector wearing our jersey. Turn off the screens. Learn the game. Own the standard. #3LeftsBaseball #CoachBigMike

@NatalieBeaz Quality human being in @CoachBeaz who is guiding that baseball program! I like his statement during his 1st year, he said "it's our job as a coaching staff is not to get in our guys way, just allow them to play the game"

College sports are awesome….lots of highs and lows but man is it a worthwhile pursuit. Proud of this coach and these great guys on another historic year. youtu.be/P27KtzsBszY?si…

🚨 BALLGAME: THE DYNASTY CONTINUES 🚨 Sherwood is once again the 👑 of public school baseball, defeating Stephen Decatur 2-1 to win the Class 3A state title once again❗️ For Sherwood, this is now FIVE state titles in 6 years and their 7th all-time 🏆 @prepbaseball || #MDHS26

The 2026 Super Regional between Johns Hopkins and Claremont-M-S was an offensive showcase. The teams combined to score 22.7 runs per game in the 3-game series and put up crazy counting stats. This super is second only to the 2023 Wis.-La Crosse vs. Wis.-Stevens Point matchup since the Super Regional format was introduced to the DIII tournament in 2019. #d3data #d3 #d3sports #d3baseball

Survive and advance! DOGS WIN! Will play Spring Mills tomorrow at 12:00pm with the winner advancing to the state tournament! @WRNR_SportsMix @MetroNewsSports @BaseballWV @EPSportsNetwork @SportsTalk_304 @jusbekoz @TheJournalWV

@FRCardinals May 28th-31st schedule: @fungoman5

ODAC season hasn’t even been over for 12 hours and the stove is already heating up #ODACtion

The final out. The celebration. The moment. 😤🏆⚾ @VCUBaseball #A10BASE

Congrats to the 8 teams advancing the the NCAA DIII Baseball World Series! #d3data #d3 #d3sports #d3baseball

@ETBU_Baseball (38-11) powers their way over the @LynchburgBaseBl (40-8-1) with 3 HR's for a 6 to 2 win to advance to the D3 World Series. 5-run 8th inning did in the Hornets.

@LynchburgBaseBl (40-7-1) forces the Super Regional IF game while snapping a 21-game win streak by @ETBU_Baseball (37-11) by the score of 3 to 1.

@brandon_g_15 with a huge snag of sure line drive RBI for @ETBU_Baseball to end top 7th to keep the Hornets up 2 to 1 in winner take all game and u say @kylehoehne ?

1.1 MILLION fewer violent crimes. The FBI stats just ruined a lot of narratives this week.

@VWUSOFTBALL makes (50-0) and punches ticket to World Series. vwuathletics.com/news/2026/5/22…

@realbenmcdonald @CHBucks @espn It would be an awesome documentary on Buck Bowman Park aka The Clover Dome. Folks just don't understand until they drive up to this place for a game. It's a true model of what a community should be and then some!

@realbenmcdonald @CHBucks Cowboy Ben ... you gotta tell folks at @espn about the best place most have never been! The Buck Burgers and fries will be some of the best you ever put you lips on it! tinyurl.com/BaseballAsItOu…

Hey @realbenmcdonald when is last time you seen a setup like this to water the infield? This is @CHBucks at Buck Bowman Park, aka The Clover Dome, the best place you've never been cowboy! It's been painted green since. How 'bout the cow milking contest too?

@757_Baseball1 @drball43 BUT it could come back IF everyone stand home and played locally. Legion Baseball would got to the moon IF that happened. Folks are looking at Legion ball again. Look at @280Baseball are doing!

@TCWPreps @drball43 Very true. Unfortunately those days are over in almost all areas after about 8U.

My opinion…..Travel baseball up to the age of 12 is for the dads that want to drink at the hotel bar after the game with other dads and the moms that want to post pics that their kid is on a travel team on social media

@757_Baseball1 @drball43 There was a time when "rec ball" was very good because everyone stand home and there was NO travel ball.

@drball43 Unfortunately rec ball is brutally terrible

@TroyPSilva @MLB In my lifetime, Kirby Puckett and Tony Gwynn are two.

Who is the most loved @mlb player of all time?! 👇🏼

One thing that 6+ years of being in politics taught me is that corruption in Virginia is rampant and statewide, so common that people don't even blink when it's exposed.