Darrell Smith

✨ 𝐀𝐥𝐥-𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 ✨ A dynamic pair of freshies on the infield.

🥈 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐀𝐥𝐥-𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 🥈 Don't sleep on 16 & 9. The best is yet to come for Trin and Kammie 🌟

We'll see you in the semis Friday at 2:30 PM CT.

🎥: The moment✨➡️the feeling🏆 @GoShockersSB just won a share of the @American_Conf regular season title and secured the double-bye in the tournament. All while doing it in front of their home crowd.⤵️ @KWCH12

🏆𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒🏆 Wichita State clinches a share of the regular season championship! 🌾🥎 #BuiltToRise x #AmericanSB

Top 10 @D1Softball Second Basemen by Defensive Runs Saved (DRS)🥎 1⃣ S. Humphreys, @UCF_Softball 2⃣ A. Vega, @DukeSOFTBALL 3⃣ C. Curran, @SCUSoftball 4⃣ K. Shepherd, @CycloneSB 5⃣ K. Garcia-Soto, @USFSoftball 6⃣ H. White, @Utah_Softball 7⃣ K. Christensen, @GSAthletics_SB 8⃣ K. Smith, @GoShockersSB 9⃣ K. Roose, @UGASoftball 🔟 M. Estrello, @MiamiOH_SB DRS measures a player’s total defensive value by estimating how many runs they saved or cost their team compared to a league average defender at the same position.

Hit streak → extended 🔥 Kammie now has a hit in 🔟 straight games.

First career triple with a side of 2 RBIs. @kammiesmith9

B6 | TLS 11, WSU 10 There's that freshman again! @kammiesmith9 smacks an RBI double off the wall in center to bring us back within a run.

Mom and Dad approve of this 2-run blast.

I had a conversation with a Power 4 college coach who’s been doing this for 25+ years. We were talking about the mentality of high school players during the recruiting process. Here’s what he told me: “What these kids don’t realize is… I don’t care how many followers you have. I don’t care how many home runs you hit in travel ball. I don’t care how many offers you have. I don’t care about your ranking. I don’t care how hard you can hit a ball. I don’t care about your metrics. The only thing I care about is this: Are you going to produce in between those white lines when we play this season?” Then he said something else that hit: “They’ve been so protected that the first time they fail, they quit… or they transfer.” And here’s the part that matters. The biggest development mistake I see? Players don’t plan for failure. They plan for success. They visualize success. They expect success. But they don’t prepare for 0-4. They don’t prepare for getting booed. They don’t prepare for sitting the bench. They don’t prepare for struggling for 3 weeks. So when it happens — and it will — they panic. Instead of executing a pre-made plan, they try to create one while emotional. That never works. Failure is coming. The question is: Did you already decide how you’re going to handle it?

'Pistol Pete' Maravich sharing his testimony of faith in Jesus Christ in 1987 less than one year before his death at the age of 40: "I want all of you to know this tonight about Peter Maravich. You may never have heard of me. It makes no difference. I'm just one person on this earth saved by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ. I want you to know this, that the change that came into my life was Jesus Christ. It was not winning. I won all my life. I won every trophy, award, everything you can think of, but every time I won something, I wanted something more. I had to win again. It wasn't money, because money'll buy you everything but happiness. It'll pay your fare at every place but Heaven. Material things—I've driven everything some of you strive for from Rolls Royces to BMWs to Mercedes to Porsches. It wasn't religion because in the name of religion, Jesus Christ was placed upon that cross. And the purest thing about Christianity is the fact that it's your choice. You can't work. You can't earn. I knew that, and I understood it now. I want you to know this. The last thing I'd like to say is this, next week I'll be inducted into the Hall of Fame. I'll get that big ring. In fact, it's a bigger ring than I would have got for the championship, but I'll tell you something about all the awards. They all pale to the glory of Christ and what He's done in my life. It's amazing what He has done in my life. I wouldn't trade my position in Christ for a thousand NBA championships or a thousand Hall of Fame rings or for a hundred billion dollars. There's nothing like the joy of Jesus Christ in your life."

NEVER A DOUBT! Shocks win in 11 innings! #FearTheWheat🌾

Who says you can’t swing at the first pitch? @kammiesmith9 #FearTheWheat🌾 | 📺 ESPN+

FACTS!!

Kelvin Sampson shares what separates good programs from great ones. It comes down to 3 things. "The best teams come from the coaching staffs that are the best demanders. There are certain non-negotiables." "We're not going to sit down and talk about this...This is the way it's done and we expect this effort." No debate. No negotiation. Just the standard. "And those eventually will be called standards. So - standards, accountability, and then we've raised our expectations." "Here's our expectations, and our expectation is probably a little bit higher than most people's. We don't talk about them." The standard is how you operate every day. "We practiced this morning at 6:00. Probably our best practice in the last 6 or 7 days. But that's because our standards are raising. Our kids are holding each other accountable now." Then he said the line that defines a great program: "That's when you know you've got a great program." When the players hold each other accountable not just the coaches. That's when you've built something real. The formula is: 1. Standards 2. Accountability 3. Raised Expectations. A great team isn't made of individuals seeking personal glory - it's made of people who hold each other accountable and work towards a common goal (🎥 March Madness)

KAMMIE WALKS IT OFF! F/5 | UAB 1, WSU 9 #FearTheWheat🌾

Starters for the series finale 📝

Battling for the series! ⚔️ 🆚 East Carolina 🕘 9 AM CT 🏟️ Max R. Joyner Stadium 📍 Greenville, N.C. 📺 ESPN+

The freshman got herself one! 🤩 #FearTheWheat🌾 | @kammiesmith9