As someone who has spent the last 20 years studying this game and learning from some of the greats like Buck Showalter, Ron Washington, Andy Lopez, among other brilliant baseball minds, it’s not often you come across a first year head coach with the humility to listen to team leadership and adjust his approach as the season goes along. Yes, Travis Graves did something relatively unprecedented in winning 33 games in the programs first year in the always tough LSC, but he also worked to develop every player and coach on the roster and staff, not just on the field but as a human being as well. It’s been a pleasure learning the game from TG, big things ahead for the Comets and I’m honored to be a part of it. Cheers, @travisgraves19 , here’s to a fun offseason and a fruitful rest of the 2026 year. #CometsBaseball @Dutch_Oven45 @grantfreels @UTDCOMETSPORTS @UTDBaseball

Trust the process!

Wood bat double short hopped off the wall to straightaway center @richielaurin @dulins_dodgers @ReedyBaseball

Great first start of the summer with @DulinsTX_Cowser this past Thursday. Faced adversity early, then settled in for 4 hitless innings. 86-89 T90 6IP 5-SO 3-ER 3-BB 1.00-WHIP BAA-.136 66.7% Strikes @AlliDoisWren @ThePHSBaseball @BodzinPitching @Velo_doc @FoutsLeadership @DulinsTX @PrepBaseball_TX @MSemlerPBR @PBRGreen_

Remember that guy that gave up? Neither does anyone else.

Just saw three @WVUBaseball players walking through the crowd on the way back to their hotel from the stadium in the midst of throngs of fans going to the night game at the @CWSOmaha. No one was bothering them. No police escort. No armed security. Just three ball players in dirty uniforms laughing and strolling home after winning a ballgame. That’s not something you see at other major sporting events. That’s the charm of baseball. That’s the charm of Omaha. Never change.  #MCWS

That dude that just stole home! Armani Guzman... That's the same kid who hit .053 his freshman year and was a role player. A Swiss Army knife for his club. He always had the speed tool. Freshman year they used him mainly as a pinch runner. 1 for 19 at the dish. Most guys would have transferred or quit. He went to a summer league, made adjustments, only hit .248, but came back more prepared. 2025, back on the bench again. Hadn't started in 30 days. Coach noticed two pinch-hit singles in a blowout loss and put him back in the lineup. He didn't try to do too much, he just contributed. Trust was being built. About a year ago in the regionals, he hit a walk-off sacrifice fly. Then 4-for-5 with the go-ahead RBI in the 8th. The 2025 Regional MVP batted 9th. His coach said it best. "His mentality has been so spot on. You want to talk about a confident guy that's not arrogant. He is in such a strong place competing right now that he knows he'll have success." Coach Sabins, 2025 He wasn't confident because things were going well. Things were going well because he stayed confident! By 2026 he's breaking the all-time stolen base record at WVU, delivering walk-off hits, and helping send West Virginia to Omaha for the first time in program history. As a former D1 coach and 7th rounder, I love this story because it's real. The work wins. The best players fail the most, they just refuse to let it stop them. In a world that wants everything now, let's play the long game. Belief comes before ability. Always has. Let's let the next wave of athletes embrace this mentality, stay consistent, and stay persistent. I went down a rabbit hole on Guzman because I saw it wasn't always easy and smooth sailing for him, as that's how most athletes on TV appear. Adversity will always show up. It's how we keep that belief and keep improving. Kudos to Guzman and WVU, fun to follow as a baseball fan. I pulled much of this information from WVU sports, domainpost and 247sports. @WVUBaseball @mani_ftn

Pitching clips from Arkansas @Baseball_WGHS @WowFactor_DFW #uncommited2027

very rarely does it work out well.

Coaches are really good when their players are really good. Never forget that. I’ve been in a semi final game as a HC and I’ve also been 3-7. I can tell you with certainty the 3-7 year was a better coaching job. People who focus solely on W/L will always miss the mark.

Had a great day with the guys Had six RBIs and went 3-3 with a single triple and walk off grand slam

RT @nextlevelbb: The College World Series is full of weird kids. Weird because growing up they've been all in. They've been willing to sacr…

2/3 on the day! Great team win, ready to compete again tomorrow!

Had a short warmup start today to get ready for the Connie Mack qualifier in Franklin next week. 2 IP 6 K 0 hits 1 BB 7 BF 26-19 strikes @BodzinPitching @Baseball_WGHS @ropes_baseball

⚾️1st start of the summer season. 🏟️ Weatherford College Worked into 4 innings, battled through the lineup, holding to 2 ER. @BodzinPitching @thecoach777 @DFWTwins @pbtscouting @PBTourney @PrepBaseball_TX @AHSBSBLBooster

Got the start on Wednesday with Ropes 18u Flo at the @FiveToolCO AABC Connie Mack World Series Qualifier. 4.2 IP, 2H, 6K, BB, 0R (W), 68% strikes. @ROPES2028Elting @BodzinPitching @CoachSeanGavin @jcpbaseball

Academic excellence ✅ Finished the Spring semester with a 3.32 GPA‼️

Every kid these days has an advisor, and most of them don’t do jack squat for the players.

This is a great hire for Walnut Grove!

Topped 88 on the mound today. CB 72–73. @BodzinPitching @NTXBC_DIRTBAGS @DCNL_Baseball

We are excited to introduce Brian Jones as our new Walnut Grove Head Baseball Coach! Coach Jones brings over 30 years of experience, 600 wins, and a 6A State Championship to The Grove! Our Wildcats baseball program is in great hands! GO CATS! #TheStandard @ProsperISD