Head ⚾️ coach for @ssaxonsbaseball (OR). Owner @hscoachesclub. English teacher. Baseball should be fun.
Joined April 2011
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Sometimes, just for fun, I’ll yell out to a player, “coming your way” even though I have zero knowledge that a ball is coming his way. I think it builds confidence and focus, for no real reason.
Jun 13
“Your way last time!”
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Jun 13
Dude can play!
After careful consideration, I have decided to enter the transfer portal with all 4 years of eligibility remaining.
I will be playing this summer in the West Coast League with the Salem Marion Berries and look forward to the opportunities ahead.
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Jun 13
Another day, another @BerriesBSBL game! Go Saxons! Go Berries! @Soy_sauce16 @noah_scharer @jacobdodge2022
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Jun 13
A picture with his all-time favorite Saxon Baseball player @noah_scharer
Y’all have no idea how many times we’ve listened to Money for Nothing in the truck because it was Noah’s walk up song in high school. Probably the most-played song on my phone.
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Jun 13
And he really wanted to make sure he got a picture with @Soy_sauce16, who he emulates in the backyard everyday.
Nice hit, Bailey!
“I’m not Bailey! I’m Sawyer Nelson!”
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Jun 12
It’s amazing how often you’ll hear “yes” if you just have the courage to ask the question.
Can we get a 50% on your rental house for spring break? “Yes.” Do you want to pay for our program to get new team coats? “Yes.” Can I have your Team USA belt when you graduate? “Yes.” 🤣
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Jun 12
I am available to take over, if needed. You guys know where to find me!
Jun 11
Sad news for Beaver Nation: @RD461pKs is being hired as pitching coach at the University of Florida. Dorman did a fantastic job in his 7 years coaching pitchers for @BeaverBaseball. He will be missed.
A candidate I would hire in a minute: @AndrewG_23, former All-America pitcher for the Beavers, now pitching coach for Triple-A Columbus in the @CleGuardians chain.
#GoBeavs
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Jun 11
If you don’t want to be micromanaged by your athletic director, manage your arena. If your AD wants to micromanage you anyway, give them back the keys.
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Jun 11
Following OSAA rules, a pitcher can legally throw 290 pitches in 7 days 🤣
Saturday: 45 pitches
Monday: 25 pitches
Tuesday: 85 pitches
Friday: 25 pitches
Saturday: 110 pitches
As always, it’s in coaches’ hands to do right by their pitchers’ long-term health.
A pitcher pitched 192 pitches in 5 days. @OSAASports you have a problem.
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Jun 10
Carson with another phenomenal edit to conclude Teagan’s high school career as he heads off to OSU / MLB Draft. Go Saxons! Go Beavs!
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Jun 10
I have no skin in the game, but I love this! More high school baseball is a good thing!
Jun 10
There will be high school baseball in Helena next spring
Helena Public Schools Board of Trustees votes 8-0 to approve the sport, beginning in 2027. Helena was the lone Class AA district without high school baseball
43 MT programs played baseball this spring
#mtscores
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Jun 10
“Up at the mound is Old Curly. He’s a 47 year old alcoholic. He’s the greatest athlete alive.”
Jun 9
Want to know how bad hitting has become?
Go compare today’s batting averages to those from 20–30 years ago.
Hitters back then had to cover a much bigger strike zone, especially on the outer half, where umpires routinely gave pitchers strikes off the plate.
Today’s hitters have a tighter zone, technology, replay, and more information than ever.
Yet the offensive product is worse.
And before the velocity and spin-rate crowd jumps in, remember: TrackMan changed how velocity is measured. MLB’s own documentation acknowledges that TrackMan measures the ball out of the hand and can read 2–6 mph higher than older radar systems.
The bigger problem is that over the last decade baseball tried to reinvent the swing.
The result?
More strikeouts.
Less adjustability.
Less ability to use the whole field.
Fewer complete hitters.
Pitching development isn’t much better. It’s become max effort, max velocity, and max spin rate.
The game didn’t get smarter.
In a lot of ways, it got worse.
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Jun 8
This doesn’t matter at all - like, literally not all - but now that I see this angle… I’m not so sure this should count as a double. Looks like a walk-off single to me.
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Jun 8
If all you do in your role is complain, eventually they’ll replace you with someone who doesn’t.
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Jun 7
You can have walk-up songs in high school baseball and also play hard. They’re not mutually exclusive. (In fact, walk-up songs might actually help.)
Just saying.
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Jun 7
Indeed. My eyes are exhausted.
We’re in a ChatGPT flyer pandemic
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Jun 3
Another night watching our boys play for the Marion Berries! This time, Bailey got a broken game bat from his new really tall cowboy first baseman friend, Jake Dodge!
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Jun 2
Three Saxons playing for our new-ish local West Coast League Baseball team, the Marion Berries! Bailey was so excited to see Sawyer Nelson there AND was pumped to find out that both Noah Scharer AND Gavin Price were there, too. Go Saxons!
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Jun 1
A nice end cap on a phenomenal high school career!
Teagan Scott becomes the first-ever player from Salem to win the Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year award! Scott hit .568 / .694 / 1.203 with 12 doubles, 1 triple, 11 HR, 35 RBI, 46 R, 30 BB, 7 SO, and 22 SB while catching 167 innings.
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