Head Softball Coach at Southern Wesleyan University, Grayson and GCSU ⚾️ alum, Former Pro Baseball Player

Joined November 2012
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Recruits go where you are wanted and needed! Never get strong armed or feel pressured. My college made me make a decision within 1 week of the offer and I was so scared that I would lose the offer, so I committed. Be transparent and make the best choice.
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This is now the issue with NIL. Players are making significantly more than they ever will at the professional level. You’re going to continue to see players hold out because they don’t know how actual business works at the pro level. You don’t call the shots anymore homie.
Lindsay Colas, NiJaree Canady’s agent at The Team, says that Canady is seeking a “fair and equitable contract” with AUSL—in a statement provided to @FOS. The former Texas Tech star is the only AUSL draftee to have not signed with the league yet, though her team played Tuesday.
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Ah yes the day where good D1 programs poach good D1 players so they don’t have to develop high school kids and bad D1 programs recycle bad D1 players. Words of wisdom, if you weren’t good at that level you should probably drop a level. Or go hit .220 for a 10-40 program again.
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Clay Ardeeser retweeted
With the softball transfer portal being officially open, please remember: 🥎 725 entered the portal in 2025, 30% (275) did not matriculate at another NCAA school (any Division). 🥎 25% of those who were on aid when they transferred did NOT receive aid at their new school.
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What are these coaches doing. Pitcher throwing 200 pitches. The other team is just flipping back and forth like a bad showcase. That’s all you got?!?!?!?! You are UCLA and Texas Tech and that’s all you got? Nobody has pitched good it’s 7-6 and I wonder why, wearing folk out.
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I cannot imagine being a college coach right now. Kids and parents can say whatever they want in an attempt to get coaches fired or in trouble, often with little to no consequences, while coaches are rarely allowed to publicly defend themselves. As a former college coach, I’ve been in their shoes, and I genuinely feel for them. I’m not saying every coach is right, and I’m not saying every player or parent is wrong. I’m simply saying there are always two sides to a story, and the internet usually only hears one of them. I’m glad Karen’s name was cleared and that this situation brought attention to what is really happening in college sports today. This is exactly why college coaches recruit character, family values, and parents just as much as they recruit athletic talent.
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Perfect example of why I call handshake lines fake sportsmanship, and that your teams play should show the sportsmanship. Respect the game the way you play it🤝 Shake a hand if you want to shake it…fake handshakes are not a sign of respect

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Unpopular opinion 🤷🏻‍♀️ Maybe the old post covid no handshake at end of the game rule wasn’t a bad thing Other ways to show sportsmanship besides saying good game and high-fiving someone that just ended your season After a series like that everyone needs a lil minute ☝🏽
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Softball teams obsession with this song runs so deep I think they are literally keeping this song relevant for this many years. I didn’t even know that actual people liked this song until I coached softball. But boy oh boy does a team full of 18-22 year old softballers LOVE it 😂
This bus is lit 🔥!!!!
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Almost a 5.00 ERA, pitching for a team that is 30-28 with a 9-21 record in the conference 😂. It just makes you laugh at how some of these athletes act. If you got a sub 2.00 and/or play for a top team in the league, by all means talk your ish, otherwise shutttttttttt uppppppppp.
Every MLB team should avoid drafting college guys who behave like this - they are destined to become a headache.
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Congrats to @SWUWarriors capturing their sixth Conference Carolinas Allan Sharp Award! 🔗: bit.ly/4dGTJFu #LeadingTheWay
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What has happened to some of these players. Guy has a 4.96 ERA and is cussing and talking trash to the other team. You know how stupid that looks haha. For the hitters on the other team they love to see you on the bump big fella. Cornball 😂
The Karma Police got Connor Fennell. 🔊🚨
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So honored to be named @GreerNewsSports Softball Player of the Year! It was a great night celebrating. @ohana_duck @GreerNewsSports @SoftballSwu @dees_44
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Probably should have had some more Conference Carolinas teams in the regionals huh?
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I love seeing the development of our players each year. A lot of players don’t give themselves the proper time to get developed at a place. Stay and continue working with your coaches who YOU decided to play for and who know YOU as a player. I wanted to highlight some of ours:
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Bailey Throckmorton SO 2025 Stats 4.67 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 14 BB, 5 HR, .283 BAA 2026 Stats 2.13 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 10 BB, 0 HR, .263 BAA Big jump in numbers and steadily improving.
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All of these players and many more on our team work to get these results. THIS is development. Go to places that allow you this room of growth. It’s a 50/50 relationship between coaches and players in development. Do your 50 as a player and make sure your coach is doing their 50.
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