Packing for day one and as excited as I’ve ever been. Proud to be a coach. Proud to be in the profession my Dad was in. He gave me this fungo before I started as a volunteer at Sharyland HS in 2002. Never gone through a season without it. Thanks Dad. Thanks for the bat too.
Got back from our game yesterday afternoon and ran out to watch my son. Didn’t get there in time to see this but pretty cool when post game he wants to know how our guys did. Even more cool when our guys walk in today and want to know how he did last nite. Proud of him…and them.
Want to win??? Better have great young men and assistants.
@ColtHermes
has a newborn, is a husband, teaches, and coaches football. He uses his conference period to set up for our athletic period and uses about 90% of his lunch to clean up/meet with me about players/practices.
I’ve been to our field thousands of times where no one has been here. But as I stood at our building today and looked out, it has never looked as lonely as it does right now. There are just no words for the past couple days.
Unbelievably excited to introduce my son Teel. Born yesterday, he and
@coachmmulkey
are doing well. Hoping to get home tomorrow… Batting practice starts next week
We tell our guys all the time we trust them to make decisions. 2016 Regional Quarter-Finals against one of the best teams in the Country. The single greatest high school baseball play I have ever witnessed...
I’ve got 2 Words for you... THE MAN. When
@AHISDAthletics
and our Mule Team got us on board with
@MackeySpeaks
, I knew the content would be good. What I didn’t know was that Mackey and his team would be so giving and kind to our athletes and me. Proud to call this guy a friend!
Very honored to have served as the inaugural president of the San Antonio Area Baseball Coaches Association. There is no better group of high school and college coaches in the Country.
No question that my heart is hurting right now, but at the same time, my heart is full because of the people my guys are and the young men they are becoming. A special thanks to our amazing seniors who are about to go out and make the world better. I love you guys. 🐴⬆️
I love my guys... they poured everything into each other and the Blue and Gold. It makes me proud to have taken the field with them this year. 09, this group represented you well. Alumni, these guys did nothing but add to the tradition you created. Mules Up
Without question, putting on this jersey tonight and lining up for the National Anthem is one of the coolest things I’ve ever had the opportunity to experience. 🇺🇸⚾️🇺🇸
San Antonio may be the best kept baseball secret in the Country. Big time Little Leagues and travel organizations, some of the best high school programs anywhere, 2 DI’s who’ve beaten major programs this year, National Champions at the DII and III level, and now AAA Baseball...
This is where it’s at. This is where trust is built and elite players separate… 745 in the morning and I pull up to 5 guys at the field hitting. Love my guys
Enjoyed getting to catch up with Jim Blair of
@BaylorBaseball
today. Exciting to hear about some of the things that new staff has in store for their program!
Haven’t gotten to see my guys in what feels like forever... I get on Google Meet today and they are all there waiting with their jerseys on. Brought the biggest smile to my face. I love my guys.
Our
@Brennan_Bsb
guys clinched a playoff spot today! Watching them develop has been awesome… and they just keep getting better! Love our guys!
@NISDBrennan
Over 20 years of doing this and still the hardest thing to do is watch a group of seniors take their high school jersey off for the last time. I wish we could have made it last a little longer for our guys, but I am so proud of them. So, so proud… I love our
@Brennan_Bsb
guys
Competition Friday was Spikeball! Guys got after it. Best part... Coaches just watched. Any competitive disagreements had to be handled by players. Rule changes, handled by players. Scoring, handled by players... Ultimately, baseball games... Handled by players.
Things like this are why sports matter at the high school level... 900A tourney game on the road this morning for one of our JV teams. Get to the site, the host school needs a little help, and our guys jump in.
One of the best things we do in our Program... Players get 1 day off a week to see teachers, tutors, arrange appointments, spend time with family, or just be a kid. The academic, mental, and physical benefits vastly outweigh ‘lost’ practice time.
Our Senior Spotlight today is on Jett Laws. Jett will attend Texas Tech in the fall and major in business. His favorite memory was hitting a home run this year vs Sharyland at the Sharyland Tournament. Good luck Jett!
@AHISDAthletics
@AHISD
So thankful to share 300 with
@NISDBrennan
@Brennan_Bsb
. Very fortunate for all the amazing players, families and coaches I’ve gotten to share the field with.
This is huge. To be a great program, you’ve got to have parent, admin, and community support. Have to… We asked
@BrennanBearsBC
for another machine to be able to do the things we wanted to do with our guys. Next thing we know, here it is! BOOM!!!
Experimenting with a new set of constraints today. Battle counts (0-2/1-2), close machine, high velo. Ball in net is gonna be up so gotta check up. Ball under is yes… yes… no. Tough but we wanted to see
@Brennan_Bsb
guys compete. Proud of them for getting after something new!
Words can’t express how much I’m gonna miss this dude. Passionate, loyal, hard working, and I could go on... Thanks for what you’ve done for our Program. Thanks for what you’ve taught me. Thanks for being my friend. Couldn’t imagine the last 5 years without you in the dugout, BD.
Proud that the city of San Antonio is Military City, USA, proud that
@NISDBrennan
and
@Brennan_Bsb
are home to so many military families, and proud our guys wanted to do something to celebrate that… The boys rocking the new Military Appreciation shirt today 🇺🇸⚾️🇺🇸
Today’s Senior Spotlight is on Adam Parker. He plans to attend the University of South Carolina and major in Biomedical Engineering in the fall. His favorite memory was driving in the run that won game three of the bi-district playoffs last year!
@AHISDAthletics
@AHISD
People ask what makes AH and
@AHISD
special??? Here it is... Community. Period. That’s it.... 900A on a Saturday morning, and we’ve got guys together at the Little League fields watching games. This is what it’s about!
First time I saw this guy, he was an 8th grader who hopped our fence to try to take BP. He played for us, and then came back home and coached on our staff. Now, he’s making his own path, and I couldn’t be prouder!
To run the 6 week playoff gauntlet to get to the Texas State Tournament is unreal... There is nothing like representing your school, your community, on that stage... It doesn’t happen by accident.
Competition day today... This was our favorite video. Favorite part of the video was the energy transferring from being coach led to player led... Proud of my guys. Love watching them grow every single day.
Had a player send this... Hitter, on-deck guy and ‘stander’ all actively engaged with the pitcher. A team full of guys on the wall and involved in the game... Put this in place years ago. Rarely talk about it now. Guys know the standard and hold each other accountable. Love it!
I love my guys and having my family around them is one of my favorite things… don’t know that Teel knew what was going on but you better believe he knew it was fun!
Big day for San Antonio Area Baseball yesterday...
@UIWBaseball
with the win at Texas A&M and
@UTSABSB
wins at Texas. Congrats to both programs! Recruits take note... these dudes can play!
Congrats to Walter Evans and Garrett Whitaker for being named All State players by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association!!! 🐴⬆️
@AHISD
@AHISDAthletics
@AHHSmules
I love our guys... This dude’s been injured all year. Gets back this week and bangs 4 hits in 2 games. Then, he rakes in 3 UIL Science medals today because... why not?!?!?!
#StudentAthlete
🏅🏅🏅⚾️⚾️🐴⬆️
Not many places where the Superintendent would show up to watch a Friday afternoon Week 1 tournament game... The support our admin shows our student athletes is second to none! 🐴⬆️
Former player throws a complete game shutout today. Tells me he still uses his routine he learned in high school. I think, ‘Day made!’ Then he says, ‘I’m surrounded by great people, so I want to be great for them in return.’ Now I’m floored. He’s figured it out.
@TraylorMichael
Welcome your new HEAD BASEBALL COACH! He is joining our Social Studies department and has already been hard at work with our Brennan Bears! Welcome Coach!
#BFND
They do a thankless job for next nothing. Everyone has an opinion, very few want to get out there and do what they do. Yet here they are at 830A on a Saturday, prepping to call an intersquad scrimmage for free so they can practice. Thank you umpires.
@uiltexas
@NISD
@Brennan_Bsb
Our Senior Spotlight today is on Zach Janes. He will be attending Huston-Tillotson University and studying education. His favorite memory was playing Dripping Springs his sophomore year. Good luck ZJ!
@AHISD
@AHISDAthletics
Gotten to invest a lot of time at the field the last couple days. Lots of folks dropping by to say hello and talk
@Brennan_Bsb
… Exciting times are ahead!
3 year plan. 1 year plan. Daily plan… Everything laid out and discussed. No guess work. Questions by players welcomed… That consistently done allows our guys the opportunity to own their development. So thankful for the work
@CoachWarren1234
and Coach Miles do for
@Brennan_Bsb
Appreciate all the hard work of
@uiltexas
,
@UIL_AD
, the
@THSBCA
, the
@RRExpress
, all the media, and everyone else who played a part this weekend as they hosted the Texas State Baseball Championships. There is no event like it anywhere else in the Country!
One of the things that’s changed for us over the years... putting the baseball down more often and being intentional about competing in the offseason... Today was fungo golf, and the boys got after it!
#BaseballisFun
Congrats to Will Curren on his commitment to play at Temple College!!! A summer commitment means we don’t get to celebrate at school, but it doesn’t stop a hand delivered 🍪 cake!!! Can’t wait to see this guy do great things at TC! 🐴🆙
Had three
@Brennan_Bsb
guys make their commitments official today. All could have done it sooner but chose to wait and do it together on a day all their families could be there too. They are everything right with high school sports… love you guys
@NISD
@NISDBrennan
And why kids choose things outside of athletics/extra-curriculars, in general. The goal is for all of us to work together to build a culture that kids want to be a part of and thrive in!!!
"If we are not willing to provide an experience for them, they're going to go and find that somewhere else", says coach Jason Thompson
@AHMuleBaseball
as he discusses two factors he believes to be the driving force as to why athletes choose club sports over high school sports.
Winning matters. It does… but it’s so easy to get into games and rivalries and forget that what really matters are the people. Thank you
@Taft_AT
for your unbelievably kind gesture in a moment where a family and our program is hurting.
@Brennan_Bsb
@NISDBrennan
@taft_club
Our goal is to one day have the number one high school facility for player development in Texas.... This 60 feet of plyo wall in our new bullpen area will help us keep moving that needle! Huge s/o to our
@AHISD
Maintenance guys for taking care of us!
New turface added today to finish off the infield rework started in May. No varsity games played here but we never call it a practice field. It’s intentionally called our player development facility to keep focus on what matters: our people and their development.
@Brennan_Bsb
Competition day... They got a task and worked together to figure it out. All teams didn’t do it the same way, and everything didn’t go the way they planned, but they figured it out... Proud of my guys!
Our Senior class was special. 14 of the best young men and families you could ask for. Thankful to take a quick pic with these three in a jersey one last time.... I love my guys. Always.
Had some guys go over and spend the day at the
@UIWBaseball
Showcase.
@Pat_Hallmark
,
@catcherswing
and the rest of the staff over there are first class. No surprise they opened some eyes in the Southland last year... Look for that program to continue to get better and better.