Pitching Coach & Recruiting Coordinator for Bemidji State University Baseball (DII)
@BSUBeaversBase
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Currently looking at a lefty senior who has been up to 83
Head coach tells me his projection out of high school is either major D1 or potentially draft
I just want to give the coach a hug and tell him everything will be ok
If you get bored today just read through these comments ๐
The ones who are talking about hitting Soto or how "disrespectful" this is are the ones who want the game to die
The game is to have fun. Hit nukes, celebrate. K up the hitter, celebrate. Give it, take it, have fun ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐ฅ
Road to the Super Bowl starts today Bengals fans
@CincyProblems
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- The O-line will not get Joe murdered
- Joe will begin his MVP campaign
- Ja'Marr Chase will see the football
- We will win the football game
- I will not yeet my car off a bridge
I've never been more sure!
I cannot make this up. I just got a recommendation from a coach with a video and the first slide of the video says:
"Normal Top Speed: 81mph
This Weekend: Sitting 69-73mph"
BRO WHAT?! ๐๐คฆ๐ฝโโ๏ธ I love my job.
When I got to Iowa Wesleyan University in August we had two small strips of turf inside of two old cages. The rest of the floor was an old, beat up basketball court and both hoops were still up.
NOW!!! No hoops, brand new full turf and four new rollaway cages ๐ฅ๐
#GoTigers
Unbelievably excited and blessed to announce that I have accepted an assistant coaching position at
@EarlhamBaseball
! I'd like to thank Coach Sakosits and the rest of the staff for their belief in me and I can't wait to get started! Time to get to work
#EarnedNotGiven
Iโve officially accepted a coaching position for the Iowa Wesleyan University Baseball Program!
Iโll be their GA for the next two years, serving as the Pitching Coach, while I complete my Masters Degree!
SO EXCITED! Thank you so much & GO TIGERS! ๐ ๐๐
@IWTigers
@IowaWesleyan
EXTREMELY excited to announce that I will be the new Pitching Coach & Recruiting Coordinator at Bemidji State University!
Currently driving from Cincinnati to Bemidji, MN! Can't wait to get started & I appreciate the opportunity
@thechubshow26
. Go Beavers!
@BSUBeaversBase
BREAKING: The University of Cincinnati has officially submitted it's application to join the Big 12 Conference. ๐
The
#Big12
is expected to announce on Friday that Cincinnati has been selected.
#Bearcats
"They're gonna have to carry me out of here in a casket. I love it in Cincinnati.. ..I just can't imagine myself anywhere else." โ Zac Taylor on coaching the Bengals ๐งก
#ThatsMyCoach
I am a very young coach in the NCAA and I have TONS to learn. HOWEVER...
I know for a FACT you will never be a successful coach at this level if you put your love for baseball over your love for your players!
#TRUTH
First 2025 commitment on the board! On the 1-year anniversary of me moving to Bemidji!
Best decision I ever made. Super excited. The best is yet to come ๐๐ซก
#BeaverTerritory
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I'm 30 years old, this is my 4th college I've coached at and I FINALLY get to go to my 1st
@ABCA1945
Convention! ๐
I am SO excited to get to Dallas tomorrow! Looking forward to learning, meeting some new friends and seeing some familiar faces! ๐๐ซก
I am very excited to announce that
@BSUBeaversBase
will be hosting our first ever prospect camp on August 17, 2024 at 1pm! Anybody from classes of 2025, 26, 27 & 28 welcomed!
Please see pricing info below and email Matthew.Ellinghuysen
@bemidjistate
.edu to register! See you soon!
Great day for the future of our program!
Got to see a lottttttt of freshmen compete today for the first time. Put up almost 30 runs while holding our opposition to 3 earned runs in 14 innings.
It's a good day to be a Beaver!
I haven't posted anything about it, but I am so proud of our guys for what they accomplished last weekend by winning the HCAC Championship!!! Not bad for a team who was picked to finish 6th in the preseason poll ๐
Onto Lynchburg, VA tomorrow for the Regional Championship!
The correct Hall of Fame ballot this year is:
Barry Bonds
Roger Clemens
Todd Helton
Jeff Kent
David Ortiz
Manny Ramirez
Alex Rodriguez
Curt Schilling
Sammy Sosa
Billy Wagner
I'm sorry if you disagree or if your feelings are hurt. But this is the correct list ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐
I love this team. Our record does not reflect the work these guys are putting in or the process they have committed to.
There is nothing like the reaction somebody has after the first time they hit 90.
Please see below. SO EXCITED for these guys, our team and the future! ๐ซถ๐ฝ๐ฆซ
"Coach Davis, what do the pitchers at Earlham College do after their daily work and recovery?"
Me: Oh we build mini snowmen in the bullpen โ๏ธ๐๐๐
PLS READ
My high school is going to have a baseball team this spring! We will be a 1st year program in the inner city. Our budget is TIGHT & none of our kids have any equipment. If you can donate ANYTHING - gloves, batting gloves, bats, cleats, catchers gear, etc. PLS DM ME!
RT
โIf Phil Jacksonโs not coaching, Iโm not playing.โ - Michael Jordan
I think every single coach in the world dreams of having the best player they could ever possibly have riding for them like that!
It is officially college baseball season in Bemidji, MN
This weekend (8/17) we have our prospect camp
Next weekend (8/22-8/25) is move-in for our new players
Then we start captain's practices (8/26) and have our first big visit day (8/29)
Now I'm fired up!
#BeaverTerritory
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My parents and my little brother came all the way from Ohio to watch me coach in Florida and get my first career win as part of a college coaching staff...Iโm not sure what I did to deserve them, but I wouldnโt trade them for anything! Donโt ever forget how important family is โค๏ธ
Not everybody will read all of this, and thatโs okay. But Mount St. Joseph means too much to me, as a person, to not post all of my thoughts. You gave me the best six years of my life. Please read & thank you! ๐๐๐๐
#MOUNTUP
@MSJ_Athletics
@MSJ_Admissions
@MountStJosephU
Beaver Easter for all of the guys who couldn't make it home for the holiday!
Love these guys, their effort and their belief in our program!
And yes I made the food (with the help of
@TheAJGengler
). Please don't be as surprised as my mom was ๐
Go Beavers
@BSUBeaversBase
! ๐ซก๐ฆซ
I'll NEVER understand the anti-velo guys ๐ I get it's not the only part of developing a pitcher.
But for you to tell me you'd rather have a HS kid at 75-76 with advanced command 80% of the time instead of a HS kid at 85-86 who just puts it on the plate?
COME ON MAN ๐
#VELO
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Life just doesn't get any better!
- Team lunch with the boys
- At the always incredible Buffalo Wild Wings
- FOR BOGO THURSDAY NONETHELESS!?
- And we are on our way to play baseball in 70ยฐ weather in February
I think this is the happiest day of my life! ๐ฅ๐
#RollBeavs
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For the record...
My favorite sit-down spot to eat:
@BWWings
My favorite food: BOGO boneless wings every Thursday are you kidding me!?
My favorite softball team in the world:
@BSUBeaversSB
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Good luck this weekend! You picked the best spot ever to fuel up for wins! ๐๐ช๐ฝ๐ฆซ
99% of you don't know but my mom owns and operates her own dance studio! Tonight she got to take pictures with the UC and Alabama twirlers and she was so happy! ๐ This was honestly such a cool moment because I know how much it meant to her! ๐ GO MOM!!
NCAA Round of 16 today being hosted in Bemidji...
On the day of the full moon called the Beaver Moon ๐
It's a bad day to play the Beavers
@BSUBeavers
@BSUBeaversFB
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Just getting setup with my official coach account here, but I am very excited to announce that I will be the new pitching coach for the Mount St Joseph University baseball team!!
#GoLions
#MountUp
Played our annual Halloween Costume Game today and...there was a "Coach Davis"!
I never thought anybody would be me for Halloween but the man bun, backpack, black hoodie, grey sweatpants, Dunkin cup, clipboard and no shoes was about as SPOT ON as it gets ๐
Love this team ๐๐ฅ
Biggest congratulations to Antonio!! An awesome kid with a work ethic Iโve never seen at this level. He embodies what being a student at The Mount truly means! I canโt wait to see what you do over the next three years, Antonio! We are ecstatic to have you as a LION
#MOUNTUP
Youth players, high school players, college players, pro players, any players.........
I have no idea who number 7 is, but be the teammate that number 7 is. Be a teammate who celebrates the success of your teammates more than your own ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
If you don't think the Reds won big at the deadline this year you should probably stop watching baseball and/or pick a new team to be a fan of...
BIG returns in these trades ๐ฅ
Answer me a legitimate question...
Does it get any better than this!?
@BSUBeaversBase
@BemidjiState
The simple answer is no...no it does not ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ค
Every single time I look at my bank account I legitimately think about selling a kidney. I love my career path but I literally have to check my account before I get dinner every single night and I'm 28 ๐
The teams that can master the art of appreciating the small accomplishments and steps while continuing to focus on and pursue the final destination are the ones that are dangerous
I love velo & developing velo but let's face facts:
1). Not everybody will throw 90+
2). Velocity isn't the only thing that matters
Not to oversimplify this for pitchers BUT it's not about being able to throw it past somebody, it's about thinking you can ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ Just saying
What an absolute legend. The kid comes back and the first thing he asks is who won!? BUILT. DIFFERENT.
Seriously, I am SO glad he's doing better. Makes me so happy. Keep praying for him and his family โฅ๏ธ๐๐ฝ
#Lovefor3
The doctors at UC Medical said Damar Hamlin was able to communicate last night (by writing down questions) and the first thing he asked was "who won the game?"
They answered "You. You won the game of life." ๐โค๏ธ
Haven't said anything on social media or anything but I'm leaving tomorrow morning to go to Myrtle Beach to coach in the Myrtle Beach Collegiate League for about a month!
I'm so grateful and excited for this opportunity man words can't even describe how happy I am. Thank you๐๐๐ฝ
Some programs address negatives and build on positives.
Other programs harp on negatives and ignore the positives.
I'll let you decide which atmosphere breeds success ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ
Blessed to have known and went to school with Lauren ๐ What an unbelievable person and a courageous soul! She made me proud to be an MSJ Lion and helped me grow into the person I am today! Wherever she is, she is smiling today. RIP and thank you ๐๐ฝ๐
Five years ago today, Heaven welcomed a new angel. Faced with unimaginable adversity, Lauren Hill responded with the Heart of a Lion. May she live forever in our hearts, in our prayers, and in our collective consciousness.
I haven't trained to throw a baseball for 6 years since injuries ended my career at 21.
I threw a baseball 86mph today off the bump with no ramp up throwing program ๐
I will get back to the 90s. Haven't been there since 2013 before my first shoulder injury. BUT I'LL BE BACK ๐ฅ
First day of practice of my first season as a college baseball coach is tomorrow!! Couldnโt be more excited and canโt wait to get to work with the guys!
#MountUP
Please read if you'd like. The end of an era today. Cincinnati Royals!!! Thank you guys so much for everything.
@CoachMHilliard
@Coach_ZakFarmer
@Tekulve28
& Dad! Thank you and I love you guys so much! ๐ This program will forever be our baby.
P.S. see y'all soon ๐๐ฅ
I'm currently at war with the birds in Bemidji.
Today I found a fish on our field that they flew over from the lake and dropped there ๐
That is the last straw. Davis v Bemidji Birds coming this fall ๐คฆ๐ฝโโ๏ธ
High school & summer coaches:
I love you guys. You guys make my job a lot easier and it's fun connecting about players. I trust a lot of you guys.
With that being said, I cannot offer guys until I at least see video on them. Please do not send me guys if I can't watch them play
Only a week away from watching my boys over at
@BUKnightsBSB
make their D1 debut by taking on
@LouisvilleBSB
in an All-Louisville showdown!!! CAN'T WAIT!!! I know
@Low5109
and the boys are ready!
#Knights
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Haven't thrown a competitive pitch since I was 21 years old and just turned 27 in October
Yesterday I did a pull down without stretching or throwing at all (don't do that kids) and hit 80 ๐
So i've decided to get back in shape and try to hit 90+ before I turn 28. LET'S GO! ๐ฅ
Just so everybody is aware:
If this man was around today with what we know about science and pitching now I am FULLY convinced he would touch 108-110 and I'm not joking ๐คฏ๐คฏ๐คฏ
these are the types of coaches guys will always play for, regardless of the situation or what is asked of them. SPECIAL teams and/or units are formed when players respect you on a higher plane but also relate to you on their same level. take notes ๐
Just your average morning in Bemidji!
Beautiful place to live. Awesome place to play baseball, or anything for that matter!
There truly is nowhere better than
#BeaverTerritory
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I signed my first autograph since 2014 today at the Ole Miss camp
When the kid asked me for my autograph I said "sure!"
Afterwards he asked me why I was laughing while I was signing it and I said "because I just completely diminished the value of your baseball" ๐ Happy camp ๐
Been kind of quiet on here while things have been playing out! But a little life update...
I am very happy and excited to announce that I will be the new Head Athletic Director at Spencer Center
@SpencerWolfpack
in Cincinnati! Can't wait to build something great! Go Wolfpack!!!!
Saw a lot of positives from our intersquads this weekend!
Biggest highlight for the pitchers was one of our guys setting a new FB velo PR this afternoon! He's up 2 mph in the last couple weeks and 6 mph since the fall began! Proud of all of the guys ๐ ๐ ๐
What a week for Stella Dolan not only did she break the program record for most game appearances and most games finished she also tied the record for most saves and had a career high strikeout game with 12!
#beaverterritory
#gobeavers
At times it's hard to find perspective if you don't have a great season. But I'd like to give a s/o to my staff from the 2020-21 season!
In my 1st year as Pitching Coach at Iowa Wesleyan U, our staff put up the following program bests since moving to D3 (2013-14)
@IWTigers