.
@NickMadrigal_3
in his MLB debut - what a special night for a very special young man! We've watched him grow over the years and there was never a doubt this day would come. Proud of you, Nick!
#ITFactor
#egherdalum
Jeff Carlson on getting the word that his son was getting the call up to the
#STLCards
: "He told us and we just were ecstatic. We were just kind of speechless, couldn't believe it, dream come true... We're very proud of him."
.
@dom_nunez9
or
#BombNunez
, as some of us know him, with the assistance of Kruk and Kuip showing his love and appreciation for
#ElkGrove
and the Herd baseball family. Keep doing your thing
#3
, we are proud of you!!
Your 2021 Delta League Coach of the Year is our own
@coachbellotti2
after guiding the Herd to a 16-2 in league and capturing the Delta League Championship.
.
@ElkGroveBB
epitomizes what it means to be a leader - to his players, his coaches, his family & to many others he encounters! Coach Carlson means so much to the great tradition of winning baseball at EGHS & will surely be missed! Will always & forever be the
#BestCoachInTheBiz
Carlson on his first MLB homer: "It was real exciting. I was just trying to drive something in that situation."
#STLCards
Brought to you by your
@MidAmericaChevy
dealers.
Exciting Day for
@efrutchey2024
and
@EvanGentil2024
and their families as they have verbally committed to continue their academic and baseball journey at the next level with
@ucdavisbaseball
. We are so happy and proud of you both. Now the work begins!!
#HerdProud
We are so proud that another of our
#egherdalum
has been called up to The Show with the
@Rockies
. Congrats to our own
@dom_nunez9
on his call-up to the big club! That makes 5 of our guys playing
@MLB
ball this year!
Would like to honor our class of 2020 Seniors. All eight of them have represented EG Herd Baseball since their Freshman year. It is with great sadness that their final season is over. We wish them all the best. Stay healthy and safe one and all!
Nice to see a couple of former 1st Round Draft Picks square off against each other tonight!
#egherdalum
@derekhill27
and
@DCarls_06
both get after it on the diamond!
Delta League Honors
1st Team- AJ Hutcheson
Aiden Jimenez
Kade Brown
Korey Williams
Ryan Zamora
2nd Team- Eddie Fines
Honorable Mention- Evan Gentil Devon Kneisel and Russell Pettis
Congrats fellas!
In honor of Armed Forces Day, we salute 2015 grad and former Herd Baseball pitcher Chris Martin. Martin is a member of the US Navy. After his tour, he looks to continue serving by entering the law enforcement profession either at the Federal, State or local level.
#HerdProud
There just aren't enough accolades and compliments to pay
@ElkGroveBB
for what he does and means to the program & HS baseball! He embodies commitment, team preparedness, innovation, loyalty to his players and is the consummate family man! Simply put -
#TheBestCoachInTheBiz
We see you
@tcarls5_
#HerdReppin
that championship ring at tonight's graduation ceremony! Congrats to you and all those graduating from EGHS and becoming
#egherdalum
!
It’s a pretty big Dyl when you are part of the Hall of Fame. Dylan’s bat is in Cooperstown repping
@Cardinals
history when they hit 4 home runs in a row in first inning back in July of 2022, a first in history! We 👀you DC3
.
@JDDavis26
earned his spot on the
@astros
Opening Day Roster! Hard work, perseverance, dedication and performance by this
#egherdalum
catapulted him here. We are all so proud of you, JD!!!!
This morning
@sacbee_news
and
@cameronsalerno1
announced the All Metro Team.
Coach of the Year- Coach Bellotti
Catcher- Noah Canter
Infielders- Robert Whittaker, Korey Williams, Ryan Zamora
Outfield- Eddie Madrigal
Pitchers- AJ Hutcheson, Aiden Jimenez
Utility- Sam Frizzi
To all you young athletes out there - be sure to watch this snippet of
#egherdalum
@JDDavis26
! THIS is what it's like to be a team-first guy. JD embodies this and just "gets it"!
J.D. Davis, who homered and knocked home four runs today, was asked about his increased opportunity in Mets camp with Jed Lowrie and Todd Frazier sidelined:
Herd wrap up the season with a 6-4 victory over
@PGHS_Baseball
. Finish 23-4 overall, 16-2 in league and the Delta League ship. Thank you to all our families and extended Herd fam for your support. Another great year of Herd Baseball and the
#questfor12
starts tomorrow.
Great bunch of seniors who led our club this year! Congrats on graduation and good luck as you take the next step in each of your lives!
#egherdalum
#MakeADifference
Final touches are in place for tomorrow's opener. We wanted to recognize the legendary voice of the Herd Ron Bieber as well as Ted & Eleanor Price. In Nov Eleanor passed away & with her we lost a member of our Herd family. Thanks to Dale Murray for building these flower boxes.
Ballgame! Austin Roberts gets the strikeout to save the win for the Hornets, 6-4, over Utah Valley.
#StingersUp
#WACbsb
#FindAWay
W: Zalasky (1-0), L: Carrillo (0-3), Sv: Roberts (4)
Two all-time great
#egherdalum
,
@DCarls_06
and
@NickMadrigal_3
! These 2 epitomize Herd baseball, our tradition and what it takes to excel at the next level. Both play the game the right way, are great teammates and work harder than the next guy!
Today we remember and honor all those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom, including one of our own, former Herd Baseball player and Army Staff Sgt. Bryan Hall.
#NeverForget
Huge congrats to
#egherdalum
@RowdyTellez
on his call-up to to the Big Leagues with the
@BlueJays
! The kid rakes, plays a great first base and provides serious punch as a LHH.
#HerdNation
is very proud of you, Rowdy!
Dylan Carlson since getting called up to AAA:
.483/.533/.741, 10 game hitting streak.
@DCarls_06
can do it all. A switch hitter who can play all three outfield positions, Dylan has already swiped 18 bags, added 24 HR, and posted a .996 FLD% this year.
Gonna be elite.
#stlcards
The Chicago White Sox have signed infielder Nick Madrigal, their first-round pick (No. 4 overall) in the 2018 First-Year Player Draft, to a minor-league contract with a $6,411,400-million signing bonus.
In a close race with infielder Andy Young, 19-year old outfielder Dylan Carlson
@DCarls_06
is The Cardinal Nation's choice as the high-A Palm Beach Cardinals Player of the Year. Reporter
@FinkelsteinRyan
files his final article of 2018 from Roger Dean. ($)
The Herd score two runs in the 6th to break a 0-0 tie and hold on to beat St. Mary’s 2-0. Ned Frutchey 5 shutout innings with 6 Ks and Cody Pickney picks up his first save with 2 scoreless innings.
#GoHerd
Senior Night as we clinched the Delta League Crown (5-Peat)! What a great group of leaders right here! Keep grindin' boys as we continue our
#egherdquestfor12
!!!
What does Monday after the Super Bowl mean? Thats right, it's baseball season! Mound rebuild was started today in preparation of our season.
#egherdbaseball2021
Congrats to
@davidfreitas23
on winning the 2019 PCL AAA Batting Title! Now he's with the
@Brewers
big club! That makes 2 years in a row an
#egherdalum
earns that honor:
@JDDavis26
hit his way to the PCL title in 2018!