Winners vs Losers... “🎤 drop” via Mick Cronin

Photo day in the 📚 One step closer to ⚾️ #B1GCats

An athlete takes a huge step forward when a coach doesn't have to ask them to work hard, extra, or correctly. It's called taking ownership.

Working like a pro is an easy concept that amateurs struggle to get. With every rep productive, you can’t help but improve. That’s how professional hitters like Joey Votto take BP, with purpose behind every swing. Focus. Swing. Reset. Repeat. #STdrills

Morning, 'Cats fans. No more waiting...it's finally GAMEDAY. #B1GCats

A few of the top 2021s in the area showcasing their talents at the Baseball Factory National Tryout. Keep an eye on these “uncommitted“ guys. Definitely gonna help a program in a few years. Eric Orloff Braden Mullins Brian Donlea Cole Luckey DiamondDawg Baseball @29ersbaseball

Chase away the Sunday scaries with a late night snack. Enjoy a free Grubhub delivery after our win with the promo code: CATSWIN #B1GCats

Ships don’t sink because of the water around them; ships sink because of the water that gets in them. We must avoid the negativity that’s all around us. “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” (Proverbs 4:23)

Last night at his postgame presser, @GeorgiaStateMBB head coach Rob Lanier delivered one of the most mindful answers I have ever heard. Sports fan or not, I really encourage you to watch this.

The best baseball/softball folks are: ⚾️ Constantly learning ⚾️ Supportive of others ⚾️ Truthful when they speak ⚾️ Egoless - it’s not about them ⚾️ Teachers first ⚾️ Relationship-driven ⚾️ Servant leaders ⚾️ Communicators ⚾️ Focused on the big picture Surround yourself w/ ⬆️

If you think its overrated to give your best effort and it’s “just a practice” or “just a drill”...ask the 1,000s of College Seniors who went to bed last night not knowing that they’d played their final game. The biggest lie we tell ourselves is that we’ve got time.

Important alert. Received this from the IHSA today: If you temporarily suspend your spring season, your athletes should not practice or compete with their non-school (club/travel) teams or they will be ineligible for the high school team if and when the suspension is lifted.

In the 1600’s the Plague forced Cambridge students to be sent home. One of those students, Isaac Newton, developed calculus and his Law of Universal Gavitation. Good thing YouTube and Netflix didn’t exist. #WhatAreYouGoingToDoWithYourTime #Physics #BeProductive #Education

I want to publicly strongly encourage all non-regulated Club/Travel/Non-School athletic programs to follow suit with every other Sports’ Organization and cease practice & play. Joint the effort to stop the spread so we can ALL return to play

A SOLID WALL and BALL should become the best-friend for infielders around the country the next two weeks. What a great opportunity to 1. Work on your hands 2. Work on your feet 3. Work on your direction 4. Work on feeds 5. Work on choosing different hops Don’t stop working!

Teams that have massive success: • Care about the details • Push each other to be better • Don’t have drama • Have mutual goals • Are consistent in their work ethic • Enjoy each other’s company • Don’t have jealousy or hate • Buy-in to roles • Hold each other accountable

Congrats to Eric Orloff...so much to be proud of...ranked as one of the top 20 overall players in IL...top 5 at his position...also entered the national rankings as well. The best is yet to come! Thanks to PBR Illinois for your unparalleled coverage of high school baseball.

In skating, it is well documented that better skaters fall more in practice. They fall because they are trying harder moves. Falling is what separates Olympians vs. non-Olympians. Olympic medalists are estimated to have fallen over 20,000 times in practice before they win medals.

"☝️Focus, ☝️Cue" – Northwestern Baseball's @CoachAllen37 Coach Allen & Sam Incandela of DiamondDawg Baseball share the importance of teaching fundamentals and focusing in on exactly what you're trying to get your player to accomplish.

The best coaches I’ve ever been around weren’t always the smartest; they WERE the most passionate. Their love for the game or for helping people is what drives them, NOT their ego to know more than the next guy. When your passion becomes your compass, possibilities are endless.