Another strong weekend and we finally got a full tournament in! Here are some of my highlights: BA: .727 OBP: .750 OPS: 2.114 SLG: 1.364 1B: 4 2B: 2 3B: 1 HR: 1 RBI: 5 SB: 2 PO: 3 @CoastalSoftball @coach_kgreen @LRSoftball @HollarShena @AppStateSB @whitjones25 @WUSbulldogs @CSUBucsSoftball @MusserChristi @BelmontSoftball @LauraMatthews12 @UTampaSoftball @UWFSoftball @ashlieghmclean @UcwvSoftball @CoachTaylorW @LibertySB @CoachDot_LU @CoachKuhlmeyer @CoachJexx_KSU @KentStSoftball @PA_recruit @MaxPreps @PVSbaseball @ExtraInningSB @DiamondAddicts @TopPreps @thealliancefp

Another great weekend at the plate! Here are my stats from the past two days: AVG: 0.500 OBP: 0.600 OPS: 1.933 SLG: 1.333 And for this season: After 28 plate appearances, 0 strikeouts @ClarionSoftball @IUPsoftball @UPJSoftball @PVSbaseball @TeamPAMendel @teampafastpitch

My thoughts on coaches who are verbally and mentally abusive: I see it and hear about it far too often, and it reminds me of things I witnessed during my police career. Ever see an officer walk into an already hostile situation and immediately start screaming? Adding fire to fire. Sometimes that volume covers up a lack of confidence, preparation, or understanding of what they can legally do. When you don’t know how to communicate, explain your decisions, or articulate your actions, intimidation becomes your fallback. I see the same thing in coaching. Some coaches rule through fear because they don’t know how to teach. They demand that every athlete fit the same mold, then get angry when a kid doesn’t respond the way they expected. Every athlete is different. You cannot coach every kid exactly the same way and expect the same understanding or response. You expect them to recognize every situation but have you taught it? Have you explained it in a way they understand? Have you given them the repetitions to learn it? Whether it’s throwing, defense, or hitting, if an athlete is struggling, can you break it down? Can you help them feel the difference? Can you give them a correction they can actually use? If your only answer is to get louder, you need to look at your own ability to teach. I believe in holding athletes accountable. I also believe the adult responsible for teaching them needs to be accountable for how they do it. Your frustration does not give you permission to humiliate a kid. Know your craft. Learn how to communicate. Earn their trust. Being feared doesn’t make you a good coach.

Thank you to Coach Matt at @PVSbaseball in Pittsburgh for taking time out of his busy schedule to share some of the things he's doing to develop softball players in the area! Look forward to collaborating with Coach Matt in the future and getting him up to Saint Francis soon!

Coach Bill will be recruiting at the Western PA Fall Showcase this weekend! Drop your schedules below! 🍂🥎

@KingFish626 when you coming back? I found this old retired guy in town that builds plyo walls 👍🏼 @BallStateSB #EVERYTHINGMATTERS #CHIRPCHIRP

Change of plans! GO BEAVS 🦫🖤 @MojoPardue @CliffWhite123 @SangilloJohn @lauraberg44 @CoachELeyba @DiamondAddicts @LineDsoftball

🚨Excited to announce my commitment to Youngstown State University🚨 @YSUSoftball @EPond_18 @hayliebrunson22 @tfarm22_ @elyssa_imler @OhioTbolts2027 @PVSbaseball @Tommyw001 @YSNLive_com