Head Coach | University of Lynchburg - 2023 Division III National Champions
Lynchburg, VA
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Today is an extremely emotional day.
For the last six years I have had the honor and privilege of working for one of my best friends, @lucas_jones127.
During these six seasons, I can honestly say that not for one single day has it ever feel like work or a job.
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This week has been truly incredible, but this week has also reminded me how unbelievably fortunate I am to have two amazing parents that have supported and continue to support me and my sister in everything we do!
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As a former D3 player, current D3 coach and a RMC alum, it was really cool to see @RMCJackets @Colin_Selby40 get drafted today. You don’t see many D3 JR’s drafted and his selection speaks volume to his hard work and the committment to RMC by @rmcskip17 and his staff. Congrats!
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A little behind the scenes look at one of our intrasquads...
➡️ Rapsodo Pitching 2.0 measures each pitch thrown
➡️ Video of each AB from 2 different views
➡️ Video delay playback of each pitch
➡️Google Sheets to track each pitch / results (3 laptops for this)
@LynchburgBaseBl
Huge week for our Program, Players, and Alumni!
⚾️ Intrasquads - Tue / Wes / Thu
💰 Give Day - Thursday
⛳️ Seamster Golf Tournament - Friday
🏆 Hornet Cup - Saturday & Sunday
Oh and we are less than a month away from our final High School Prospect Camp!
lynchburgbaseballcamps.com
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Pumped for @lucas_jones127, his wife Karla, and their three amazing children.
A Twitter post can’t begin to sum up what this dude means to me and how much he has impacted my career and life.
He’s been a LEADER, MENTOR, but above all… a FRIEND!
Thank you Skipper! Go Irish!
𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛 𝗕𝗘𝗡𝗗!
Stiffler Adds Lucas Jones to Staff
🔗 fightingirish.com/stiffler-a…
#GoIrish ☘️
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Yesterday was an emotional Senior Day and amazing finish to our reg season!
So thankful for what this group of seniors has done for our program and for @lynchburg.
Proud of what our players were able to accomplish this year and excited to watch them play in the ODAC tournament!
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Lots of hugs yesterday for our 2022 Senior Day!
This class was our first recruiting class when we arrived at @LynchburgBaseBl in 2017.
We are so proud of what they have accomplished and we are so fortunate to have coached such an amazing group of young men.
Thank you!!!
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Today I sat in on one of our Hitters Meetings.
@moscagr stated today’s meeting with a news clip of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. For him, this was the most important thing our hitters could learn today.
I was reminded of how small baseball really is and how lucky we all are.
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Today marks my 12th opening day as a college baseball coach.
I am unbelievably fortunate to have the opportunity to do what I love and work with some amazing people of these past 12 years!
Thank you!
@rmcskip17 @lucas_jones127 @CoachHadge2 @CoachIke19 @moscagr @CaseyDykes
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Been a blast getting back out on the field with our P's these past 2 weeks!
Group Work has included:
@Rapsodo Pitching 2.0
@DrivelineBB Command Balls
@LantzWheeler Velo Belt
@jaegersports Long Toss
Bullpens
Video
Excited for Week 3
@LynchburgSports
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We are very appreciative of this honor.
Trophy lookin’ good too!
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Been a wild couple of months...
Grad School
ODAC Championship
NCAA Regional
More Grad School
Recruiting
Camps
More Recruiting
But I'm fired up to have these guys back on campus this weekend and for our Fall Semester to get started!
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No one more deserving!!!!
Honored to watch the Lynchburg Hornets very own Lucas Jones recieve the Coach of the Year award at the VABCA Hall of Fame banquet tonight in Fairfax, Va....
Coach Jones led the Hornets to the D3 National Championship this past spring. Josh was fortunate to be coached by Lucas.
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Congrats to @CaseyDykes on his new job! Proud to have had the chance to work with him @VMIbaseco for 3.5 years. Great Coach, Friend, Husband and Father. Best of luck to him and his family!
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What other college coaches look like when they try to explain their @PerfectGameUSA #WWBA schedule and driving these past two weeks!
(this video works for so many things)
Reid Goldsmith
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Big 2 days for @VMIbaseco - 3 JR draftees inside the top 21 rounds! Speaks to what @CoachHadge2, @CaseyDykes and @@Sam_rob4 are doing with the program. Congrats to Josh Winder, @Matt_Pita and @Nathan_Eatonn. Grateful for the opportunity to coach these and all other BaseCo guys
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Deserved & Earned!!!!
Congrats Skipper!!!!
Congratulations to our Head Coach Lucas Jones for being named National Coach of the Year! 🏆 #wonnation #welldeserved #goat
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Day 3 of @LynchburgBaseBl Summer Youth Camp always includes Slip’N Slide!!!
@moscagr finished the day off with his best impression of @usacurl !
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Excited for the next chapter and opportunity to work with @lucas_jones127 and join the @lchornets baseball coaching staff!
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Special thanks to @CoachHadge2, @CoachIke19 and especially all our players for giving me the chance to be part of the @VMIbaseco family!
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Incredibly proud of what our players were able to accomplish this regular season!
We are all excited for the opportunity to compete in what is sure to be a challenging postseason.
Join us next weekend at Fox Field for the 1st Round of the @odacathletics Baseball Tournament!
No. 6 @LynchburgBaseBl splits at Bridgewater to wrap up the top seed in the upcoming @odacathletics tournament!
🗞: bit.ly/3vFu0rf
#WonNation
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Exciting day for Lynchburg and the @LynchburgBaseBl program! As of this morning, we are officially the University of Lynchburg!
Today marks the beginning of the next chapter of our history as University of Lynchburg. lynchburg.edu/news/2018/07/l…
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Humbled by my selection and honored to join so many @R_MCAthletics and @RMCJackets members in the R-MC HOF!
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Not to get all political, but…
@LynchburgBaseBl Fans want Four More Years of This!!!
#WonNation
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The 2023 Senior Class will go down as one of the most successful groups in Lynchburg Baseball History.
Unbelievable success on the field, but an amazing group of young men as well!
Thank you for all you have done for our program and university!
With the first week of class starting today we want to take the time to recap some of our team accomplishments and our 2023 senior class 🏆 #wonnation
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Few players (if any) that have come through our program in the past seven years better represent the @LynchburgBaseBl Culture and Work Ethic better than @wesarrington22.
Beyond excited for Wes and his family!
#WonNation
I’m extremely excited to announce that I will be coming home and continuing my baseball journey at the University of Virginia!
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Happy Mother’s Day!!!
So lucky to have so many wonderful people in my life, none more important than my mother!
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Some how these guys just seemed to get better each year….
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ODAC 🏆 ✅
NCAA Regional ✅
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ODAC Reg Season 🏆 ✅
NCAA Regional & Host ✅✅
2023
ODAC Reg Season & Tourney🏆 ✅✅
Regional 🏆 ✅
Super Regional 🏆✅
National Championship 🏆 ✅
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Proud to say that @RMCJackets is headed to their 1st ever College World Series. No one deserves it more than @rmcskip17. Congrats to @CJRhodes19 and @ML_Morgan! Great staff! Proud alum!
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Rain delay in Georgia is the perfect time to remind everyone that we are hosting our 1st Prospect Camp on Sat, Sept 2nd!
This camp is a great way to transition from the summer to fall, and has hosted some future Natty Champs in the past‼️
Register at:
lynchburgbaseballcamps.total…
1st High School Prospect Camp since winning the 🏆
🗓 Sat, Sept 2nd
📍 University of Lynchburg
Camp Includes:
⚾️ Pro-style Workout
🧢 Instruction from Staff & Players
💻 @rapsodo Personal Hit & Pitch Data
🏟 Game Action
Register at:
lynchburgbaseballcamps.total…
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Honored to represent @LynchburgBaseBl at this year’s @VBCA2018 Convention!
Excited to share our 2023 National Championship story with some great coaches!
#VBCAConvention2023
Here’s how we’re lining up for #VBCAConvention2023
SO to our exclusive partner @GameGrade for the graphic. And the talent “at all levels” for making it happen.
Register today and get those cheap rooms booked before they’re gone!
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Donnie and Carol drove all the way to Iowa to watch us play this week and made more friends than I can count while they were out there!
Thank you so much and I am so grateful to have had y’all there to share this amazing experience with this week.
Oh and happy birthday Mom!!!
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This is pretty cool.
Congrats Grayson!!!!
Former @LynchburgBaseBl All-American pitcher Grayson Thurman is pitching for the Blue Jays in Spring Training!
#WonNation #d3baseball
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In honor of tonight's @LynchburgSports Awards, I want to brag on our Pitching Staff just a little.
2020 Season:
Record: 11-4
Saves: 6
IP: 132.1 IP
ERA: 2.52 (17th in nation - 1st with 15 or more games)
B/AVG: .229
75 appearances by 19 different P's (avg of 5 per game)
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Fired up for @kent_zak, his family and all of @VMIbaseco! Great young man and wonderful family!
9 (265): @Rangers select Virginia Military Institute (VA) RHP Zak Kent. mlb.com/draft/tracker/drafte… #MLBDraft
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Organizations should really consider signing @_gthurm‼️
👀 1/2 Season in the @NWLbaseball 👀
20 APP / 12 S / 0.69 ERA
26 IP / 45 K / 1.19 WHIP / .163 BAA
@NWLbaseball All-Star
Headed to the @mlbdraftleague‼️
@LynchburgBaseBl @FlatgroundApp
@KendallRogers @d3baseball
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My sister and my mom are simply amazing.
They brought my two nephews up to Lynchburg this week during my sister’s spring break so they could spend a couple days with me and @LynchburgBaseBl.
I love coaching, but love being an uncle a little bit more!
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Special congrats to the @VMIbaseco seniors that graduated today! What an accomplishment. Extremely grateful for my six years at VMI and the three years I got to spend with these seniors.
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Seeing so many coaches with @VMIbaseco connections on the road working this weekend makes me appreciate my 6 years at VMI that much more!
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Pretty cool look at what a day is like for our guys here at Lynchburg. This time of year our preparation starts in the weightroom, continues in the classroom and it’s been a blast so far working with this team on the field! Excited to open up the 2019 season this weekend!
Make sure you check out our “A Day with Lynchburg Baseball” video on YouTube. @JoeHutzler and his staff did an amazing job showing you what it’s like to be a HORNET!! piped.video/YvS0rzNB8xw
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We are still recruiting for our 2024 class, and excited to get started on our 2025, 2026 and 2027 classes as well.
Hope to see you there!
🚨26 days away🚨
📅 Sat, Nov 4th & Sun, Nov 5th
✅ 1 & 2 Day Options
📍 University of Lynchburg
Prospect Camp Includes:
⚾️ Pro-style Workout
🧢 Instruction from Staff & Players
💻 @rapsodo Personal Data
🏟 Game Action
🏫 Campus Tour
Register at:
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Congrats to my personal Hype Man @Stalls09 on helping leading the @UCWV_Baseball squad to a MEC championship!!!
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Cool thread about our season!
A banner year for @lynhornets and @LynchburgBaseBl resulted in a win in that final game of the season and a National Championship trophy.
Here's a thread about their Road to the Championship.
#d3data #d3 #d3baseball #d3sports
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This is a game changer for our university, student-athletes, recruits, and families!
An amazing place to be right now!
Starting next fall, we’re lowering our overall cost of attendance by over $8K to just under $46K/year. Factoring in financial aid, most students will pay around $24K on average — about the cost of attending a public university. #UniversityOfLynchburg lynchburg.edu/news/2020/10/u…
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Congrats to @RMCJackets and @rmcskip17
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Our program owes these men a great deal of gratitude for their service and sacrifice to our program!
Wes, Jack & Josh all had amazing careers here at Lynchburg, but more importantly were part of a group that set a lofty example for our younger players to follow!
Thank you!
Every successful program has a group of players at its foundation that sets the expectations for those that follow.
Arrington, Bachmore and Gjormand were part of a class that was that foundation for us, which helped paved the way to our historic success over the past 5 seasons.
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Congrats to Quinn and our entire Coaching Staff‼️
Congratulations to Quinn Madden on being named @VaSID1 1st TEAM ALL-STATE and @CoachBeaz on being named VaSID COACH OF THE YEAR‼️
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Happy I could be there last night with @rmcskip17, his family and most of his assistant coaches (current and former) to celebrate Coach Hedrick receiving the Paul Keyes RBI Award. Great coach, friend, husband and father. Thanks Ray for all you have taught us!
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Happy New Year!
There was a lot to celebrate in 2023, but pumped to see what 2024 has in store for us as well!
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Every Pitcher at @LynchburgBaseBl next season??!
Also, does wearing your hat backwards help it stay in your head better? (Asking for a friend) #24 🤣
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Congrats to all the future Hornets that will be celebrating their commitment this week to play for LynchburgBaseBl next year! #SigningDay #WonNation
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Spots available and we are still recruiting for the 2024 class!
Hope to see some 2025, 2026, and 2027 players there too!!!
🚨11 days until our High School Prospect Camp🚨
📅 Sat, Nov 4th & Sun, Nov 5th
📍 University of Lynchburg
Prospect Camp Includes:
⚾️ Pro-style Workout
🧢 Instruction from Staff & Players
💻 @rapsodo Personal Pitch Data
🏟 Game Action
🏫 Campus Tour
lynchburgbaseballcamps.total…
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Getting my @wahoofitness @GoZwift ride done while watching our S&C Coach @ESmith52 take the @LynchburgSports athletes through an online workout this morning on YouTube!
How many other Athletic Departments have a guy like this?!?
#WonNation
#BaseballInTheBurg
@LynchburgBaseBl
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The new norm for coaches in Spring 2020.
Mon - Team Meeting
Tue - Athletic Dept. Meeting
Wed - Coaches Meeting
Thu - 1 on 1 Academic Meetings
Fri - Virtual Team Workout
Thanks to Google Meet & Zoom!
Find ways to stay connected and stay positive!
#WonNation
#StayHome
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No one more deserving of this honor.
Proud to say I played against, coached with, work for and he is one of my closest friends.
We are all lucky to have a leader that sets the example of how to succeed Academically, Athletically and Socially.
Thank you @lucas_jones127
Special congratulations to our Head Coach and 2005 Lynchburg graduate, @lucas_jones127, on being selected to the 2019 Lynchburg Sports Hall of Fame class!
No better model of how to excel both on and off the field!
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I spy @LynchburgBaseBl
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving filled with love, laughter, and a gratitude that overflows from Lynchburg Baseball 🌟🦃 #HappyThanksgiving"
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👀 Some Impressive Numbers 👀
A HISTORY OF EXCELLENCE that includes championships and legacies stretching back over 6 decades‼️
#ProudToBeAHornet
#WonNation
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@_gthurm made his debut in the @mlbdraftleague this evening with the @WVBlackBears!
Stat Line:
1 IP / 0 H / 2 K / 14 Pitches
💼 Business As Usual 💼
@LynchburgBaseBl
#WonNation #LemurWatch milb.com/mlb-draft-league/ga…
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Special thanks to the @SoConSports for allowing @VMIbaseco to meet our Number 1 fan Ellie! #Elliestrong
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Ordered the Regulation (5.25 oz) ball from @CleanFuego last week and received a free Overweight (8 oz) ball, T-shirt, and handwritten letter in the mail today!
Thanks guys!
Excited to have our @LynchburgBaseBl P’s try them this fall!
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There are so many wonderful people, parents, families, supporters and fans that help make @lynhornets a wonderful place to coach!
Thank you for everything you do for us, our players and our program!
Go Hornets!
The start of the 2024-25 academic year is right around the corner!!!
But before we get there, we want to thank everyone that’s part of #WonNation‼️
The support of our PARENTS, FAMILIES and FANS helped make 2024 another historic season for our program!
THANK YOU‼️
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Rosters set for the 2015 @VMIbaseco Red-Black Fall World Series. Game 1 is tonight! First pitch schedule for 3:45.
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My nephews went and saw one of my old teams today. Gavin went digging through my parents’ closet to find some old @PortlandSeaDogs hats of mine to rock today!
I don’t think @GoSquirrels #Nutsy was too excited to see them is all their Sea Dog and Red Sox gear haha.
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2024 @LynchburgBaseBl Grad Class:
1️⃣5️⃣7️⃣ Wins
3️⃣ @odacathletics Titles
4️⃣ @NCAADIII Regional Appearnaces
2️⃣ @NCAADIII Regional Championships
2️⃣ @NCAADIII Super Regional Titles
🏆 2023 NCAA DIII National Champions
Thank you‼️
July 1 has us reflecting on 2024, & what an amazing ride these past 4 years have been for our program.
Today we want to celebrate our 2024 graduating class! This group helped elevate the expectations within our program, & are leaving as the winningest class in program history!
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These camps have become a staple in our recruiting process. Always some Future Hornets in attendance!
Expect some great instruction, along with plenty of reps and game action!
Camp also includes personal @rapsodo Pitch and/or Hit data at No Extra Charge‼️
🚨 1st High School Prospect Camp of 2024 🚨
🗓 Sat, Aug 31st
📍 University of Lynchburg
Camp Includes:
⚾️ Pro-style Workout
🧢 Instruction from Staff & Players
💻 @rapsodo Personal Hit & Pitch Data
🏟 Game Action
👀 Some Future Hornets!
Register at
lynchburgbaseballcamps.total…
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@LynchburgBaseBl was well represented this weekend!
Special thanks to @coachmerry, @collbaseball, and the @VBCA2018 for inviting our program to their annual convention this past weekend.
First class operation!
Tremendous convention!
vbca.org
Congratulations to these two Lynchburg Baseball alums…
@lucas_jones127 was named the @VBCA Coach of the Year!
and
Former @FerrumAthletics @FerrumBsbll Athletic Director and Baseball Coach Abe Naff was inducted into the @VBCA Hall of Fame!
#WonNation
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Didn’t get the chance to watch this live yesterday, so taking advantage of an office day!
Very fortunate to have coached this young man.
Congrats again Josh!
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@lucas_jones127 trying to explain my excel spreadsheets!
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Great baseball all day long!
Had the chance to meet some tremendous people and families today.
Thank you again for attending.
#WonNation
Special thanks to everyone that participated in today’s camp!
Another great day for our program‼️
Next High School Prospect Camp is in November.
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Great start to the 2019 season. Hunter Campbell and Brandon Pond combine for Shutout, collect our first W and @BrandonPond1 is the @odacathletics Pitcher or the Week!
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Pretty cool so see @reedgarrett12 make the Opening Day roster for the @tigers! Congrats!!!! @VMIbaseco #804
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Unbelievably proud of our players for helping work camp yesterday!
Field Prep
Running Hitting Stations
Pitching Pre and Post Routines
Post Camp Campus Tour
Sharing their Lynchburg Experience
They made our camp a huge success and are our best recruiters / ambassadors!
Thanks
Thanks to all the campers and families that attended our Prospect Camp yesterday! Great day and excited to get these @rapsodo reports out to our campers!
Also, special thanks to our players for working camp! They crushed it!
Next camp is on Nov 9-10!
Lynchburgbaseballcamps.com
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Looking for some Future Hornets‼️
#WonNation
#FourMoreYears
🚨 1st High School Prospect Camp of 2024 🚨
🗓 Sat, Aug 31st
📍 University of Lynchburg
Camp Includes:
⚾️ Pro-style Workout
🧢 Instruction from Staff & Players
💻 @rapsodo Personal Hit & Pitch Data
🏟 Game Action
👀 Some Future Hornets!
Register at
lynchburgbaseballcamps.total…
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Congrats to these three guys on all their accomplishments this season!
Extremely proud of what they helped us achieve this year as a team!
👏 👏 👏
Second-straight year with multiple @LynchburgBaseBl players on @d3baseball all-region teams!
🗞: bit.ly/3wXJmqq
#WonNation
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Pumped to get back on that field!
Intrasquads Today / Tomorrow / Sunday
Collecting data all weekend using:
@Rapsodo
@proplayai
@Blast_Bsbl
@googlesheets
And Video!!!
Come join us and watch how we develop and compete! #WonNation
Fall Practice Begins Today!
Excited start building on what we were able to accomplish last season!
Make sure you check out our fall dates and come join us one weekend!
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Congrats to @rmcskip17 on his 300th win yesterday. Proud to say I was part of some of those W’s! Great coach to play for and a wonderful person to work under. Congrats Coach!
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Senior RHP @SimplyTJ21 w/ a HR to break 3-3 tie and start 5 unanswered runs by Red Team to clinch @VMIbaseco WS.
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Second week in a row the @d3baseball Team of the Week has included @LynchburgBaseBl players!
#WonNation
In the third @d3baseball Team of the Week we continue to highlight the best performance at each of the positions on the diamond. Full List: d3baseball.com/awards/team-o… #d3baseball
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Last week was truly an amazing week for our program!
Seamster Golf Tournament
Hall of Fame Induction
National Championship Rings
Homecoming
Champions Week
Weeks like this remind us of how fortunate we are so have so many wonderful people associated with our program!
Thank you!
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Second week in a row that we have both the @odacathletics Hitter & Pitcher of the week!
#WonNation
Another week of winning and another week of sweeping the ODAC’s player of the week awards!
@LynchburgBaseBl #d3baseball
#WonNation
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Another great recruiting week for @LynchburgBaseBl at the PBR 17U National Championship in @LakePointSports, GA‼️
A fixture on our 🗓️ every summer!
Looking forward to seeing some of these players again at our prospect camp on September 2nd.
Camp Info:
lynchburgbaseballcamps.total…
High School Prospect Camp
🗓 Sat, Sept 2nd
📍 University of Lynchburg
Camp Includes:
⚾️ Pro-style Workout
🧢 Instruction from Staff & Players
💻 @rapsodo Personal Hit & Pitch Data
🏟 Game Action
🏫 Campus Tour
📸 Photo w/ the 🏆
Register at:
lynchburgbaseballcamps.total…
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Every. Single. Day.
Here is the full video!
Typical fall practice (this was 2018-19 season), @lucas_jones127 doing what he does every day... bringing PASSION and ENERGY to our program!
Thanks to @JoeHutzler and the @LynchburgSports crew for the great footage!
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Couldn't be more proud of the @VMIbaseco P Staff this summer. Finished summer @ 23-13, 2.71 ERA, 167/71 K/BB. 3 All-Stars. 4 Playoffs app
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🚨 Assistant Coach Opening 🚨
Volunteer / Grad Assistant
✅ Monthly Stipend
✅ Grad School Tuition Option
✅ Plus Camp
Offensive / Pos Player Background preferred, but open to Pitching as well.
If interested, please contact HC Travis Beazley at beazley_t@lynchburg.edu.
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Congrats to Kinston Carson (SR), Grayson Thurman (JR), and Brandon Pond (SO) on their 1st Team All-State selections!
Our three 1st Team selections were the most of any program and represents the hard work put in by our entire team!
Extremely proud of our group of guys!
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Thank you everyone for the kind birthday wishes. I am extremely grateful for having so many wonderful people in my life!
Thank you again!
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Extremely thankful that we are afforded the opportunity to take trips like this weekend!
Thank you to the alumni, families, supporters, and fans that help make this possible!
#WonNation
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