Former Head Baseball Coach and AD at Simpson University. Longtime math nerd. A believer in future generations in the classroom and on the field.
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For the first time in 10 years, the Simpson Red Hawks will advance to a conference tourney! It’s the first time since being in the Cal Pac. In a year filled with adversity and uncertainty, these guys never stopped battling. So proud to be a part of it. @SimpsonRedHawks
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Preparing for the first baseball games on campus in Simpson history this weekend. Been a long time coming!
@SimpsonRedHawks @SURedHawksBB @SimpsonU
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Thoughts and prayers to one of our own, Mike Driscoll, who is having cardiac ablation surgery today to correct a heart arrhythmia. Not many stronger than Mike!
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So proud of these guys! From starting 2-10 to winning 11 conference games in a row and making the semifinals in the @Cal_Pac tourney. Deepest playoff run in Simpson baseball history. Paving the way for future Red Hawks.💪🏼 #culturematters @SimpsonRedHawks @SURedHawksBB
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Nothing like traveling 2000 miles round trip, winning a 3-game conference series, then getting off the bus at 3:45 am and pulling the tarp.
Success is doing the things others won’t. #thegrindisreal
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2019 Opening Day Series:
3-1 start, best start in Simpson baseball history. Better get used to saying “best __________ in Simpson baseball history” with this crew. #SimpsonRising @SU_Baseball
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A huge THANK YOU to Beyond Welding and Metal Fabrication for helping us with our batting cage poles! Net and wire to follow. The 4 tunnel cage will be ready for the fall!
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Can’t wait to hear @Lorenzen55 talk about his journey in baseball, life, and faith!
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Excited to announce our guest speaker, Michael Lorenzen, at our 1st annual Baseball Dinner/Auction Fundraiser!
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Just a reminder that “student-athlete” starts with “student”. No matter the weekend outcome, players have to find the 30-45 min waiting for a bus to finish those midterms. Embrace the grind! @SimpsonRedHawks @SimpsonU
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Today would’ve been Senior Day for 12 men who will leave a lasting legacy on our program. Thank you for helping define what we want a Red Hawk to be!
@SU_Baseball @SimpsonRedHawks @SimpsonU
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Wanna hit velo in a game? Practice it. Those 3 foul ball swings gave Mookie 10x the feedback than 3 feel-good, 40 mph BP hacks. I wonder if Mookie complained about not enough swings? Or he finds ways to get better in every swing?🤔
Mookie Betts taking hacks. At Dodger Stadium. In #Dodgers blue
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Ground is broken for the new Simpson Batting Cage!@SimpsonRedHawks @SU_Baseball #SimpsonRising
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Simpson Baseball racks up annual school awards!
Sam Nakata (Lihue, HI): Liberal Studies Student of the Year.
Nathan Minami (Hilo, HI): Senior Athlete of the Year.
Nick Sanderson (Talent, OR. Not pictured): Business Student of the Year.
So proud of these guys!
@SU_Baseball
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Spreading base rock for the new 4 tunnel batting cage! Another huge THANK YOU to Rhodes Construction for the generous donation of material, equipment, and time. Build it and they will hit! #SimpsonRising @SU_Baseball @SimpsonRedHawks
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The best time in history to be a baseball coach. Just spent 7 hours driving and 6 hours fixing a roof. Listened to 8 @ABCA1945 podcasts! Nothing like spending 13 hours with Andy Lopez, Jerry Weinstein, the late great Augie Garrido and the like!
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Congrats to one of our best ever, Nathan Minami. Graduating tonight with his BS in Nursing. “Nurse Nate” is the true definition of a student-athlete. Collected yet another award: “Nursing Core Value Award in Community”👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 @SimpsonRedHawks @SimpsonU @SU_Baseball
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Easy travel back from long road trip? Nope, bus breaks down. Wait 4+ hours for another bus. Use any time to study! #collegebaseballlife
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2021 Simpson Baseball Halloween Game. A special group this year…expect big things! @SimpsonRedHawks @SU_Baseball
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Excited to welcome Titus Sato to the Red Hawk family. Already a productive HI World Series! @SU_Baseball @SimpsonRedHawks @troskybaseball
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Day 1 of Red Hawk Double Days. Testing begins with bench press, pull ups, and a 5 mile run. Blessed to be back on campus!
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Can’t beat baseball in Northern CA! The first Simpson intersquad in mid-January is a sunny 72 degrees. @SimpsonRedHawks @SimpsonU @SURedHawksBB
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True teammates are truly excited for their brothers! I love watching baseline weight room testing to see new recruits strength and how hard returners worked over the summer. @SU_Baseball @SimpsonRedHawks
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Pitcher HORSE...a new favorite pitcher competition. Every pitch matters, learn to control stress and heartbeat, immediate feedback. This is how you do it! #traincompetition #pitchertraining
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Amazing night at our first annual Simpson Baseball Dinner Auction. Truly blessed to have @Lorenzen55 share his message along with the support from alumni, staff, and community members. Go Red Hawks! #simpsonrising @SimpsonRedHawks @SimpsonU @SU_Baseball @TomJGalbraith @normhall
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With Covid taking away so many precious moments, I am grateful that our school found a way to give that special moment to one of our guys. Thank you to @SimpsonU for making it happen! So blessed to work with people who care about the students and their families.🙏🏼❤️
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Another great year working with East Redding Little League at Big League Dreams. Enjoy watching these guys give back and helping grow the future of our sport. @SU_Baseball @SimpsonRedHawks @SimpsonU
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First day of So-Cal recruiting road trip. Good turnout at NAIA camp at Vanguard. Who is the future Red Hawk?
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A huge THANK YOU to Mike Cendejas from Basin Enterprises and Reese Pitkin from Outback Construction for donating their time, knowledge, and equipment in helping raise our backstop!
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Simpson Baseball represented in Hilo, HI by commits Jadon Oliveira, Titus Sato, and Dylan Honda. The future is bright! 🤙🏽
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Opening Day for Simpson Red Hawk baseball tomorrow at Westmont! First game of doubleheader is at 11 am. You can watch online at portal.stretchinternet.com/w…
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Simpson On-Campus baseball field workday. Overseed, fertilize, mound rebuild, dethatching, and weeding. Take pride! @SU_Baseball @SimpsonRedHawks
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What does a Simpson Baseball player do after a doubleheader sweep with 38 runs scored? Homework in the hotel lobby, due Sunday by midnight. #studentathlete @GoRedHawks
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Another big thank you to Daniel Gil, Kevin Crye, and @NinjaCoalition for hosting Simpson Baseball. Competition and camaraderie with a really special group. Expect great things! @SU_Baseball @SimpsonRedHawks @KingdomNinja_ #SimpsonRising
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Taking in Simpson Softball beating #5 Southern Oregon today, capping a great week of Simpson University Athletics! In addition to softball’s win,
Men’s Basketball 2-0
Women’s Basketball 2-0
Baseball 4-0
JV Baseball 2-0
💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
@SimpsonRedHawks @SimpsonU
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A HUGE thanks to President @normhall and the Hall family for having our team over for food, friends, and fellowship. #SimpsonBaseballFamily
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New uniforms with a Jeremy Stoke memorial patch, a Redding firefighter who lost his life in the Carr Fire last summer.
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We can’t thank ST Rhodes Construction enough! They finished the leveling and smoothing of our batting cage foundation. Turf is being rolled out.
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A huge THANK YOU for donations from Ron Kritzer for initial tractor work and S T Rhoades Construction for grading and laser leveling. The batting cage foundation is ready to form! #SimpsonRising @SimpsonRedHawks @SU_Baseball
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Simpson Alum, Asst Coach, and Interim AD, @Coach_Kessel goes down swinging against pitcher Kevin Stapleton. A great time at the 2022 alumni game! @SimpsonRedHawks @SimpsonU @SURedHawksBB
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Proud dad moment. Being class valedictorian is awesome! But speaking on his own struggles with mental health and using to hopefully inspire others, reminds me how special he is.💕🥲☺️ #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #bekindtoyouself #KindnessMatters @vtating
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Light poles are installed on our new on-campus field! Going to be an amazing place to play. @SimpsonRedHawks @SimpsonU
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It been a rough road trip so far, but today’s win followed by a team outing to Blair Field to watch Long Beach State makes it all worth it. @SimpsonRedHawks
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Had a blast at the SU Baseball 3-on-3 basketball tourney! Great to see guys competing. Team Tating and coaching staff took the championship. #oldguysmakeitrain
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Excited to welcome 2020 commit, Alex Hall! Welcome to the Red Hawk family. #SimpsonRising @SU_Baseball @SimpsonRedHawks
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Blessed to have American Ninja Warrior, @KingdomNinja_ speak to our team tonight! Great message about priorities, team, and faith! @NinjaCoalition #SimpsonRising @SU_Baseball @SimpsonRedHawks
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I’m understanding lots of people ready to move on from 2020, but so many things to be grateful for:
1. More family time due to quarantine.
2. Time to work on our on-campus facilities. 3. Lots of time spent exercising outdoors.
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Super excited to have him as a Red Hawk! The future is bright. @SU_Baseball @SimpsonRedHawks
Big Congratulations to @TrevorJP_44 for his decision to continue his education and baseball career at @SU_Baseball . Trevor was named our Captain this year and was having a fantastic senior year! Simpson is getting a great one!
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Another first at Simpson Baseball. Team flight to AZ. Finals coming up and get to be home for Easter!#SimpsonRising
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Nothing like a dynamic warmup in the parking lot at 5:50 am, followed by HIIT. Day 2 of Red Hawk Double Days.
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Excited to share the growth of Simpson University athletics, along with Todd Franklin and Dr. Hall on KCNR 1460. @CoachFranklin @normhall @SimpsonRedHawks
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Everyone wants the culture where players inspire each other. What about when players inspire the coaches? #BellRinging @SU_Baseball @SimpsonRedHawks
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Today, saw local 2019 Red Hawk commit, Jake Alexander, come into the gym alone and get after it. He didnt know I was there. I already know this frosh is planning to make a big impact! What do you do when no one is watching?👀
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Still looking for uncommitted 2020 players! Competitive environment in a growing CA conference. Scholarships still available. DM for more info. @SU_Baseball @SimpsonRedHawks @CaliJucoBall @jucoroute @NAIABall @FlatgroundApp @NJCAA
Historic Winning Season Cut Short for Simpson Baseball bit.ly/2X78T05
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Jake Alexander on the mound for Team Conrad. 3-3 score in bottom of 4. 3 run homer by Vic Tiscareno tied it up for Team Kessel.
Great to see alumni and staff make it out to the game!
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Red Hawk baseball recruiting in the Bay Area, Sacramento, and Fresno this weekend. Tomorrow belongs to those who prepare today!
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First on-campus practice in the history of Simpson U Baseball! Going to be a lot of “firsts” this year. #SimpsonRising @GoRedHawks @TomJGalbraith
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Simpson University Halloween Game. In the pitch-to-your-own team, Co-MVPs goes to pitcher Colin Bovee for shut down innings and Tanner Marchant for his HR.
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Big game for Cal Pac All-Conference Nathan Minami! 5-5 with 3x3B, 2B Freshmen RHP Dylan Cabral picked up a win, after a quality start by Jackson Bennett.
Simpson University @SU_Baseball beats Providence Christian in an 11 inning game! Nathan Minami led off the 11th with a triple and scored on a walk-off wild pitch. Red Hawks will battle against Antelope Valley in game 3 today.
Let’s go Red Hawks! 🦅🔥
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A big thanks to all Simpson Baseball alumni in making our first alumni game a success! @GoRedHawks
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New athletes orientation. Had a great time watching our athletes make new lifelong friends. @SimpsonRedHawks @SimpsonU
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Since when did “high energy” mean insulting the opposing team and running a comedy show in the dugout?
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SU Alumni Home Run Finalists:
Runner-Up Chuck Matthey(2012)
Champion Wilson Kessel(2018) @GoRedHawks
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Jackson Bennett closes out a 6-5 win for Team Kessel. Tiscareno and Brue with HRs. Team Kessel in Championship game tomorrow morning
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Fall World Series Games 4 and 5 (if necessary) will start at 10 am tomorrow (Sat Nov 13). Will try out the new livestream setup on the on-campus field. Check it out at simpsonredhawks.com/live
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Simpson Baseball welcomes Alex Ferroni from Gavilan College. Excited for Alex and Redhawk Nation! @GoRedHawks
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Great team building event in the Sunrise Shasta Rotary 5K Mud Run. Simpson Baseball took over the Athletic Dept. IG feed. Expecting big things out of this special group! @SimpsonRedHawks
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Mahalo to the Hawaiian players who hit 7 of the 9 HRs today.🤙🏽 @ThatGuy__Kai @KoltenWong
Simpson (CA) sweeps opening conference doubleheader vs. St. Katherine’s
18-8 , 13-3
Nathan Minami 6-10 with 4 HRs!
Jerry Zurita with 2 HRs, including a grand slam.
HRs by Keelan Yagi, Titus Sato, and Shane Ogata
@dtating @NAIABall @SU_Baseball
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2021 SU Halloween game MVP, Jackson Bennett goes 4-4 with this go-ahead game winner. @SU_Baseball @SimpsonRedHawks
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Excited to welcome Jared Gibbs to the Red Hawk family! The future for Simpson Baseball is bright. #SimpsonRising @GoRedHawks @SU_Baseball
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Congrats to all of these guys. Add to the list the Cal Pac Champion of Character, Nick Sanderson.
Congrats to our @SU_Baseball players who received Cal Pac Honors this season!
All Conference:
Nate Minami
Dylan Cabral
Honorable Mention:
Damien Chavez
Shane Ogata
Logan Gomes
All Defense:
Sam Nakata
#LetsGoRedHawks
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After flight delays, refunds, and flight changes, made it to @ABCA1945. Excited for Nashville!
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SU Baseball Senior lunch. Congrats to our senior graduates! Great players and great people. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to coach you.
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Team Conrad wins the 2021 Fall World Series!
Team Conrad 6
Team Kessel 2
WP- Connor Caporale CG
LP- Ethan Buttars
Jerry Zurita has 3 RBIs for Team Conrad
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Huge Congratulations to Michael Driscoll on graduating from the Police Academy! As a player, Mike helped lay the groundwork in my first full season as a head coach and our first winning season. Always a Red Hawk! @SU_Baseball @SimpsonRedHawks @SimpsonU
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A Simpson All-Star. @Coach_Kessel does it all! From spreadsheets and finance to laundry in between game days to academic oversight, he truly improves EVERY department on campus. #truegrinder @SU_Baseball @SimpsonRedHawks @SimpsonU
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Congratulations to Logan! He’s endured injury and adversity, but always found a way to work through it. Red Hawk Grinder and one of our best ever.💪🏼
Logan Gomes breaks Simpson baseball single season home run record! Logan is already holds the SU career HR record. #HRChamp @SURedHawkBB @SimpsonU @DTating
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I love the energy of team lifts, but something about hearing a couple guys get after it when no one is looking. #makinggains @SimpsonRedHawks @SU_Baseball
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Nearing the end of the first week of a special year for Simpson Baseball. So excited to watch these guys compete! @GoRedHawks @SURedHawksBB
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Excited to welcome RHP/OF Wesley Kuzminsky from Centraila Junior College to Red Hawk nation. #simpsonrising @GoRedHawks
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