2008 commits

In a captivating fall game at Plano East, the Panthers upset the Jackrabbits by the score of "a few to not many". The Panthers keep title hopes alive when they hit the road next week. Look for Forney to make some noise this year in 10AAAA, with Thompson and Woodruff on the hill. The Panthers continue to be cautious about showing too much from their offensive playbook at this time of the year.

Congrats to Matt and the Lackie family. Hope you like cajun food!

John,

Not a single person in our family likes any kind of cajun/seafood! Hope they have a Chili's around there!

How's retirement going?!

Thanks Swami.........great hearing from you!

Best of luck to you guys next spring!

OP, wait till you witness those Cajuns eating crawfish. Now that's a sight! I have two that go to UL-Monroe. So when they play at Lafayette, it's U-LA-MO vs. U-LA-LA Seriously though, the Sun Belt conference is actually a very good conference for baseball. Though I don't know you, congrats to your son.

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John,

Not a single person in our family likes any kind of cajun/seafood! Hope they have a Chili's around there!

How's retirement going?!

Retirement is good, Jeff. I'm getting to watch the Horns, the Cowboys, both of my sons playing fall baseball and, of course, catching up on honey-dos. Finally get to take advantage of the NFL Sunday Ticket, too....my FF teams are off to a great start!

Very happy for Matt. Please ask him if he can get me a good deal on Texas-OU tix....

Congrats to Matt and I wish him continued success this HS Senior Season and next year as a college student and player!

ob-n

Welcome Back! (who'd thought they lead ya'....back here where we need ya'....well, we tease her a lot 'cause we got her on the spot) Welcome Back!

Curtis Peterson from Denton Ryan and Dallas Panthers/Wizards, has committed to Nebraska.

Congrats Curtis!!!

(2) Seniors from Haltom / Tx Blackhawks commited to Grayson College

Jake Schrader (C)
Zach Rydman (SS/P)

Bobby Bundy of Sperry High School Sperry, OK and DBAT 18U has committed to the University of Arkansas.

Congratulations to the Bundy family.

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(2) Seniors from Haltom / Tx Blackhawks commited to Grayson College

Jake Schrader (C)
Zach Rydman (SS/P)

Way to go Jake

Alex Johnson from Dallas Episcopal and the Dallas Giants has committed to play at Georgetown University.

Ryan Behmanesh, RHP/3B/C, Mansfield Summit and the Dallas Tigers committed to Dallas Baptist University.

Thatta' boy Rhino.

Walker Kelly commited to TCU.

That's big news. Congrats to Walker and his family! I'm sure the Kellys will enjoy seeing Walker pitch in their own backyard!

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Originally posted by Old Pitcher:
Walker Kelly commited to TCU.

Now if they can just convince Mr. Haley to come over, it could be fun!

Apparently Jason Becker is reporting Trey Haley to Rice.

Jeffrey Emens, from Plano East and DBAT Lowry, commits to Missouri.

Congratulations Jeffrey!!!

Congrats to Jeff!!!!!

From a Panther to a Tiger Congratulations, Jeff!!

Any of the top north texas players going the juco route?????

Congratulations to Jeff and the Emens family!

Congratulations to Greg Lyon and Zach Tobolowsky, both from Greenhill, on their commitments to Yale. Congrats to their coach and families as well.

Congratulations to James Foster from TCA on his commit to Wofford. If you haven't met James and his family, I hope you have a chance to do so one day -- they're great people. Go Terriers!

Congrats Natural.

I've had the pleasure, PDiddy, and concur.

Congratulations to Natural and James, a tremedous competitor!

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Congratulations to James Foster from TCA on his commit to Wofford.

O U T S T A N D I N G ! ! !

Congratulations to James, Jim and Charlotte!

PD said it best....they are great people!

Congratulations to the Foster's. It is nice to get the recruiting process out of the way so James and family can enjoy senior year.

Congrats to James, Jim and Charlotte from the Richards family! Enjoy your senior season before you embark on the next exciting chapter in your life.

congrats

I would also like to congratulate the Foster family. James has worked so hard to get where he is today. I know this was a difficult decision for James because he had 3 offers on the table at once and it was a very hard for James to weigh the pros and cons. I was glad to hear that Coach Wheeler from Richmond was very supportive and kind when James called him to decline his offer. James said that Coach Wheeler handled it with great class. It is good to hear that some coaches just don’t hang the phone up on the kids when they have the balls to make that very difficult phone call. James we all here at DBAT are very proud of you and how you handled yourself during this recruiting process.

Congratulations to James and his family. Great player and an even better kid. Hard worker who will make an impact at the next level without a doubt.

Way to go James!

Congrats to James and Jim!!! Both worked very hard to get to this point.

Congratulations to all of the Fosters! James' brother John has really impressed me over the years with his support of his "little brother" and I think Charlotte may have worked the hardest of all putting up with three baseball junkies in her house. Jim has been a great father and supporter of James' baseball career.

I have had one of the best seats in the house since James was 13 when he and my son first played together. There are two things that have always really impressed me about James. One, he hustles all the time and plays the game the right way every time he is on the field. Two, he is a money player. When the boys were the 14u D-BAT, they played in 13 tourneys and made the championship game 11 times. I believe James was the starting pitcher in the championship game something like 9 times. In TCA's state championship game in 2006, James ignited the offense with a couple of huge extra base hits. Sometimes during recruiting, coaches get so focused on tools that they overlook results. When James gets to Wofford next fall, it will be his results that earn him playing time.

Congratulations James - we are proud of you!

Thank you one and all for your kind sentiments. We are truly blessed to have such wonderful friends in the baseball community. Some we see quite often and others we just know are always there rooting for our son from afar. But no matter how often our paths may cross it is great comfort to know you all are there and you make happy times like this a celebration worth remembering!

I will have more to share about the recruiting process in the future (when I decompress) but I would be remiss if I did not single out one person for a special thank you.

Cade Griffis went above and beyond to help my son find the right opportunity, as he does for so many kids. I am truly grateful for his friendship and his devotion to our kids. Thank you Cade.

And thanks to all our baseball friends - PD, FO, CSeats, reggie, eastlm, RACCOON, OP, KD and many others who have called or emailed... baseball has created many friendships that have enriched our life. A special thanks also to Uncle E for being my good friend, partner in TCA baseball, and sounding board throughout this process.

And now, it is time to say... GO TERRIERS!