New facilities at O'Donnell Field.
As TPM pointed out, Harvard has upgraded quite a bit. Still not what I'd consider great by any means, but it is a ton better than it was.
What I posted wasn't the same as first posted. As you can see looks like they have built an indoor practice facility by the field.
My understanding is that foul lines should be wide for more outs. So it isn't always a bad thing.
@PABaseball posted:Believe so. The video is two or three years old so they've likely done some necessary work to it. Coppin St
The Coppin State coach has performed miracles. This is a program that a few years ago went O-fer for the season losing by an average about 12-1 with a 10+ ERA. They only had about fourteen players. I think they won their conference in 2019 and played .500 overall.
How about that stolen base for Texas Tech?!
@anotherparent posted:How about that stolen base for Texas Tech?!
0-2, 2 out - a great time to go for it. The runner clearly had seen the pitcher put his head down and pause for the first two pitches of the AB. Just a great play by the runner and I would guess this pitcher never makes that mistake again!
@anotherparent posted:How about that stolen base for Texas Tech?!
Love it!
@FriarFred posted:That's what you can do if you have elite 6.19 speed...
Seth Stephenson has elite speed that has caused professional scouts to take notice. He has been clocked running the 60-yard dash as fast as 6.19 seconds. (per Baseball Prospect Journal)
Just a Temple College JuCo bandit doing his thing. Great player. Would bet he had no D1 offers out of HS. Temple does a great job developing their players. HC played 8-9 years in MLB. Head Asst. Coach had 10 year big league career. Find a college coaching staff at any level with more experience than that. They teach the game!
There are many coaches out there that not only teach the game the right way but are able to see special qualities in a player, and take that and make them even better.
I am pretty sure that the player did not decide to do this on his own. It more than likely was picked up way before it happened and coach had given the player the green light at one point. Could have even been while at 3rd base.
JMO
I would never expect a college pitcher to be that unaware of a runner with speed on third.
@anotherparent posted:How about that stolen base for Texas Tech?!
Third baseman chirping at TTU celebrating down the third base line is pretty goofy
@RJM posted:I would never expect a college pitcher to be that unaware of a runner with speed on third.
If he was aware he would not have put his head down.
He was unprepared and that isn't all his fault.
We forget that these are college kids, not professionals. Every week most coaches spend hours watching previous games to give heads up to their staff. It's done for a reason and part of his job.
@TPM posted:If he was aware he would not have put his head down.
He was unprepared and that isn't all his fault.
We forget that these are college kids, not professionals. Every week most coaches spend hours watching previous games to give heads up to their staff. It's done for a reason and part of his job.
Come on! A good high school pitcher headed for the next level is very likely to be aware of a fast runner on third. It was nothing more than a brain dead moment by the pitcher. Even majors leaguers have infrequent brain dead moments.
How many attempted steals of home were there today in HS and college baseball? 
So the same kid hit a walk off grand slam yesterday.
Wow, I saw that they won in another extra-inning walkoff, but not that it was the same guy.
@anotherparent posted:Wow, I saw that they won in another extra-inning walkoff, but not that it was the same guy.
Kurt Wilson is the guy. He will forever be a legend in Texas Tech baseball b/c nobody ever forgets a guy that takes down the hated ‘horns. Similar thing happened in series between A&M/UT in 1989. Aggie 3B John Byington (currently HC at McMurry University in Abilene, TX) hit walk off home runs in both ends of a doubleheader in front of a standing room only crowd at Olsen Field to send the ‘horns down in flames twice in one day. I wasn’t there but I remember watching it on ESPN. It was an unreal scene and Byington has never had to buy a drink in Aggieland ever since.
It’s on YouTube if you are inclined to watch the clip. Google : 1989 John Byington walk off beat UT. It’s pretty cool and an unbelievable individual moment for a really good guy.