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NEW VIDEO!!! WINTER BREAK 2011 AT ACADEMY ELITE
St. Louis’ Eddie
Faye and Hamilton University’s Thomas Merriman sharpen their swings. St. Mary’s Armando Salgado
works out his new stance off the tee. LHP Prospect Nick Hedge throws to St. Louis Cardinals’ minor
leaguer Charlie Tilson who works on his tracking of lefties..he nearly tracks one into his ribcage before being threaded
on the outside corner! Amherst’s Bob Cook and Denison’s Andrew Touhy take swings almost daily—as
well as down plenty of Chipotle. AE HOF’er and Trinity University star Jonathan hall throws a bullpen
and sharpens his swing before tutoring younger brother Christopher who is headed to Elon next fall…and RHP MLB prospect
Ben Klimesh casually tosses a bullpen at 94mph…no big deal! Funny how with all their success, they
don’t sit around doin’ nothing…just one night in December 2011 at AcademyELITE Baseball…Apologies
to Lowell Hall, Esteban Abbey, Jeremy Tirado, Eric West Charlie Apfelbach among others who worked out hard
over break but got no camera time! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This fall, Academy Elite saw its
10th player in 4 years make his collegiate baseball team or be offered a scholarship to play in 2013--that did NOT play
for his highschool team--or even MAKE his team. These opportunities rank from niche Division III programs to powerhouse
Division I programs. We have noticed many high school programs virtually copying our format with their summer schedules and
coaches following our lead in helping players gain exposure and opportunities. At Loyola Academy, players are virtually threatened
to be cut if they entertain Club Baseball opportunities. At Academy Elite, we have been viewed as everything from Mavericks
to Outlaw Renegades. As this LA Times article points out, we are
what we claimed to be all along; visionaries, forward thinkers and hard-working advocates for baseball players.
CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW FOR THE FULL ARTICLE
LA TIMES ARTICLE
SAM THOMAS' GW HIT IN WORLD SERIES
CLICK HERE FOR NATIONALS STORY
ERIC WEST HITS GAME-TYING HR IN WORLD SERIES
CLICK HERE FOR STORY ON AE COACH ZACH MARTIN
Congratulations to Head Coach Zach Martin and his undefeated 2011 DSP WORLD SERIES 18U CHAMPIONS!!!
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 Former Major Leaguer Mike Redmond on why he took batting practice nude to break up losing streaks: “I did it in Florida originally and we went on to win the World Series,”
Redmond, now manager for the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts, said by phone Tuesday. “Whenever I look back not only my career
but when we were playing the best, we were having the most fun. We were relaxed, joking around, ragging on each other. We
never allowed ourselves to take each other too seriously.
“You’ve
got to sit back sometime and say at the end of the day, it’s a fun game. In Little League, win lose or draw, all you’re
concerned about is whether you get to go to McDonald’s after the game.”
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