Follower of Jesus, Husband, Father, Galatians 2:20-21 @diamondheels Alum. @OnBaseU Certified, Head Baseball Coach @tfa_athletics
Orlando, FL
Joined June 2012
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2030 Kayden Lucas hits a double with TFA Florida fall ball highschool va... youtube.com/shorts/ngqEL-E-J… via @YouTube
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28’ 1B Xavier Johnson (FL)
Durable, compact frame with present strength. Whips the barrel through the zone generating quality bat speed. Lines this ball over the LF wall for a solo shot!
#WWBAWorlds
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Fall ball is here. ⚾️
Excited to compete this fall with @TheFirstAcademy and continue putting in the work.
Coaches — here’s my Fall 2026 schedule. I’d appreciate the opportunity to have you come out and watch me play.
Derrick Jayden Taveras | 2027
SS/MIF | The First Academy
6.8 60 | 96 EV | 89 INF Velo
📍 Orlando, FL
#Uncommitted2027 #BaseballRecruiting #2027Baseball #MIF #Shortstop @CoachKunk
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Alan Kunkel retweeted
After my gym workout I had a good hitting session this morning with Reyni. Thank you man! We keep working on and off the field, beyond the lights! Getting ready for fall ball with TFA! 🟡🔵⚾️
@TFABaseball_ @TFA_Athletics @CoachKunk @CoachClintWells @Ojeda__706 @Seattle_Select @SBATheShow @jakerobbins49 @NCSA_Baseball @ncsa @PrepBaseballFL @Florida_PG @ProspectWire @FiveTool @AreaCodeBSB @PSBaseballinc @BUncommitted @UncommittedUsa @PG_Uncommitted @PB_Uncommitted @MattHannaford1 @ZillaNational @IMGABaseball
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‘31 Giovanni Aponte-O’Neill (FL) spins a quick 1-2-3, 5-pitch frame here in B3. FB up to 80 & picked up a K on big CB. Clean operation & filled up the zone. #PGSelectFest @Florida_PG
Alan Kunkel retweeted
Final stat line for the summer. Grateful for all the opportunities and competition.
@CoachKunk
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LHH/OF, 6'3, 215 #Uncommitted with 3 Yrs of Eligibility looking for 2yr/4yr opportunities.
Summer 26 - Florida League All Star
.841 ops
2 HR
3 2b
14rbi
Spring 26 - Calhoun - Dean's List
.816 ops
6 HR
8 2b
29 rbi
Summer 25 - 1st Team All MINK
1.081 ops
5 HR
9 2b
5 3b
33 rbi
Alan Kunkel retweeted
Thank you Snappers and the Florida League for a great summer! Looking for an opportunity in the fall!! Here are some swings from the summer! @CoachKunk @abarkett17
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A.J. Dungan (‘28 TN) up to 94 on the mound throwing it extremely firm using a hard SL in the mid 80s running tight and a CH in the low 80s that had some fade, very good projection at 6’4/160 with length to the frame. @PG_Uncommitted #WWBA @PG_Tennessee
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As an Athletic Director, I constantly remind our athletes to embrace hard and embrace adversity because it is coming whether you want it or not.
Life does not promise comfort. It promises challenges. The athletes who grow the most are not the ones who avoid difficult moments, but the ones who face them head on.
Hard builds discipline. Adversity builds character. Failure builds resilience. Those lessons will carry you much further than any trophy, scholarship, or championship ever could.
Don’t run from the struggle. Lean into it. The person you become through adversity is far more valuable than the success you achieve because of it.
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Giovanni Aponte-O’Neil (‘31 FL)
Deadly slider action causing misses at the plate. Staying consistent in the low 80s, high upside arm.
#14UWWBA @Florida_PG
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Latest swings from last couple games @abarkett17 @CoachKunk
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Thank you @PGYouthBB for the clip! 🎥
This tournament has been a blast! 😎
All the glory to the lord. 🙏🏼
@SBATheShow @jakerobbins49 @Ojeda__706 @NCSA_Baseball @ncsa @jbrownpg @CoachKunk @Florida_PG
Kayden Lucas (‘30 FL) hammers this one to center, showing off the strength to the middle of the field. Stays through it with the barrel & good bat speed; hit right at the CF. #14uWWBA @Florida_PG
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Kayden Lucas (‘30 FL) squares this offering up good scoring one. Level barrel that stays well connected; #1 SS in state.
@Florida_PG || #14UWWBA
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At the beginning of each season I set goals for myself and my game to reach and/or exceed. My Coach @n8angelo taught me to write them in a journal, talk about them, breathe and live them day in and day out. Whether that is with my trainers, coaches, teammates and/or family! I’m continuing to do that and seeing my hard work pay off each time I step on the field, attend a showcase, go to a workout/training! God is good and will continue to be grateful to him! 🙏🏼💙💪🏼
Thankful and grateful for the coaches and trainers in my life and who have helped me on this journey!
This book is still being written….📝⏳✝️ next stop High school baseball @TFABaseball_ @TheFirstAcademy @TFA_Athletics @CoachKunk
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Good first weekend with @orig_flpokers @OrigPokersNat at the @Florida_PG event. I hit .500 with a .700 OBP and 5 runs scored in 4 games. Back at it this weekend! @CoachKunk @SitoBarrels @TFABaseball_ @PG_Uncommitted @PG_Scouting
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Your @American_Conf Coach of the Year: Casey Dunn!
Dunn led the Blazers to their second 30-win season this decade!
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Nothing is better than a well-executed squeeze 👏
@Blakefields24
Alan Kunkel retweeted
I’ve heard this a ton from D1 coaches over the past year. It’s really becoming clear that the Portal is good for filling in gaps, but if it’s how you’re building your program - it’s probably not going to work out.
It’s hard to get buy-in and build program culture when you’re turning over your roster every 9 months!
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Curt Cignetti on his program's philosophy on how not to be average:
🎭 Average is a decision disguised as a default. Make standards visible, measurable, and non-negotiable. Because what you tolerate becomes your identity.
🤝 Most people negotiate with the work; elite teams eliminate the negotiation. The gap isn’t talent, it’s the daily refusal to accept “good enough” in reps, details, and accountability.
🧱 You don’t rise above average in big moments, you escape it in small ones. Every meeting, drill, and conversation is either reinforcing the standard, or quietly lowering it.