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A message from every professional baseball scout to every high school and college potential baseball prospect. We're always watching! EVERY. SINGLE. LOOK. Pregame work. I/O. BP. Bullpens. Intrasquads. Scrimmages and regular season games. Every one of those is a look — and every look is being written down. How you run to first base… or do you run to first base. How you move on the field and off the field. How you throw between innings. How you take BP when you think no scout is watching. How you execute pitches in a side session or between innings warming up. How you handle or process a poor at bat. Whether you’re coachable or whether you’re not. And how you treat your teammates. First one on the field? Last one off the field? It’s ALL being noted. All of it. Get to the Big Leagues first—before trying to act like those in the TV league. You’re not. Scouts aren't just evaluating your tools. We're evaluating everything: your habits, your effort, your work ethic, and your character. The player who gives effort every rep stands out — because so few do it consistently. Newsflash…Scouts don’t care about your “ranking” or what publications write about you (positive or negative). Scouts don’t care how much NIL money you’re getting, or if you’re getting any at all. We’ll make our own evaluations and our own decisions. Be intentional. Play hard. No matter the setting, the score, the competition or who's in the stands. When you don't, you're only hurting yourself, and you’re to blame. There is not much you can control in this game — but the one thing you can control is your effort, your work ethic, and your hustle. Because when you least expect it, someone is ALWAYS watching, and you never know which look is the one that matters. Winners Win! Make. Every. Look. Count.
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Good outing tonight in Full Count Fall league. 4 innings. 66 pitches. 7 Ks. 1 hit. 2 walks. No runs scored. @AnthonyBass52 @CoachCaseyCGA @CoachDettwiller @tnballplayers @dca_baseball @DCA_strength
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End of summer stats with @FTBTENNESSEE28 Thank you @HoustonSmith21 @mike_pope1 (GP 21) AVG .382 | OBP .507 | H 21 | 13 1B | 7 2B | 1 HR. Always grateful for the opportunity to keep playing baseball. @CoachCamNCSA @prepbaseball @PG_Scouting @PrepBaseballTN @_HuntMartin @PG_Tennessee @PNScout
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Sean McVay nailed the job description. Be an elevator. Lift people to their highest potential. That's it. That's leadership. Not a critic. Not a ceiling. An elevator. 🔥
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‘28 IF Colby Browning (@gcolby728_g) ▪️7.56 second 60 yd dash ▪️90 mph Max EV ▪️75 mph IF Velo #ChattanoogaSID
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Some pitching and hitting highlights from this summer. Still have one more tournament, BCS National Championship coming up in Fort Myers Florida. @FTBTENNESSEE28 @FTBSE2028 @DCA_strength @dca_baseball @HoustonSmith21 @mike_pope1
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Heading back down to Atlanta next week to the 16u WWBA! Can’t wait to play some great competition! @FTBTENNESSEE28 @HoustonSmith21 @MidTNProspects @tnballplayers @PG_Scouting @PG_Uncommitted @bkbassham11 @EagleBaseballTN @Twilly03
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Thank you @SoutheastNtis I’m excited and grateful for another opportunity to represent the Southeast in Cary, NC. 🙏🇺🇸
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Thank you to @FTBTENNESSEE28 @HoustonSmith21 for the opportunity to compete at the Perfect Game National Elite Championship. Had a solid weekend, barreled up balls the whole tournament and played locked down defense. WWBA in Georgia up next! @PG_Scouting @PG_DeepSouth
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Had a great weekend competing at the PG National Elite Championship! 7 PA | 5 AB | .600 AVG | .714 OBP | 1.314 OPS 3 H | 3 1B | 1 BB | 1 HBP | 0 SO Grateful for the opportunity to compete against great talent. @PG_Scouting @PG_Uncommitted @FTBTENNESSEE28 @HoustonSmith21
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DH’d today and went 1-for-1 with a Walk. Weekend so far: 5 PA | 2-for-3 | .667avg| 2 1B | 1 BB | 1 HBP @PG_Scouting @HoustonSmith21 @FTBTENNESSEE28 @FTB_tennessee @PG_Uncommitted
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3 PA | 1-for-2 | 1B | HBP Awesome experience getting to play at Rickwood Field today. Grateful for the opportunity to compete on such a historic field. @PG_Scouting @HoustonSmith21 @FTBTENNESSEE28 @FTB_tennessee @PG_Uncommitted
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PG National Elite Championship this weekend, looking forward to hitting the field! @PG_Scouting @HoustonSmith21 @FTBTENNESSEE28 @FTB_tennessee @PG_Uncommitted
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Good performance at the plate this weekend - plus got myself a 💣 .438 AVG / 4 1B / 2 2B / 1 HR / RBI 2 / 4R / 3 BB / SB 1 @2DsportsbsbTN @FTBTENNESSEE28 @HoustonSmith21 @mike_pope1 @j_wilson015 @CABulldogBB @tnballplayers @PrepBaseballTN @_HuntMartin @prepbaseball @USABaseballNTIS @USABaseball @SoutheastNtis @CoachCamNCSA @PG_Scouting @PG_Tennessee @PerfectGameUSA
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Week 1 of summer ball: 3-for-7 (.429) 3 doubles 3 runs scored 1 BB 1 K .500 OBP | 1.357 OPS @bkbassham11 @Twilly03 @FTBTENNESSEE28 @HoustonSmith21 @MTN_BaseCentral @PB_Uncommitted @coachMavJames21 @_RHuber @TBCAorg @CalebLindsey5
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First game of the summer, 3 for 3, a double, and 2 singles, with 3 RBIs @HoustonSmith21 @PrepBaseballTN @tnballplayers @FTB_tennessee
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‘28 1B Colby Browning (@gcolby728_g ; @CCHSLIONSBB ) Quick compact swing with great B2B. Simple mechanics with good power to all parts of field. Browning showed consistency with lots of hard hit baseballs throughout the game. #TNHS26
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1-3 against independence for a 8-6 win to advance to region, lion strong, keep winning @PrepBaseballTN @HoustonSmith21 @FTBTENNESSEE28 @tnballplayers @_HuntMartin
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