Head Baseball Coach at Crystal Lake South HS, 2017 Class 4A State Champions, 2022, 2026 Class 3A State Finalist- 4th place
Crystal Lake, IL
Joined November 2014
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Brian Bogda retweeted
Novel idea… Spend less pitch equity for outs, win more games.
Teams that THROW LESS PITCHES to acquire outs and strikeouts & have ⬆️ defensive efficiency win more games.
Leveraging communication is a tool to win in the margins take W’s!!!
@d1baseball
Really proud of our efforts in the weight room this fall. Here are some highlights from the Gators in action the past several months. #mudita
Another beautiful night for baseball. Had a great time with our campers! Hope to see you all at a future camp! Thank you to our coaches & players for putting together a fantastic camp.
Fall World Series Winners & of course the infamous Halloween Costume Game!
Team @TannerMaurer17 71
Team @justin59564447 59
Team @nickstowasser15 48
Day 2 of our Fall Youth Camp was fantastic. Perfect weather! Infielders worked on quick hands, catchers focus was throwing to bases, tons of swings in the cages, & 9-hole Tic-Tac-Toe games for pitchers!
After Game 2 of Fall World Series, here are our current standings. Game 2 was our Pink Out Theme!
Team @TannerMaurer17 55
Team @justin59564447 37
Team @nickstowasser15 34
Brian Bogda retweeted
NLCS MVP Jake Bauers shares how letting go of results helped him find a different level of freedom as a competitor.
"I think what changed for me this year was I stopped caring about results. I started caring about competing. I started caring about being in the moment and getting out of my own way."
Sometimes, the biggest obstacle to performing at your best isn't a lack of preparation or ability.
It's the pressure you place on yourself to produce a particular outcome.
You become so concerned with what you want to happen that you lose touch with what the moment actually requires.
Any performer can unlock a new level when they learn how to be fully invested in the competition without becoming imprisoned by the outcome.
🎥: Fox Sports
After Game 1 of Fall World Series, here are our current standings. Coach forgot to take a photo of Jersey Day. 🤦♂️ We had some good ones.
Team @TannerMaurer17 27
Team @justin59564447 22
Team @nickstowasser15 13
We resume next week. Monday Pink Out game & Wednesday Halloween Costumes.
Brian Bogda retweeted
BUNTING MANIPULATES PITCHER APPROACH AND SETS THE TABLE FOR FUTURE MOMENTS
With 2 outs and no body on in the 3rd inning, losing 4-0, @Brewers Manager Pat Murphy told #9 hitter David Hamilton to lay down a bunt in a seemingly unimportant at bat.
Why?
Because Murphy knew Hamilton was known for bunting and they could set the table for a future at bat and big moment later in the game where he’d get a pitch to hit.
And that’s exactly what happened.
Hamilton bunted.
Hamilton got out.
But in the 5th, in Hamilton’s next at bat, he got a pitch in the heart of the plate and singled scoring a run and bringing the Brewers within 1.
And in the 9th, Hamilton did it again, homering on a get me over slider and extending the Brewers lead to 6-4.
You bunt to create future moments, and the Brewers did just that.
#BuntLife
Brian Bogda retweeted
"They may have a bunch of Hall of Famers, but we got a bunch of gamers, and the gamers won this week" -Pat Murphy after sweeping the Dodgers
Brian Bogda retweeted
🔥 2026 IHSBCA State Convention 🔥
Do not miss @CoachYourKids of @Dbacks on Saturday morning, December 5.
"RUNNING FOR RUNS: Appreciating the Game’s Most Unappreciated Skill"
Brian Bogda retweeted
OF Nick Stowasser (Crystal Lake South, 2027) commits to Parkland CC.
Stowasser was a standout at the #ILStateGames, currently ranked No. 73 in the state.
#ILStateGamesCommit
(@nickstowasser15 | @CLSBaseball | @Cobra_Baseball)
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🌟Illinois State Games 🌟
OF Nick Stowasser (Crystal Lake South, 2027)
◾️94.7 mph max EV
#ILStateGames | @nickstowasser15
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Congratulations Nick! Parkland is getting a heckuva ball player and even better person. Looking forward to your senior season!
Great turnout at our Youth Fall Camp! Looking forward to 2 more weeks of camps! Thanks to our coaches & varsity players for putting together some great drills & games for this afternoon’s camp!
Brian Bogda retweeted
We have a Mental Performance Training meeting open for all athletes tomorrow Monday October 5th at 730am. Process of playing one play at a time session 2!
Brian Bogda retweeted
Hitterish look at So. INF Yandel Ramirez (@McCoBaseball), sending this one back up the middle for a base hit.
Batted .327 with a .496 OBP last season.
#RegionIVJUCO | @PB_JUCO