Head Baseball coach @SabersBaseball1, Music producer @Alvettee, Father/Husband email [email protected]
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Congrats on the game Ash
⚾️ 📷 𝙋𝙇𝘼𝙔𝙀𝙍 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙂𝘼𝙈𝙀 📷 ⚾️
Ashton Hill
Goes 3IP, 1H, and 0R on the mound in the W.
#PGFSL #CentralILFallBall
Congrats Nate. Excited for this spring and watching you continue to improve.
Excited to announce my commitment Lake Land College to continue my academic and athletic career! Grateful for my coaches, teammates, and family who helped me get to this point. I Look forward to competing at the next level.
@LLC_Baseball
@SabersBaseball1
@ILBraves
Mike Alves retweeted
Two strong innings from RHP Andrew Tay (@LLC_Baseball).
FB sat in the upper-8s, T91 mph on his firmest bullet.
Tight SL with depth, 79-80 mph.
#SCJuco
@AndrewTay13 | @ScoutConnectBB
Mike Alves retweeted
St Matthew Raiders will play for state title this afternoon. They broke open a tie game with 2 in the 5th and in the 4 in the 6th to win 10-5. State title game scheduled to start at 4pm
Ruffatto with a big game at the plate today.
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Ben Ruffatto
Goes 3-3 at the plate w/ 2 3B and 3RBI in the W.
#PGFSL #CentralILFallBall
Yes!! Love this build you floor. Chase your ceiling.
Hard is coming.
In baseball. In school. In your career. In relationships. In life.
You don’t get to choose whether hard eventually finds you.
But you DO get to choose who you are when it arrives.
Confidence helps you through hard. I believe that.
So does preparation.
So does discipline.
So does having people in your corner.
So does faith.
So does doing difficult things when life is still comfortable.
Because when adversity finally shows up, you rarely rise to some magical new level.
You fall back on what you’ve built.
The bullpen when nobody was watching.
The extra reps.
The early mornings.
The failures you refused to run from.
The promises you kept to yourself.
Don’t spend your life hoping things get easier.
Build yourself into someone who can handle when they don’t.
Hard is coming.
Build your floor. Chase your ceiling. 🔨⚾️
Another big fall ball outing for Nate Kaufmann
⚾️ 📷 𝙋𝙇𝘼𝙔𝙀𝙍 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙂𝘼𝙈𝙀 📷 ⚾️
Nate Kauffman @Natekaufmann8
Goes 1-2 at the plate w/ an RBI and 3IP, 0ER, and 8K in the W.
#PGFSL #CentralILFallBall
Mike Alves retweeted
YOUR KID IS NOT A SHORTSTOP.
He’s a baseball player who happens to be playing shortstop today.
There’s a difference.
And somewhere along the way, we started screwing this up.
“He’s a shortstop.”
“He only plays center.”
“He’s a third baseman.”
He’s 13.
Relax.
Because eventually he walks onto a high school field and guess what?
There are five other kids who were “the shortstop” too.
One is faster.
One has a better arm.
One can flat out pick it.
Now Coach says:
“Can you play second?”
“Can you handle third?”
“Can you go get a ball in center?”
And the kid looks at him like he just asked him to play hockey.
That’s a problem.
Learn the whole damn field.
Take ground balls everywhere.
Learn first base footwork.
Learn how to turn two from both sides of the bag.
Go track some balls in the outfield.
Know the cuts.
Know the relays.
Know where everybody else is supposed to be.
Because the quickest way to shrink a player’s future…
IS TO MAKE ONE POSITION HIS ENTIRE IDENTITY.
Coaches don’t need nine kids protecting their favorite spot.
They need baseball players who can help them win.
And players, listen to me.
If somebody better takes your position, you’ve got two choices.
Sit there saying…
“But I’m a shortstop.”
Or grab another glove and make yourself impossible to keep out of the lineup.
POSITIONS ARE WHERE YOU STAND.
BALLPLAYER IS WHAT YOU ARE.
⚾️ 3 LEFTS BASEBALL
Mike Alves retweeted
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Nate Kauffman @Natekaufmann8
Notches a H at the plate and goes 3IP, 2H on the mound in the W.
#PGFSL #CentralILFallBall
Mike Alves retweeted
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Hayden Bates @HaydenBates27
Goes 2-2 at the plate w/ 3RBI and goes 2.1IP w/ 5K on the mound.
#PGFPL #CentralILFallBall
Love to see it @AndrewTay13
So. RHP Andrew Tay (@LLC_Baseball) looks to be an impact arm for the Lakers.
FB: 89-91 mph
BB: 82-84 mph, 2400+ rpm
@bestofmwbase | #PumaClassic
Mike Alves retweeted
Transfer So RHP @AndrewTay13
Pitch Mix:
4-Seam: 87-91
SNK: 86-88
SL: 84-86
CB: 76-79
CH: 80-81
@DeegsBaseball @CoachKsAcademy @The_Noah_Sharp @J3Training
Hard working kid that has seen jumps every year.
@Natekaufmann8 (STM 2027)
My video from the 2026 @PrepBaseballIL Illinois State Games
2 IP
0 ER
0 H
3 K’s
Mike Alves retweeted
Today's @denverpost front: Pay to Play, a 4-part series I've been working on for several months examining how club fees, travel teams and recruiting pressure built a $40 billion-plus youth sports industry tinyurl.com/ymkjknxs
Mike Alves retweeted
Dear all high school sports social media pages,
STOP USING CHATGPT TO MAKE CONTENT.
Mike Alves retweeted
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On September 18th, 2026, we will be having our 2026 Memorial Tim Murphy Golf Outing at The Lake of the Woods! Sign up and support STM today!
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Mike Alves retweeted
Great summer by Nate. He will be pitching Monday 8/3 7pm in PBR Illinois State Games.
@Natekaufmann8 (STM 2027) Ended my final season of travel ball with a strong start.
5IP, 2H, 0R, 7K’s
My Season Stats
4-1
1.98 ERA
1.24 WHIP
.138 BAA
17.2 IP
I’m very grateful for Coach Tabeling and teammates and am looking forward to working hard this fall.
@ILBraves