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By: Hunter Ridge Baseball has been on hold for just over a month now as the nation tries to figure out the coronavirus. We traveled down to Lancaster, South Carolina to sit down with sophomore southpaw Kyle Percival to figure out how he’s been handling the the postponement of baseball.  What are your thoughts on the…

Society likes definitions. Even when it comes to people, society likes to define a person by putting them into categories or mark them with descriptive traits. Baseball is no different and coaches put all sorts of definable terms on players to classify their qualities or skills. One term at the top of positive attributes for…

Keeping all his cards on the table is something Isaac Williams seems to be comfortable doing. As an uncommitted 2021 left-handed pitcher and outfielder out of Wake Forest High School (NC), the theme appears to be in play not only with colleges he’d consider committing to, but also in the position he’d play for those…

Knowing when to work and when to have fun seems to be a critical determiner of success for anyone aspiring to achieve at a high level. But still, someone with a sense of humor isn’t disqualified from being able to operate with elite precision. Exhibit A, for this analysis, is Andrew Walton, an uncommitted 2022…

It is always refreshing to get a perspective from a stable developing player. That is exactly what Middle School Director Logan Koch did when he sat down with 2024 C/OF Connor Bellew. Bellew was a member of the 2024 Dirtbags team this past fall and is heading in the right direction to have a rewarding…

By: Eric Leary With many areas of life now impacted by the Covid19 pandemic, the sportsworld is among them with shutdowns happening at all levels of play. As the spring season of baseball was in full swing, the screeching halt of the game has undoubtedly impacted players. Dirtbag Baseball, in an effort to consider the…

Teams, organizations, and institutions all function most effectively when their members choose to operate with a clear, focused vision of priorities. Count Landen Baker, a 2023 uncommitted catcher and first baseman, among those who can be depended upon to conduct himself with high standards. The freshman, out of Southern Nash High School in Bailey, NC,…

Sometimes hard work can speed up a process. From the efforts to build one’s game on the baseball field, to cutting the time to rebuild after an injury. The work can be the catalyst to shortening the wait for a return to action. . Such is the mindset of Danny Sadler, an uncommitted 2021 outfielder…

It is a recognized theme that players who want to be among the best, look for ways to surround themselves with others also considered to be the “best”. Ryan McCrystal, a 2021 two-way ECU commit out of Fuquay-Varina High School, has definitely found himself to be among some of the best players in the game.…