Currently teaching HS Math. Formerly did some coaching and played a little ⚾️ . Go Phillies! Go Irish! Wish I was better at ⛳️. Husband and father.
#FMB
Those high school baseball programs that have switched to artificial turf have an enormous advantage over those that don’t. It’s not even quantifiable.
#thingsithink
I’m extremely blessed and excited to announce my commitment to further my academic and athletic career at the University of Cincinnati. I would like to thank God, my family, my teammates, and my coaches for helping me along the way. Go Bearcats!
How can the
@IHSAA1
think it’s a good tournament when the
#2
,
#3
,
#4
and
#5
teams in the state are in the same sectional? This is beyond ridiculous and is incredible to me how behind the times the Indiana state tournament is run.
#thingsithink
How about 2 teams made up of ALL Indiana players or primarily IN players making it to the round of 32 down in Jupiter?!? I’m telling you all…those Indiana boys can play! Not just kinda can play…they are representing our state on a national level and doing it well!
#Respect
MaxPreps computer generated Top 20…. (No bias-just based on performance)
Sectionals 2, 3, 4, 7, 14, 15: 0 teams combined
Sectionals 1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16: 1 team each
Sectional 13: 3 teams
Sectional 8: 5 teams
Why can’t the
@IHSAA1
figure out a better state tourney format?
I am so proud of these 2. Been competing together since they were 8 years old and now representing Indiana down at LakePoint in the Future Games. Keep it up Adam and Hunter!
The baseball talent and play in Indiana at the high school and college levels continues to impress and gets better and better. Congratulations to Indiana St. and good luck to IU this evening.
#thingsithink
I believe I threw 98.7% strikes (818/828). I tugged a couple glove side…which was disappointing. But I found a ton of barrels! Fungo game was solid but not spectacular. Overall solid day. Consistency will be tested to see if I can do it again tomorrow 😬
I’ve seen, CenterGrove, FW Homestead, Zionsville, Fishers, Carmel and HSE so far.
CG has the best lineup & are really good INF defense. The Zionsville pitching hype about the quality and depth is REAL and is only gonna get better. Fishers has the ace.
#thingsithink
N Wagner (Alabama), C Wagner (Ball St), Wilkinson (Illinois), Brown (Louisville), Kuzniewski (Ohio St), Lund (Purdue), Winders (Western Kentucky), Buczkowski (uncommitted), Decker (uncommitted) Anderson (uncommitted) and Bruington (uncommitted). Who else am I forgetting?
Love seeing all 6 sectional 8 teams ranked in the preseason top 25, 3 in the top 8 and 5 in the top 15! It is an absolute travesty to these teams that
@IHSAA1
continues to keep the same tournament format by putting them all in the same sectional. Fixed mindset!
#thingsithink
Spent my weekend with
@PrepBaseballIN
watching the the 2025 & 2026 classes. I came away extremely impressed with the talent “on deck” for Indiana High School baseball. It’s as good as it’s ever been.
#thingsithink
Carmel vs. Noblesville
2024 Adam Buczkowski
3.95 GPA/1310 SAT
FB up to 90 from 2 different arm slots. Great comeback win for the Greyhounds.
@PBR_Uncommitted
2023 Season Final Stats
Adam Buczkowski (‘24)
5-2 w/ 1 Save
37IP, 24H, 20R, 9ER, 16BB, 41K, 1.70 ERA
vs. 6 of the top ranked teams in IN:
#14
Penn, 3A
#1
Guerin Catholic,
#3
Noblesville,
#8
Fishers,
#15
Bloomington North and
#9
Zionsville, plus Deerfield (IL) and Trinity (KY)
The class of 2024’s 12 division 1 pitchers from Hamilton County/sectional 8 can’t fit on one X post…
Carmel: Buczkowski (Cincinnati), Winders (Western KY), Nagy (IPFW)
Fishers: Brown (Louisville), Kuzniewski (Ohio St)
HSE: Lund (Oklahoma St)
Give me a well manicured natural grass field any day. Problem is that funding for proper maintenance of a HS field is rare/nonexistent in my experience. Whether your home field is natural or artificial, no one wants to play on a goat ranch.
@MillerBaseball
is the exception
@MattBuczkowski
Interested to hear your perspective on it. I see it the other way, in state tournament, most sites are grass, who is more used to it, teams with grass or teams with turf? I see teams that play on turf struggle more than those that have turf. Grass teams welcome turf.
The Indiana High School pitching is incredibly good this year. It’ll be interesting to see which teams can find ways to score in the tournament. One run in the 4th can make all the difference.
#thingsithink
I love seeing Indiana high schools invest in making baseball players better by providing those facilities needed to practice and play in the Spring. 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼
Here’s an idea….let’s put all these guys in the same opening round of the state tournament because, well, that’s the way we do things in other sports. We will call it “fair” because we lack the foresight to set it up any other way and some may call it gerrymandering. 🤷
@IHSAA1
N Wagner (Alabama), C Wagner (Ball St), Wilkinson (Illinois), Brown (Louisville), Kuzniewski (Ohio St), Lund (Purdue), Winders (Western Kentucky), Buczkowski (uncommitted), Decker (uncommitted) Anderson (uncommitted) and Bruington (uncommitted). Who else am I forgetting?
Thinking about how awesome the IHSAA wrestling tournament is because it was made unique to the sport. The baseball tournament could be made so much better if it was actually treated like a baseball tournament.
#thingsithink
The annual Preseason All-State Upperclass Showcase begins tomorrow at 1:30pm at Pro X in Westfield, IN. Over 125 of Indiana's top Juniors to be in attendance. We preview the roster/event below.
🔗
Nick is the poster child for “you get what you earn.” Too many out there looking for and/or trying to create short cuts. Not Nick. He’s worked his ass off the entire journey. The future is bright and IU is lucky to have the “Hammer”!
Panthers are Hot picking up 9th Win in a row to move to 9-3 on the season. NC over Plainfield 4-1. George Bloomingbird gets the Win while Alva Erskine gets the save.
Garrit Ullom Doubled(again!)2RBI
Tanner Wilson 2H/RBI
Charlie Baker 2H/R
Ethan Campbell H/RBI
Jack Ferguson 2B
𝓤𝓷𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓶𝓲𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓢𝓹𝓸𝓽𝓵𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽
2024 Max Winders has an imposing, 6-foot-5, 210 pound frame. Winders has clean arm action with good balance throughout his delivery. Winders was up to 89 MPH this fall. Tight SL with 2450+ spin.
👤PROFILE
Breaking down the 20 D1 commits in S8:
RHP (10): 2024’s: Kuzniewski, Anderson, Tamm, N. Wagner, C. Wagner, Wells, Wilkinson, Buczkowski and Winders
2025’s: Glander
LHP (4): 2024’s: Lund, Nagy, and Decker
2026’s: Gilley
2-ways (1): 2024’s: Brown
1B (1): 2024’s: Charland
Why do the best teams in the state have such an incredibly more difficult path to a state championship than the rest of the state? What’s the message we are sending to these young men that dedicate so much to their sport? Do better
@IHSAA1
#thingsithink
MaxPreps computer generated Top 20…. (No bias-just based on performance)
Sectionals 2, 3, 4, 7, 14, 15: 0 teams combined
Sectionals 1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16: 1 team each
Sectional 13: 3 teams
Sectional 8: 5 teams
Why can’t the
@IHSAA1
figure out a better state tourney format?
Day
#1
of sectional 8 didn’t disappoint (except for the windscreen and the lights). 4 Heavyweights! It’ll be a couple of dogfights again on Saturday.
#thingsithink
Second-year CF Nick Mitchell led
@WIUBaseball
in batting (.342) and stole 30 bases.
@hammermitchell2
then enjoyed an even louder summer in the
@NWLbaseball
, showing a little more power and patience, which could lead to an even bigger sophomore season.
🔗
Mark your calendars for April 20. Trinity at Carmel (11am Double header). If you have any aspirations to play college baseball, come see what high level high school baseball looks like.
#thingsithink
@TigerBaseball17
It’s all a product of the travel baseball and “I have to be recruited” mindset. I don’t blame the kids… they haven’t been part of a program not focused on tournaments, showcases, and rankings. Wish they’d all realize that a HS program is as close as they get to college.
About a month away from trolls hiding behind a dummy name throwing stones at coaches who sacrifice valuable hours with their own families for very little $ to try to help young athletes reach their goals. Stay classy.
#thingsithink
Why are my students busting my chops for not wearing socks with my new Hey Dudes (these shoes are awesome by the way). This generation and their socks with Birkenstocks. These kids have no idea. Watch Miami Vice 1 time before judging me!
I really like the Colorado baseball tournament format a lot! True seed 1-32 (not everyone gets in - teams actually have to earn it through their regular season play). Top 8 seeds host. Gotta win a DH on the 1st weekend to advance to an 8 team double elimination tourney.
@IHSAA1
𝟓𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭
A look at all the round one matchups and potential regional championship games at the 5A level.
Only eight teams will remain after this upcoming weekend‼️
@prepbaseball
||
#BeSeen
The anticipation for Spring high school and college baseball is like Christmas for me. Really exciting to see who’s off-season pays off the most. Can’t wait to get back outside!
#thingsithink
And for the record…multiple others committed to DII, DIII and JuCo’s that can absolutely play! One of these guys will likely decide who’s claiming THE sectional 8 title.
So this happened yesterday. Stepped in a hole coming off of
#1
green at Stoney Brook golf course to go grab a wedge. Rolled my ankle, heard a “pop” and hit the deck. Ankle instantly swollen. Got to my feet and finished the round. Shot 91 on one leg. Some will call this act stupid
I ❤️ the “should kids play multiple sports” rhetoric. Of course they should, if they can. Don’t say Mahomes is who he is because he played baseball. He’s insanely talented and could probably play any sport he wanted 2. If you are able to, continue. If you aren’t then specialize
Having the ability to get outside in January, February and early March for more than just long toss is huge. It takes time for eyes and depth perception to adjust outdoors. I believe your sectional and regional (not sure about semi-state) will both be played on turf this year
@MattBuczkowski
Interested to hear your perspective on it. I see it the other way, in state tournament, most sites are grass, who is more used to it, teams with grass or teams with turf? I see teams that play on turf struggle more than those that have turf. Grass teams welcome turf.
𝕌𝕟𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕊𝕖𝕟𝕚𝕠𝕣 𝕊𝕡𝕠𝕥𝕝𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥
‘24 INF Drew Helton (
@DrewHelton2
)
6’1” 195 pounder w/ confidence in the box. Accurate barrel along w/ gap-to-gap strength.
Check him out at
#MWFallChamps
this weekend
@GrandParkSports
🎥 & ✍️ ⬇️
A lot like when Michael Jordan dropped a double nickel on Spike Lee’s beloved Knicks, Adam dropped his own double nickel on those AP Calc and AP Physics tests. I’m proud of you son. Doing great things on and off the field.⚾️ 🤓
INF (3): 2025’s: Stein and Dunn
2026’s: Reynolds
OF (1): 2024’s: Snow
Who’s next? Probably Mathison (Carmel), Doane and Corbett (Noblesville), Agbonhese (Zionsville) just to name a few.
Where’s all my catchers? It’s the most important position on the field!
.
@carmel_baseball
senior Kenny Bruntlett was there when his dad died, but Shawn Bruntlett was there when
@KennyBruntlett
hit a grand slam weeks later. Kenny's sure of it.
#IHSAA
To understand how good this sectional is…
15 of the 70 D1 commits in the 2024 class (seniors) are in this sectional.
That’s 21.4%
This is just 1 of 64 sectionals in the state.
That’s 1.56%
@MattBuczkowski