I am thrilled to accept the position of Head Baseball Coach at Nation Ford HS. I can’t wait to work hard, have fun, and pour into this program! Thank you for welcoming me and supporting a culture of success! Player/Parent meeting Tues 7/19 @ 6pm in NaFo cafeteria.
So proud our players and coaching staff.
#OneNation
showed up in big to create an electric atmosphere tonight. We love every single one of you for coming out. Thank you so much for all the support and
#WelcomeToTheParty
Congrats to Justin Lehman (C/RHP, 2021) on being selected to the North/South Game. Huge honor here for a young man that put a great deal of time working on his craft behind the dish and in the box
#WelcomeToTheParty
Congratulations to these four Falcon baseball players on signing their NLIs today. Each of them has worked extremely hard and we look forward to having them lead our squad during the 2019 season.
@tyler2causey
@bradleybott11_
@SkateOrDieF3
@mitchkyzer
Major League Baseball draft is firing up tonight. Keep an eye out for
@NafoHSBaseball
SS
@tyler2causey
to potentially go pretty early. He was in Florida last week working out for an MLB club... committed to UNC, so could definitely end up with a tough decision on his hands.
“Mac” Sims,
@NafoHSBaseball
class of 2034. Bats LH, Throws RH. Skills: loves the weight room, riding the gator with Coach Lewis, and eating Icees when we’re finished. One to keep an eye on here folks.
#futurefalcon
Despite near freezing temps and a light drizzle, today’s “Donations on the Diamond” Baseball Clinic was a success! Those who donated toys for our community this Christmas got to learn some baseball today. Thank you to the coaches, players and participants for all of your efforts!
Falcons defeat Mauldin 4-1 in 1st Round of playoffs. NF will host Spartanburg at home tomorrow. First pitch will be at 7:00. Come out and support your Falcons!
Congratulations to P Jeffery Maidof and SS Tyler Causey for being named to the SC All State Team. Extremely proud of both these young men and can’t wait to watch them compete at the next level.
#ONENATION
Falcons defeat Spartanburg in a great game by a score of 9-8. NF advances to the district championship which will be on Monday at Nation Ford. Opponent and time TBD.
Extremely proud of how hard our guys fought over the last week to get to this game. Congratulations to
@BaseballBengals
and
@faulkner_banks
on winning the district championship. Well coached, talented, class act group. Good luck in the upper state.
Great day for Falcon baseball, all 3 teams in action and all 3 teams won!
Varsity defeats Indian Land 15-3
JV defeats Northwestern 5-3
9th Grade defeats Indian Land JV 6-4
Falcons defeat a scrappy Spartanburg squad by a score of 3-0 earning their first District Championship in school history. NF will travel to Dorman on Thursday for the first round of the Upper State Championship.
@johnsjb1
@gymrat111
@JaybeShack
@NafoSpirit
On Monday, NF will host Spartanburg for the District I Championship. First pitch is at 5:00. Please come out and support your Falcons as they attempt to win the first District Championship in school history!
#LeftFieldLunatics
@johnsjb1
@gymrat111
@JaybeShack
Nation Ford defeats Hillcrest by a score of 2-0 in the first round of the district playoff. Falcons will travel to JL Mann on Thursday. First pitch is at 7:00PM.
Make the trip and support your Falcons! The winner advances to the District Championship game!
W! Falcons win again and move to 3-1. Back in action Tuesday for a JV & Varsity DoubleHeader 4:30pm/7pm vs. Piedmont.
Congrats to JP Pettit on being named to the All Tournament Team!
@NAFO_Athletics
Falcons survive and advance beating Riverside 3-2 in the Upper State Championship bracket. NF is 1 of 6 teams left competing for the 5A State Championship and will host TL Hanna on Monday at 6:00PM. Winner advances to Upper State Championship against Dorman.
@johnsjb1
@gymrat111
While most are spending their Spring Breaks relaxing and beachin’ it up,
@StasSwerdzewski
and
@NafoMike
are installing the batting nets underneath the new covered batting cage. Exciting time for
@NafoHSBaseball
!
Batting Cage Update: All holes have been dug out and the steel posts have arrived. Looks like rain is gonna wash out tomorrow, so we are looking to install steel posts on Friday.
@johnsjb1
@JaybeShack
@nafo_jvbaseball
@nafocarraffle
Had a great time in Sumter with a couple
@NafoHSBaseball
players
@kenan_bowman
and
@gabe_simmonss
Thank you
@diamondprospect
for allowing me to coach a very talented group of student-athletes and even more impressive, a great group of kids. Tip of the cap the their HS coaches
Congrats
@Cotto_magdiel
on this great accomplishment and
@GamecockBasebll
for selecting a great player/person. FYI he was grinding it out with his team during conditioning a couple hours after signing 🏃🏻♂️💨 The kid gets it.
#OneNation
Good luck to
@FMHSbaseball
and coach
@tcoll23
as they battle in game 1 of the State Championship series starting tonight at 7pm. Come out and support our hometown!
So honored and blessed to work for the best principal in SC.
@johnsjb1
is the real deal. In a time when everyone is trying to communicate with young people, he just tells them...you are loved.
#OneNation
Free instructional clinic for middle school players was a success! 58 players in grades 6-8 attended and we were impressed by their talent! The future of baseball in our area is very bright!
@johnsjb1
@gymrat111
@nafocarraffle
@JaybeShack
Diamond Prospects Select All-Stars
Sr Miles Baker
Sr Bradyn Deaton
Jr Jake Barrier
Jr Ben Chuttey
Jr Cooper Mitchell
Jr Jacob Pettit
Diamond Prospects Futures All-Star
So Alex Smith
Congratulations!
@NAFO_Athletics
@diamondprospect
I encourage/challenge all our
@NafoHSBaseball
players to take advantage of this time to get out in nature and get some work. FYI, coach went 4.2 miles 👆 and 4.2 miles 👇
Want to come catch your first glimpse of the 2019 Falcons? We will have a Black vs. Red Intrasquad game tomorrow. Line-ups are posted below. Winning team will be fed barbeque after the game, so it should be competitive! Weather is supposed to be nice, come out and watch us!
Varsity wins 11-1 tonight vs. Carolina Royals and improves to 4-2 on the season.
9th grade team wins 6-3 vs. Carmel Christian and moves to 3-0 on the season.
JV Falcons have a 4-1 record and will play a DH against NW tomorrow at home.
Huge thanks to
@J_Lehman2021
and
@appendergast
who woke up early on a Saturday morning to help me fix the windscreen after the storms this week. Guys care about their program and it speaks volumes about their character
#OneNation
Nation Ford defeats Rock Hill by a score of 11-2 to sweep the series. The Falcons are now 13-5 overall and 7-2 in the region.
Next game will be at home on Monday against Northwestern. Come out and support your Falcons!
Huge congrats to all 5 guys...I have to give a special shoutout to the guys in my position group
@TyKeaton2021
and
@FosterJerrick
for the work they put in both on the field and in the classroom. First class student athletes