Brian Hucks
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Husband to Stephanie. Father to Caroline and Jackson. Head Baseball coach at Lexington High School and Canes National 16U
Lexington, SC
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As a head coach now in my 20th year, the one constant has been that players who love spending time in this room are the same ones that I trust the most on the field. Work ethic, toughness, overcoming adversity, earning respect of your teammates, etc. are all built in this room.
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I’m just a HS coach that doesn’t know much, but if I was ever a college recruiter I would go all in on tough kids that compete. I see a lot of soft kids that are good in a showcase format getting offers but others that you will win with don’t.
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Baseball coaches list of things to be thankful for
1 - pitchers that throw strikes
2 - Inf that make routine plays
3 - 2 out RBIs
4 - pitchers that throw strikes
5 - singles turned into doubles
6 - throws thru the cutoff man
7 - did I mention pitchers that throw strikes
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You want a recipe for disaster. Parents working, kids at home doing virtual school, and no extracurricular activities.
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Hey young coaches, you might want to familiarize yourself with those 5 tools. Being a baseball coach is more than just fungos and BP.
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I shouldn’t be surprised by anything as long as I’ve been a coach, but when a parent questions a coaches wife about a decision the coach made is an all new low. Leave our dang families alone. They sacrifice enough without having to deal with that crap
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The worst part of travel baseball is when grown men think it’s about them and not the kids.
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Such a revealing look into the life of a coach. We make choices that will be second guessed by everybody. Sometimes they work out. Sometimes they don’t. And when we leave the field we are husbands and fathers like everybody else.
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Every player please listen!!!! Forget about results and compete!!! The best advice you will ever hear!
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Removed this set of jerseys this morning. 22 won't be worn at Lexington this year
#flyhigh22
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Until 11.7 is changed I don’t want to hear about these other sports where all the athletes are on full scholarships wanting more. They already live like kings while baseball players are racking up debt from student loans.
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67% of K’s begin w/ a 1st pitch strike
74% of BB begin with a 1st pitch ball
93% of 1st pitch strikes lead to an out
It’s not real complicated pitchers
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I believe one of the biggest challenges facing coaches in today’s showcase generation is getting players to truly buy in to playing for something greater than themselves.
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For high school players that aspire to play college baseball (at any level), you might want to make the weight room a priority.
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Home - Sac pressure bunts
1B - Delay Steal
2B - Steal off 1 look
3B - Reading the down angle
1st 10 min of every practice has some variation of this drill. If you want baserunning to be a priority for your players do it first.
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As a gamecock I will say this,
@MonteLeeCU
is one of the real good guys and an incredible baseball coach. This is a bad day for baseball. He is a product of SC and the HS coaches in this state love him. There isn’t a more available D1 coach than Monte to talk baseball.
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I need my prayer warriors to keep former Wildcat baseball player Michael Smoak in your thoughts and prayers as he is in the middle of this mess in Afghanistan. There is nobody I would rather have standing a post than my man 6! Love you
@smoak6
and I’m so proud of you.
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I have kept this off social media but dad has been in the hospital for a couple days with chest pains. They found a 95% blockage this morning is his LAD artery. They were able to stint it and he is doing great. God is good! Thank you all for your prayers!
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I think you’ll find that if you listen to music while driving, avoid watching the news on TV, and not read politically motivated messages on social media that your quality of life will increase exponentially
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A bit of advice for players in any sport that aren’t playing as much as they think they should. You need to be engaged in the game and looking for opportunities to help the team. Bad body language and pouting means your selfish and ensures you won’t get in the game.
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3 absolutes for all coaches
1. Make your players the priority not your ego
2. Build relationships based on love and respect not wins and losses
3. If you want them to run through a wall for you they have to know you will run through one for them
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A piece of advice for young players aspiring to play high school baseball. Spend as much time working on catching and throwing as you do working on your swing. Most high school coaches can make their cut list after watching the players catch and throw before they pick up a bat.
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Seniors wanted to take BP today one last time. Incredible group of young men that have meant the world to me and this program
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I believe in loyalty and commitment. I believe if you start something you finish it. I believe your word is all that you should need. I believe I may be a dying breed I’m in today’s what’s in it for me society.
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The absolute best part of coaching is developing lifelong relationships with your players. It’s so much more fulfilling than wins. It’s also what makes it so hard to watch them walk out of that building for the last time. Grown msn tears. I love you guys.
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Want to run faster, throw harder, hit it farther? This is the magic pill. The iron doesn’t lie or discriminate. Either you can move the weight or you can’t.
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Quote from this mornings church service that I have been chewing on today
“An amateur built the Ark and experts built the Titanic”
Be careful with whom to take advice from, especially “guru’s”.
You can learn from anybody.
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When you play really good teams you don’t go undefeated. Baseball is a game that you can play good and still lose. It’s the same process after wins and losses, learn from it and move on to the next one. And more importantly never waiver in your belief in yourself and your team!
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Maybe an unpopular opinion but giving an opposing player a high five after he hits a HR isn’t good sportsmanship, it’s disrespectful to your teammates.
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While I appreciate all those advocating for teachers, on May 1 I will be at school because that’s where the students are.
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Really appreciate
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introducing me to this off angle hack BP drill. Really going to help my guys. Instant feedback on their swing plane. Several players went oppo taco. This will be a staple in our program moving forward.
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This is the face of a warrior. Brodie is a 6th grader at PHMS battling Leukemia. Please add this awesome young man And his family to your prayer list. The Wildcats will be playing for Brodie this year!
#BrodieBRAVE
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We’ve stole 100 bags per season the past 3 years. We work really hard on reads, breaks, and jumps, but speed training is also a huge part. Working 4 second burst intervals to finish our Friday workout. Speed Never Slumps!
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If we are going to be held accountable by things said when we were 14 and 15 then we are all in trouble
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Please please young players pay attention. The score of the game has zero to do with your focus and what you should expect from yourself. Too many give away IP or ABs because they let the scoreboard dictate their mental approach.
Max Scherzer on learning from a start/pitching while fatigued.
Reason 42,069 why Max Scherzer is a 3x Cy Young winner.
Pitched with a 12-0 lead, gave up 2 runs in the 7th...and uses it to learn to help him later in the season. [From: ]
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Advice to parents - encourage your son/daughter to have a conversation with their coach before you reach out. They need to learn how to have those types of conversations. It allows them to grow and take responsibility. If you don’t it’s about you and not them.
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Happy Birthday Pop! You might be a year older but you can still outwork all of us! Hope you have a great day! Love you!
@HerbertHucks
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Just watched a 16 year old throw 97 pitches in the first game of the summer after a long layoff. Parents do your homework...
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I need all my prayer warriors to lift up my guy
@KadenVarela
as he begins a battle that no 16 year old should have to fight. I love you KVP! Keep your head up and kick cancers ass buddy! You’ve got this!
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I have a lot of friends that have been volunteer coaches in college. Many of these guys have to live in dorms and eat in the cafeteria to coach the sport they love. It is mind blowing that getting a 3rd paid asst didn’t pass. Truly an awful look by the NCAA.
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We have 50 players in the baseball program in grades 8-12. 24 of them play another sport. I’m not saying everybody should be a multi sport athlete, but what I am saying is that you don’t have to specialize to be successful. I love watching my players compete in other sports!
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The last pitchers for each team finished with 22 pitches on a night that we honored Brett. No coincidence
#flyhigh22
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I’m convinced that if people would have to clean up trashed bleachers 1 time they would never leave their trash for others. So disrespectful
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We all knew this decision was coming, but it doesn’t make it any easier to hear it. It makes it even worse that I can’t tell my players in person, hug them, and make sure they know how much I love each of them. It’s so much more than just the games.
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Last night I put 10 gallons in my truck because I absolutely had to have it. Meanwhile beside me a guy was filling up his truck, boat, and what looked like 8 gas cans while 30 other cars were waiting. He probably still has toilet paper stored away from last year...
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Never gets easier saying goodbye to my seniors. Man I love those guys and will forever be regretful that I couldn’t lead them to the last game. Thank you for being incredible young men that will be winners in whatever you choose to do. Love you!
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Hearing reports a pitcher threw 118 this morning in a fall tourn. Parents please make good choices with who you entrust your children with!
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Other sports don't understand the effort it takes from baseball players and coaches to prepare the field.
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When you don't show up for weights the message you send is very clear. Your teammates aren't important and either is your coaches opinion
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Entering year 21 and I still won’t sleep tonight. Nothing like opening day. This year it seems just a little more special for a group of young men that had so much taken from them last year. Let’s ride boys!
@LexHSBaseball
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What a cool experience being able to watch a baseball game in Japan. Nothing like I’ve ever experienced. The fans chant the entire game. It’s like a World Cup soccer match
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Said goodbye to 10 seniors tonight that I love like my own children. I am a better coach and person from their influence. Love you all!
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For years coaches have been the model for bringing groups from different backgrounds together and making them a family. Maybe our political leaders should consult them....
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I’m so sick of hearing about the last TD. Clemson won. SC lost. Period. Move on. It’s a losers mentality to complain about the manner in which you get beat.
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For so many of us we remember watching the Braves play with our dads on Turner at 7:05. That’s why this is so special. Allows us to re live our childhood thru this game we love.
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Dear Lord
I am a sinner and not worthy, but you love me anyway. Thank you for an answered prayer and your healing hands on Jackson this morning. God you are great all the time.
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Happy Fathers Day to the greatest man I know. The living example of what a servant leader is. I love you pop and hope you have a great day!
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The LHS prom would have been tomorrow. I can’t imagine a more perfect picture of my beautiful daughter’ Love you C!
#Stunning
@cmhucks17
@sshucks
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I’m going to say this, I have so much respect for
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#MuchRespect
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On this date in 2001, in the midst of unspeakable tragedy, this country pulled itself from the ashes and came together as a unified front. 19 years later we have never been more divided. We are the greatest country in the world and it’s time to start acting like it.
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To my Gamecock friends, this is an absolute Homerun hire! Tireless recruiter, incredible coach, and his players absolutely love him! I am jacked!
I can confirm that South Carolina will hire Arkansas WR coach and SC native Justin Stepp, as first reported by
@FootballScoop
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@wachfox
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In this day an age of players leaving whenever things don’t go there way I couldn’t be more happy for Jalen Hurts. He was a good teammate, didn’t pout, and when his number was called he stepped in and lead his team to a championship. That my friends is leadership!
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One piece of advice I give my players regarding their recruitment. The coaches that liked you from the beginning are probably the ones you should be able he most loyal to.
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For my Braves people that watched Bruce Benedict, Jeff Blauser, Ron Gantt, Mark Lemke, Lonnie Smith, etc. this is for us!
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Go to any high school and some of the most impactful and beloved people in that building are the coaches. If a teacher has an issue with a player guess who they call. And the problem is corrected immediately.
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Great day for the Lexington baseball program as these guys fulfill a dream! Nobody works harder and deserves it more!
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There are no student sections, no scoreboards, no media, no fans. It’s just you and the iron and your will to win. The iron doesn’t discriminate. It doesn’t care who your parents are. It doesn’t care what your stats were last year. You either have what it takes or you don’t
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Ran into a buddy from HS this morning. He was in a local restaurant last week and a bunch of my players were in there. He said they were the most well mannered and behaved young men he has seen. Made my day! Those are the moments that are most impactful! Bigger than W’s and L’s!
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What makes baseball so incredibly brutal is you can do everything right and lose. It also teaches you so many life lessons. Fair is not part of life. You do the best you can and learn from the results.
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Happy Birthday to the guy that taught me the game we both love and more importantly how to be a man. Love you Pop and hope you have a great day
@HerbertHucks
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Annual Senior HR derby the day after the season ends. Always a bittersweet day but I absolutely love seeing them have some fun and take one last round of BP. Man I’m going to miss them, but our relationship doesn’t when they graduate. That’s a forever thing. Love you guys!
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Happy Birthday to the man, the myth, the legend! Love you Pop!!!!
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Being a part of something greater than yourself was always an important part of athletics. Sadly that concept is diminishing. To my coaching friends keep fighting the good fight. We may be a dying breed but it is worth fighting for. Young people desperately need our leadership
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Looking at region standings around the state in multiple sports, it’s beyond frustrating that some really good teams aren’t going to get into the playoffs. There will be some 20 win teams sitting at home. Teams in really tough regions are getting penalized
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Big fan of the line drive trainer. Hitters get immediate feedback and utilize external cues. They also compete with each other for points. Really appreciate
@MonteLeeCU
showing it to me.
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@TheCanesBB
2022 defeat BPA 3-1 to win the Wilson Premier Championship! Incredible effort by every player in the program! Congrats to AJ Shepard on being named MVP and Luke Schmolke being named Most Valuable Pitcher
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When you win a Natty you upgrade to 1st class! Amazing to think that in 2 years with the
@TheCanesBB
National team we have won 3 national championships together.
@coachcorywelch
is one of the absolute best and I am so fortunate to coach with him!
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Life of a baseball coach. Work 6 hours to get the field ready and....
Tonight’s game vs Aiken has been canceled.
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One thing I find incredibly pathetic is when male students heckle female athletes. Men we need to raise our sons better than that.
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18 years ago my life was altered forever. Everything I thought was important no longer mattered the first time I saw you. I love you my sweet Caroline and I hope you have the greatest birthday ever!
#girldad
@cmhucks17
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Lexington finishes 24-8-1. The team finishes with a .330 batting average, hit 40 HRs and had 136 stolen bases. Unbelievable offensive year.
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The transfer portal has its place and for some it is a career saver. My concern is many are trying to find greener grass instead of rolling up their sleeves and competing. The mentality of running when things are hard is setting many up for failure later in life.
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