I’m excited to announce my commitment to Erskine College to continue my athletic and academic career! I want to thank God for blessing me with this opportunity as well as my family who made many sacrifices for my dream! Thank you Coach Bateman and Crocco for believing in me!

Max week officially ended today and it went well! I didn’t PR tonight on deadlift but I was able to hit the same PR (425) as last maxout before spring! After a long summer I am very excited to continue to grow! @Coach_Beltran_ @hittintheLink @Lynx_baseball_

Max Week chest day is over! I was able to get 265 on bench which is 10 pounds less from a previous max but still a great number for the first max since before baseball season! Looking forward to back day! @hittintheLink @Coach_Beltran_ @Lynx_baseball_

It’s max week! Here is my new PR of 405 on Squat! Looking forward to what the rest of the week holds! @Lynx_baseball_ @hittintheLink

I was able to finish the summer strong with a good outing and a lot of K’s. These are a few of the last strikeouts from this summer! Looking forward to grinding this fall and winter for high school season! @hittintheLink @Coach_Beltran_ @Lynx_baseball_

Very good wood barrel on this long flyout to the centerfield wall. Centerfielder made a great catch on a very well hit ball. I was able to see the fastball well out of the hand and jump on it to drive it deep! @Coach_Beltran_ @hittintheLink @Lynx_baseball_

Here are some clips of defensive work I put in last night! Keeping my skills sharp for upcoming tournaments and the quickly approaching highschool season! Working at short to increase range at other positions! @Lynx_baseball_ @Coach_Beltran_ @hittintheLink

Here are a few clips from my last outing at UNC as well as an at bat I got! I had 5 k’s on the mound in 4 innings and I was 1/1 at the plate with a backside single and a sac fly RBI. @Lynx_baseball_ @hittintheLink @Coach_Beltran_ @NextLVLProspect

Here are a few clips from yesterday’s start! Command of all of my pitches is getting really good and I’m able to compete against really good teams! @Lynx_baseball_ @Coach_Beltran_ @hittintheLink @NextLVLProspect

James Watson (‘26, FL)📝 Low ¾ arm slot and a ton of movement across his arsenal. Worked 4 efficient innings with 4Ks while mixing a firm FB with late life, a CH with a ton of depth and a tight downer CB that kept hitters off balance. Showed feel for sequencing and attacked the

Here are a few K’s from my relief appearance in yesterday’s game! I pitched 2 1/3 with 1 hit, 4 k’s, and 0 runs given up for the 8-6 W! @Coach_Beltran_ @hittintheLink @Lynx_baseball_ @NextLVLProspect

Here are a few clips from my last appearance! Looking forward to getting back to West Palm this weekend for our next tournament! @hittintheLink @Coach_Beltran_ @Lynx_baseball_ @NextLVLProspect

Electricity out of the pen from 2026 RHP/3B Jacob Watson (NC). Physical and projectable 6-foot-0, 223-pound frame. FB: 87-88 T89; arm-side run CB: 74-76; sharp (3000+ RPM) @PB_Uncommitted @PrepBaseballNC @Lynx_baseball_ #PBClassic25

Here are a few clips from my second relief appearance in our tournament! Looking forward to playing at LakePoint next! @hittintheLink @Coach_Beltran_ @Lynx_baseball_ @NextLVLProspect

Here are a few clips from my relief outing yesterday! I went 2 innings with 4 K’s, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 Walk. @Lynx_baseball_ @hittintheLink @NextLVLProspect @Coach_Beltran_

Introducing this years 2026 Lynx Marucci. Schedule coming soon! #jointhehunt

My Final Stat line for Junior Year: HITTING- BA: .455 OBP: .571 HR: 4 Hits: 30 RBI: 28 SLG: .788 2B’s: 10 SB’s: 4 PITCHING- ERA: 2.27 K’s: 109 IP: 50.1 ER: 16 BB: 31 Looking forward to playing summer ball with @Lynx_baseball_ and @hittintheLink !!

Our tournament run is unfortunately over after last night. We made school history by making it to the school 4th Round of the state playoffs. I went 10/13 with 3 HR’s, 4 1B’s, 3 2B’s and 3 walks. I pitched round 1&3 also combining for 17 k’s in 9in with 3 ER.

Here are a few swings from this last week! Getting prepared to play the first round of the state playoffs Tuesday! @hittintheLink @Coach_Beltran_ @Lynx_baseball_ @NextLVLProspect

Here are clips from yesterday’s conference start against Wake Prep! We won 2-1 and I pitched 6 innings giving up 1 run on 3 hits with 11 K’s. I also was 1/1 at the plate with a single and 2 walks. We are now 4-0 in conference! @hittintheLink @Coach_Beltran_