Oct 12, 2026 · 14 min · 8 segments
He came in with zero offers—now he’s a D1 shortstop with scouts watching.Save this if you’re in the grind right now. Tag the player who needs to hear this.What changed wasn’t talent. It was trusting…
Andy BarkettHostMathew FarnerGuest
This is what, you know, Matt, and this is like a big – I post wins all the time, and this is probably one of my biggest wins as a coach on the remote or in-person and remote training side.
We started at the old cage and then in here, and then I started seeing something different in him right away.
And I believe that because he took it right into games and was raking in games in the Florida League.
And when a guy can take what I'm teaching and then go teach himself how to do it in a game, that's when they really learn.
That's when you can really create a difference in a human being and a young player and then possibly even change the course of their lives because of teaching them a very simple and basic program.
Like I'm doing the same drills, you know, feeling a little off, working on some stuff, but I do the same drills.
And when he said that, that was just like music to my ears because he has trusted the program and it has changed who he is.
He's got 11 home runs as a starting shortstop for a team that's at the top of the conference.
He's got scouts that are looking at him like, He has a chance to possibly play professional baseball next season.
Who knows what's going to happen? Who knows the UNF may make a run and make it to the regionals as we're looking for.
But what do you think helped you the most in all of our time and conversations and everything going through the program? Pick out a couple things, maybe one or two things that have really helped you the most.
This is what, you know, Matt, and this is like a big – I post wins all the time, and this is probably one of my biggest wins as a coach on the remote or in-person and remote training side.
We started at the old cage and then in here, and then I started seeing something different in him right away.
And I believe that because he took it right into games and was raking in games in the Florida League.
And when a guy can take what I'm teaching and then go teach himself how to do it in a game, that's when they really learn.
That's when you can really create a difference in a human being and a young player and then possibly even change the course of their lives because of teaching them a very simple and basic program.
Like I'm doing the same drills, you know, feeling a little off, working on some stuff, but I do the same drills.
And when he said that, that was just like music to my ears because he has trusted the program and it has changed who he is.
He's got 11 home runs as a starting shortstop for a team that's at the top of the conference.
He's got scouts that are looking at him like, He has a chance to possibly play professional baseball next season.
Who knows what's going to happen? Who knows the UNF may make a run and make it to the regionals as we're looking for.
But what do you think helped you the most in all of our time and conversations and everything going through the program? Pick out a couple things, maybe one or two things that have really helped you the most.
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