Well, summer is definitely here with a bang.  Wednesday was the last day of school and today marks the beginning of an incredibly busy baseball Summer.  Matthew starts off the Summer season today with a 2:00pm game at Goose Creek Memorial High School, which will be followed up with two games tomorrow, one game Sunday, four hours of Allen Baseball field practice on Tuesday morning, one Katy High School game on Tuesday night, one Katy High School game on Wednesday night and four hours of Allen Baseball field practice again on Thursday morning.

That adds up to six games and 8 hours of practice over a seven day period in the heat of the Summer sun, which is enough to separate the wanna-be's from the ones who refuse to accept failure.  This is exactly the rigorous schedule that can be expected for those who strive to make it to the next level and play college baseball.

 One of the exciting things about working with Skip Allen and the Allen Baseball Club is his ability to find kids that have the heart and desire to move to the next level, motivate them sufficiently to put in the necessary work to achieve their goals and drag every ounce of ability out of them through a demanding practice regime, an active playing schedule and teaching them integrity, work ethic and team work.

Matthew's summer team is a collection of slightly over achieving 16 year olds who will play throughout the Summer in a predominantly 19 and under bracket, which will give them opportunities to face higher levels of competition, especially high 80s to low 90s pitching.  In theory, this should heighten their abilities and harden their resolve to move to the next level.  We shall see...