Martin wins USA South Pitcher of the week

By ABD on Monday, 29th March 2010

ABD Alumni, Jimmy Martin earns USA South weekly honors in his First Collegiate Start

Martin Wins Pitcher of The Week

Fayetteville, NC - The North Carolina Wesleyan Department of Athletics is pleased to announce that junior outfielder Daniel Moore and freshman pitcher Jimmy Martin of baseball have earned USA South Player and Rookie Pitcher of the Week recognition. The two helped the Bishops to a 3-0 record last week, including a key regional win over Randolph-Macon College and a league sweep of Shenandoah University.

A native of Nashville, NC, Moore hit .556 (5-for-9) with six runs scored, four RBI, one double, one home run, three walks, one sacrifice fly and one sacrifice hit last week. In a 19-9 win over Randolph-Macon, he was 3-for-4 with three runs scored, two RBI, one double and one walk. In a two-game sweep of the Hornets, Moore was a combined 2-for-5 with three runs scored, two RBI, one home run, two walks, one sacrifice hit and one sacrifice fly.

A native of Fontana, CA, Martin recorded the win the Battling Bishops’ 19-9 victory over the Yellow Jackets. In his first collegiate start, he tossed five shutout innings, allowing just two hits and two walks with one strikeout.

Congratulations Jimmy!

Randy Curtis

ABD Academy

P.S. Check Out the Ingredients For Success

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READERS COMMENTS

todd opsvig says:

03/29/2010 at 8:47 pm

As one whose son was in the same little league
with Jimmy and who coached against
his teams I can concur. I heard comments
from various people denegrating Jimmy’s
ability in baseball. Jimmy worked hard and
never gave up. He deserves to be where
he is now. I am very happy for him and his
Dad who also never stopped believing he
could make it. I hope both of my Sons can
follow in his footsteps.
Todd Opsvig
Michael says:

03/30/2010 at 6:17 am

Hi Randy,
Thank you for sharing…hopefully Michael will follow his passion and once again ‘relax and have fun’ so that he can play at his best.
Anything you can do to help him figure this out is greatly appreciated. He is his own worst critic and beats himself up.
Mike
ABD says:

03/30/2010 at 8:33 am

Mike,

Here is a great post from yesterday. It talks about different approaches (ingredients) in baseball that all lead to success. There is no one right way. THis would be a great read for Michael so he can relate to one of these players. What he would need to learn is that at the end of the day you need to “let it go”. There were many nights when I was 0-4 but i had to find a way to sleep that night. The very best way is to figure out what adjustment (if nay) you would make to get better results, maybe get some extra work in and then you “leave it at the field”.

Here is how you do it. Lets use an at bat as the example

1. Recall or replay each pitch in your mind. Write it down on a piece of paper is best
2. Re-Evaluate if there were a particular pitch in the at bat you would have approached differently. Write down the adjustment to get a better result
3. Let it go

http://abdacademylive.com/2010/03/ingredients-for-winning-require-rare-mix/

Randy Curtis
ABD Academy