Back on the Field at Arkansas Tech

After the cancellation at Lyon College, the Arkansas Baseball Academy played a doubleheader against the Arkansas Express playing 2 nine inning games. The two organizations agreed to play a showcase style game, which would theoretically showcase the skill of each player off to the Arkansas Tech coaches. After the first game, the showcase style of play seem to work okay, but by the middle of the second game it became evident that the showcase style game really doesn't work.

The one thing we learned from that experience is that we will never attempt to do style of play again. We feel that it is better to play the game of baseball because we felt that we lost teaching points of the game and lost the focus of just having fun playing baseball.

All-in-all, the players looked good and the Arkansas Tech coaches were very complementary toward the players of the Arkansas Baseball Academy. We definitely would like to thank Coach Dawson and Coach Titus from Arkansas Tech for being gracious enough to allow us to play on their field.

Next up: Saturday, October 3rd at Crowder Junior College, Neosho, Missouri; Sunday, October 4 at University of the Ozarks.

Rain continues to reschedule Fall schedule

Saturday, September 26, the game versus Lyon College's Junior Varsity team has been postponed until October 24 due to the most unusual wet and rainy Fall. Coach Holmes called to say they haven't been able to get on their own field because for the past two weeks it has been under water.

Next up: versus Arkansas Express at Arkansas Tech University on Sunday, September 27.

Louisiana Monroe Tournament washed out

Gametime Academy's tournament at Louisiana Monroe has been cancelled due to heavy rain. This was a new tournament and college to visit for the Arkansas Baseball Academy, but there is always next Fall.

Next up for the Arkansas Baseball Academy: On Saturday, September 26, the Arkansas Baseball Academy will play a doubleheader versus Lyon College's Junior Varsity team. On Sunday, September 27, the Arkansas Baseball Academy will play a doubleheader versus the Arkansas Express on the campus of Arkansas Tech University and this game will consist of 2 nine inning games.

Arkansas Baseball Academy is tested at Arkansas State

The Arkansas Baseball Academy played the best of the best from the Midwest at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The tournament had three organizations competing to showcase their players in front of college coaches. The three organizations were the Arkansas Baseball Academy, St. Louis Gamers, and Dulin Dogdgers from Memphis.

Coach Matt Whiteside from the St. Louis Gamers said that he was impressed with the talent and play from the Arkansas Baseball Academy. Coach Whiteside also runs the Team USA - Midwest team, so he was part of the selection process for choosing Jackson Lowry and Taylor Wallace to be a part of Team USA in the Midwest.

Next up for the Arkansas Baseball Academy: Arkansas Baseball Academy is heading to Monroe, Louisiana to play in a tournament hosted by Gametime Academy out of Shreveport, Louisiana.

Getting started for the Fall of 2009 at UCA

The Arkansas Baseball Academy starts the Fall of 2009 season with a doubleheader with Pulaski Tech's Club Team on the University of Central Arkansas' baseball field on Sunday, September 6 the weekend of Labor Day. This is the first year that Pulaski Tech started baseball and they will do it by started having a club team. We are excited to see that the local two year school of Pulaski Technical College is starting a baseball program, and we are hoping that it will grow into a full fledged Junior College Baseball team.

The games were a success as both teams competed hard as the coaching staff from UCA looked on with hope of finding a player or too for next years squad.

Next: Arkansas Baseball Academy will travel to Jonesboro, Arkansas to play in a tournament that is being put on by the St. Louis Gamers out of St. Louis, Missouri.