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Nole Baseball Thread

As a college baseball player, I know the struggle of 5 AM workouts, 7-8 AM classes, lunch, and then a 2-3 hour practice at the end of the day. Much less the work you have to put it on your own time. I do not know how Coach Martin recruits, never paid too much attention. What I have noticed, is a lot of the kids we recruit enter the draft. To me, that is a smart move.

While we may not be getting the cream of the crop who doesn't go to the league, we still bring in kids who develop over time. Sometimes it is this way in baseball. Obviously Martin knows what he's doing, or he would have been fired years ago. Though things might not be trending up, Coach knows what kind of players he wants in his system and recruits accordingly. I'm not happy with our results over the last several years either, but I am going to leave you with this.

I am a young adult, just now figure out what life and college is about, while playing collegiate baseball at a top 5 NAIA school. It is very hard on me to adjust to this lifestyle, and I am going on my 3rd year of college next year. On top of that, I live in a very small town with nothing to do, much less a big school with everything to do like FSU. These kids work their tails off all year for this game and their school, but get disrespected on here by fans who might not have ever gone through the struggle of a student athlete.

I want to end this by saying I hope some of you are more supportive of the boys, and the coach, because they do not try to lose to anybody. I promise you, it hurts Martin and the boys more to lose than it does any of us fans. I go through this struggle everyday, as expectations for us are high, and we have a ton of pressure to reach our goals. These boys need nothing but support as they head into conference and regionals, not negativity.

Thanks!

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