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The Dirtbags Softball McClennen, 11150 Rivers Edge Road, Pineville, NC (2026)

06/12/2026

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06/09/2026

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Everybody wants Oklahoma City.

But somewhere along the way, we’ve started acting like every decision a kid makes at 9 years old is going to determine whether they get there or not.

I just spent the last couple weeks around the best players in college softball, and here’s what keeps jumping out at me: so many of them were multi-sport athletes for way longer than people think.

They played basketball. Soccer. Volleyball. They learned how to compete, how to adjust, how to be uncomfortable, and how to be athletes.

The crazy part? Parents are more worried about their kid falling behind than their kid falling out of love with the game.

Because that’s the real risk.

Not missing one extra lesson.
Not missing one extra tournament.

Burnout.

Pressure.

Feeling like your entire worth is tied to one sport before you’re even old enough to drive.

And listen, I’m saying this as someone who’s lived the dream, played at the highest level, sat in the booth watching the Women’s College World Series, and now raising athletes of my own.

I’ve seen both sides.

I don’t need my daughters to be softball players at 10.

I need them to still LOVE competing at 16.

So let them play other sports. Let them learn from other coaches. Let them get their ass kicked on a basketball court and figure out how to respond. Let them run until their lungs burn in soccer. Let them be kids.

Because nobody is winning a spot in Oklahoma City at 10U.

But plenty of kids are losing their love for the game by then.

And that’s a price I’m not willing to pay.

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And that’s why I felt like it was time to work with pitchers and their families more closely. I’ve developed a program called Savage Standard that will allow me to work with 20 families virtually over 6 months where we will work on the mental game, building the love for competing, and understand the balance between the work and being a kid.

If you want to be one of those 20 families drop SAVAGE in the comments.