COACHES' CORNER

Player Parent Letter          General Info-Updated 1/27/12          Week One Schedule

It’s baseball time in Texas!  The north Texas area will again provide some of the more outstanding baseball talent and competition found anywhere in the country.  District 6-5A will certainly carry its weight in regard to this.  2012 should see another hotly contested battle for the district crown and the three additional playoff spots.  The 16-game district schedule played over six weeks will undoubtedly go down to the wire in determining who will emerge to play post-season baseball.  Mustang Baseball promises to provide many great memories over the course of this season. 

2011 was another memorable year for Mustang Baseball.  The 20-14 Mustangs again reached the playoffs by finishing strong down the stretch.  The strength of schedule was obvious in that 13 of the 14 losses were to playoff qualifiers.  Our junior varsity and freshmen teams had solid to outstanding seasons and should provide talent to help overcome the loss of several key contributors from last year’s squad.  Non-district scheduling highlights for the 2012 season will be the prestigious Baylor Grapevine Classic, another trip to the Rangers Ballpark at Arlington and out-of-town tournaments in Midland and Austin.

A big “Thank You” to our “10th Man” baseball booster club for providing support in many areas.  This group of parents, alumni, and community members contribute in so many ways to help make each season a huge success.  One obvious contribution is our “snack shack” that provides some of the best ballpark food found anywhere.  This group also provides financial help and facility maintenance to assist the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD in producing a quality program each and every year.  2012 will see the vision of the “Hack Shack” come to reality.  Major contributions from GCISD, the Diamond Dreams Foundation and the “10^th Man” Club will help add an indoor hitting/workout facility to the baseball complex at Grapevine High School before the next school year.  This has been a dream of many for several years now.  This facility will serve many involved with the baseball and softball programs at GHS and honor the memories of Mike Coolbaugh and Chris Gavora who were lost to baseball accidents during the 2007 season.       

WEAR IT!

“Work – Enthusiasm – Attitude – Respect             -    Integrity – Toughness”