BATON ROUGE – Marucci Sports announced last fall that a new Marucci Clubhouse site would be opening in Austin. They have now been open since last October 2019.
“Austin is an area that prides itself on developing top notch baseball and softball players as the weather is perfect for year-round training,” Marucci Co-Founder and CEO Kurt Ainsworth said. “The Marucci Clubhouse will be another way players can continue to improve their game with an indoor training location as well as access to a specialty retail store.”
Marucci Clubhouse Austin is housed inside a 13,000-square-foot, climate-controlled indoor facility. The inside features seven cages, a bullpen and a 24/7 member area and lounge with TVs, couches, private offices and a business center.
Marucci Clubhouse Austin provides customers with the full Marucci Experience, including a retail shop filled exclusively with Marucci and Victus products that customers can learn about and purchase directly from Marucci’s seasoned staff. Consumers also have opportunities to demo new products, test new innovations and purchase products first.
The facility is located at 11160 Circle Drive. This will be one of multiple Marucci Clubhouse locations opening within a year, joining Lafayette, Midwest and Orlando. There are currently 3 Marucci Clubhouse sites in Louisiana, located in Baton Rouge and Covington and now Austin.
Stay up to date by visiting the Marucci Clubhouse website or following Marucci Clubhouse Austin on Twitter and Instagram @Clubhouse_atx.
About Marucci Based in Baton Rouge, Marucci was founded by two former Big Leaguers and their athletic trainer who began handcrafting bats for some of the best players in the game from their garage in 2004. Fast forward to today, that dedication to quality and understanding of players’ needs has turned Marucci into an All-American success story. Today, Marucci is the Number One bat in the Big Leagues.
Texas Turfgrass Association Honors Home of the Round Rock Express for Second Straight Season
ROUND ROCK, Texas – For the second year in a row, the Round Rock Express are proud to announce that Dell Diamond has been named the Baseball Field of the Year by the Texas Turfgrass Association. Under the guidance of Head Groundskeeper Nick Rozdilski, the playing surface at Dell Diamond hosted a variety of unique events ranging from international rugby and soccer to the Camp Gladiator Games Finals, all in addition to over 90 baseball games in the calendar year.
“Nick and the entire crew at RS3 Turf continue to go above and beyond and we could not be prouder of the work they have all put in this season,” Express General Manager Tim Jackson said. “Dell Diamond has become a premier destination for sports and entertainment events of all kind, largely thanks to the elite-level playing surface that RS3 Turf provides and maintains year after year.”
Each year, the Texas Turfgrass Association honors outstanding sports fields across the state. Their mission is to recognize those who go above and beyond to make sure their complex is one of the best in Texas.
Dell Diamond began 2019 as the new home of Austin Elite Rugby, hosting six of the club’s Major League Rugby matches against a variety of international foes. The field conversion to accommodate rugby season included removal of the pitching mound and replacement of the infield dirt with grass as well as the installation of goal posts. In addition to Austin Elite Rugby, Dell Diamond was selected as one of just two venues in the United States to host the Americas Rugby Championship, marking the third time in the last four years that USA Rugby and the ARC have hosted a match at Dell Diamond.
After the final rugby match on March 16, Rozdilski and his crew transformed the playing surface back to baseball just in time for a March 31 meeting between the Round Rock Express and Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks as part of Houston Astros Futures Weekend, an event that welcomed the Express back into the Astros family as their Triple-A affiliate. From there, the Express hosted 70 home games, in addition to the makeup of a rained-out road game in New Orleans, as well as three additional contests in the Pacific Coast League playoffs.
In the midst of Round Rock’s regular season, Dell Diamond played host to the 2019 Texas UIL State Baseball Tournament for the 20th consecutive season, an event that included 15 high school playoff games in the span of four days. The venue also welcomed in three high school all-star games following the state tournament.
Not long after the State Baseball Tournament, RS3 Turf was at it again, converting the baseball diamond into a soccer pitch for a July 7 international friendly between Liga MX foes Toluca and Santos. The conversion again included removing the pitching mound and installing sod over the infield dirt. Following the game, the field was reverted back to baseball for the return of the Express on July 11.
After the conclusion of the Pacific Coast League playoffs, Dell Diamond hosted the Camp Gladiator Games Finals for the second year in a row, an undertaking that required the removal of the pitching mound and infield dirt for the third time this season. An event that utilized every square foot of the field’s playing surface, the CG Games Finals saw over 1,000 athletes participate in the group’s biggest event of the year.
In addition to Dell Diamond, RS3 Turf provides the daily groundskeeping services for Memorial Stadium, home of the Boise Hawks, Class A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, as well as Hodgetown Ballpark, home of the Amarillo Sod Poodles, Double-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres and Baseball America’s 2019Organization of the Year. RS3 Turf is also providing consulting services for the Rocket City Trash Pandas, Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, and their new ballpark in Madison, Alabama.
With over 25 years of combined experience in the sports turf industry, RS3 Turf offers a full line of professional agronomic services including construction, renovations, and consulting for any athletic surface. Over the last decade, RS3 Turf has been sought out by professional, collegiate, high school and youth sports organizations for expertise in the realm of athletic surface management and construction.
RS3 Turf recently teamed up with Texas-based Act Global to unveil a new line of baseball-specific synthetic turf known as NR34 Turf, forwarding the future of baseball turf technology and player safety. The organization has also partnered with Whittlesey Landscape Supplies to provide a custom line of Nolan Ryan-branded sports field materials. The NR34 brand includes products ranging from calcined clay conditioner, mound clays, infield mixes, drying agent, chalk and warning track material.
With additional clients across the National Football League, Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, Little League Baseball, Major League Soccer and the National Collegiate Athletic Association, RS3 Turf has provided a variety of services for organizations of all sizes.
For more information on the Express, visit RRExpress.com or call (512) 255-2255. Keep up with the Express on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and join the conversation during our historic 20th season using #20STROng.
AUSTIN, Texas –
Westlake High School celebrates its 50th anniversary and Homecoming
with several events beginning Friday. The weekend of events includes
tours of the school, a former WHS staff lunch. an alumni association
tailgate and culminates with the Homecoming volleyball game against Del
Valle at 6:30pm and the football game at 7:30pm (SOLD OUT).
Saturday, the Eanes Education Foundation will host the Inaugural Distinguished Alumni Brunch, which will recognize:
Rich Riley ’92 Former CEO of Shazam & Co-Founder of HomePoint
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles (9) and New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) speaks after an NFL divisional playoff football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. The Saints won 20-14 to advance to the NFC Championship. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Drew Brees ’97 Super Bowl MVP-Winning Quarterback & Philanthropist
Alexis Jones ’01 Author, Activist & Founder of I Am That Girl & ProtectHer
Outstanding Young Alumni
Matt Nader ’07 Advocate of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness
The event will be hosted by KXAN meteorologist and WHS alum, David Yeomans, with guest speaker, WHS alum Alexis Jones.
A
full list of 50th anniversary/ Homecoming events is below and attached.
Westlake junior Ryan Mulcahy created the 50th-anniversary logo
(attached) after a school-wide logo contest.
Friday, Oct. 18, 2019
12:09pm – 1:45pm
Former Westlake HS Teacher Luncheon – WHS Courtyard Former WHS teachers are invited to a free, come-and-go, live music event with lunch provided
5pm
Westlake HS Tour – Front entrance of WHS on Westbank Dr. (near stone marquee)
Alumni are invited to tour the campus, see old hangouts and hear about new student programs
5pm – 7pm
EEF / Alumni Association Tailgate – Across from WHS in Dr. Brian Smith’s parking lot
Free, come-and-go EEF event to gather, recognize and welcome alumni
6:30pm
Homecoming Volleyball Game vs. Del Valle HS – Competition Gym
Tickets required
7:30pm
Homecoming Football Game vs. Del Valle HS – Chaparral Stadium SOLD OUT; reserved seating for alumni and former teachers
Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019
9:45am
Westlake Tour – Front entrance of WHS on Westbank Dr. (near stone marquee)
Alumni are invited to tour the campus, see old hangouts and hear about new student programs
10:30am-12pm
EEF Distinguished Alumni Brunch – WHS Commons
EEF
complimentary brunch (RSVP required) to recognize inaugural class of
WHS Distinguished Alumni and unveil the new Alumni Wall with Founders
Circle in the Commons. All alumni invited to attend.
For
50 years, Westlake High School has been lauded as one of the top high
schools in Texas and the nation. The school was constructed after two
contentious community elections proposed separation from Austin ISD and
the construction of a high school dedicated to Eanes students. The first
vote was in favor of the split, 708-564. After disgruntled residents
challenged the election, another vote passed in favor, 1,000-601. In
1969, Westlake High School opened making Eanes ISD a K-12 school
district.
For information on the history of Eanes ISD and Westlake High School, visit http://ehc.eanesisd.net/.
For information on Westlake High School’s 50th-anniversary events, visit www.eanesisd.net/WHS50.
FOOTBALL IS BACK! After a great year for the Texas Longhorns and a deep run in the State High School Playoffs for several local teams in central Texas, we dig right in to the ACTION! Dallas Cowboys and Texans revamp for playoff runs this season. Listen to our new RADIO SHOW on 104.9 THE HORN FM as THE FRIDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN RETURNS 6:30-7:15pm every Friday Night. Take a look at our preview edition and reserve your ad space this season!
As
football season approaches many high school players are preparing
themselves for the gridiron. Student athletes are getting ready to start
two-a-days by running and lifting weights. Kids are getting in to see
their doctors and getting physicals per the UIL and NCAA rules. However,
many now days are just crawling out of the cave or what is actually
their bedroom where they have spent most of their summer drinking sodas,
eating junk and building up finger muscles from playing video games.
And all this while wearing headphones cussing out guys as old as 30 yr
olds that still live in their parents’ basement.
The
problem is we expect them to jump up and put on heavy gear and go
running out on a football field in 105 degree weather and compete. Compete with guys that eat and sleep the game. Compete
with multiple sport athletes that play baseball, run track and play
pick up basketball or actually play with their high school. I am not
saying they shouldn’t play. Im saying they shouldn’t play like that.
It is up to us as parents to make better decisions on their extracurricular activities in summer. It
is up to the parent to not coddle these kids and not allow them to
binge on junk food and sugar loaded drinks if they are planning to take
that field in August. Limit that time or risk that chance where your kid may not be acclimated in life threatening temperatures. Everyone
loves to point to the coaches failure of hydrating the kids during
practice properly but many never talk about how the parents should have
seen to it that their kids drank more than Coke or Pepsi and ate more
than popcorn all week.
Every
year the volume of injuries on the football field goes up. The number
of deaths that could have been avoided does too. The temperatures are
the same as when we were kids. Technology and rules are better. More questions are raised with often more rules being established. The ignorance is mind boggling. Just look at the kids with lack of time out in the summer weather.
As
a baseball coach and former multiple sport athlete, I remember being
prepared come football season because I spent most of my summer out in
the heat. I
had a job most of the time not indoors and spent most of the week
playing homerun derby and tackle football at the park. When I strapped
that football helmet on I actually felt like a sissy considering I had
spent most of my summer with busted lips and bloody noses from getting
closed line running a ball.
Ultimately, it is up to you as a parent to see to it that your kid is prepared for that first day. When
you boil that new mouth piece for him for football season and its the
first time he has tasted water for the whole summer, just know that all
the equipment in the world can’t protect him from dehydration.
Coach James Bills, President of Texas Pitching Coaches Association, is a former high school and college coach. Coach Bills has been a professional scout for 8 years as well as has trained 100’s of college and professional athletes. He
is also the owner of The University of Baseball located in Leander
Texas and a managing partner with Silverstone Sports Management out of
LA. Podcast: In Your Face Sports
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Houston has traded two first round draft picks and pick swaps in 2021 and 2025 in exchange for Westbrook.
While Westbook and Kevin Durant’s relationship has strained over the last few years, this wasnt the case when Harden and Westbrook were teammates 5 years ago. The Rockets guard spoke highly of his former teammate during an interview a couple of years back.
The duo led the league in the last two season in assists and scoring.
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This edition of TSM covers the red hot Houston Astros and all the local High School Baseball Playoffs. THE MLB Draft, Big 12 Football Power Rankings, Horns Youth Baseball and a preview of the High School All Star game at the Dell Diamond. We will return this September for our 2019 High School Football edition. Have a great Summer!
Formula 1® announces today that, following the huge success of 007’s Bond In Motion exhibition in London, an exclusive touring version will visit six selected Grand PrixTM this year. Starting at the FORMULA 1 MYWORLD GROSSER PREIS VON ÖSTERREICH 2019 in Spielberg, Austria and ending at the FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO HEINEKEN D’ITALIA 2019 in Monza, Italy.
Bond In Motion complements the automotive heritage of Formula 1, in the year the sport celebrates its journey from the 1st race to the 1000th and beyond. The exhibition, in association with EON Productions, Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) and sportsWorld, will showcase 12 cars which span six decades of Bond history, including both Bond and his adversaries’ iconic cars. From Goldfinger’s 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III to Spectre’s Aston Martin DB10, fans will be able to immerse themselves in the visual spectacle of Bond.
Starting from the 28th June the exhibition will visit: • Spielberg, Austria (28 – 30 June) – (Front of main grandstand) • Silverstone, UK (12 – 14 July) – (F1 Fan Zone) • Hockenheim, Germany (26 – 28 July) – (F1 Fan Zone) • Budapest, Hungary (2 – 4 August) – (Turn 14) • Spa, Belgium (30 August – 1 September) – (F1 Fan Zone) • Monza, Italy (6 – 8 September) – (F1 Fan Zone)
F1 ticket holders will gain exclusive free entry to the exhibition, when they pre-book via eventWorld.com ticketing.
Sean Bratches, Managing Director, Commercial Operations at Formula 1® said: “We are thrilled to be working on such an exciting opportunity with both Bond In Motion and myWorld Group. We will bring motorsport fans a visual spectacle at six of our Grands Prix. James Bond is synonymous with cars, as are we with motorsport. The exhibition ensures we continue to elevate the fan experience at our races, putting them at the heart of everything we do.”
