Redbirds

Attention all Redbirds, young and old! This young man, who is among the most intelligent Redbird baseball players to pass through our system, laid out for a ball today---and we mean he was horizontal---to save a fellow Redbird from getting hit during long toss. During long toss! Yes, they were too close together this morning and Parker knew it and was prepared to do whatever it took to spare his fellow bird from getting hurt. He noticed the player wasn't paying attention and he ran into the next line, laid out horizontally and made the catch before the ball hit the player; it was not unlike what a secret service agent is taught to do when a bullet is fired at a President. His selflessness was a lesson that all of these new Redbird players need to learn if they want to acquire the champion heart. The players before this group did all the little things that lead to success....the secret to winning is in the details...it's about the process. Great players win and great teams win because they sweat all the details. Parker sweated the details today, as he usually does, and he saved a teammate from potentially getting hurt. Hopefully his selflessness will rub off onto the other players. Atta boy Parker.