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Circle of Winners! Congrats to our U-12 Hornets Elite who did their job this weekend going 3-0 this weekend in the Fall Woodbat League Tournament. The boys finished the WBL season undefeated going 9-0 & winning the ... Championship this afternoon. Good job players & staff!!! #WantMore #alldayeveryday #bestspeedbred

Adi-Speed are the champions!!! It’s just different!!! 2 Programs = 1 Unit ... (10-1 between our 2 teams 18U/16U) #SalutetheSting

Circle of Winners Congratulations to our U-13 Hornets Elite for winning @allworldbaseball NCS Fall Classic Tournament going 4-0 on the weekend. This is this groups 3rd tournament in a row leaving on top & are off to one of the hottest starts in our programs history. (9-1 in tourney play/out scored opponents this weekend 48 to 12) Great job boys! ... Also congrats to our U-12 Hornets Elite who came up just short in today’s Gold bracket championship game. The boys went 3-1 and this is their second straight runner up this fall season. Our teams showed up this week prepared & showed exactly what our staff wanted to see. Baseball will always remind us to #stayhumble but #stayhungry #Alldayeveryday #WantMore

We as a program are sad to share the passing of @gilbertlopezjaaa (father to)U-18 Hornets Elite player @anthony.lopez48 Message from Founder/Head Instructor Coach Alec Smith: May fond memories of Gil bring you comfort during this hard time in your life. My heart and prayers go out to you and your family. Our entire Hornet Familia is truly sorry to hear of the loss of Gil. Please accept our condolences and may our prayers help comfort you and hasten the journey of his soul to... Heaven. We love you Krista (@mommyto3as ) & Fam, Coach Alec Smith

Congrats to Adi-Speed Elite ‘22 @erickdiez_10 on his verbal commitment to @lbdirtbags Here is a message from Coach Alec: Grit & Toughness! It’s crazy how fast things happen but just over a year ago we were up in Marysville & then a week later down in Fresno & you, your pops & I had a brief conversation and during that convo I told you your gonna be a D1 guy who is gonna light that radar gun up! But most of all you’ve been that guy who has relentlessly worked his tail off. ... You are headed to an amazing University/Program to further your education & career. It has been a pleasure coaching you throughout the past year & half young man. - Coach Alec Smith #SaluteTheSting

Circle of Winners time yet again for the U-13 Hornets Elite (Smith/Haynes/Lewis)!!! The boys went 4-0 during this weekends @river_city_travel_ball Chico Fall Classic. Our young men outscored their opponents 56-8. Lots to be proud of right now, but back to work Tuesday fellas! A big thank you to our Coaches Scott Haynes & @hella____q for picking up Coach Alec big time while he is out of state with our National team. #wantMore #alldayeveryday #bestspeedbred

We are so excited to announce the commitment of two Hornets who have earned the opportunity to continue their educational and athletic careers at really great Four Year Universities. Huge congratulations to Austin Nissen ('21 Sheldon HS Adi-Speed Catcher) on his verbal commitment to George Fox University (Oregon) ... Huge congratulations to Ethan Padilla ('21 Bella Vista HS Adi-Speed RHP) on his verbal commitment to Simpson University (Redding, Ca) #SaluteTheSting #StayHumble #StayHungry #WantMore #AllDayEveryday #BestSpeedBred

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. - Isaiah 9:6 I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas from my Family to yours Hornet Familia! ... 2020 has been a year of life lessons, renewal of my faith & most importantly my physical and mental health. As I lost something this year that was very important to me I had to restructure and re tool my mindset and now because of HIM... I am able to be standing here before my two sons today w/ a smile because God’s forgiveness & grace is the present!!! With an abundance of gratitude and love, Founder/Head Instructor Coach Alec V. Smith

**Urgent Update for December 10th 2020 thru Jan 2nd 2021: "Consider it Pure Joy, my brothers and sisters whenver you face trials of many kinds..." - James 1:2 ...Continue reading

Circle of Winners: Congrats to these teams who really played well this past weekend in the ALL World "Winter World Series" in Reno, NV. U-15 Hornets Elite "Mendonsa" (Gold Bracket Champions U-16 division) ... U-14 Hornets Elite "Vargas" (Gold Bracket Runner-up) U-12 Hornets Prospects "Haynes/Wallace" (Silver Bracket Champions) U-11 Hornets Elite "Dibenedetto" (Gold Bracket Runner-up) U-10 Hornets Green "Sunderland" (Silver Bracket Champions) Congrats again young men. We are so proud of you! #StayHumble #StayHungry #WantMore #Alldayeveryday #BestSpeedBred - Coach Alec Smith

perseverance, character; and character, hope. - Romans 5:4 est. 11/20/2009 I just want to say thank you to all who have been apart and supported my dreams of running a top notch baseball Academy in the heart of my hometown. ... Everyday I wake up with the Grace of God on my side knowing his work thru me can hopefully impact all of you. I just wanted to say Thank you from the bottom of my heart. With 2020 being the way it is this accomplishment is that much more special. To my family, thank you for believing in me and giving me strength. To our players, thank you for always wanting to learn. To our parents, thank you for trusting mysefl and our staff with your young men. I am grateful beyond measure and lord willing we will keep this going! Again Thank you Hornet Familia!!! - Coach Alec Smith

Circle of Winners!!! **All World Grants Pass, OR Tourney Recap: Big Congrats to our U-10 Hornets Green for winning the U-10 division going 4-0 on the weekend. We are so proud of the way these young men played all weekend long and the future again is very bright for our program. ... BSB teams placed in all 4 divisions this past weekend. These 3 teams finished Runner-Up this weekend: U-11 Hornets Gold (Second Place) U-12 Hornets Elite (Second Place) U-14 Hornets Elite (Second Place) Congrats again Hornets on a job well done and taking care of business on our Business Trip. - Coach Alec Smith

Last night we celebrated our U-18 Adi-Speed National teams National Letter of Intent (early singing) Day. We are so very proud of these 7 young men who all have made their commitments final thru the NCAA. Message from Our Founder/Head Instructor: I am so blessed and honored to have been apart of such an amazing night last night watching not only my son sign but his teammates who have been with our program since the start of his journey. It was a very emotional night knowin...g these young men are headed off to fulfill their hopes and dreams of becoming a Collegiate Student-Athlete. The grind does not stop as this is just the beginning of the process you all have trusted since starting your journey with Best Speed Baseball. Congrats young men, please remember to always #Stayhumble #StayHungry #WantMore #alldayeveryday and that you are forever #BestSpeedBred Love you all!!! - Coach Alec Smith

And just like that we have another stellar student-athlete committed from our program. Congrats to Adi-Speed ‘22 (MIF/Inderkum HS) Myles Terrell on his Verbal commitment to Southern University (@southernu_br ) ... Young man your hard work and dedication to your craft both on and off the field has truly been amazing. Enjoy your time in the Bayou and go Win that SWAC TITLE! - Coach Alec Smith #SaluteTheSting @DyronRolling @playadisbaseball @lush_7

Adi-Speed Elite!!! What an amazing collection of young men. They just make coaching FUN! They have become brothers. I love what we are building brother.... #SaluteTheSting @DyronRolling @Admiralsbasebal

Congrats to ‘22 @zaldivarfam_19 on his verbal commitment to @smcgaels baseball. A few words from Coach Alec Smith: (@lush_7 ) And another Adi-Speed Elite player is off to live out his dreams of playing Division 1 baseball. Congrats young man! I am very proud of you and the competitiveness you always show. Let’s keep grinding and oh your only a Jr so lots more to come. ... #SaluteTheSting - Coach Alec @dyronrolling @playadisbaseball

We are excited and proud to congratulate Marcus Mijo Thomas for receiving the first TV8FOREVER FOUNDATION / BEST SPEED BASEBALL ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP. Marcus’s hard work, dedication and want has proven that he is deserving in so many ways. CONGRATULATIONS Mijo.... Now go make Tyson proud! #TV8FOREVER #BestSpeedBred #stayhumble #stayhungry #alldayeveryday

Congrats to @trevor.baker17 on his verbal Commitment to @sdcchawksbaseball A message from Founder/Head Instructor Coach Alec Smith (@lush_7 ): Dear Trevor,... I will always and forever remember our first hitting lesson when you were 12 years old. You literally gave me a death stare because I really did not like it at the time. But I grew on you and you grew on me and ever since your 13U season you have trusted our program with your development. Alongside @kjtaka and his philosophy and development you have become an amazing student athlete. "I am so happy for you Trevor. Young man, you have worked your tail off to get to this point. You have embraced and embodied every aspect of our program and we cannot stress enough how great of a teammate you have been to your peers. - Coach Alec Smith #BestSpeedBred #stayhumble #stayhungry #wantmore #alldayeveryday #SALUTETHESTING

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We are proud to announce the verbal commitment of @best_speed_baseball & Adi-Speed National Team 1st basemen @will.heron.19 to @lcpiosbb Here is a letter to William from our Founder/Head Instructor Coach Alec Smith: Dear Will-i-Am, ... A tall 10 year old rolled into my camp one day with size 10 shoes and knew every single Oakland players stats & the entire roster by memory. I knew then this was a match made in heaven. You are seriously one of thee smartest/brightest young men I have ever been around. You’re work ethic and dedication to your craft is amazing. Our 5 hole hitter since Day 1 and more importantly the best first basemen I have ever had the pleasure of coaching. This moment in your life is a special one and I just want to thank you, Your mom and pops for trusting the ENTIRE PROCESS our Program put you thru. A big shoutout to @dyronrolling for having the same vision I have to mesh two amazing programs together, as it truly has been Iron sharpening Iron! Our platform is one in a million. We are so proud of you kiddo, I love you & continue reaching for the stars!!! Always remember: #Stayhumble #StayHungry #wantmore #alldayeveryday You are #BestSpeedBred #SaluteTheSting Love, Coach Alec (@lush_7 )

We are happy to share with our players, parents and supporters the 2020/2021 Hornets Roster Players Announcement: Roster Players: U-9/U-10: ...Continue reading

Look good, Feel good, Play good, they will Pay good. - @deionsanders We are very excited to introduce our Player Kit(s) uniforms for 2020/2021 season. #Year11 ... #stayhumble #stayhungry #wantmore #alldayeveryday #BestSpeedBred See more

We are happy to announce that @emadrigal.10 has verbally committed to play baseball & continue his education @smcgaels Here is a letter from our Founder/Head Instructor Coach Alec Smith: Dear Eddie, ... This year you have been to hell and back with the unfortunate passing of your father. Your dad was a great dad, a great husband and an amazing friend to so many. I literally have tears trying to write this all out because a long time ago he sent you to me to train & develop you. You have stuck around and endured the process young man. You are now Another Adi-Speed Stud off the board! You are extremely deserving of this opportunity Eddie. You’re the Real Deal! I have been blessed to coach you all these years and you are definitely #BestSpeedBred I know your pops is smiling down on you! This team is special and our families will always be here for you and yours young man. I love ya kiddo!!! #Another1 @DyronRolling @best_speed_baseball @playadisbaseball

Congratulations to @bdubz_5 on his verbal commitment to @fresnostatebb Here is a note from our Founder/Head Instructor Coach Alec Smith: Dear Bobby F’n Barrels, ... Ever since you were 8 years old I have had the pleasure of being your coaching. You have been a Hornet now for quite sometime and it all started with your older brother playing for me @ Pro Player 11 years ago. Man, watching you continue to just get better is what makes my job the coolest one on the planet. I hope you know I hold you and your teammates very close to my heart. You guys are my babies & watching all of you (Adi’s & BSB) really Let’s the biblical saying: Iron sharpens Iron so meaningful. Thru this journey Bobby, you never backed down when I challenged you. When it was time to work, learn and compete you were and are always one of the first guys ready to rock! Again congratulations young man this is an opportunity very few people in this life/world get. To Shawna & Aaron, Words cannot describe the gratitude I have for your family. You have trusted me with both of your pride and joys. They have turned out amazingly well and for that all I can say is thank you. Thank you for believing in the process. Love you guys a ton!!! Remember to always play this game @ your Best Speed. I love ya kiddo!!! #BestSpeedBred - Coach Alec #stayhumble #stayhungry #wantmore #alldayeveryday

Pt 2 of 2 Wednesday - Coach Alec Smith (@lush_7 ) was a featured speaker for @usabaseball @usabdevelops Virtual Clinic pt 3 ... Here is the two part video of Coach Alec Smith presenting to the class.

Pt 1 of 2 Wednesday - Coach Alec Smith (@lush_7 ) was a featured speaker for @usabaseball @usabdevelops Virtual Clinic pt 3 ... Here is the two part video of Coach Alec Smith presenting to the class.