KINGSMEN READY FOR THE 2022 SEASON
They have a new name, but the 2022 Kingsmen Baseball summer collegiate team is hoping for the same old results. Those results include tremendous success on and off the diamond. After traveling all last summer, the Kingsmen are back playing in the Southern Collegiate...
FIVE AMAZING YEARS
It was 5 years ago this month, November of 2016, that I knew it was time. The Lord had been nudging me and then pushing me, and I finally said ok. With 2 kids in college and a 10th grader, I quit my job with FCA and started a brand new non-profit baseball ministry...
WE HAVE A NEW NAME
WE HAVE A NEW NAME!!! On Thursday, August 12, the South Carolina Secretary of State approved changing the name of our ministry from Pride Baseball to Kingsmen Baseball. From here on out, we will be officially known as Kingsmen Baseball. We have been considering the...
HOME SWEET HOME
Well, our 2021 life-changing trip to the DR is over. We touched down at the Charlotte-Douglas Airport yesterday at 5:11. On one hand, it was so good to be home! It was great to see loved ones and friends, and to have Chick-fil-A and McDonald's. On the hand, we already...
Friday – July 16 – Justin Stewart
Justin Stewart, Catcher California University of Pennsylvania This is my third time here visiting the Dominican Republic and each time I come I have learned something new. It is my first trip with the Pride baseball team and I couldn’t have asked for a better group of...
Thursday – July 15 – Emmanuel Johnson
Emmanuel Johnson, Pitcher Liberty University This is my first year with the Pride and playing for Coach Hudak. When I first received the invitation to play I was hesitant. I had never done anything he had explained like going to the Dominican Republic and do ministry...
Wednesday – July 14 – Kody Trujillo
Kody Trujillo, Infielder Columbia International University I was a really late addition to the pride this summer and I can not thank the team enough for being so welcoming. I have never had an experience like this in my life, nor did I ever think I would be in a...
Tuesday – July 13 – Jordan Thurmond
Jordan Thurmond, IF/OF U of South Carolina-Sumter This is the second time that I have taken a trip with the Pride and Coach Hudak to the Dominican Republic. The first time I went was with a bunch of high school guys when I was 16, but this time I was able to go with...
Monday – July 12 – Jared Szabo
Jarod Szabo, Pitcher Georgia Southern University My name is Jared Szabo and this is my first year with the Piedmont Pride. I go to Georgia Southern University and I am majoring in Construction Engineering. I will be a junior in the classroom but actually a freshman on...
Sunday – July 11 – Reece Fields
Reece Fields, Pitcher North Greenville University This trip has been extremely eye opening for me. I had heard stories from previous players of what the Dominican Republic would look like, but I was still shocked when I saw the villages for the first time. They looked...