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Kugler heavily recruited EP talent, didn't he?It’s great to see a local kid shine at a major college like UT. This kid went from Coronado HS to Odessa JC and is now a stud at UT. Hope more colleges start looking at EP HS talent.
Obviously, I’m referring to the top recruits EP produces. I never said to have the whole UTEP FB team comprised of EP kids. Ivan Melendez was not heavily recruited out of Coronado and has turned out to be a great player at UT. You can’t deny that the Jones brothers, Deion Hankins; Steven Montez, Paul Smith, Bryan Young, just to name a few, we’re top level EP talent. EP has some of the best talent I’ve seen in many years In players like Tavorus Jones and KJ Lewis. Wouldn't you agree?Kugler heavily recruited EP talent, didn't he?
Wow! I thought they would have shunned him for some stupid reason since they are going to the SEC.
ContrerasWho's the other EP kid that plays at SHSU that's also very good? I saw tweet about it but can't find it.
He is obviously a great hitter with good bad speed and more than enough power to negate recoil, but what he said is very true. If you can put the sweet spot of the bat (especially a metal bat) on a good fastball then it will be gone. It's just a matter of angle at that point. Congrats to Melendez.In what was a very Un-Melendez like week for the Golden Spikes favorite, Ivan did finally break the single-season home run record on Sunday with his 29th dinger of the season. An opposite field blast that traveled over 400 feet broke the tie between Melendez and Kyle Russell, giving the Hispanic Titanic the coveted crown. “I was just locked in on a fastball and I got a fastball to drive, made contact… he provided the power. I felt like I just barely made contact and it just jumped off my bat,” said Ivan on his historic swing. That quote about sums up Melendez. An absolutely historic tater and he basically gave the credit to the opposing pitcher for supplying the power. Ivan Melendez has enough power in his pinky finger to support all the slot machines in Las Vegas yet here he is being humble to the very end. “I felt like I just barely made contact,” and the ball soared 407 feet. Get out here that is ridiculous. It’ll never happen but once it would be great for Ivan to come out and say “I am the best to ever do it and nobody should pitch to me,” because the numbers and the eye-test would support that statement.