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Competing in college baseball is a multifaceted experience that goes beyond just physical skill. It involves facing strong hitters and honing secondary pitching techniques. It's important to balance academics and physical preparation while also demonstrating resilience and adaptability in the face of adversity. The competitive environment means always being ready to perform at your best and to continually improve to maintain your place on the team. It's also essential to be part of a cohesive and supportive team culture, which can greatly enhance the overall experience.

Brooks Kneifl | Nebraska Baseball

So anything that I throw at them , it's gonna be nothing new to them . So just trying to , just trying to compete and get out is really important in college baseball . I , I've really built a routine and having a schedule , um , in , in college and that's really important to me actually , um , in high school , I really didn't need that .

Brooks Kneifl | Nebraska Baseball

So he's been , he's been around the game of baseball for a while now and um I really trust , I really trust in him and his po process for us pitchers and then , um just the , just the culture of the town and the fans , um , the fans are awesome , uh , to us , they always come out and support our team and , um , that's one thing that I really look forward into college and , um , Nebraska has it all . Um , I mean , in college baseball , it's , it's it's a lot . Um , guys are competing every day and people are like the , my teammates are looking for an edge on everybody .

Brooks Kneifl | Nebraska Baseball

And then , um , when I was a junior and senior , I'd probably say I really toned in on uh my mechanics on the mound and my secondary pitches . Um just knowing that I'm gonna be facing really good college hitters , uh playing power five baseball , um just having those secondary pitches to get hitters out in college . So when I was a sophomore , I committed , I was originally committed to the University of uh Kansas State .

Brooks Kneifl | Nebraska Baseball

So you need to go from one step to the other . So , like during baseball practice , it's only baseball and then after practice , you can worry about a academics and uh your diet and all that stuff . So just focusing on one aspect of uh the day at a time , one advice that I give um a high school student trying to get a division one scholarship is , um , you can't really take a day off .

Brooks Kneifl | Nebraska Baseball

Some of the advice that some of my coacher coaches and mentors have given me is just be yourself , especially in the recruiting process . Coaches wanna see , um , how you react to adversity , um , and just being yourself on and off the field , um , and just like competing to the best of your ability because coaches , when they come watch you , um , even if , even if you go over for four at the plate or have like , pitch really bad , um , they wanna see how you react to adversity . So that's one thing that I've really learned through my high school career .