tombumstead

CONGRATS to Tyler Brown on the game winning hit in extra innings!!

Kelly Lost 9-1. Steinhagen was the starting pitcher.

Kelly lost 12-2.

Ryan Bumstead pitched the 7th for Kelly. Had three K's and the save. GREAT job by Preston Warner with 6 strong innings of shut-out baseball for the win!

Way to go Preston!!

A BIG thanks from Saudi Arabia. My son plays for Kelly and this site provides me with great live updates half way around the world. THANKS!

GREAT post.

[quote name="BMTbball09" post="760457" timestamp="1266337269"] Tommy John is generally an 18 month process to get back to 100%.  I'm sorry that it happened, but atleast it happened when it did & he is not missing his senior season.  If he wants to play college baseball, he needs to work harder now than he has ever worked in his life.  I played with many guys that had the surgery.  The hard working guys generally came back 100% and in some cases stronger.  I played with other guys that didn't work as hard & most never got back to the same level.  Fransico Liriano's name comes to mind.  He was the best pitcher in baseball in 2006 with Minnesota (would have won the Rookie of the Year & Cy Young the year he hurt his arm).  He gained 40+ pounds during his rehab & has never even got close to being the same pitcher he once was. My best advice is to work as hard as the doctors will allow you to do & then get back on the same program you were before the injury.  Find a select team & play as much as you can all over Texas.  He has plenty of time to be seen, but he has to do the work. Good luck. Jason Tyner [/quote] Sound advice and means a lot coming from someone of your stature. Thanks, Tommy

[quote name="3amagic" post="760377" timestamp="1266329509"] I think we can all agree on this. If you can't play at all this HS season it stands to reason you won't be at 100% for the summer season, if you are able to throw at all. I believe this would put an even greater premium on your HS coach, because your Sr. year will be the best shot you have and the results might not be the best, you might need a coach that will go to bat for you. I have seen young kids come back from tommy john and it can be done, but it is harder than some people might let on. [/quote] Good point about his expected level of performance this summer. The doctors have told us if all goes as planned, he should be released to pitch again in late May or early June. As you mentioned, he most likely won't be back to 100% for several months after that. It sounds like making contact with his HS coach is the best bet. Thanks for the advice. BTW-you are right about the tough rehab. It takes a tremendous amount of dedication and patience.

Thanks for the advice. I plan to do that in the upcoming week. I still live and work in Saudi so making contact can be difficult at times, but definitely speaking to Coach Bardin is #1 on my list. [quote name="GCMPats" post="760359" timestamp="1266325979"] [quote author=tombumstead link=topic=65157.msg760343#msg760343 date=1266312575] I posted this on the Select site as well, but I thought I would post it here as well so that others may see it and offer advice. Can someone offer some advice for a new player in the area? My son, Ryan Bumstead, is a Junior at Kelly High School. Ryan is new to the Beaumont area. He grew up in Saudi Arabia where I live and work for an oil company. Ryan played in a very competitive LL program here in Saudi and actually played at two Little league World Series as an eleven year old in 2004 and again as a twelve year old in 2005. As a young teen he played on several travel teams at tournaments in Florida, but never with any from this area. We moved Ryan home at the beginning of his sophomore year for academic purposes and so that he could play high school baseball. Ryan pitched for Kelly's varsity as a sophomore and threw a no-hitter in his first varsity start last year. He pitched this past summer for the Gladiators before injuring his arm which required Tommy John surgery. He will now miss his Jr. year of high school baseball and I am concerned that because he is a new face and does not have the name recognition in the area as some of the better ballplayers like Hicks, Felts, Statum, Hester, and Bellows who have grown up in the area and deservedly made very strong names for themselves, he will miss an opportunity to play college ball. As I mentioned before, Ryan suffered an injury that will keep him from playing the all important Jr. year and without previous experience playing in the area, I am afraid he won't get noticed. So my question is this, can someone offer me some advice on how to best get his name out once he returns from TJ rehab? At the time of his injury (end of his sophomore year) he was throwing 86-87, with another years growth and a strong rehab we hope that he comes back throwing even harder. His rehab is progressing nicely and the trainers and doctors all feel that he will make a complete recovery. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. [/quote] I would suggest you talk with Coach Bardin. [/quote]

I posted this on the Select site as well, but I thought I would post it here as well so that others may see it and offer advice. Can someone offer some advice for a new player in the area? My son, Ryan Bumstead, is a Junior at Kelly High School. Ryan is new to the Beaumont area. He grew up in Saudi Arabia where I live and work for an oil company. Ryan played in a very competitive LL program here in Saudi and actually played at two Little league World Series as an eleven year old in 2004 and again as a twelve year old in 2005. As a young teen he played on several travel teams at tournaments in Florida, but never with any from this area. We moved Ryan home at the beginning of his sophomore year for academic purposes and so that he could play high school baseball. Ryan pitched for Kelly's varsity as a sophomore and threw a no-hitter in his first varsity start last year. He pitched this past summer for the Gladiators before injuring his arm which required Tommy John surgery. He will now miss his Jr. year of high school baseball and I am concerned that because he is a new face and does not have the name recognition in the area as some of the better ballplayers like Hicks, Felts, Statum, Hester, and Bellows who have grown up in the area and deservedly made very strong names for themselves, he will miss an opportunity to play college ball. As I mentioned before, Ryan suffered an injury that will keep him from playing the all important Jr. year and without previous experience playing in the area, I am afraid he won't get noticed. So my question is this, can someone offer me some advice on how to best get his name out once he returns from TJ rehab? At the time of his injury (end of his sophomore year) he was throwing 86-87, with another years growth and a strong rehab we hope that he comes back throwing even harder. His rehab is progressing nicely and the trainers and doctors all feel that he will make a complete recovery. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Can someone offer some advice for a new player in the area? My son, Ryan Bumstead, is a Junior at Kelly High School. Ryan is new to the Beaumont area. He grew up in Saudi Arabia where I live and work for an oil company. Ryan played in a very competitive LL program here in Saudi and actually played at two Little league World Series as an eleven year old in 2004 and again as a twelve year old in 2005. As a young teen he played on several travel teams at tournaments in Florida, but never with any from this area. We moved Ryan home at the beginning of his sophomore year for academic purposes and so that he could play high school baseball. Ryan pitched for Kelly's varsity as a sophomore and threw a no-hitter in his first varsity start last year. He pitched this past summer for the Gladiators before injuring his arm which required Tommy John surgery. He will now miss his Jr. year of high school baseball and I am concerned that because he is a new face and does not have the name recognition in the area as some of the better ballplayers like Hicks, Felts, Statum, Hester, and Bellows who have grown up in the area and deservedly made very strong names for themselves, he will miss an opportunity to play college ball. As I mentioned before, Ryan suffered an injury that will keep him from playing the all important Jr. year and without previous experience playing in the area, I am afraid he won't get noticed. So my question is this, can someone offer me some advice on how to best get his name out once he returns from TJ rehab? At the time of his injury (end of his sophomore year) he was throwing 86-87, with another years growth and a strong rehab we hope that he comes back throwing even harder. His rehab is progressing nicely and the trainers and doctors all feel that he will make a complete recovery. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.