Bilbrey, Estes Join Metro League to Coach Green Sox
By Sophie Ozier
For the past two summers, C.J. Bilbrey served as the head coach for the Explorers, which played in another college-age league. There he led his team to an overall 47-22 record, winning the league championship in 2013.
This season Bilbrey has joined forces with Harris-Stowe State University colleague (and Metro Alumnus) Dave Estes, to serve as co-coaches for the Metro Collegiate Green Sox. Although the two didn’t start coaching together until 2014, they played together on Harris-Stowe’s team for two seasons. Estes has just concluded his seventh season as the head coach and Bilbrey his second season as assistant coach for the Hornets, prior to making their coaching debut with the Metro League on June 1.
“The wooden bats are a huge difference in this league. There’s absolutely no question that a wood bat is the real tool of the hitting game. College players who use wooden bats during the summer months really step up their game." Is it harder to hit with a wooden bat? "Oh, you bet! That's why so many “rec” players and leagues stay with metal. They think it gives them an edge when it's actually holding them back."
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