Figure It Out Baseball

TJ Wharton is the Recruiting Coordinator, Sports Performance Coordinator and Hitting Coach at Maryville College, a Division III program in Maryville, Tennessee.  He has a very interesting background, starting his collegiate baseball playing career at UNC Greensboro, transferring to Guilford Tech Community College, and transferring again to Catawba College.  He officially graduated from C...

Chris Lemonis is the Head Coach at Mississippi State University, a very well-known Division I program in the SEC.  He was a 1992 graduate at Citadel University and began his coaching career there, spending 12 seasons as an Assistant Coach.  He then spent the following 8 years as an Assistant Coach at Louisville University. Next, from 2015-2018 he was the Head Coach at Indiana University...

Rob Nelson is the inventor of the world’s most nostalgic gum, Big League Chew.  He went to Nassau Community College and then NCAA Division I Cornell University, where he was a left-handed pitcher.  After graduating from college, he played professionally in Cape Town, South-Africa, and then found himself in Portland Oregon.  There in Portland he became a part of the Portland Maverick...

Jason Burke is the Head Coach at Lander University, a Division II program in Greenwood, South Carolina.  He began his collegiate baseball playing career at Lander University and finished it at Southern Wesleyan University in 2004.  Not soon after graduating he began his coaching career, spending 2006-2007 as an Assistant Coach at Wofford University.  Then, from 2008-2011 he was Assi...

Ross Trachtenberg is the Recruiting Coordinator at West Chester University, a Division II program in West Chester, Pennsylvania.  He graduated from Lehigh University in 2002 and quickly started his coaching career in 2004.  From 2004-2013 he was the Head Coach at Friends Central School, a High School in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.  Then, in 2014 he was the Recruiting Coordinator at New...

JJ Edwards is a Hitting and Infield Coach as well as Recruiting Coordinator at Wofford College, a Division I program in Spartanburg, South Carolina.  He played baseball collegiately from 2007-2011 at Sacred Heart University, a NCAA Division I program.  Shortly after graduating he was hired on at Wofford College.  He started out as a Volunteer Coach in 2011 and later on in 2013 was p...

Ryan Brownlee is the Assistant Executive Director of Coaching Outreach within the America Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).  He played collegiately at Evansville University from 1994-1997.  Upon graduation, he played professionally for the Evansville Otters of the Frontier League in the Summer of 1997.  Soon after he began his coaching career as an Assistant Coach at his alma mat...

Dusty Blake is the Pitching Coach at Duke University, a Division I program in Durham, North Carolina.  He graduated from Appalachian University in 2003 and soon after began his coaching career at Pfeiffer University as the Outfield Coach from 2004-2005.  From 2006-2007 he was the Pitching Coach at Catawba College and from 2008-2011 he was the Pitching Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at...

Tyler Anderson is a MiLB Pitching Coach in the Los Angeles Angels Organization.  He began his collegiate playing career in 2007 at Glendale Community College.  Shortly after, in 2008 he transferred to Southeastern Community College to continue his playing career.  Then, from 2009-2010 he finished his playing career at William Woods University, a NAIA school in Fulton, Missouri. &nbs...

Lukas Ray is an Assistant Coach at Charleston Southern University, a Division I program in the Big South Conference.  He played collegiately at USC Lancaster and upon graduating also started his coaching career there.  He was there up until 2018 when he accepted an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator position at Florence-Darlington Tech, a Junior College in South Carolina.  T...

Addison Rouse is the Head Coach at Salem University, a NCAA Division II school in Salem, West Virginia.  He started his playing career at Ohio Valley University, a Division II program in Vienna, West Virginia and finished it at Brescia University, a NAIA program in Owensboro, Kentucky.  In 2010, he was a volunteer coach at his alma mater, Brescia University and from 2011-2012 he was a gr...

Jamie Serber is the Pitching Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for North Carolina A&T, a Division I baseball program in the Big South Conference.  He played collegiately at High Point University, a Division I program in the Big South Conference.  He graduated in 2010 and became a Volunteer Coach at High Point from 2011-2013.  In the summer of 2013 he coached the Wilson Tobs baseb...

Michael Mckenry is a former Major League Baseball Catcher and current Studio and Color Analyst for the Pittsburgh Pirates Organization.  He played collegiately at Middle Tennessee State, a Division I program.  He was then drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 7th round in 2006.  Later, in 2010 he made his Major League Baseball Debut with the Colorado Rockies.  Throughout his 1...

Johnny Cardenas is the Head Coach of Stephen F. Austin University, a Division I program Nacogdoches, Texas.  He began his playing career in 1989 at Seward County Community College and finished at Texas Christian University.  He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 46th round in 1993.  He played professional baseball from 1993-1998 for the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers and Ch...

Steve Springer is a Mental Performance Coach and Owner of qualityatbats.com.  He played his first two years of collegiate ball at Golden West Junior College before transferring to the Division I University of Utah.  In 1982, he was drafted by the MLB New York Mets in the 20th round. Steve made his MLB debut in 1990 with the Cleveland Indians and then after being placed back down into the...

Xan Barksdale is the founder and CEO of Catching-101.com.  He began his collegiate playing career at Holmes Community College, a Junior College in Goodman, Mississippi.  He then transferred to Ole Miss University, a Division I Program in the SEC.  After graduating he went onto play in the MLB Braves Organization for three years.  Soon after he began his coaching career, spendin...

Liam Bowen is the Head Coach at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County a NCAA Division I Program.  He played his collegiate career at Macalester College, a NCAA Division III school in the MIAC.  He graduated in 2006 and immediately started his coaching career at St. Mary’s College as an Assistant Coach, being there from 2006-2009.  Next, in 2011 he was the Pitching Coach at Li...

Addison Rouse is the Head Coach at Salem University, a NCAA Division II school in Salem, West Virginia.  He started his playing career at Ohio Valley University, a Division II program in Vienna, West Virginia and finished it at Brescia University, a NAIA program in Owensboro, Kentucky.  In 2010, he was a volunteer coach at his alma mater, Brescia University and from 2011-2012 he was a gr...

Tom Riley is the Head Coach at Goldey-Beacom College, a NCAA Division II Program in Pike Creek Valley, Delaware.  He played collegiately at Hanover College a Division III program, finishing his career in 1998.  Soon after he began his coaching career as an Assistant Coach at Dominican College, a Division II program from 2001-2004.  Later, from 2008-2012 he was the owner and personal...

Bill Mosiello is the Associate Head Coach at Texas Christian University, a NCAA Division I program in Fort Worth, Texas.  He played collegiately at Fresno State University, finishing his career in 1986.  Jumped straight into coaching, spending his first 15 years as assistant coaches at a number of different collegiate programs.  Those include; Cerritos Junior College, Cal State Full...

Tyler Pill is a former Major League Baseball Right Handed Pitcher and MiLB Outfielder, now Undergrad Assistant at Cal State Fullerton.  He was drafted in the 38th round by the Colorado Rockies out of High School, but elected to go to college instead, ending up at Cal State Fullerton.  Later, in 2011 he was drafted by the New York Mets in the 4th round.  Tyler made is MLB debut in 20...

Sean Buchanan is an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Albright College, a Division III program in Reading, Pennsylvania.  He played collegiately at Dutchess Community College, then transferred to SUNY New Paltz, where he tragically suffered a career ending back injury.  He then started his coaching career as a Student Assistant Coach at SUNY New Paltz in 2012 and an official...

Tim DeJohn is an MiLB Coach in the Baltimore Orioles Organization.  He played collegiately at Western Connecticut State University, a Division III program.  He began his coaching career in 2007 as an assistant coach at his alma mater WCSU.  He then coached at Plainville High School for 2008-2010 as an Assistant Coach and Southington High School from 2011-2015 as an Associate Head Co...

Anthony Williams is the Head Coach of the baseball program at Frostburg State University, a Division II school in Frostburg, Maryland.  He played collegiately at Slippery Rock University, a Division II program out of Pennsylvania.  He began his coaching career in 2009 as a graduate assistant at Frostburg State.  While there from 2009-2010 he was also a recruiting coordinator, hittin...

Brandon Golden is the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at East Carolina University, a Division I program in Greenville, North Carolina.  He graduated from ECU in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology.  After graduating, he spent 2012-2013 as a volunteer at High Point University.  Than in the spring of 2014 he was a volunteer at Mississippi State and during the summer...