C. J. Z.

Father Tolton High School Head Coach: March 2015-Present:
• Team Accomplishments: 2015 District #1 Seed, 2015 School Record in wins
• 7 All-District Players, 2 signed to play collegiate baseball

Boonville High School Assistant Coach: August 2011-May 2014
• Team Accomplishments: 2013 District Champs, 2013 Sectional Champs, 2013 Final Four appearance, 2014 NCMC Champs
• Individual Accomplishments: 3 All-State Players, 9 All-District Players, 5 All-Conference Players, 11 signed to play collegiate baseball

Elsah Voyagers Head Baseball Coach: August 2013-August 2014
• Won the Lewis and Clark Summer Collegiate League Championship with expansion team
• Individual Accomplishments: League MVP, League Pitcher of the Year, Post-Season MVP, League Batting Champion,Most represented team in the All-Star Game at Busch Stadium with 11 Clark Conference All-Stars

Midtown Explorers Associate Head Coach/Pitching Coach: September 2012- August 2013
• Team accomplishments: Won the League Championship
• Individual player accomplishments: 2 Pitcher of the Week Awards, 1 Player of the week award, All-Star Game Starting Pitcher, 5 All-Star Game starters
• League Assistant Coach of the Year

Doane College Assistant/Head JV Coach: January 2010-August 2011
• Program accomplishments during tenure: 2011 GPAC Co-Champions, 2011 GPAC Tournament Champions, 2011 NAIA Opening Round Appearance, 2010 GPAC Tournament Appearance, Broke School Record in wins in both 2010 and again in 2011, 2011 First NAIA Top 25 votes in school history
• Individual accomplishments: 18 All GPAC Players, 1 All-American Honorable Mention, 1 GPAC Pitcher of the Year

Prairie Home High School Head Baseball Coach: August 2009 – December 2009:
• Rebuilt a high school baseball team after a one year hiatus
• Made significant improvements throughout the fall with a roster of 10 players
• 1 player signed to play collegiate baseball

Sikeston Bulls Head Baseball Coach: November 2008 – December 2009:
• Rebuilt a summer collegiate wood bat team under new ownership in the K.I.T League (Now the Ohio Valley) starting with zero players
• Broke the single-season franchise record in wins and winning percentage
• Individual accomplishments: Four players from the 2009 Bulls were selected to the 2009 K.I.T League All-Star team

Central Methodist University Assistant Baseball Coach: August 2007 – May 2009
• Position coach for the team’s catchers
• 2 players moved onto professional baseball

Farmington Firebirds Associate Head Coach: May 2008 – August 2008
• Individual player accomplishments: 4 players went on to play professional baseball, 2 players made the KIT League All-Star team

Harris-Stowe State University: January, 2007 – May, 2007
• Coordinated the team’s catchers and outfielders
• Qualified for the AMC Conference Tournament
• Student-Athlete accomplishments during tenure: AMC Player of the Year, AMC Freshman of the Year, two AMC Gold Glove recipients, AMC Newcomer of the Year, six AMC All-Conference Players, and six AMC Academic All-Conference award winners

I played four years of college baseball at Harris-Stowe State and Central Methodist University. I played 4 years of high school baseball at Boonville High School.

I am looking to work with athletes who have a BURNING desire to take their game to the next level. I do not care if that goal is high school, college, or professional. I want to work with the guys who have that kind of ambition. My lessons will not be a "one size fits all" approach. Nor are they for those who want to show up one hour a week, and expect dramatic results. I am looking for the guys who want to work together with me to create a plan that will give them the results they are looking for. I am looking to work with the guys that are going to put the time and effort into the plan at home.

I am very interested in working with any position, hitting, and/or pitching. Anyone who wants to work with me on pitching will have to complete an honest pain assessment related to throwing.

I will begin every lesson with a wake-up/warm-up routine. The body cannot possibly recruit what isn't awake, so I will work with the athlete to wake up the body to get it ready to work most efficiently.

The next phase of the lesson will be an analysis phase. It does not matter where one begins, it is where they finish. In order to truly improve, one must be honest with themselves and find out where they are. I will use video and I will objectively measure those who come to me to give them the information they need to improve. A big focus I place on my students is hitting power and throwing velocity. A lot of instructors will shy away from things like this, but I WANT guys who want to learn to hit and throw harder. As sessions go, we will work on things such as approach to hitting, pitching philosophy, etc. However, I like to put a lot of focus on arm strength and velocity, as they are big difference makers in advancing one's career. I also feel that making young players aware of improving these areas pays HUGE dividends in their careers.

We will improve not only with drills, but using the concept of "blending". Blending will increase the rate of results by taking drills and adding them to the full motion (whether that is a swing, throw, etc.). We will then work together to create the right "master blend" for that athlete until it is time to move onto another.

When our session is over, I will want to follow up with a plan until I see the athlete for our next session. This will be very individualized because of several factors (space at home, access to facility, etc.)

Note: I cannot work individually with students in high school from the summer between their 8th grade year until they graduate high school.