Drew G.

Former Professional Baseball Player

22 years of (playing) experience
4 years of coaching experience ages 5-18

COACHING:

(2010) Coached Ottawa Mustangs (14 year old travel team)
(2012) Pitching coach for Aurora Cobras 10-14 year old travel league team. Focused on strong mechanics, arm strength and injury aware exercises and drills.
(2013) Previously coached at a 6 week long training camp for ages 6-14 focusing on all aspects of the game from base running, hitting, pitching, fielding and throwing.
(2014) Head JV and Varsity Pitching Coach for Barron Collier High School Naples, Florida

PLAYING EXPERIENCE:

2008-2009: Illinois Valley Community College
Fall 2008: Injured-Underwent Tommy John Surgery
2010: University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (NAIA)
2010-2013: Aurora University (Division III)
2012- Orlando Monarchs - Florida Collegiate Summer League
2013-St. Paul Saints - Professional Baseball
2014-St. Paul Saints - Professional Baseball
2015- St. Paul Saints/Kansas City T-Bones - Professional Baseball

Played 3 years in the American Association of Independent baseball with the St. Paul Saints and the Kansas City T-Bones. I have primarily pitched throughout my baseball career. Ever since high school, I have focused all of my time, effort and work into pitching and all that it entails.

In December of 2013, I graduated from Aurora University in Aurora, Illinois, with a Bachelors Degree in Coaching and Youth Sport Development and a Minor in Sport Management.

My college career at Aurora University was definitely something I will always look back on and be proud of. It prepared me to compete physically and mentally in the professional rankings.
I am a true believer in fundamentals. They are highly overlooked in numerous programs and that is where a lot of problems arise. I have taken numerous classes, read numerous articles and books about correct techniques that prevent injuries in baseball. I also have had surgery myself, so going through that raised awareness to myself about the importance of staying healthy and the safety of my players. I want my players to get healthy, stay healthy and learn the game the best they can. My goal is to see the players that I coached, earn college scholarships to play baseball in college and potentially professionally. Seeing athletes that I have trained be successful will be such an honor and a great sense of accomplishment.

During a lesson, my main focus will be on mechanics. Mechanics are the most important aspect of pitching. Correct mechanics reduce the chances of injury. Having incorrect mechanics, can cause the body to use the upper half of your body more than your lower half and vice versa, increasing the chances of injury. Other focuses during a lesson would be pitch types, grips and arm angles, covering the correct bases, bunt coverages, fielding ground balls off the mound and mastering the mental aspect of pitching. I want to share all of my knowledge of pitching and the game to all of my players so they have a successful and fun career.

Thank you!
Drew

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Senior year of high school, I threw a perfect game to win the conference championship. 11 strikeouts.

Aurora University:

Sophomore Year-
2-Time Northern Athletics Conference Pitcher of the Week
Northern Athletics Conference Co-Pitcher of the Year
First Team All-Conference Selection

Junior Year:
• 2-Time Northern Athletics Conference Pitcher of the Week
• Northern Athletics Conference Pitcher of the Year
• ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-Region
• D3 Baseball Second Team All-American Selection
• First Team All-Region
• Northern Athletics Conference First Team All-Conference
• Went Undefeated with a record of 8-0

Senior Year
D3 Baseball Pre-Season All American
Conference Pitcher of the Week (Week of May 5th)

Florida Collegiate Summer League (2012):
All Star Team Selection

Summer of 2013 I signed my first Professional Contract with the St. Paul Saints out of Minnesota.

Summer 2014: St Paul Saints
* 22 Games
* 86.1 Innings
* 5-2 record
* 3.54 E.R.A

Professional Career:

3 years

Depending on the age and experience of the child, the session plan will differ due to the mechanics and skills appropriate for that specific child and his/her skill level.

Session plans for certain age groups available upon request.