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I have an extensive catching background of 17 seasons, 4 in college graduating from Ole Miss in 1998 where I set two throwing records (50% caught stealing percentage in SEC League play, and throw outs in a season for 1998 with 24). I then signed professionally and played 13 seasons. I compiled a lifetime .984 fielding percentage and had a caught stealing throwout percentage of 29% for a career. I was also a .258 lifetime hitter with 40 HR and 199 Doubles over more than 1,500 professional games. I am the inventor of the Caught Stealing Data Collection system for catchers capturing the most accurate pop and transfer times ever collected. The technology (The Caught Stealing PRO100 is currently being used by 5 MLB TEAMS and over two dozen colleges). I have excellent results with catchers over the 15 years I have been teaching private instruction including over 25 catchers catching in college and 4 catchers who have signed professional contracts!

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  • Gilbert, AZ

  • Available: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat

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  • Baseball
  • Softball
  • Mental-performance
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Weekly Availability

Monday

10:00 PM - 3:00 AM

Tuesday

10:00 PM - 3:00 AM

Wednesday

10:00 PM - 3:00 AM

Thursday

10:00 PM - 3:00 AM

Friday

10:14 PM - 3:14 AM

Saturday

5:00 PM - 3:00 AM

Sunday

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Get to know Coach Matthew

About Me:

1996 Cosumnes River college Male Athlete of the year

All-League catcher Bay Valley Conference

1996 Team USA 50 man roster Millington, Tn

1998 Ole Miss Academic All SEC

Set two throwout records ( 50% Caught Stealingbin SEC League play, (24) throwouts in a season.

13 year pro playing career

Milwaukee Brewers 1998-2002

Arizona Diamondbacks 2002-2003

Cleveland Indians 2004

World Baseball Classic Italy 2006

Team MVP 1998 Helena Brewers

Central League All-Star Alexandria Aces Central League

How I can help you improve your game:

I can help catchers with all facets of the position from stance, receiving, blocking and throwing to the mental game of calling pitches and running a pitching staff.

What a typical training session looks like with me:

A typical session starts with stretching and works on the biomechanics of the stance and setup to be able to handle all facets of the position from a dynamic and explosive lower body platform capable of throwing. Blocking and receiving from one aggressive position. We perform all the auxiliary drills associated with the position including throwing, blocking, backstop slides, bunts, pop-ups, home to first double plays, tag plays and cuts and relays.

Career summary and accomplishments:

Ole Miss Graduate assistant coach 1998-1999 Private catching coach 2008-2024 Volunteer Assistant Softball coach Payson HS 2021 Payson 11U/12U travel baseball 2022-2024

Best coach I ever had:

Chip Hale was the best coach ever had. His mentality and passion for the game made me the best player I could have hoped to be mentally.

What athletes and parents should know about me:

I care deeply for each athlete I work with and take a strong interest in the development of each player individually to accomplish the goals they desire to achieve.

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