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God has BLESSED me beyond measure. HE has given me so much more than I deserve. I fell in love with the game of baseball at an early age and God used baseball to help shape me as an individual, to take me places that I never thought were possible, to meet people that I wouldn’t have met otherwise, and to use it as a platform to be a positive role model. I love this game, it’s the greatest game in my opinion, and I look forward to sharing my passion and knowledge of the game to the younger generations. Amazing men poured into me so that I could be successful, I want to do the same. Thank you. - Isaiah 53:3-5
Lawrenceburg, KY
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Get to know Coach Gardner
About Me:
Lafayette High School (2003-2007) - Cross Country & Baseball
- 3rd Team All-City (SS)
Asbury University (2007-2011) - Baseball
- 2009 KIAC All-Defensive Team (3B)
- 2010 KIAC First Team All-Conference (P)
- 2011 KIAC First Team All-Conference (P)
- 2011 KIAC Pitcher of the Year
- 2011 NCCAA All-American (P)
Drafted (36th Rd) in the 2011 MLB Player Draft (Atlanta Braves)
- First and only player drafted out of AU in any sport
- 2013-2014 Signed w/ Traverse City Beach Bums
How I can help you improve your game:
Throwing, Fielding, Hitting, and Pitching and overall general knowledge and insight of the game
What a typical training session looks like with me:
Learning and execution
Career summary and accomplishments:
Lead Pitching Instructor for the Cincinnati Reds Summer Baseball Camps (2014-2018) Instructor for the University of Kentucky Baseball Camps (as needed)
Best coach I ever had:
That’s a difficult question because I took knowledge from each and every individual that I crossed paths with and or invested in me. However, if I have to give a better answer it would be the late Denny Doyle, his twin brothers Brian and Blake Doyle, and my dad (Wesley Adams). All of these individuals are Godly men, all genuinely cared about me as an individual first than as a ballplayer, and all were students of the game; always learning and searching for answers to their questions.
What athletes and parents should know about me:
The game of baseball can be used to teach us about the game of life as it is so much more than a sport. It instills life lessons, work ethic and resiliency while humbling even the best athletes to take the field. I went from being an undersized athlete with no D1 or D2 offers to getting drafted out of a small Christian University that I hadn’t heard of prior to attending as a student-athlete. I understand what is required in order to take the next necessary strides to get to the professional level. I want to help players and pay it forward like others did for me.
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