Fielding Instructors

Brian played his High School Baseball locally at Glen Este and won 2 National Championships in the summers of 1992 and 1993 while playing for the Midland Redskins. Brian was drafted in 1993 directly from High School by the Milwaukee Brewers but chose to play Junior College Baseball instead. In his second season of college Brian hit over .500 with 19 home runs and 82 RBI in just 60 games and was awarded the Dick Howser Trophy for the country’s best Junior College player. Brian was then drafted by the Chicago Cubs that same year and played 5 seasons in Professional Baseball as a middle infielder with the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds. Following his playing career, Brian served as a hitting coach with the Cincinnati Reds organization for 3 seasons at the Single A Dayton Dragons. Brian coached Reds players such as Adam Dunn, Austin Kearns, Willie Mo Pena and Edwin Encarnacion. In his final year as hitting coach in 2002, his team led the Midwest League in hitting.

Brook Jacoby, Cincinnati Reds Hitting Coach, commented: “As the Cincinnati Reds Hitting Coordinator I had the opportunity to see Brian’s efforts while he was the hitting coach at our Single A club in Dayton. Brian’s interaction with his players, his knowledge and the contribution he made to the Reds organization was outstanding. Brian is a great asset to the Southwest Ohio Baseball Academy and all the young players that have the opportunity to learn from him will surely benefit from his knowledge and his dedication to the game of baseball.”

Brian resides in Loveland, Ohio with his two sons, Cal and Trevor.

One only need mention the name “Senior” in the Cincinnati baseball community and everyone knows who is being referred to -- Billy Doran Sr.

Senior has been developing baseball players in Cincinnati for 56 years. There is no better teacher on the fundamentals of baseball in the area.

Senior is outstanding with the young athletes in developing the proper foundations. As his students progress he likes to drive the philosophy of “think and react”. Senior has trained many college and professional athletes including his son Bill Doran Jr., who played 14 major league seasons.

Senior currently lives in Cincinnati with his wife. You will also find Senior in the dugout during all of the Cincinnati Reds home games.

A two time High School All-American catcher, Jason attended St. Xavier H.S. where he became the first and only player in GCL history to be named first team All-GCL 4 times and two time GCL Player of the Year. He was a 3 time All-City selection, 1996 Gatorade Ohio Player of the Year, 1996 Baseball America "Ohio's Best Player" and two time High School All-American. Jason received a scholarship to Georgia Tech where he was named All-ACC three times (1st team 2000, 2nd team 1999, 2001). After a stellar Junior season in which he hit .382 with 15 HR, and an ACC leading 25 doubles and 83 RBI's, Jason was named TPX First Team "All-American" in 2001 and ACC Tournament MVP in 2000 when he set the ACC Tournament record for total bases with 26 and became the first player in ACC Tournament history to hit for the cycle. Jason was drafted by the Oakland A's in the 15th round of the 2001 draft and played 4 seasons in the A's farm system. Jason was an All-American catcher in high school and an All-American outfielder in college. He has expertice in catching, hitting, outfield, and first and third base.

Adam graduated from Moeller High School in 1995 where, after a great high school career, went on to Eastern Kentucky University. While at EKU Adam rewrote the record book setting 10 offensive school records. He led EKU to its first OVC Championship in 10 years and received 1st team All-OVC honors. A pure switch hitter Adam became known as one of the toughest outs in EKU history.

Notable Achievements and Records Set At EKU:
* .399 batting average in 2000
* .344 career batting average
* 261 career hits (EKU Record)
* 57 career doubles (EKU Record)
* 34 career home runs
* 221 games played (EKU Record)
* 190 career runs scored (EKU Record)
* 154 career walks (EKU Record)
* 49 walks in 2000 (EKU Single Season Record)
* .536 on base percentage in 2000 (EKU Record)
* .454 career on base percentage (EKU Record)
* 47 consecutive games reaching base safely (EKU Record)
* 3 home runs in a game (EKU Record)
* only player to hit a home run from both sides of the plate in the same game.

MY PHILOSOPHY is that hitting is as much, if not more, about your approach and mental preparation as it is about your fundamentals & mechanics. Therefore my instruction is based on the entire hitting process.

ROB BROCKMAN HAS WORKED AS A PROFESSIONAL HITTING AND FIELDING INSTRUCTOR FOR THIRTEEN YEARS. ROB STARTED TRAINING ALL LEVELS OF BASEBALL IN NASHVILLE TN. INVOLVED IN PREPARING PLAYERS FOR COLLEGE SHOWCASES, AS WELL AS THE SATELLITE AND INNER-CITY CAMPS FOR THE CINCINNATI REDS COMMUNITY FUND. SERVED AS A HITTING COACH FOR HUNDREDS OF HIGH SCHOOL AND YOUTH TEAMS IN GREATER CINCINNATI AREA. WORKED WITH SEVERAL COLLEGE AND MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS ON HITTING AND FIELDING AS WELL AS MANAGING COACHES CLINICS. ALSO WORKED CELEBRITY CAMPS FOR PETE ROSE , GEORGE FOSTER, BARRY LARKIN, AND SEVERAL OTHERS.
PLAYING CAREER
92-96 DIXIE HIEGHTS HIGH SCHOOL
96-98 SAINT THOMAS AGUINAS NASHVILLE TN
99-01 OAKLAND UNIVERSITY
O1-O3 PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL
INDEPENDENT LEAGUE
MEMBER OF USA TEAM. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS
COACHING CAREER
03-09 PROFESSIONAL AND COLLEGE
HITTING & INFIELD INSTUCTOR
07-08 COLLEGE ASSISTANT COACH WVU TECH
08- PROFESSIONAL HITTING COACH MID-
WEST SLIDERS
08-09 UPPERDECK BASEBALL ACADEMY
O8-09 WINTERBALL DOUBLE A PUERTO RICO
HITTING COACH FOR CATANO.
09 INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST
HITTING FIELDING COACH
CAMP COORDINATOR
BORN APRIL 7, 1977
HOMETOWN: PARK HILLS KY
THIRD OLDEST OF NINE CHILDREN

Logan Parker is currently a minor league prospect in the Cincinnati Reds Organization. Logan was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 12th round of the 2006 draft and recently finished his fourth professional season with the Red's AA affiliate, the Carolina Mudcats. Although Logan primarily plays first base, during his 2009 season he spent a considerable amount of time in the outfield. During his professional career thus far, Logan has consistently been at the top of the organization's fielding percentage list. In his previous four seasons, Logan has hit 71 doubles, 12 triples and 39 home runs with 210 RBIs. Logan has always been able to demonstrate his strong plate discipline by currently having a 7.2 walk/at-bat ratio. Logan strongly believes that a consistent plate approach and good balance are key to becoming a successful hitter.

Logan played high school baseball for the Odessa Permain Panthers where he earned all-district and all-regional selections. Logan then went on to junior college where he played baseball for New Mexico Junior College hitting .423 with 16 home runs. Logan transferred to the University of Cincinnati where in two years with the Bearcats he hit for a combined .328 average, 38 doubles, 9 triples and 22 home runs. Finishing up his senior year, Logan ranked second in the country with 55 walks in only 220 at bats. He receive all-conference honors in both Conference USA in 2005 and the Big East Conference in 2006.