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.

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.

Matt's baseball career started at Graham High School in St. Paris, OH where he was two-time Conference Player of the Year and District Player of the Year. Matt was also named the 1995 Mizune Pre-Season All-American and was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 6th Round.

Matt graduated from the Ohio State University and while playing for the Buckeyes he was the 1999 NCAA Regional Tournament MVP, named to the 1996 All Big-Ten Conference Team, and was a 1996 Freshman All-American.

Matt played professionally for the Chillicothe Paints Frontier Independent team during the 1999 summer.

Matt's coaching and instructional career included roles at:
- Delaware Cows Baseball (2000)
- Dublin Scioto High School (2000-2001)
- Jonathan Alder High School (2001-2003)
- Midland Baseball (2004-2008)
- Kings High School (2004-2007)
- Indiana University (2007-2008)

Matt holds a BS in Education from the Ohio State University.

Matt lives in Maineville, OH with his wife Lisa and three sons Jace(6), Tate(4), and Dax.

ROB BROCKMAN HAS WORKED AS A PROFESSIONAL HITTING AND FIELDING INSTRUCTOR FOR TWELVE 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 PROFESIONAL 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.
BORN APRIL 7, 1977
HOMETOWN: PARK HILLS KY
THIRD OLDEST OF NINE CHILDREN