Call 507-38-SPORT for more information about Baseball Training at The Sports Institute!
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2008 Fall Baseball
Hitting League
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Baseball is a sport combined of core strength, shoulder stability, speed and eye-hand coordination. Baseball specific training at the Sports Institute will focus on each of these variables to maximize the athlete's potential on the field. By incorporating integrated stabilization and strength equivalent exercises in our training programs, we are able to assess, teach, and perform these exercise protocols to develop a well rounded player. By increasing shoulder strength and stability an athlete has the ability to throw a baseball harder and to receive torque on the shoulder joint. By increasing the core and lower body strength a player is able to take stresses off of the shoulder and distribute it fully to the whole body to be a more efficient thrower. Each athlete will also be assessed and monitored in corrective exercise training to prevent injury.
The baseball players at the Sports Institute will perform Olympic strength training to develop power and strength, rotary exercise for core development, over speed treadmills for speed training and baseball specific drills.
SI Baseball Coaches:
Dean Bowyer - During Bowyer’s 30-year tenure as MSU’s baseball coach, the Mavericks have captured a total of 20 league championships - three when MSU was in the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (NIC) and an incredible 17 in the North Central. As mentioned, MSU has made it to the NCAA post-season party 19 times under Bowyer, and three of those teams made it all the way to the NCAA Division II College World Series. The most recent CWS trip came in 1986 when the Mavericks racked up a 35-15 won-loss mark and finished fourth at the Series. Other CWS teams for MSU and Bowyer were in 1980, when the Mavericks took third, and in 1979, when MSU went 26-22-1 and was ranked seventh in the nation. Dean was inducted into American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in January of 2006.
Craig Fritz - Craig is the Performance Director as well as Strength Coach at the Sports Institute. With a Bachelors Degree in Health Science, Fritz is also a Certified Trainer through the American Council of Exercise. He is also a Certified Strength Coach through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Craig played baseball for
Bethany
Lutheran
College for two years. He then played baseball at the
University of
Northern Iowa for two years. Next was his career in professional baseball in
Moosejaw Saskatchewan, Canada. Now Fritz is in his ninth year playing for the Mankato Twins baseball team. Craig is also owner of Fritz Sports Performance, providing area schools with strength and conditioning camps. Craig’s past experience with a variety of high school prospects, college athletes, and professionals makes him a well-rounded trainer and an asset to the Sports Institute
Kevin Dixon - Growing up in burnsville, Dixon played mostly baseball and hockey. He continued playing both baseball and hockey through high school at Burnsville High School and was all conference both junior and senior year along with all-metro in baseball his senior year. He played for three years at Minnesota State University - Mankato, starting as a freshman at catcher before getting hurt and redshirting. Dixon is still the home run record holder at Minnesota State University - Mankato with 18. He was all-conference and all-region his sophomore year at MSU. He hit and pitched for the Mankato Moondogs in 2004. Dixon has been invited twice to Cleveland's Fall Instructional League in Florida. He was a Northwoods League All-Star as a pitcher and winner of the Northwoods League Home Run Derby. Among Dixon's other accomplishments, he was drafted in the 5th round of the 2005 MLB Draft. He then became a member of the Mahoning Valley Scrappers (Short-Season A) in 2005 and then Lake County Captains (Low A) and Kinston Indians (Advanced A) in 2006. Dixon recently concluded his season with the Kinston Indians for 2007.
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