Mike Landis: Director of Operations and Player Development

• Coach Landis has over seven years of experience, helping to develop over 3,000 players during that time.
• He has also coached collegiately at Division III Hood College in Frederick, MD and at the high school level for over 10 years.

 

 

 

 

Steven Leonard – Catching & Hitting

• Current Catching Instructor with the Baseball Factory
• Former Minor Leaguer in the Colorado Rockies organization
• Played at Campbell University (2014 Big South Champion)
• 2015 All Big South Catcher and Big South All-Tourney team
• Played at Iowa Western CC (2012 National Champion)

 

Connor Myers – Outfield & Hitting

• 4 year starter at Old Dominion University
• Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2016
• Concluded 2019 season in AAA (Iowa Cubs)

 

Mike Austin – Pitching & Hitting

• Drafted by Kansas City Royals
• 3.18 ERA in the Arizona League
• 2 season with the Washington Wild Things
• UMBC standout (America East Champion, NCAA Regional appearance, 2017 America East 2nd Team All-Conference)

Here’s how it will work: 

In addition to Live on-field BP and Live Gameplay, we will focus on key baseball areas:

• 3 keys to top infield play
• Advanced Outfield play
• Pitching and catching
• Competition, live games and in-game instruction

From all over the diamond, our World Class instructors are bringing the Factory National Player Development program to Frederick, MD!

Sample of other areas we will cover: 

• Infield – double plays, slow rollers, tags and back hands
• Outfield – Drop step, routes, “do or die” throws, making a “good arm – great”
• Catching – winning strikes, footwork, “blocking the right way”
• Pitchers – new grips/pitches, holding runners on, “how to pitch”
• And more!

All training will take place in small groups and players will all get 12 hours of game play and instruction! 

All players will also get a video review (Pitching and Hitting). 

All pitchers will be filmed during live outings for instructional purposes.