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Matt has coached Top Tier at the 18U and 17U level for the past 6 seasons. Matt has been a intragual part of 5 of the last 6 Top Tier state championships. He has coached at the collegiate level for the past two years at Springfield College in Massachusetts. Matt is currently an assistant coach at Kansas State Univesity. | |
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| | |  | | Assistant Coach, Top Tier 16U Peter played for Lake Forest High School where he was an All-Conference selection and All-Area Preformer in leading the Scouts to a school record in Wins (29) and a 3rd Place Finish in the 2003 IHSA State Tournament. He was also a member of the first Top Tier team in 2004. Wolff then earned a scholarship to play for Michigan State University, where he was a 4-Year Letter Winner and a Four Time Academic All-Big Ten Honoree. Peter was recently named to the Pioneer Press All-Decade-Team, as one of the Top 10 pitchers in the area from 2000-2009. | |
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Gary was drafted out of Waukegan High School in 1990 by the Philadelphia Phillies. Gary has played in the major leagues for the last 12 seasons, and will be spending his 13th as a catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. His long career has included a number of playoff births, and was a member of the 2006 world champion St. Louis Cardinals. This is Gary's third year working with Top Tier. | |
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| | |  | | Roving Instructor Scott grew up in Gurnee and graduated from Carmel Catholic High School in 1988. He attended Creighton University where he was a 3-time All-Conference Player, and he was named the 1991 Conference Player of the Year as well as the 1991 ABCA Division 1 College Player of the Year. His '91 Creighton University team played in the College World Series and finished in 3rd place. Scott was the 27th overall pick in the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft. Scott played at the Major League level for the Minnesota Twins for 5 years during the 1993 and '95 - '98 seasons. After Scott retired from professional baseball, he became the hitting coach for the University of Illinois at Chicago (from 2003 - '05). During his time at UIC, the team was ranked nationally in the Top 15 in Batting Average. This will be Scott's first season with Top Tier. | |
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After being drafted out of high school by the Chicago White Sox in 1993, Marty attended Michigan State University, where he was a three year starter. Primarily a catcher, Marty also pitched, played first base and outfield. He was elected captain in 1997 and earned Offensive Player of the Year honors. Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in 1997, he played two years in their minor league system. Marty has been a skilled hitting and catching instructor with Full Package and Top Tier Baseball since 2000. | |
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| | |  | | Head Coach, 10U Kyle Frischmann was a two-year letter winner for Coach Todd Parola at Mundelein HS. In 2002 Kyle led the Mustangs to a 4th place finish in the IHSA Finals. Frischmann earned a baseball scholarship to Lewis University, where he pitched and played infield. Kyle has coached Chicago area travel teams for the last 6 years. Frischmann currently works full time at Slammers Training Academy in Lake Forest. This will be Kyle’s first season with Top Tier. | |
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