Matt Parker started in 2018 as head coach of Eastern baseball. Year one they were 25-23, last years COVID year was 19-4, nationally ranked and leading league when shutdown and this year they are 26-3, nationally ranked, and were leading the league at the time.

Before Eastern, Matt over and took the Oklahoma Wesleyan baseball program to new heights, breaking program records and turned the Eagles into an NAIA regional power and national contender. They won four conference championships and two NAIA World Series appearances. He was a three-time conference Coach of the Year and two-time ABCA Region Coach of the Year.

Prior to Oklahoma Wesleyan, Parker spent three seasons as an assistant at California Baptist University, two seasons as an assistant coach at Garden City (Kan.) Community College, and he also spent the 2005-06 season as an assistant coach at Henderson State University.

On the show we talk about how he implemented a championship vision to 2 programs on 2 different levels which includes standards on and off the field, consistent self reflection, and building players not only on the field, but off the field and in the classroom.

1:30- Vision when you started (at both OKWU and Eastern)

10:20- Developing Arms

25:00- Standards 

30:00- Offseason Calendar 

53:00- In season Changes

102:00- Last things

 

Resources

Rapsodo

Synergy 

Core Velo Belts

Driveline/J-Bands

Clean Fuego Balls

Mind Gym- Gary Mack

 

Contact

https://twitter.com/MattParker37