2010 Diesel Baseball Club Programs & Training

Winter Training Program

Date: Sundays, January 10, 2010 - February 28, 2010
Time: 4pm - 6pm (except Feb 21st and Feb 28th 3pm to 5pm)
Location: Nyack College Field House (Bubble), 1 South Blvd. Nyack, NY 10960
Session: Baseball Training (Primarily fielding and arm conditioning. Also, base running, hitting and defensive situation) with Coaches and Professional Instructors.

Instructors and Trainers

Donovan Mitchell

17 Years Professional Baseball Experience (Houston Astros - NY Mets)
12 Years minor league staff member with the NY Mets
4 Years minor league manager and coach
I. Kingsport Mets 2006 - 07
II. Savannah Sand Gnats 2008
III. Binghamton Mets 2009
6 years minor league hitting coach 1999 - 2000, 2002 - 2005
2001 New York Mets assistant to the minor league director
Manager of the Waikiki Beach Boys of the Hawaiian Professional Winter League 2007
Managed the Chinandega Tigres of the Nicaraguan Professional Winter League 2006
Played 7 years minor league baseball with the Houston Astros 1992 - 1998
3 Year starter at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (All Metro Conference '92)
Graduate of Alexander Hamilton HS in Elmsford NY (1987 - 88 All County- All State Baseball)
Resides in Elmsford NY

T Scott Muscat

Scott is the Manager of the St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans. STAC recently completed it's 2008 season with the most wins in school history as they captued the ECC Title as regular season champions. Before assuming his coaching duties, Muscat had a stellar playing career. As a prep star in Greensboro, North Carolina he amassed over 300 strikeouts, a 25-3 win/loss slate, 9-0 post-season mark, and two post-season no-hitters, while leading Western Guilford H.S. to a 44-8 record (12-0 post-season) and two consecutive North Carolina State Championships. As a team captain at UNC Charlotte he set the single game strikeout record of 16 Ks and hit just under .300 with 298 at-bats as a outfielder. Selected in the 18th round of the 1989 draft, he pitched two years for the Milwaukee Brewers minor league teams until a second shoulder surgery cut short his career.

Chad Duesler

Chad is the Associate Head Coach Baseball/Recruiting Coordinator for the Dominican College Chanrgers. During his four years as a player at Dominican, Chad hit well over .300 accumulating 133 hits, 98 RBIs and 24 doubles. He was named the 2005 MVP of the Eastern Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament.