Austin Foote
Indiana University
Mike DiViesti
Butler University
Ethan Routzahn
Dallas Baptist University
Ethan Bloom
Lewis University
Chris Iliopoulos
Truman State University
Kramer Brandt
Rockford University
Dom Demicco
Benedictine University
Rhett Rapshus
Illinois State University
Take a look at the Team Fastball Environment on display in this video
No Politics
No Drama
World Class Training
Development First
Positive Environment
No B.S.
Competitive
Big Picture Approach
Developing People
Serious Athletes
World Class Mindset
Team
"Let me start by saying "Playing for Fastball is like
no other Training Academy.
I have 2 sons and have played baseball for a lot of different travel teams and other training facilities over the past 13 years.
We have trained and played for him 2 years now
and the improvement is "hands down" better than
any other place."
Scott Svetic
15/16's 2024,2023's
Oscar Garcia
Brayden Mazzacano
Myles Schwartz
Brandon Isbell
Kevin Griffin
Anthonly Santucci
Sebastian Piton
Peter Mondus
Dylan Dullas
Chris LaVeau
Ike Schlesinger
Franco Terracciano
Jaryd Vence
Ashon Holder
16/17's
2022,2023's
Max Bianchini
Jonny Raciti
Bryce Chierico
Cole Ratliff
Mike Patano
Mike Gilsky
Gabe Martinez
Joshua Schuberth
Anthony Immordino
Spencer Siegellak
Ben Meziere
Henry Bond
Jacob Gama
Justin Reineke
Stephano Debenedictis
18s 2021/22's
Name College Commit
Sanjiv Bhogaraju...Carlton(MN)
Ross Bloecker.........Florida
Zach Dempsey.......Illinois inst.Tech(IIT)
Mario Ferri.............Ohio Dominican
Jeff Hedlund......Missouri Science/Tech
Quinn Hodgman.....Macelester(Mn)
Joey Ingratta...........Elmhurst
Tyler Jacobsen........Kishwaukee
Eric Lin.........................South Alabama
Brendan Meyers.....Beloit(wi)
Don Peterson..........Purdue
Jack Ryan .................Triton
Mike Scardina.........Aurora
Jack Skidmore.........2022
John Swiderek........ TBA
Will Wojtasiak....... Kishwaukee
2022 Team Fastball USA Tryouts
15/16U Jim Ryan/Dylan Bloom
June 10-13th Northern Illinois Classic
June 17th-20th Elgin Classic (Elgin)
June 24th - 27th. OFF Weekend
July 1-4. Carthage College
Kenosha, WI
July 8th -11th. 16U Wood Bat Classic
Chicago Area College Fields
July 15th-18th Chicago Elite Classic
At Impact Stadium, Boomers Stadium
July 23rd - July 25th
Summer Turf Fest At Bettendorf,Iowa
17U White Eric Johansen
June 12,13 Single Games TBA
June 17-20 Midwest Showcase at Purdue University Northwest
June 24-27. Northern Illinois University Showcase Tourney
July 1-4. 17U National Championship - Chicago area
July 9-11. Northwestern University,
Impact Field, Schaumburg Boomers
July 14-18. World Wooden Bat Championships, Joliet, IL
July 22-25th. Illinois State University
17U Midwest Championships
18U Black Mike Ryan
June 12,13. OFF
June 19,20
Scrimmage Games TBA
June 24th-27th. Northern Illinois Classic (Elgin,IL)
July 1-4th. Great Lakes Championships
July 8-11. 18U Summer Showdown
Joliet, IL
July 14-18th 18U National Championship (Indianapolis,IN)
July 22-25th
Great Lakes Wood bat (Chicago)
July 29th - August 1.
Chicago Area 18U
Team Fastball USA 2021 Schedules
15U,16U,17U,18U
Tryouts will be held
July 12,19,26.
A player only needs to attend one tryout.
Team Fastball Creates College Baseball Opportunities
Common Questions About Team Fastball USA ..... Answered by Coach Mike Ryan
Where is your home field?
13U,14U play at Salk Park in Rolling Meadows just 5minutes from our facility.
12U will play at Kimball Hill Park also in Rolling Meadows.
15U through 18U Play mainly a tournament schedule with a few non tournament games mixed in from time to time.
Where is our training facility located?
1261 Wiley Rd. Suite D, Schaumburg.
We are near Meachum and Golf.
Wiley Road runs right next to I90.
12U through 14U
Typically will play in the MSBL which usually has 18-20 games.
We will typically also add in 3 to 4 tournaments which brings the season
right around 40 games.
15U through 18U
We typically play in 6 or 7 tournaments depending on how manys are guaranteed in each tournament.
15U through 18U
typically begins around mid June and goes through the end of July.
12U through 14U games typically begin in mid April and goes through
the 3rd week of July.
Who are the coaches?
Coaches are hired and have typically consisted of former college coaches, former and current college players, high school coaches. We have proudly brought back many alumni to help coach our teams. Nobody knows the Fastball USA system better than those who did it. Coaches are paid. Coach Jim Ryan is alumni of Team Fastball USA and director of Team Fastball Youth divisions and some high school divisions. I am the director of typically 2 - 3 teams each year. To view our Academy instructors, click on coaches.
What is your organizations mission?
Simple. It's to help each player improve. Development is our #1 priority and we have put together an Elite Training Program for all of our players to take part of for an entire year.
Our Elite Training Program has been written about in books, and has attracted baseball players from all over the world. We look at the big picture. Keep getting 1% better over time and then those 1%'s will add up. We are NOT about just winning games, and rankings, ect... No matter what, our mission is to help your player get better.
It's really simple. We want those who train together to play together. We want families
who care about getting better and development more than they care about winning.
Players who have a strong work ethic, passion for the game, but are willing to put in the time it takes to improve.
Our teenage athletes attend training multiple times per week most of the year. They get access to our Explosive Hitting Class, plus our Elite Black Belt Program. Black Belt Training is an emphasis on athleticism, strength, quickness, agility all as it relates specifically to baseball. It also has a arm strength, throwing, pitching portion in which has been known to boost velocity. A huge emphasis is placed on arm care and big picture mindset.
What are your views on playing time?
At the high school age level typically players will not sit more than 50% of the time.
They will at very least be in the line up, on defense, about 50% minimum. We follow high school rules, so typically we bat 9 or 10, and use 4-5 subs. Playing time includes being an EH or DH. Typically if a player sits out a game he will very likely play the next game.
Of course performance will matter. Players who are performing will play more.
We don't let a player sit and become a bench warmer. Every player will know his role
and what he can bring to the team.
Youth Teams we typically bat the entire order and players
will get moved around based on their current ability level on defense.
We have a specific system for pitchers in terms of rest and recovery. This includes
Pitchers will NOT pitch until they have had proper rest. 1 hour per pitch they have thrown in the previous game. This means if a pitcher throws 24 pitches we will give him a minimum of 24 hours rest before he pitches again.
We also take into consideration playing defense could be stressful after pitching. We watch and monitor this closely as an attempt to keep arms healthier.
How many players do you roster?
Typically the roster size is 12 at 12U, and 13U and 14U may have around 13.
15U through 18U typically will have 14 position players.
If a player makes the team as a pitcher only, he will be told so up front.
We don't want to burn players arms and bodies out by having super small rosters.
We want players to play, but we are NOT interested in sacficing a players health just to win games. We feel these rosters sizes combine plenty of playing time with a healthier
approach to baseball.
What are the fee's?
The fee's change year to year but mainly consist of two elemements.
First ... A training fee. The training fee covers your player to attend un-limited training
to our elite training program un-limited between September 1st 2021 through July of 2022. Training fee's and details will be sent directly to you if your son is offered a spot.
The second fee is a team fee which covers coaches fee's, tournament fee's, and everything
that goes with running a team. Team Fee's are generally around $1500.00 but this will
be detailed if your son makes the team on the exact fee's.
Pitch Counts..... As mentioned earlier
We look at stressful innings. A player who throws under 20 pitches in an innning has not had a very stressful inning. If he goes more than twice is likely to be taken out of the game. We look NOT just at the total pitch count. We look most importantly at how stressful are the pitches. For example some pitchers will throw 60 pitches in 3 innings and others might throw 60 pitches over 5 innings. We look closely at pitches per inning even more than the total pitch count. For every 1 pitch a pitcher throws in a game we will give them 1 hour of rest. 48 pitches would require 48 hours of rest before pitching again.
How important is the training?
How about other sports?
I believe if you're not going to attend training at least 2x per week through most of the off season, we are probably not the place for you. We don't hold it against players if they are playing a high school sport. We realize they might only be able to make it once per week while that sport is going on.
The younger the player is we actually encourage them to play multiple sports. You still will need to carve out time to be consistent with your training.
Time : 6pm - 8:30pm
You only have to attend one tryout
At Fastball USA - 1261 Wiley Rd. Suite D, Schaumburg, IL 60173
