MEET JOEY
Joey is the Owner and Founder of The Hit Lab. He has coached over 40 college and professional athletes in the last 4 years. Joey is passionate about and dedicated to helping athletes develop and improve their skills both in the cage and on the field. His career as a player and coach speaks for itself.
AS A PLAYER
2007-2009
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Catcher at UGA
SEC Champion
CWS Finalist - *Batted .282 with 19 home runs and 58 RBI's (Tied for 6th in school history for single season home runs)
Cape League runner up (Cotiut Ketteleers)
Drafted By Kansas City (41st Round) First Base, Catcher
Short Season - Idaho Falls
Low A - Burlington, Iowa
Low A / High A - Burlington, Iowa and Wilmington, DE
High A - Wilmington, DE
UGA Assistant Coach - Hitters/Catchers
Maryville College Volunteer Assistant -Hitters/Catchers
*Team hit .288 and doubled home runs from previous year
*Coached the first player from Maryville to sign a professional contract (Nick Dean - White Sox)
AS A COACH
2015- PRESENT
Joey has coached over 40 College and Professional athletes in the past 8 years, alone.
Current schools and teams represented include:
MLB
MILB
NCAA
Red Sox
Astros
Reds
Braves
Cubs
Nationals
Dodgers (UGA)
Rockies (UGA)
Red Sox
Blue Jays
Lipscomb
Belmont x 3
UNC Asheville
Vandy
Alabama
ETSU
Walter State
Motlow C.C.
Georgia
UWF
Chatt State
USC Upstate
Indiana
Georgia Tech
Cleveland State
Roane State
Motlow State
Trevecca Nazarene University