Coach Greg Henke speaks about how FungoMan helped his team to their first State Championship!

Congratulations to Wes Helms and his great staff in Birmingham, AL for an outstanding camp November 5, 2011! The camp had over 170 baseball players ages 8 to 18. The all day camp offered professional skills, drills, and advice from some great MLB players including: Wes Helms and Tim Hudson of the Atlanta Braves, Gaby Sanchez of the Florida Marlins, Terrance Long of the Kansas City Royals, Matt Guerrier of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Paul Fournier, Trainer for the Florida Marlins. Also in attendance was Casey Dunn, Head Coach at Samford University, Steve Renfroe, Briarwood Christian Academy, Blake Prime & Lance Rhodes of RPM Inc. Training Facility, as well as many volunteers and helpers.

The camp raised over $23,000 dollars that were donated to local charities. In addition, the camp was able to help four families affected by the tornadoes earlier in 2011 in the area with over $25,000! Tim Hudson, and his wife Kim shared stories from some of the people they have been able to help through the Tim Hudson Family Foundation.

Things are not the same for Trojan Baseball at North Hall HS since they got the FungoMan Training Machine. They are averaging 150-200 reps every 30 min. “This machine is amazing,” says Trent Mongero, head coach of the North Hall HS Trojans. “Every team needs to have one and it is worth every penny. This machine is helping kids get better and reach their goals. The whole team wanted me, as their coach, to send a thank you video to FungoMan. So here it is....a huge.....THANK YOU!”

By implementing Mongero’s experience as a former college and professional player, on top of his 20+ years of coaching experience makes the Winning Baseball Academy very desirable for any young ball player or team. Mongero has also published a comprehensive baseball manual for youth ball players called Winning Baseball: For Beginner to Intermediate Play.

Be sure to check out Winning Baseball Academy. The Winning Baseball Academy brings elite, age appropriate, Winning instruction to anyone any where in the USA!  WBA specializes in communicating the fundamental skills and drills of baseball, providing insight into superior performance, and implementing intense training methods.

"It’s a wonderful teaching tool. I don’t know why somebody waited so long to invent it, because it’s something we use every day.”
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"Time management and extra work are a priority with our program. FungoMan allows us to schedule more in less time. It also gives players the ability to stay and get extra work...no more excuses!”

“We plan on using the machine for a promotion between innings called the ‘FungoMan Challenge’. We’ll gear up a lucky contestant in catcher’s gear, and then throw a pop up at home plate. If he can catch it, he’ll win a cash prize!”

FungoMan was purchased in April 2008.  We began using it during our summer season. The coaching staff wanted to get familiar with the day to day operation of the machine during this time so that we could use it to its full potential once we started our regular season in January. 

“The FungoMan is the best investment we have ever made.”
Infield Coach Brendan Dougherty, Coastal Carolina University, Nationally ranked #4 NCAA Division I

“The FungoMan is unbelievable.  It is the only piece of baseball equipment I have ever seen that can actually change a kid’s life.”
Brian Hightower, East Rowan High School, Salisbury, NC #1 ranked 3A team in the state

The HSAA Dallas Angels finished the 2010 season with a team record of 23-9-2. For the year, the Angels placed:

* 3rd in the Southwest Shootout (late February)
* qualified for the Championship game in the Prestonwood Christian Academy Tournament (championship game snowed out - 1st home school team to make it to the championship game)
* 2nd in the Home School World Series Tournament in Auburndale, FL(field of 23 teams from around the country)
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FungoMan LLC is proud to have customers at all levels of professional and amateur baseball. Please take a look at the growing list of organizations and schools that have made FungoMan a part of their practice routine. Click Here for the FungoMan Customer Map
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Read about the man who has been an integral part of the organizations that found, signed and developed some of the top talent in the game: Andre Dawson, Larry Parish, Steve Rogers, Dave Henderson, Ralph Garr, and others.

Who else but Mel Didier, in search of talent, would sneak into and out of Cuba at the height of the Cold War?

A superb account of Didier’s rise to prominence in baseball, which began as a part-time scout. Didier was a key figure in the building of a World Series winner at Arizona, a signal achievement for an expansion team.

A fungo bat is specially designed bat used by baseball and softball coaches for practice purposes. The bat is designed to hit not thrown or pitched balls, but rather balls tossed up in the air. Typical fungo bats are 35–37 inches long and weigh 17–22 ounces. Coaches hit many balls during fielding practice, and the weight and length allow the coach to hit balls repeatedly with high accuracy. The small diameter also allows coaches to easily hit pop ups to catchers and infielders. Wikipedia definition of Fungo Bat

Coaches at every level are developing new drills using the FM-150 Automated Baseball Practice Machine.  If you have a favorite drill that you would like to share, please feel free to send a description of the drill, how it helps your team, and the details of how the drill is run. 

Oklahoma Redwings Star Tug Hulett talks about losing his younger brother Sam in an auto accident 15 years ago and how it has affected him both on and off the field.
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