MEET THE TEAM

Brian tollberg

Pitching Instructor

PROFESSIONAL PLAYING EXPERIENCE

  • 2005 Somerset Patriots, Atlantic League, All Star team, was 10-2 W-L at the All Star break

  • 2001 San Diego Padres, 10-4 W-L, team was 15-4 in his starts

  • National League Player of the Week first week in the big leagues, lowest ERA of starters on staff, top 20 Rookies in MLB

  • 2000 San Diego Padres starting pitcher

  • 1998 Las Vegas Stars, Pacific Coast League, 2nd in organization in strikeouts, struck out 15 in first half clinching game in Mobile

  • 1997 Mobile Bay Bears, 2nd in Southern League in pitching, pitched in the Hall of Fame Game in Cooperstown

  • 1995 Beloit Snappers 15-4 W-L, Midwest League champions, tied for organization lead in wins

  • 1994 Chillicothe Paints, Frontier League, team Most Valuable Pitcher, All Star team

COACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Tampa Jesuit pitching coach leading the team to winning a 2019 state championship - Tampa Jesuit was ranked #1 nationally in 2020 and preseason in 2021

  • Pitching instructor since 2009, working with over 350 players

COLLEGIATE PLAYING EXPERIENCE

  • 1993 Staunton Braves, Shenandoah Valley League, All Star team

  • 2 time District 3 Academic All-American at University of North Florida from 1991 to 1994

RICARDO LIZCANO

Hitting Instructor

PROFESSIONAL PLAYING EXPERIENCE

  • Utility player in the St. Louis Cardinals organization in 2012

  • Utility player for the Johnson City Cardinals in 2012-2013

  • Outfielder for the Lake Erie Crushers and Evansville Otters of the Frontier League in 2013


COLLEGIATE PLAYING EXPERIENCE

  • 3 time All American 2010, 2011, 2012 at Heidelberg University

  • 2010 Mid-West Player of the year

  • 2010 Conference Player of the year

  • 1st Team All-Conference 2010, 2011, 2012

  • Career .400 batting average

  • Career leader in home-runs (34), total bases (435), Slugging % (.683), Walks (111)

  • Single season record in Runs Scored (74), Hits (94), On Base % (.534), Walks (40), Total Bases (165), RBI's (71) , Homeruns (15)

COACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Has assisted with multiple national organizations - Tampa Mustangs, Firecrackers, Florida Burn - with fundamental work and program building - hitting, fielding, conditioning, nutrition, and daily routines

  • 10+ years of 1:1 training and group lessons conducting 12K+ lessons

  • Assistant varsity hitting coach at Plant High School in Tampa, FL

  • Managed and organized baseball summer camps with The Prep of South Tampa since 2015, working with 1K+ athletes

TALMADGE NUNNARI

Hitting Instructor

PROFESSIONAL PLAYING EXPERIENCE

  • All-America and All-conference player for the Jacksonville University Dolphins in 1996-97

  • Taken in the ninth round of the 1997 MLB draft by the Montreal Expos and made his Major League debut on September 7, 2000 against the St. Louis Cardinals

  • Played 18 games for the Expos, including getting his first hit against AJ Burnett

  • Nunnari finished with nine seasons at the professional level (Majors, Minors, Independent)

COACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Arrived to JU at the start of the 2012 season following a nine-year stint as an administrator and coach for the Pensacola Pelicans/Blue Wahoos Baseball Club

  • Baseball Factory player development coach traveling to several cities for talent evaluation

  • Managed the Pensacola Pelicans of American Association in 2009 and 2010, helping capture the South Division title both times. Served as the team’s general manager from 2006-09 after previously working as the corporate sales executive and hitting coach (2003-05). Worked in the front office for most of 2011 helping the organization make the transition into affiliated baseball with the Southern League as the Blue Wahoos

  • Helps manage the 14U and 16U Ponte Vedra Thunder travel teams

  • Oversees various player development camps in the Summer, as well as working with various teams in the Ponte Vedra Athletic Association to assist coaches with practice plans, evaluations and overall skill development

COLLEGIATE PLAYING EXPERIENCE

  • 2 time all-conference section racking up 65 wins at Lurleen B. Wallace Community College in Andalusia, Alabama

  • Batted better than .330 each season for the Dolphins, including a school-record .450 clip in 1997 to be named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year

  • Earned All-America honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and Collegiate Baseball as well as all-region by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) for his efforts

Gabe torres, M.S., RSCC

Speed & Strength, Infield Instructor

COACHING

  • Washington Nationals Latin America Strength and Conditioning Coordinator - 2020-present

  • Washington Nationals MiLB Strength and Conditioning Coach - 2015-present

EDUCATION

  • Master of Science - Kinesiology, A.T. Still University

  • Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, University of South Carolina Beaufort

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach - National Strength and Conditioning Association

  • Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach - National Strength and Conditioning Association

  • Corrective Exercise Specialist - National Academy of Sports Medicine

  • Performance Enhancement Specialist - National Academy of Sports Medicine

PLAYING CAREER

  • AA Puerto Rican Baseball League - 2013

  • University of South Carolina Beaufort - 2008-2012

  • 4-year Varsity Student Athlete (Baseball)

  • First-Team All-Conference – 2012

  • Champions of Character Winner 2010

NOLAN FULLER

CEO, FOUNDER

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 10+ years as a player development professional managing & operating large scale events world wide with 14K+ athletes since 2012

  • Responsible for overall event execution, staffing, scouting, quality control and customer satisfaction across all divisions of TWB player development

  • 10+ years of managing and developing partnerships to enhance event experiences

  • 10+ years of amateur scouting experience

  • 10+ years of managing and training 150+ scouts and coaches

COLLEGIATE PLAYING & COACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Played collegiately at University of South Carolina Beaufort from 2008 to 2010

  • Coached at University of South Carolina Beaufort from 2010 to 2012 with the combined record of 142-75 W-L

  • Coached University of South Carolina Beaufort at the AIA World Series in 2012