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Pro Player
Academy of Baseball
Training Facility: 4551 Grissom Street, Unit-A Bakersfield, California 93313 Administrative Office: 12211 Parkerhill Drive Bakersfield, California
93311 Phone:
661.373.7880
Email:
mlbscout44@aol.com Web:
www.proplayeracademy.com
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| Bill Gentry-Pro Player Academy Director |
The Pro
Player Academy of Baseball is dedicated to providing quality baseball instruction through private lessons and camps. Using
the best available instructors and the best facilities, helping young players reach their highest potential in the sport of
baseball. The Pro Player Academy provides upfront and honest player evaluations and assists those capable of reaching
the next level realize their dreams. Pro Player Academy Director Bill Gentry is currently scouting for the 2006 and
2011 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals after leaving a NCAA D-1 coaching position at Cal State University Bakersfield. Gentry
is the former Senior Director of Baseball and Ballpark Operations, Assistant to the General Manager for the Texas Rangers
affiliate in the Cal League. Before joining the Cal State University Bakersfield coaching staff, Gentry spent the previous
nine years as a scout for the St. Louis Cardinals, working Central and Southern California for Chuck Fick, West Coast Scouting
Supervisor. Gentry, a Head Coach and Program Coordinator for the SoCal Cardinals Scout Team in the MLB Scout League
in Southern California, has been a head coach at Bakersfield Christian High School where he was selected as a CIF Central
Section Coach of the Year in 2005, and has coached at Liberty High School in Bakersfield, CA., Buena High School
in Ventura, CA., and Taft College in Taft, CA. Gentry signed as a free agent infielder by the Pacific Suns of the Western
Baseball League in their inaugural season, and was requested by the Macon Music as a pitching coach in the South Coast League
of Professional Baseball. Coach Gentry is on the advisory board for Coast to Coast Baseball and works for Coast to Coast Baseball
in Florida, Arizona, and Puerto Rico. Coach Gentry is a Life Member of the Major League Baseball Players Alumni
Association as well as the Minor League Baseball Alumni Association, American Baseball Coaches Association, Professional Ball
Players Association of America, and the National Pitching Association.

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| Jarret Martin LHP Dodgers and Bill Gentry |
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| Bill Gentry working with pitchers at camp |
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| Scott Pickens (DET) Bill Gentry (STL) Ethan Gentry (VU) |

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| Bill Gentry on the field MLB Academy |
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| Youth Clinic Hitters at Pro Player Academy of Baseball |
WHERE ARE THEY NOW ! Congratulations to the following players from
Cardinal Scout Ball/PPA who have been drafted or selected to play in college:
Congratulations to the 2011 Draft! Listed below are players by:
Round, Player Name, Organization 1 Chris Reed LAD 1
Sean Gilmatin ATL 2 James McCann DET 5 Tyler Glasnow PITT 6 Danny Keller MIL 6 Adam Ehrlich STL 7
Trevor Gretzky CHC 8 Danny Muno NYM 10 Jeff Johnson CLE 11 Alex Gillingham COL 12 Matt Koch MINN 16
Jack Marder SEA 16 Tanner Peters OAK 17 Jesus Valdez LAD 19 Jesse Meaux COL 19 Chris Joyce CINN 20
Martin Medina CWS 21 Austin Davidson BOS 21 Riley Moore PHI 27 Frankie Reed FLA 27 Brian Hernandez LAA 31 Jett Bandy LAA 32 Ryan Hawthorne SEA 33 Steve Selsy CINN 42 Casey Serna CLE 45 Matt Scioscia LAA
Congratulations to the 2009 Draft! Round 2 / Marlins / Bryan Berglund / RHP / Royal H.S. Round
4 / Dodgers / Angie Songco / OF / LMU Round 5 / Angels / Casey Haerther / 1B / UCLA Round 6 / Blue Jays / K.C. Hobson
/ OF / Stockdale H.S. Round 9 / Dodgers / Bryant Hernandez / SS / Oklahoma Round 17 / Marlins / Brent Keys / OF
/ Simi H.S. Round 18 / Orioles / Jarret Martin / LHP / Bakersfield JC Round 23 / Cubs / Jeff Pruitt / OF / CSUN Round 29 / Rays / Gabe Cohen / OF / UCLA Round 29 / Marlins / Jared Eskew / LHP / Cal Poly SLO Round 30 / Diamondbacks
/ Jack Marder / 2B / Newburty Park H.S. Round 32 / Reds / Shane Carlson / SS / UCSB Round 39 / Royals / Art Charles
/ 1B / Bakersfield JC Round 47 / White Sox / Jordan Yallen / OF / Golden Valley H.S. Round 48 / Cardinals / Jason
Novak / RHP / UCLA
2009 Colleges: WHO'S NEXT (Early Signings) Jacob Valenzuela
- Cal State Bakersfield Brandon Van Dam - Cal State Bakersfield Stuart Smith - Cal State Bakersfield Martin
Medina - Cal State Bakersfield Jett Bandy - Univ. of Arizona Edgar Olmos - Univ. of Arizona Shon Roe - Loyola
Marymount Univ. Jenzen Torres - Cal Poly Pamona Matt Dunbar - Cal Poly Pamona Casey Serna - Univ of Oregon Steve Selsky - Univ. of Arizona Mason Morioka - Univ. of San Franciso Ryan Hawthorne - Loyola Marymont Univ. Jarret Martin - Cal State Fullerton Chris Joyce - Univ. of California Santa Barbara Chris Reed - Stanford Univ. Garrett Branske - Cal State Bakersfield Matt Magill - Cal Poly SLO JoJo Sharrar - Univ. of Utah Bryan Willson
- Chico State Tanner Peters - Univ. of Nevada Las Vegas Jeff Johnson - Cal Poly SLO Derek Shutt - Brigham Young
University James McCann - University of Arkansas Robbie Mousselli - Cal State Bakersfield Wes Wright - Cal
State Northridge Sean Gillmartin - Florida State Tyler Johnson - Stoneybrook University Mitchell Porwoll -
Christian Brothers University Paul Rodriguez - Taft College 2008
Colleges: Tyler Gentry - Vanguard University Matt Langenfeld - Univ. of Nevada Reno Matt Scioscia -
Univ. of Notre Dame Matt Bywater - Pepperdine Univ. Matthew Koch - Loyola Marymount Univ. Bryce Tafelski -
UC Santa Barbara Jesse Meaux - UC Santa Barbara Ryan Plum - Cal State Los Angeles Alex Kurland - USC Danny
Muno - Fresno State Devin Lohman - Long Beach State Bobby Coyle - Univ. of Arizona Danny Duffy - Cal Poly San
Luis Andrew Irvine - Loyola Maymount Univ. Justin DeMarco - Cal State Northridge Jason Brooks - Dartmouth Bryan Suarez - Univ. of Nevada Reno Dominic D'Anna - Cal State Northridge Todd Eskelin - Cal State Northridge Eric Hong - Cal State Los Angeles Mickey Brodsky - Cornell Univ. Mitchell Maseredjian - Cal Poly SLO Nick
Locke - San Diego Christian College R.J. Bellegue - Cypress College Justin Shutt – Brigham Young University Justin Layne - Vanguard University
2007 Colleges: Cory Jones - Cal State Fullerton Jordan Lowe - Cal
Baptist Ryne Intlekofer - Norte Dame Kevin Muno - Univ. of San Diego Luke Yoder - Cal Poly SLO. Brett
Fick - UC, Santa Barbara Frankie Reed - Cal Poly SLO. Jeff Rapoport - UCLA Jose Vargas - Ventura J.C. KC
Haerther - UCLA Cole Kahle - Chapman Univ. Gabe Cohen - UCLA Brian Hernandez - Cal State L.A. John Birds
- UNLV Evan Fields - Allen Hancock J.C. Paul Klingsberg - Pepperdine Bryant Hernandez - Univ. of Oklahoma Jeff Pruitt - Cal State Northridge Angelo Songco - Loyola Matt Withem - Oxnard J.C. Matt Phillips - Allen
Hancock J.C. Sean Bonesteele - Fresno State Danny Gallinot - Univ. of Arizona Zach Thornton - Ventura J.C. Chad Gross - Questa College Devin Shepherd - Univ. of Oklahoma Gregg Bond - Questa College Ian Lightsey
- Cal Poly SLO. Andrew Pevsner - Johns Hopkins Univ. Alex Hinshaw - San Diego State Clayton Edwards - UCSB
Santa Barbara Steven Notaro - Pierce J.C. Kyle Thompson - Stanford Dan Richardson - Air Force Academy
2006 Colleges: Jared Eskew - Piont Loma University David Harris - U. of San Diego Jason Novak - UCLA Tyler
Fick - Northridge Shane Carlson - UCSB Tommy Palica - Golden west J.C. Robert Dickmann - UCLA Brett Beller
- Columbia University Daniel Rose - St. Johns University Alex Hinshaw - San Diego State Ethan Gentry - Vanguard
University Eric Kamatsu - Vanguard University
2005 Colleges: Brett Scyphers - U of AZ. Ben Orneles
- Cal State Fullerton Randy Molina - Stanford Todd Sandell - Fresno State Chuckie Fick - Cal State Nothridge Kris Kasarjian - Cal State Northridge Stephen Susdorf - Fresno State Mark Robinson - Cal State Northridge Eric Sweeney - Cal State Northridge Tyler Waddell - Cal Berkley Brian Stevens - Cal State Fullerton Dylan
Gaughen - UNLV Michael Notaro - Fresno State Ozzie Lewis - Fresno State Jamie Arneson - Fresno State Jose
Hernandez - Long Beach State Logan Gilbrich - U of San Diego Drew Saberhagen - Pepperdine Garrett Ozar - U
of San Francisco
2004 Colleges: Eric Guillen - Univ. of South Carolina Cory Phelps - Stanford
College Recruiting (Bill Gentry)
Every college coach has his own philosophy on recruiting, and
there is no book out there on how to find a college prospect. The typical coach will bring the all important radar gun and
stop watch to every game they watch. These are the only tools that college coaches have to get factual data. The real science
to recruiting is the ability to find that diamond in the rough or the athlete that hasn't hit his highest potential. Anyone
can go out and put the radar gun to a kid and see that he is throwing hard or time a hitter running to 1st and see he has
speed. The true test is watching a young man without those instruments and seeing talent too. That is what makes recruiting
a challenge. Unfortunately, all that athletic ability doesn't matter if you don't take care of your academics.
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very first question to ask a prospect isn't how hard they throw, how fast they run, how many homeruns they have hit, or how
many bases they have stolen. The first two questions to ask are, ‘What is your GPA?’ and ‘What are your
test scores?’ (ACT or SAT). On top of needing to know your overall GPA we also need to know your core GPA. The core
GPA and the number of core credits you have are the most important factors. These consist of your main classes such as English,
Math, and Social and Physical Sciences. The number of core classes you are required to have when you graduate to be a qualifier
out of high school varies depending on what year you graduate. If you have questions or don't know what those requirements
are, you can find them at www.ncaaclearinghouse.net.
Now back to the recruiting issue. How good do your GPA and
test scores have to be? The lower your GPA the higher your test scores must be. To make life simple strive for a 3.0 GPA or
higher. The bottom line when it comes to academics is if you don't have the grades it doesn't matter if you are the next Nolan
Ryan, you can't play baseball at a 4 year institution!
Baseball at the Division I level, if fully funded, will
have a total of 11.7 scholarships to fill a roster. When you consider most rosters carry minimum of 35 athletes that isn't
much money to spread around. College baseball programs must use every possible type of scholarship available.
Academic
scholarships are the easiest to give to incoming students. Additionally, that helps the team Academic Progress Report, or
APR. APR is a program that the NCAA developed a few years ago that deals with retention and graduation rates for student-athletes.
Basically, it gives each student-athlete a point system each athlete can earn a possible 4 possible points for the year. The
team also has a total percentage they must attain each year. If they go below that percentage they risk losing scholarships
for the following year and possibly losing their NCAA Division I status. The one thing an athlete can control is in the recruiting
process is his grades. Don't let grades be the reason you can't fulfill a dream of playing in Division I baseball!
The next questions a coach has are about your ability to be coached, your mental outlook, and what kind of teammate you
are. When looking for prospects, I ask these types of questions of the coaching staff, teammates, and prospect. Coaches should
always like to talk to teammates of the prospect to find out the type of person you are. Coaches should also speak to teachers
of the athlete. These are things that you also can control by your actions on and off the field.
There are particular
things coaches look for when watching a student-athlete. If things are/aren't going well for that individual how do they handle
themselves? How do they handle themselves in adverse situations? Do they have the desire to get better and learn new things
or do you believe you are good enough already? How do they carry themselves on and off the field? All these things are controllable
by the athlete. These can turn a coach on or off instantly!
The last thing is his athletic ability. That is where
it becomes an opinion of people and that is really out of your control. All you can do is work hard and play hard and let
the chips fall where they may. There is no science to recruiting, but there are things the athlete can do to make a coach's
job easier. Recruiting isn't about your athletic ability until you have taken care of the things that are in your control:
academics, mental attitudes, interaction with others. Take care of the classroom work and you give yourself a chance to play
college baseball!
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“In over 18 years in professional baseball I have yet to meet a coach with as much concern for his player’s
success and true passion for the game of baseball than Bill Gentry.” Gene Watson – Director of Professional Scouting, Kansas City Royals _____________________________________________________________ "When asked about top hitting coaches in the game today, Bill Gentry is one of the first
that comes to mind." Scott Pickens - Catcher, Detroit Tigers
_______________________________________________ “Bill Gentry
is a true players coach. He has been an encouragement and a mentor to me while involved in professional
baseball as well as launching my business, Major League Strength.” Dana Cavalea – New York Yankees, Head of Strength and Conditioning.
Owner and Founder of Major League Strength
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"I have been friends with Bill for the last 4 or 5 years after working
together at Coast to Coast Baseball. He is a good man, whom I have a great deal of respect for. He's done and seen almost
everything when it comes to baseball, and the thing that sticks out to me the most about him is I don't believe I have ever
seen Bill in a bad mood. He comes to the park every day with the same happy demeanor and simply takes care of business!
He is a good baseball guy for sure, but he is an even better person."
- Derek Johnson, Pitching Coach, Vanderbilt University
___________________________________________________________________________ "If you are looking for instruction in the Southern California area, check out Coach
Gentry’s Pro Player Academy in Bakersfield, CA. In addition to his baseball knowledge, you’ll be impressed
by his character, professionalism and how much he cares about the success of his players". - Jeff Albert, Hitting Coach St. Louis Cardinals
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| Pujols and Molina Sprint Training 2011 |

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| Jeff Albert, Hitting Coach STL Cardinals |

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Jeff Albert is a Hitting Coach for the
St. Louis Cardinals, currently working with the Palm Beach Cardinals in Florida. Jeff and I worked together in Jupiter
Florida in December 2010 and I can't even begin to tell you how impressed I am with this young professional. If I was
asked to name a "Top Notch" hitting instructor in baseball today, it would be Jeff Albert. I watched as Jeff
taught his craft and worked with over 65 players in the week we were together. Jeff was able to break down the basics
of hitting, from the simplest aspects to the most complex. Jeff was able to present and demonstrate in a manner in which
all those he worked with were able to learn, take the information into action on the field, and show immediate success.
Jeff is always in the process of educating himself on the subject of hitting, and then making that knowledge available to
all players through his instruction and training web site www.swingtraining.net If you want to be a hitter, www.swingtraining.net is the place to educate yourself, and if you are in the Southern
Florida area and want one-on-one instruction, contact Jeff at www.swingtraining.net.
| Jupiter, FL. December 2010 |

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| Jose "The Secret Weapon" Oquendo and Bill Gentry |
| ARIZONA 2010 |

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| L to R: Bill Gentry, Mike Nataro - Las Cruses Indy, Chuckie Fick - STL AAA, Jim Rapaport - STL AAA |
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| L to R: Ethan Gentry, Bill Gentry Jr., Bill Gentry, Tyler Gentry (Bakersfield Blaze-TX Rangers) |
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| Coach Gentry talking with infielder Brandon Boren |
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