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Pro Player Academy of Baseball Offices, 12211
Parkerhill Drive, Bakersfield, California 93311 Phone: 661.373.7880 | Email: basebalcps@aol.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 World
Champion St. Louis Cardinals after leaving a NCAA D-1 coaching position at Cal State University Bakersfield. Gentry
is also the Director of Field Operations 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, and the National Pitching Association.
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| Bill Gentry working with pitchers at camp |
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| Scott Pickens (Detroit Tigers) working with catchers 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 |
| Pro Player Academy of Baseball |
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| Historic Sam Lynn Ballpark |
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| Bill Gentry and Dana Cavalea - Head of Strength and Conditioning, New York Yankees |
| 2009 WORLD SERIES CHAMPION N.Y. YANKEES |
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| Dana Cavalea - Head Strength & Conditioning Coach |
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| Scott Pickins - Detroit Tigers |
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| Gene Watson, Scouting Director - Kansas City Royals |
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 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
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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 - 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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| Pacifc Suns - Western Baseball League |
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| Bill Gentry - Infield |
| Cal State University Bakersfield |
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| Assistant Coach Bill Gentry |
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| Bill Gentry St. Louis Cardinals |

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| "AAA" Pitcher Chris Young, working with future prospects |
| Gentry Family Professional Baseball |
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| L to R: Ethan Gentry, Bill Gentry Jr., Bill Gentry, Tyler Gentry (Bakersfield Blaze-TX Rangers) |
| BAKERSFIELD BLAZE 2009 |

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| TYLER GENTRY |
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| NCAA D-1 BASEBALL |
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| Coach Gentry talking with infielder Brandon Boren |
We are proud sponsors of the following organizations:

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| SoCal Cardinals Scout Team - MLB SCout League, Southern California |
| Bakersfield Blaze Professional Baseball |

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| High "A" Affiliate of Texas Rangers |
| Mojo Pitching Cage -Training Product |

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| www.mojopitchingcage.com |
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Pro Player Academy of Baseball Office, 12211 Parkerhill Drive, Bakersfield, California 93311 (661)373-7880 Email: basebalcps@aol.com
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