THC Instructors

Greg Brown

Greg specializes in youth development and has mentored many athletes that are now playing collegiate athletics as well as professionally.

Baseball Hitting & Pitching

Softball Hitting

Mon Wed Thur 5-9 PM

Bob Laurent

Bob has over 25 years of training experience producing several collegiate and professional level softball and baseball players.  During the 2012-2016 seasons he served as the Assistant Head Softball Coach for NCAA Division II University of Illinois in Springfield.  He specializes in hitting and overall player development.

Softball & Baseball Hitting
HitTrax Assessments and Player Development Programs
John Hummel

John was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates as a left handed pitcher in 2002. He played in the Pirates organization for three years and also played independent baseball for another two seasons.

Baseball Pitching

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Kurt Windisch

Kurt served as an Assistant Softball Coach for Lincoln Land Community College, Junior High head coach for Christ the King and continues to assist with the Hitting Center travel softball teams.  Kurt specializes in slap hitting instruction.

 

Softball Slap Hitting

 

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Phil Laurent

Phil played professional baseball for the San Diago Padres, River City Rascals, Washington Wild Things, and Normal Cornbelters. He specializes in hitting and outfield instruction.   

Baseball Hitting & Fielding

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 Ashleigh Roscetti

Ashleigh was a 4 year starter at Sacred Heart-Griffin.  Four time All Central State Eight conference selection.  Three time All-State selection.  Ashleigh received a scholarship to Quincy University.  Started all four years at QU.  Two time Great Lakes Valley All Conference selection.  Also, a Great Lakes Valley conference all-academic selection.  Graduated from QU with a degree in Sports Management. 

 

Softball 
 

 

 

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Clint Jeffers

Clint is the former Head Coach of Roosevelt (Formerly Robert Morris) University in Peoria, IL.  The Springfield area native was the head coach at Peoria for 3.5 years.  He has former players continuing their carrers at Illinois Center College (JC), Clarke University )NAIA), Lincoln Collete (NAIA), and Eureka College (D3).  Prior to his promotion to head coach, Clint was an assistant with Robert Morris-Springfield and help lead the Eagles to a USCCA World Series birth.  He also has experience at the high school level with Springfield Lutheran High school.  In 2012, the Crusaders compiled a perfect 8-0 conference record, and had 5 student-athletes move on to the college level.  As a player, Clint spent two years at Springfield College in Illinois (JC), and a year at both Missouri Western State Univ. and the University of Illinois-Springfield (D2) as a utililty infielder and catcher. 

 Baseball Hitting Catching
Infield
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THC Front Office

Greg Brown
    Operations Manager
Bob Laurent
General Manager

     Jackie Laurent  

 Office Manager

jlaurent@thehittingcenter.com