Baseball - Private Lessons

Private 1v1 instruction

*All private lessons must be paid online in advance directly to HIT Sports via Payments tab at the top of this page

Option A: 1 Hour Lesson 5 Pack $625 ($125 per lesson)

Option B: 1 Hour Lesson 10 Pack $1,200 ($120 per lesson)

Instructors Available: Tyler Herron, John Wagner

Tyler Herron - Baseball Pitching Lessons

Tyler has over a decade of pitching experience in professional baseball.  He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the First Round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.  He was drafted out of Wellington High School in Florida, where he led the nation with a 0.25 ERA.  Tyler’s vast pitching background expands amongst several MLB organizations including the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals, and New York Mets.  His professional baseball career has taken him all across the nation and the world; spanning with teams from Nevada with the Las Vegas 51’s, Hawaii with the Honolulu Sharks, North Dakota with the Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks, Puerto Rico with the Indios de Mayaguez, and Mexico with the Tigres de Quintana Roo.  One of Tyler’s experiences last year was pitching for Team Israel in the 2017 World Baseball Classic in which Tyler said it was "the best experience I've ever had in baseball”.  Tyler is excited share his baseball experiences and pass along his vast pitching knowledge to our next generation of baseball players.

John Wagner - Baseball Hitting & Pitching, Softball Hitting

John Wagner, as know by his peers and players as “Wags” has an extensive coaching background in professional baseball and women’s college softball. He has coached and managed at multiple levels. He has also been a private hitting instructor for numerous years working with many current and former professional baseball players.

John has had experience in a variety of roles in professional baseball.  He served as the hitting coach and third base coach for the Sussex County Miners in the Can-Am League. In the Frontier League, he served as the hitting coach for the Washington Wild Things. In the Pacific Association, John was hired as the manager of the Pittsburg Mettle who later changed their name to the Pittsburg Diamonds. He has served as an assistant field manager and director of player procurement for the Raton Osos. John has also spent time in the Atlantic League with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs and served as the hitting coordinator for the South Florida Winter League.  Additionally, John worked in the Washington Nationals organization serving as an instructor. While with the Washington Nationals, John also helped open the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy. At the academy, he helped coach and mentor many student athletes in his spare time.

At the collegiate level, John spent three seasons as an assistant with the women’s softball team at Towson University, a Division 1 school. At Towson, he was actively involved in all aspects of the program including budgeting, recruiting, practice planning, travel planning, and student athlete academics.  One of his main responsibilities was working with the hitters using the RightView Pro video analysis system.

One of John’s main passions is giving back.  He has been a mentor and involved in the Big Brother and Best Buddies programs.  For the Special Olympics, he has served as a spokesperson and advocate.  John has been a coordinator for Special Olympics young athletes program, and with Washington, John made an effort to partner up with the Special Olympics in every town they played in.

*To schedule a lesson, please email hitsportsflorida@gmail.com