Will Frazier

Coach Will Frazier, wfrazier@diginbaseball.com

[Coaching 7 years; cell number: 301-379-2597]

Coach Frazier is an associate scout for Major League Baseball’s Kansas City Royals and a Contributing Editor at Baseball The Magazine, http://www.baseballthemag.com/ce-digin.htm.As a Dig In Baseball instructor-coach, he has given more than 8,000 hours of private lessons, focusing on hitting, pitching and catching fundamentals. Over three years, while head coach at Maryland Baseball Academy, he amassed a 270-30 win-loss record, and in 2010, his 13U MBA tournament-only team was named AAU National Champions. His bachelor’s degree in kinesiology is from the University of Maryland.

Coach Frazier: “I have a passion for baseball, and teaching its fundamentals. Our job as coaches is to lead by example, passing along our knowledge of the game, motivating ballplayers, and helping our players become the best they can be—on and off the field. I take pride in that responsibility. We at Dig In Baseball are excited to teach our national pastime and to help our players reach their potential, as they advance into their future. A saying I’ve taken to heart is this: ‘Today give all you have, for what you keep inside you lose forever!’”

Coaching Achievements

  • 2011-present, Head Coach or Assistant Coach, 14U, 16U, 17U Dig In Baseball teams

  • Fall 2011, 16U Dig In Baseball team, only Maryland team to participate in Perfect Game's WWBA Underclass World Championship, Fort Myers, FL

  • Summer 2012, finalist, runner-up finish at Berkshire Baseball’s 16U Rawlings Showdown, Womelsdorf, PA

  • 2009-2011, Head Coach, Maryland Baseball Academy national team (270+ wins over three years)

  • 2011, #3 14U team in the country, TravelBallSelect.com

  • 2010-2011, coached numerous TravelBallSelect.com All-Americans

  • 2010-2011, #1 ranked team in Maryland, MarylandBaseballRankings.com

  • 2010-2011, two top five finishes, USSSA Elite 32 National Tournament, Orlando, FL
  • 2010-2011, repeat winner, USSSA Super NIT tournament

  • 2010, #1 13U team in country, USSSA Power Ratings

  • 2010, Amateur Coach and Team of the Year, Maryland State Association of Baseball Coaches

  • 2010, 13U Nations Baseball National Champions

  • 2010, 13U AAU National Champions

  • 2009-2011, four times tournament champion, Sports at the Beach, Georgetown, DE

  • 2009-2011, three times consecutive tournament winner, Annapolis (MD) Open
  • 2009-2010, repeat tournament champion, Mutiny at the Park, Olney, MD

  • 2009-2010, repeat tournament winner, Maryland State Championship, at Lake Shore, MD

  • 2009, Cal Ripken World Series, Aberdeen, MD, 2nd place, USA Division, UMAC, out of 25,000-plus teams in the nation

  • 2009, Cal Ripken Baseball, Aberdeen, MD, 12U Maryland State Champion, UMAC
  • 2006, Assistant Coach, Riverdale Baptist High School, won Maryland Private School State Championship (36 wins)

College Baseball Experience

  • 2002-2005, player, University of Maryland, College Park, MD baseball team

  • University of Maryland all-time batting records: 1st, All-Time Doubles (60); 1st, All-Time Extra-Base Hits (94); 1st, All-Time Total Bases (404); 2nd, All-Time Homeruns (34); 2nd, All-Time RBIs (147); 3rd, All-Time Hits (242); 5th, All-Time Runs Scored (148)

  • 2005, selected to Pre-Season All-ACC Team

  • 2003, played in Coastal Plains Collegiate League with Durham Americans; league All-Star as voted by managers; runner-up, league homerun derby

  • 2002, Collegiate Baseball Honorable Mention, freshman All-American
  • 2002, player, University of Maryland, squad with most wins in university’s history (34

High School Baseball Experience

  • 2009, inducted, Baseball Hall of Fame, Riverdale Baptist High School

  • 1999-2000, player, Maryland Private School State Championship teams, Riverdale (MD) Baptist High School

  • 2001, Maryland Crown All-Star Game participant, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, selected by Maryland State Association of Baseball Coaches

  • 2001, 1st Team All-County, Prince George’s Journal and Prince George’s Gazette

  • 2001, Washington Post 1st Team All-Met selection, Riverdale Baptist High School

  • 2001, Pre-Season All-State, selected by Maryland State Association of Baseball Coaches

  • 2000-2001, twice “Team Maryland” participant as selected by the Maryland State Association of Baseball Coaches

  • 1999-2001, player, Riverdale Baptist High School teams, nationally ranked by USA Today and Baseball America

  • 2000, The Prince George’s Journal All-County Honorable Mention selection
  • 2000, Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention selection