About Me
My name is Ed Harper and I decided to help create a college recruiting service with a co-worker of mine as a solution to the lost seasons of many high school baseball athletes. We want to do some service in the community for two reasons; one, these families have been extremely supportive of Coach Mendoza and I in the past couple years and two, it is a way to give back to the game of baseball, which has provided us the life that we have created for ourselves. My baseball story starts at age three when i started playing. I continued playing up until 2018, when I graduated from Muskingum University. After graduating, I worked with the Cleveland Indians while still spending my off-seasons in Cleveland working with the kids of Force!
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Force Sports Warrensville Hts., Ohio January 2016 - Present
Assistant Coach
January 2016– December 2017
Hitting Consultant
January 2018 – September 2019
Assistant Coordinator of Player Development
September 2019 - August 2020
Director of College Recruiting
September 2020 - present
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio May 2018 – December 2019
Minor League Video Intern
Assistant Coach
January 2016– December 2017
Hitting Consultant
January 2018 – September 2019
Assistant Coordinator of Player Development
September 2019 - August 2020
Director of College Recruiting
September 2020 - present
- Managed communication for players and families for game and practice updates
- Revolutionized the data capturing of the organization by using Rapsodo and video in training
- Collected data from Win Reality and Blast Motion to identify strengths and weaknesses using objective swing data
- Recorded and analyzed individual player statistics to understand what their strengths and weaknesses were
- Educated staff on how to read data from Rapsodo and to apply findings in training sessions
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio May 2018 – December 2019
Minor League Video Intern
- Managed all things regarding video for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers
- Provided usable data from bullpens and batting practice by running Rapsodo and Edgertronic cameras
- Created and distributed advanced reports for our coaching staff prior to the beginning of all games
- Created video layovers for players, coaches and front office staff to identify and correct mechanical flaws for pitchers and position players
- Created professional scouting reports and video playlists for the Indians Scouting department
- Performed many ad hoc projects at the request of coaching staff and Front Office personnel
Career Goals
1. Work in player evaluation/ acquisition for a Major League Baseball team.
2. Become the recruiting coordinator of an NCAA Division I school.
3. Contribute to winning a World Series, National or State Championship at any level.
2. Become the recruiting coordinator of an NCAA Division I school.
3. Contribute to winning a World Series, National or State Championship at any level.
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