Baseball

Varsity Baseball 

Montverde's baseball program is built on "simplicity". First, all members must accept that baseball is a privilege that God gives them - not a right. Second, it does not matter how many games we win if we cannot represent Montverde Academy with character, honor and integrity. Third, we try to do four things every game to be successful - 1) throw strikes, 2) play defense, 3) hit with two strikes and 4) hustle. Fourth, by trying to get a little better at everything every day, each player's efforts in the program and at the Academy should culminate with their being prepared to play and succeed in college. If we follow this simple plan, the experience that every Montverde Academy varsity baseball player receives will not only be a positive one, but also a successful one.

The spring season begins in mid-January and ends in May. The team routinely practices six times a week in-season, and plays two pre-season classic games, and twenty-five regular season games. After having built a solid baseball foundation, the Eagles strive to send excellent students, players, and citizens off to college.

Coaching Staff

Head Coach Steven Hand

Coach Hand has over 17 years of baseball coaching experience at the high school and college levels, including nine years at Lake-Sumter Community College. He has been a regular staff member on summer baseball instructional camps at Lake-Sumter CC, the University of Florida, Stetson University and the University of Miami. A dozen of his former players have signed pro baseball contracts and many, many more have gone on to play at four-year colleges and universities. A native of Montana, Coach Hand attended Linfield College, OR and received his Masters in Education at Barry University in Miami, Florida.

Assistant Coach Victor Rivera

Coach Rivera is from Salinas, Puerto Rico.  As a player he pitched at Texarkana Community College and Southern Arkansas University. He coached at Jarvis Christian College in Texas and most recently at the Next Level America Academy in Puerto Rico.  At Next Level he helped place dozens of players in college.

Junior Varsity Baseball

The JV baseball team shares the same goals and vision as the varsity team and play a 14-game schedule.  The team consists of members in the sixth through eleventh grades.

Notable Baseball Alumni