2020-21 Recruiting Guide A New Era for Rocket Baseball

Rob Reinstetle was named the 12th head coach in the history of the Toledo baseball program on July 8, 2019. Head Coach Rob Reinstetle

• 12 seasons as a Division I coach • 6 NCAA tournament appearances • 2 NCAA Super Regional appearances • 10 MLB players coached • 78 MLB draftees coached • 23 All-American players coached Assistant Coach Nick McIntyre Recruiting Coordinator Hitting/Outfield/Catching Coach

Coaching Career • 12 seasons as a D1 assistant coach • 22 All-Conference players coached • 2 MAC Freshmen of the Year coached • 2 MAC Defensive Players of the Year coached • 10 MLB draftees coached College Career • Purdue University • Top 10 in career records for hits, runs, doubles, RBIs, and total bases Professional Career • 20th Round Draft Choice • Detroit Tigers Organization (2003-2008) • Played 6 seasons reaching Double A Assistant Coach Tommy Winterstein Pitching Coach

• 5 seasons as a D1 assistant coach • 13 professional baseball players coached • 2 All-Americans coached Assistant Coach Travis Tingle Camp Director

• 4 Seasons as a college assistant coach • Former team captain nationally-ranked Louisville team in 2012 • Two-time all-conference pitcher at Cleveland State CC (Tenn.) Assistant Coach Michael Ryan Director of Player Development

• Former Rocket player and 2020 team captain • Made 100 starts at catcher during his career, hitting nine home runs and tallying 58 RBI • 2020 UToledo graduate with a degree in business administration Rockets in the MLB Draft

• 70 MLB Draftees • 85 have signed pro contracts • 3 in the Top 10 rounds since 2009 Rockets in Professional Baseball Major League Exposure

Every Fall, Toledo Baseball hosts its annual Scout Day, where each MLB team sends scouts to evaluate the players.

The Rockets perform in a showcase-type setting and then play a full scrimmage. Toledo Rockets Baseball Field

Home of Rocket Baseball LF 330’ LC 370’ CF 400’ RC 370’ RF 330’

• The Findlay Building • Located directly behind the left field fence, it is where the players’ locker room and coaches’ offices are located. • Indoor Hitting Facility • Attached to our home dugout • 7,000 sq. ft. hitting facility • Up to 5 cages • 2 permanent pitching mounds Rocket Indoor Hitting Facility and Locker Room

• The locker room is located just outside of the left field fence • Locker room renovations were completed in January 2020 • Has a 65” television, couches, and ping pong table

• Facility is connected to our home dugout • 7,000 Square Feet with Turf • Up to 5 cages • 2 – self-feeding Hack Attacks • 2 – permanent mounds • 24 hour access • Cages pull back into an open area for defensive and pitching development Some of the new design elements at the Findlay building, home to the Toledo Baseball team’s locker room and coaches’ offices. Fetterman Athletic Training Center 100-Yard Indoor Turf Field Home for our off-season training Location of our preseason intrasquad games Capable of having 2 full infields and accessible to players for long toss Athletic Training and Recovery • The Sports Medicine Center contains two state of the art physician's exam rooms to diagnose and treat student-athletes. • The UT Sports Medicine Center is 3,528 sq. ft., more than three times larger than the previous training room. • The two pools in the Sports Medicine Center contain 2,850 gallons of water. • The Hydroworx therapy pool has a treadmill at the bottom that can go from 0 to 7.5 miles per hour. The Hydroworx Polar Plunge pool remains at a constant temperature of 50 degrees. Strength and Conditioning Savage Weight Room

Steve Murray – Strength Coach 20+ years experience

• Individualized Weight Lifting Programs • Designed to add mass and mobility • Team lifts 3 days a week in season and 4 days a week during the off-season Technology Axe Bat Speed Program Your Edge in Development

Driveline Wrist Weight and Plyocare Balls Rapsodo – Pitch Development

Blast Motion Rocket Athletic Facilities Students get free admission to all Toledo Sporting Events

The Glass Bowl Home of Toledo Football

Savage Arena Home of Toledo Basketball Toledo Gear Uniforms and Footwear Bats and Gloves Student-Athlete Success

• Priority Registration – alleviates class conflicts – players will be in class and at practice

• Academic meetings to ensure students are on track to meet academic progress requirements

• Easy-to-schedule Tutorial Assistance Student-Athlete Academic Success

• The Toledo Baseball team has averaged over a 3.2 GPA the last five years • 70 Toledo Baseball players have been named Academic All-MAC • The Toledo Athletic Department has won the Mid-American Conference Institutional Award for highest department GPA 6 out of the last 8 years. About UToledo

• University founded in 1872 • 20,500 students • 20-1 Student to Faculty Rate • Offers more than 300 Undergrad, Graduate and • 75% Retention Rate Post-Graduate Academic Programs The City of Toledo Toledo is a city in Ohio located on the western end of Lake Erie, on the Michigan border. A cultural cornucopia featuring the best in the arts, sports and cuisine, Toledo also is home to some of the largest corporations in the United States. Explore the Glass City an you’ll find: • The world-renowned Toledo Museum of Art, with 35 galleries of works Walleye hockey team as well as numerous concerts. and the Glass Pavilion which opened in 2006. • Eleven metroparks, including Wildwood Preserve near The University of • The Toledo Zoo, internationally recognized for its exhibits that Toledo and Maumee Bay State Park on the shores of Lake Erie. encompass habitats from around the globe. • Cedar Point, just 75 minutes away in nearby Sandusky, has consistently • The Toledo Mud Hens, the Triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, plays been ranked as one of the best amusement parks in the world. downtown at Fifth Third Field. • The Huntington Center, a downtown arena that hosts the Toledo The City of Toledo

From L-R: Toledo Zoo, Fifth Third Field, Cedar Point, Huntington Center TOLEDO BASEBALL 2020-21 EXPECT TO WIN