Baseball Lessons and Softball Lessons
Industry Sports itself does not offer lessons, but we are a great place to work on your game. As such a number of local instructors have used our facility to give lessons. Please reach out directly to the instructors to arrange a time.
You can bring your own instructor if you have a membership. Please reach out to make sure the instructor has signed a waiver.
Mike Draghi
Coach Mike Draghi is the only Coach WCCC’s baseball program has had since its inception in the 1990s. He will call upon that vast experience to help your child become the player they were meant to be.
Mike has run many youth baseball clinics as fundraisers over the years. If you’d like individual lessons that focus on hitting, pitching, fielding, or any combination thereof, please contact Mike directly via email or phone:
Phone: 724-454-2802 Email: draghim@westmoreland.edu
Jim Hoffner
Jim Hoffner offers lessons for fast pitch softball players for both hitting and pitching. If you are familiar with local fastpitch softball you’ve probably already heard of Jim or his daughters due to their exploits on the field.
Jim can be reached at 724-331-0744
Vaughn Hempfield
Spend just a little bit of time around youth baseball or basketball in the area and chances are you’ll see Vaughn Hempfield. Vaughn played minor league baseball in the Kansas City Royals organization. He currently assistant coaches for the Southmoreland baseball team as well as refereeing basketball and umpiring baseball games.
You may not know his name but if you’ve been at a game that he’s umpiring you’ll know it’s him with his signature called strike sound, which is somewhere between a yelp and a battle cry.
Vaughn can be reached at 724-708-1608
Emma Hoffner
After a stellar career at Hempfield High School Emma has moved on to Ohio University. You can read about her accomplishments during his sophomore year in this TribLive Article.
Call or Text Emma at 724-610-7146 to arrange lessons
Charlie Varriano
With four years of college baseball experience and exposure to the international game in Japan, I am excited to share my knowledge, techniques, and insights with your child! My comprehensive instruction program will cover the fundamental skills, advanced techniques, tactical understanding, physical conditioning, mental preparedness, and cultural integration aspects of baseball your child needs to get to the next level. Together, we will work towards maximizing your potential and taking your game to the next level. Let's embark on this exciting baseball journey for all ages and get you to the next level!
Accolades:
Hempfield Highschool All Team DH
Collegiate athlete (Patrick Henry CC & Wheeling University)
Pony League World Series 2013
West Point All Stars 2011
Overseas Baseball
AAU Baseball Experience (10 Years)
Charlie can be reached at 724-875-7402
Matt Martin
Matt specializes in hitting and catching instruction. Matt played collegiately at Wake Forest University and professionally for the Brewers and Marlins organizations. He is a full time baseball instructor and his instagram is @mattmartinbaseball
Matt can be reached at 412-860-1778