I am a 20 year old right
handed pitcher 6'0" 172 lbs with a 4 seam, 2 seam, change up,
curve. My fastball is 88-92
and so far topped out at 94mph.
2011 Vanderbilt Baseball: Fall Preview, Part 1
TJ Pecoraro might end up competing with Ziomek
for the most innings eaten up by a freshman, featuring stuff that draws Nick
Christiani comparisons. Photo credit tjpecoraro.com
Also featuring a degree of polish and talent that should earn early innings
is Half Hollow Hills West High graduate TJ Pecoraro out of Dix Hills, New York.
Pecoraro is, on the optimistic projection, a Nick Christiani-like righty who can
pitch right off the bat. At about the same stature (6’ 150 lb) as Christiani
when he arrived in 2005 and with just about as much life on his heater (low 90s
MPH), Pecoraro was deemed college rotation ready by scouts at the Area Code
games where he dominated some of the best competition in the nation. He rounds
out the fastball with a biting slider, an 11-to-5 curve and a changeup. Pecoraro
will likely see time initially as a setup man, but Corbin did hand Christiani,
with similar stuff, the closer role as a freshman. He eventually projects out to
be a starter, but will likely start out in the pen for a very deeply staffed
rotation like Vanderbilt’s.
I have studied pitching most of my life
with my Dad and over the past 4 years, and currently
work with
John Mangieri.
Here are some of John's credentials;


Played
for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, and Florida
Marlins organization


Played
for the Italian National team in the World Baseball
Classic


Graduate
of St. Francis College.
John is also the owner and founder of
an independent recruiting service for
aspiring student-athletes looking to play at
the collegiate level.
Recruiting servicer
I have also worked with Glenn Mitchell. Glenn played
major league ball with the Atlanta Braves, and now works
as pitching coach for Nassau Community College.
I work with Mike Camp of Bethpage Physical Therapy. Mike
has developed an extensive workout program specifically
designed to help keep my shoulder strong which will help
protect my elbow, along with a workout for the rest
of my body.
Michael Camp,
DPT, CSCS, PES, is the owner of Bethpage Physical
Therapy, home to Competitive Edge Physical Therapy &
Athletic Enhancement. Dr. Camp specializes in manual
manipulative medicine, and has certifications from the
National Strength and Conditioning Association, National
Academy of Medicine, Titleist Golf Performance
Institute, and has completed multiple advanced manual
physiotherapy courses. Dr. Camp received his bachelor's
degree from University of Maryland at College Park,
majoring in kinesiology with a minor in exercise
physiology. Upon graduation he attended Osteopathic
Medical School, studying medicine and manual
manipulative medicine. He then moved to Tampa, Florida,
and trained at the Institute of Human Performance with
some of the country's top physicians and athletic
trainers. While at the Institute, Dr. Camp was part of a
team involved with rehabilitating and improving the
performance of athletes from the PGA, MLB, NFL, NHL,
NCAA, monor league baseball, tennis, and Olympic
hopefulls. In addition Dr. Camp currently treats
numerous IFBB bodybuilders, figure competitors, mixed
martial art fighters, and various high school and
college athletes.