Pat Pinkman

General Manager & Lead Instructor

Pat Pinkman has spent the last 23 years coaching, advising, and mentoring baseball and softball players, guiding them to success at every level. During the 10 years spent running his family’s academy, more than 250 players went on to play collegiate baseball. As a college coach, he mentored 15 players who were drafted or signed by MLB teams, with 6 of them reaching the Major Leagues. Additionally, he has assisted 28 players in committing to colleges across all divisions as an advisor.

ADVISING CAREER

2022 – Current:

Mid-Atlantic Director for Elite Sports Advising. Assisting players and families navigate the recruiting process and mentoring players on the best college fit. Over the last three years has helped over 30 players find a college home.

COACHING CAREER

2018 – 2022 Seton Hall University
2016 – 2018 Fordham University
2014 – 2015 Marymount University
2012 – 2013 Virginia Tech
2011 – 2012 & 2014 Washington University in St Louis

ACADEMY CAREER

2002 – 2011:

Co-Owner & Operator of Pinkman Baseball Academy, Sterling Va.

PLAYING CAREER

A former standout at Virginia Tech, Pat was a 1998 Freshman All-American and named the Atlantic-10 Rookie of the Year. He set freshman records for wins (seven), innings pitched (89), strikeouts (81), pickoffs (10) and complete games (seven). As a sophomore, Pat went 9-5, 119 ip, 2.65 BB/9, 7.13 K/9, and set an NCAA Division I record with 19 pickoffs and a sophomore record with nine complete games. All told, at the end of his career at Va Tech he had 16 complete games.

In 1999 and 2000 while in the prestigious Cape Cod Summer League Pat was Co-Pitcher of the Year (leading the league in innings pitched and strikeouts), a Cape Cod All-Star twice, and started the Cape Cod All-Star Game once. Pat was recently inducted into the Cape Cod Baseball Hall of Fame.