About dAWG ball
Dawg Ball is an offseason baseball circuit camp focused on player development in the midwest. Offering professional instruction from coaches and players with collegiate and professional experience. Dawg Ball camps are an educational based operation, utilizing an easy to follow format focused on giving hitters simple yet specific tools for their growth as individual hitters. Each camp is designed to create the interpersonal environment that we value. Dawg Ball strives to have a lasting impact on each camper, leaving them with the physical, but more importantly, the mental tools necessary for consistent success in their baseball careers.
Dawg Ball camps are instructed by professional and collegiate coaches and players. All hitters will be introduced to the Dawgs acronyms below in terms of hitting philosophy, as well as character, mindset, and mentality. Dawg Ball utilizes video examples as part of the learning process. Additionally, journals will be handed out at every camp to emphasize a growth & learning environment, encouraging kids to note what they learn, as well as what does and does not work for them as a hitter. Each journal will contain learning points and visuals upon the kids receiving them. We strive to make a lasting difference impacting players far beyond their time with us. Schools and organizations willing to host our camps will receive a generous credit towards equipment & program necessities.
Trevor Burmeister
Founder
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Trevor Burmeister
Trevor Burmeister
Trevor Burmeister
Trevor Burmeister just finished his 4th season as a hitting coach in the Colorado Rockies Organization. In 2021 the ACL Rockies won the ACL championship, and this past 2022 season were runner’s up losing in extra innings in game three of the championship series. In Burmeister’s two seasons coaching hitters for the ACL Rockies, they have r
Trevor Burmeister just finished his 4th season as a hitting coach in the Colorado Rockies Organization. In 2021 the ACL Rockies won the ACL championship, and this past 2022 season were runner’s up losing in extra innings in game three of the championship series. In Burmeister’s two seasons coaching hitters for the ACL Rockies, they have ranked top in many league offensive categories. Additionally, the ACL’s 2022 overall league batting champion came from the ACL Rockies. 2023 was Trevor's first year as hitting coach in affiliated ball with Rockies Low-A in Fresno, CA. The Fresno Grizzlies had: the California League MVP, 4 players named California League player of the week, 1 California League player of the month, 1 Colorado Rockies organizational player of the month.
A Wisconsin native (Verona, WI), Burmeister started his coaching career immediately after his college playing career ended, at UW-La Crosse, where he stayed for 2 seasons. His next stop was one year at Minnesota Duluth. Offensively they ranked third in all NCAA DII in batting average (.352), and second in home runs (102). He then returned to his alma mater Madison College (NJCAA) under the direction of Head Coach Mike Davenport for 3 years, where he was named 2019 NJCAA Assistant Coach of the Year by ABCA/Baseball America. The Colorado Rockies came calling in 2020, and hired him as a hitting coach under the direction of hitting coordinator Darin Everson.
Nick Gile
Trevor Burmeister
Trevor Burmeister
Nick Gile was signed to the Colorado Rockies Organization in December of 2022. He graduated and finished his collegiate baseball career at Illinois State University in spring of 2022. After a tough junior year he made some key adjustments which led to an All Conference season in the Missouri Valley, hitting .284/9 HR/14 2B... After fallin
Nick Gile was signed to the Colorado Rockies Organization in December of 2022. He graduated and finished his collegiate baseball career at Illinois State University in spring of 2022. After a tough junior year he made some key adjustments which led to an All Conference season in the Missouri Valley, hitting .284/9 HR/14 2B... After falling short of getting picked in the 2022 MLB Draft he went on to play in the MLB Draft League for the summer. Nick just completed his first year in pro ball with the Rockies. Some first year numbers include: .353 OBP, .808 OPS, 7 doubles, 2 triples, 5 HR.
Nick is from Menomonee Falls, WI, where he played high school baseball. Menomonee Falls won back to back State Championships in 2015 & 2016. He then went on to play at Madison College where he had a successful two years, highlighted by his sophomore season hitting .442/8 HR/ 55 RBI/21 2B earning First Team All-American Honors. Nick holds the Madison College record for RBI's and Doubles in a career. Followed by a short time at Creighton University in 2020, which was cut short due to covid, Nick transferred and finished his career at Illinois State.
Tyler Burmeister
Trevor Burmeister
Tyler Burmeister
Tyler Burmeister joined the University of North Dakota in the Fall of 2017 and currently serves as the Assistant Athletics Director of Student-Athlete Development where he oversees the personal, professional, and leadership development of UND student-athletes.
Since his time at UND, the department has continuously earned national honors a
Tyler Burmeister joined the University of North Dakota in the Fall of 2017 and currently serves as the Assistant Athletics Director of Student-Athlete Development where he oversees the personal, professional, and leadership development of UND student-athletes.
Since his time at UND, the department has continuously earned national honors and recognition for service, including leading the nation in community service impact score in 2021-22.
A native of Madison, WI, Burmeister is an active member of the National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals (N4A), serving on the Best Practices Committee.
Tyler came up with our mentality acronyms "CHORES" which you can see toward the bottom of this page
Dawg Ball Acronyms & What We stand for
Character & Mentality
CHORES
C- Curiosity
H- Habits
O- Optimism
R- Resiliency
E- Evaluate
S- Sacrifice
Hitting Philosophy
D- Direct (Short and efficient to the ball)
A- Alignment (Level, balanced, in line with the pitch line)
W- Work on time (Be on time to attack the fastball)
G- Get on plane (Match the plane of the incoming pitch)
S- Space (Room to operate and clean and efficient swing)