Julie Westbrock – Owner, Individual Pitching Instructor/Clinics
Julie was an All-State pitcher for Simley High School. She was also an All-Conference player in tennis and basketball. She was recently inducted into the Simley High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
After high school, Julie went on to play softball for Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Her senior year she was named Ivy League Pitcher of the Year, Cornell University’s Female Athlete of the Year, and was listed as 16th on Cornell’s list of One Hundred Greatest Athletes of the Century.
She set many records during her career at Cornell including wins (78), ERA (1.40), strikeouts (480), shutouts (21), complete games (75) and innings pitched (633). She also threw the first-ever no-hitter for Cornell. The accomplishment of which she is most proud is being a part of the team that earned Cornell its first-ever Ivy League championship. In October of 2009, she was inducted into the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame.
Through her clinic experience, she learned how to effectively teach an eight-step pitching technique. She believes that breaking down the full motion and teaching it in small steps is the most effective way to master the basic mechanics. Once the pitcher masters the fundamentals, the focus then turns to accuracy, speed, and then off-speed and breaking pitches. Julie is available for group clinics as well as individual instruction.
Michelle Seiger – Individual Hitting and Catching Instructor/Clinics
Michelle Seiger is a highly decorated three-sport athlete (soccer, hockey, softball) from Henry Sibley High School in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. She played on high school softball teams that took third and fifth place in the State Tournament. Individually, Michelle received numerous accolades in softball, including All-Conference, All-Conference Honorable Mention, All-State Honorable Mention, and All-Metro. She also took home an Athena Award.
After a successful high school career, Michelle went on to play softball at Minnesota State University, Mankato. As a Maverick, she was a career .300 hitter. She currently holds career records for walks (third) and on-base percentage (eighth). Michelle was also named a Maverick Achievement Award winner for her leadership on the field and in the classroom. Among her awards as a student-athlete, she was twice named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Academic Team, and was also a member of the NCC All-Academic Team.
Michelle returned to the Metro area after college and coached at Henry Sibley for eight seasons. In 2005, she was inducted into the Minnesota High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Michelle coached at Rosemount High School in Rosemount, Minnesota during the 2011 season. She remains active as a player as well: She was part of the 2009 USSSA Slow Pitch Class B World Series Championship team, and was named All-World for that tournament. In 2010, her team finished second in the USSSA Slow Pitch Class B World Series. Michelle is currently a member of the TC COMbat Softball team.
Adria Carlyon – Pitching Clinics
Adria graduated from Eagan High School in 1996. While pitching for Eagan, her team finished as State Runner-up in ’93 and ’96. She went on to play at St. Cloud State University and graduated in 2002 with a B.S. in Education. While at SCSU, she kept teams off balance with her devastating change-up. In 1998 the Huskies finished as Conference Champions. In 2010, the conference championship team was inducted in SCSU Hall of Fame.
Since graduating from college, Adria has had various coaching positions. In 2002 she was the Assistant Varsity coach at Tech High School in St. Cloud. She then coached the 9th grade for Edina High School. For five years, she was the Junior Varsity coach and assistant Varsity coach at Osseo Senior High. While there, she helped lead the team to a Conference Championship and Section Championship in 2008 and 2009. She then coached the JV at Rosemount High School.
Adria has given private lessons since 1996. She has given winter clinics in Monticello, Osseo and Elk River. She teaches a series of progressions that place a strong focus on mechanics. Her students enjoy her sunny disposition and learning her killer change-up.
Jessica Niebuhr – Pitching Clinics
Jessica is from Woodbury, Minnesota where she completed her high school softball career with multiple honors. After high school, she went on to play at Arizona State University where she was Co-Pitcher of the Year as a freshman. After graduating from ASU with degree in Sociology she went on to Eastern New Mexico University as a graduate assistant softball coach where she received her master degree in Sports Administration. Since her return to Minnesota ten years ago, she has been working with young pitchers both privately and in group settings.
