Year	Player	Professional Baseball	Commitment	Position	High School
2026	Conor McCann		Eckerd College	INF, RHP, UT	JR Arnold High School
2026	Hudson Quinn		Wallace Community College – Dothan	C	South Walton High School
2026	Jace Cunningham		Wallace Community College – Dothan	1B/RHP	South Walton High School
2026	Cambell Toolan		Salt Lake Community College	P, 3B	Crestview High School
2025	Cameron Tipton Thomas		Troy University	OF, RHP	South Walton High School
2025	Nick Gates		Sewanee The University of the South	C	Niceville High School
2024	Kaycee McClellan		Palm Beach Atlantic University	SS, LF, CF	JR Arnold High School
2024	Shane Hoffpauir		Pensacola State	LHP	Destin High School
2024	Olivia "Yaya" McClain		University of West Alabama	C	Destin High School
2024	Calyn Rounsaville		Edward Waters University	C, 3B, RF	Navarre High School
2023	Joey Indelicato		Huntingdon College	C, UT	Navarre High School
2022	Samantha Roe		University of Florida, University of Louisiana at Lafayette	C	Rocky Bayou Cristian Academy (curre
2022	Preston Murphy		Northwest Florida State College, Ball State University	C	Niceville High School
2021	Luca Maberry		Marion Military Academy, Valdosta State	OF	Choctawhatchee High School
2021	Jackson Owen		Northeast Mississippi Community College, Mississippi State	C	Starkville High School
2021	Zane Steele		Coastal Alabama Community College	C	Baker High School
2020	Patrick Dale		Inspiration Academy	RHP, SS, CF	Crestview High School
2020	Karson Florence		Bishop State Community College	RHP	Freeport High School
2019	Marquez Oates		Troy University	RHP	Bay High School
2019	Zeph Hoffpauir		University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Pensacola State, University of New Orleans	RHP	Berwick High School
2019	Rece Hinds	Cincinnati Reds	Louisiana State University	3B, SS, RF	IMG Academy
2018	Cameron Gray		Chipola,Troy State	OF	Marianna High School
2018	Michael Schneider		Hudson College	C, RHP, UT	Niceville High School
2018	Brandon Schrepf		University of South Florida, Pensacola State, Troy State	RHP, OF	Gulf Breeze High School
2018	Nic Nolan		Florida Gulf Coast, Troy State	INF	Niceville High School
2018	Kyle Johnson		Enterprise College	C	Choctawhatchee High School
2018	Frank Furey		Gulf Coast State	OF, P	Carolwood Day School
2018	Drew Williamson		University of Alabama	OF, 1B	T.R. Miller High School
2017	Hunter Brittain		South Alabama, Pensacola State	C	T.R. Miller High School
2017	Dusty Rogers		Waldorf University	C	Navarre High School
2017	Cyrus Grimes		South Alabama		Navarre High School
2017	Tyler Rebber		Bishop State of Mobile Alabama	OF	Navarre High School
2017	Phoenix Sanders	Tampa Bay Rays, Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, Gastonia	University South Florida	RHP	Buchholz High School
2017	Richard Lucas		Saint Petersburg College	INF	Bay High School
2017	Brock Secondine		Peru State	RHP	Navarre High School
2017	Bobby Courson		Pensacola State Collge	OF	Arnold High School
2017	Matt Cronin	University of Arkansas		LHP	Navarre High School
2017	Will Baker		Wallace-Dothan	INF, OF	Houston Academy
2017	Jack Knight		Wallace-Dothan	RHP, DH	Rehobeth High School
2017	Ethan Sander		Jacksonville University	RHP	Port St. Joe
2017	Peyton Millirons		Wallace-Dothan	RHP	Mosley High School
2017	Cyrus Grimes		University of South Alabama	OF	Navarre High School
2017	Ethan Hess		Huntingdon College	RHP	Arnold High School
2017	Michael Carter	New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals		football	Navarre High School
2017	Leland Rames		Spring Hill College	RHP	Gulf Breeze High School
2017	Hunter Britton		University of South Alabama	C	T.R. Miller High School
2017	Will West		Columbia University	RHP	Niceville High School
2017	Michael Cullen		Chipola	OF	Mosley High School
2017	Cody Moore		Jefferson Davis	OF	Fort Walton Beach High School
2016	Devin Hemenway		University of Florida	LHP	Niceville High School
2016	Andre Macedo		Coastal Alabama	RHP, INF	Navarre High School
2016	David Maberry	Chicago Chili Dogs, Acereros de Monclova, Ogden Raptors	University of North Florida, Daytona St, Valdosta State	OF, 1B	Choctawhatchee High School
2016	Zack Kesterson		Duke University	SS, RHP
2016	Octavien Moyer		Florida A&M	INF	Navarre High School
2016	Ryan Catbo		Daytona State	LHP	Navarre High School
2016	Jeff Leach		Marion Military Institute,Robert Morris	SS, C	Fort Walton Beach High School
2016	Corey Armstrong		Northwest Florida State College	3B	Crestview High School
2016	J.J. Bleday		Vanderbilt University	OF	Mosley High School
2015	Darren Hasch	Redland's Rays (Australia),	Peru State	INF	Fort Walton Beach High School
2014	Jared Gonzalez		Huntingdon College	RHP	Navarre High School
2014	Nick Boswell		Jefferson Davis	RHP, SS	Fort Walton Beach High School
2014	Elliott Cary		Oregon State	OF, LHP	Niceville High School
2014	Austin Armstrong		Jefferson Davis	C	Crestview High School
2013	Dustin Berrong		University of Southern Mississippi	RHP	Choctawhatchee High School
2013	Rex Rutledge		Northwest Florida State College	RHP	South Walton High School
2013	Cody Killpatrick		Northwest Florida State College	SS	Fort Walton Beach High School
2012	Tanner Black		Northwest Florida State College	INF, OF	Fort Walton Beach High School
2012	Troy DeGennero		Pensacola State College	C	Fort Walton Beach High School
2011	Cameron McNabb		Saint Petersburg College	C, OF	Choctawhatchee High School
2011	Colt Tarpley		Enterprise College	LHP	Niceville High School
2011	Tanner Degafferelly		Peru State	RHP, INF	South Walton High School
2011	Michael Haynes		Lake Sumter	3B	Niceville High School
2011	J.D. Little	European Pro Ball	William Carey	LHP	Fort Walton Beach High School
2011	Mitchell Peterson		Stillman College, Tallahassee Communi	RHP	South Walton High School
2010	Austin Sullivan		Ole Miss,Troy	C	Fort Walton Beach High School
2010	Kevin Kelleher	Boston Red Sox	University of New Orleans	RHP	Niceville High School
2010	Michael Wells		Gulf Coast State	Catcher	Niceville High School
2010	Cutter Tarpley		Enterprise College	INF	Niceville High School
2010	Parker Willingham		Enterprise College	3B	Niceville High School
2010	AJ Gomez		Alabama Southern Community College	C	Niceville High School
2009	Robby Campbell		University of South Alabama	INF	Niceville High School
2009	Jake Wright		Enterprise College, Peru State	C	South Walton High School
2009	David Putynkowski		Peru State, Enterprise	OF	Niceville High School
2009	Danny Collins	Pittsburgh Pirates	University of Alabama, Troy University	INF, OF	Niceville High School
2009	Justin Hess	Houston Astros	Georgia Southern	RHP	Mosley High School
2009	Robert Price		Troy University	LHP	Niceville High School
2009	Robin Bailey			RHP	Niceville High School
2009	Brennan Coe		Delgado Community College	RHP	Navarre High School
2009	David Weber		Northwest Florida State College	C, CF	Choctawhatchee High School
2008	Austin Wood	California Angels	University of Southern California, Florid	RHP	Niceville High School
2006	Ryan Chaffee	Los Angeles Angels	Chipola	RHP	Niceville High School
2003	Kyle Conard	Arena Football League	University of South Florida	SS	Saint Petersburg Catholic High Schoo
2002	Tim Patterson		Peru State	RHP	Fort Walton Beach High School

Please contact us if we have worked with you in the past, but have not added you to our Commitments page.

Renae Burks

2 years ago

My sons (10 and 13yrs) did pitching and hitting lessons with Coach Darren. Coach Darren certainly knows how to break down mechanics in a way that young players can understand and obtain. He can quickly identify their issues and comes up with effective drills and techniques to address them. He knows pitching and hitting mechanics equally well. Excellent coach and highly recommend him.

KC Neverdahl

Scott is by far the best, highly recommend!!

Jessica O'Bryan

My daughter, Sophia, absolutely loves it here! Rafael gives my daughter great advice and gives her the confidence she needs! Thank you for your time! We truly appreciate it!

Greg Grimes

Scott and his staff have worked with my older son 13u through D1Juco / D1 NCAA college baseball. Scotts knowledge of baseball is unmatched . He posseses this ability to successfully teach young players the basic fundamental building blocks that necessary to become a solid player ! At the same time he instilled higher level insight that allowed my son ( and many others) to become a player who was able to sominate the game in high school and college baseball.
That was 13 years ago when he started working with Cyrus. Now hes working with my youngest son and to my surprise his instruction has evolved even further . I cant say enough about Scott and his love for the game, the process and the players . Every minute we have invested with him has been well worth the results, both physically as well as his mental approach he teaches the player/students.
Scott Hemmond is a home run for your players development !
Greg Grimes

Ashley Bishop

Hands down the best money we’ve ever spent for our son! Hemo and his entire staff have gone above and beyond to help our son excel. We started with lessons in February 2024 and our weekly visits have quickly become my son’s favorite thing to do. It goes way past the skills and fundamentals… the confidence that hemo has instilled in him is something we never thought possible. If I could give 100 stars, I would. Hemo is more than just a trainer, he’s family at this point. As parents we would make this decision for our son over and over again

Jason Knight

We are fortunate to have Hemo and his staff as part of our community. My almost 9 year old has been working with them regularly for about a year, privately for about 6 months (primarily with Coach Rafael). The entire staff has always exceeded expectations whether in small group sessions or privately. They all are passionate about the kids and vests themselves in their progress and successes. Highly recommend Scott, Rafie and Darren to anyone who is serious about the game.

Mark McCann

Top-notch Instruction! No wasted time as Hemo fills the time slot with constant activity and individual reps. High energy and positivity. Highly recommend Hemond School of Baseball!!

Joshua Livingston

Coach Rafael has been so good with our son. He loves baseball and its contagious. We appreciate all the knowledge he has imparted with our little man. Thanks, look forward to growing together.

Joey Watson

My son 15 years old plays High school baseball, at this stage most baseball players decide not to continue because of many issues being coaches negativity or playing time. This is a turning point for most young players . I am happy that we found Coach Hammond his positive attitude has restored my son’s confidence and all he wants to do now is practice and get a chance to play. Thank you Coach for the instruction and the Positive feedback you gave to him. We are now looking forward to the future Baseball.

Rick Miller

My oldest son Zack Miller trained with and played for Scott. Amazing experience. We traveled weekly from Panama City and would do it all over again. Hemo gets the game and shares his crazy energy and enthusiasm with any that want to put Iin the work.

katrina black

Shane Keller

My son has been attending Scott's (Hemo) clinics weekly for about 2 months. The very first lesson he and his team were able to pinpoint exactly what my son was doing wrong unlike any of his previous travel ball coaches. He is knowledgable in what to do to fix the problem and has come up with his own creative drills for your player to work on. He is very passionate about training, so much that he has worked with my son beyond the clinic's normal set end times on several different occasions. We are very grateful for this as nowadays everyone seems to be all about the money. His rates are very affordable too and we will be moving forward with his personal training sessions soon. If you are looking for real development in your player these are the people to go see on a regular basis. We will not go anywhere else. Thanks Scott and team!

Charles Burdette

I came in to get some work in having never visited before. I was treated like a friend and got some very good instruction and personal attention that I can take with me. I wish I had access to this baseball academy in my hometown. Excellent!!! Thanks guys! Brooks Burdette

Emilee Cooley

Visiting for summer vacation and we scheduled a lesson for my son. Scott was extremely nice and professional. So much knowledge and different ways to approach things. Overall outstanding experience and we hope to get lessons everytine we visit!

Jimmy Rowe

Enjoyed our time using the facility while on vacation. Scott and Rafael were very helpful on site and Lisa returned my call promptly to get us in. Highly recommend scheduling a session.

Cindy Clemson

Brandon Agar

Such a great experience. The most accommodating team and we had such a great experience.

Blain Blaylock

Traveling from Oklahoma, this place was great! We just purchased a cage session. Owner and other instructors jumped in to help with our session couldn’t have found a better place to get our reps in!

James Thomas

Great workout, he broke my son’s swing down and helped him put it back together properly. Looked great by the end of the lesson and used some drills we had not seen before. We will definitely be back.

Ryan M

Accommodated our team last minute. Super friendly

Jackson Fayne

Great lessons. Super passionate staff. You can tell they legitimately love to coach baseball. They don’t accept “ok”. The whole staff was constantly looking for perfection, not just “good enough”.

Mark Jordan

We called around trying to find cages to keep my son sharp thru his summer vacation. Scott was kind enough to rush up and open up for us on a last minute call. we just wanted to rent a cage and get some live looks off the machine. Scott while working kept an eye on the boys while they were hitting. At the end of the session Scott pulls the boys aside, points out a few flaws in their swing and then gives them some lessons and drills to take home, We didn’t sign up for lessons yet he was kind enough to work with them. By FAR the best coaching they have ever gotten in just a few minutes!! Highly recommend

Josh Wallace

My son was having to miss a week of all-star practice due to our family vacation, so I was looking for a place we could get some reps just to stay sharp, but we got way more than that. We found SHB and did a 1-hour cage rental two different days. The first day, it was just us and Coach Hemond there. He took it upon himself to get to know my son and essentially gave him a fielding and hitting lesson before the cage rental even started. The instruction was phenomenal! Coach has a way of breaking it down and explaining things in a way that is easy to understand. We never felt rushed to get in and get out either day we were there. You can tell Coach Hemond and the people there love the game and it's more than just a business. I highly recommend this place. We will definitely be back next year!

Giselle Brantley

Very good class. Will be back

Dawn Lipker

Great camp experience! Hemo & the other coaches had a good mix of baseball, kickball, football & wiffle ball to keep the kids entertained while learning baseball skills. 5 outta 5!

Ryan Casey

Visiting the area for the week and wanted to hit some balls prior to playing a mens league hame tomorrow… Found this gem. Scott and his team are incredibly smart, and extremely helpful. I booked 30 minutes but quickly realized I wanted to hear their instruction and use their facility for an additional 30. Scott offered some high level advice and Dominic (local HS ballplayer) worked drills with me for the majority of the hour. 35 yrs old and this is the first hitting lesson Ive had (only wanted 30 mins in the cage at first, but they wanted to teach so I was all ears!), and I left there hitting far more barrels than I could’ve on my own. Great team, real professional, old school feel to the place that deserves a seat at the highest levels of baseball instruction.

Barton Cooper

Great place to get any baseball training. If you're looking to get enhanced training or just touch up some of your techniques this is the place to go. We ran into Scott by accident at a local highschool baseball game and my son started the next week. Regardless of your position you can learn and improve by coming to this baseball facility.

Justin Yarnell

We had a great experience at SHB! We were in town for just a week. I wanted to get my son some batting practice so we reserved a cage for an hour. We ended up getting a lot more than that after one of the owners offered him a few pointers on both his batting and his pitching. We will definitely return the next time we are in town.

Travis Whitney

I’m gonna go into a bit of detail cause I think it’s important over a generic review. So far it’s been great, I’ve had 2 sessions with Raphael “Raffy”.

I'm on vacation from Phoenix where I play in a men’s league. Since starting to play ball again at 40yo, and after over 20 years without playing, I was rusty. While working out on my own I’ve also done a few different coaches/training. A couple were ok, mostly just small changes, try this and try that. I never really “felt” much of a difference. The most significant in terms of cost and commitment was Driveline.

Driveline is well known for their high-tech approach, and for training some professional athletes in the off-season. It costs around $6k for a year to do the hitting and pitching. I don’t want to come across as bashing Driveline, they’re a good facility. But 2 hours with Raffy was more rewarding than 2 months at Driveline.

Admittedly I couldn’t commit to a full year at driveline due to change in my career and starting a family. However when contacting them to see if I could continue they were lackluster and never got back to me. I think for that kind of money they should have better customer service.

Raffy worked on so many mechanics. I could feel the immediate changes on how I was making contact with the ball. It was noticeable throughout the whole session. Other training, including Driveline, was just taking a lot of swings. There was little work on mechanics. The attention to detail was 10x better than more expensive programs I’ve used.

I can wholly endorse working with Raffy after 2 visits. Excited to put what I’ve learned to work in games. He even helped with some fielding and pitching drills.

Scott Hemond Baseball brought it again this week!! Hemo’s attention to detail in all facets of the game really sets the bar high compared to other area programs. Unbelievable energy and enthusiasm for teaching the game of baseball in a manner that relates well to the various youth age groups. Hemo doesn’t punch a time clock…he teaches for as long as it takes. Best value/return on your investment!

Conor M.

Veruska Serrano

Excellent place for kids to train and learn new baseball techniques and strategies ⚾️my son loves it

Christopher Lastrapes

While visiting family nearby, I wanted to get my 7-year-old son some help with his baseball game. I found this place and got an hour lesson on a whim. Rafael was so great with my son and helped him improve so much that I booked another session later in the week. Rafael seems so great with kids and helps instill a love of the game, while also helping them learn and grow. I just wished we lived nearby so we could go on a regular basis!

Brandon Harris

3 years ago

We were in town for the week and had the chance to work with Scott a few times. Scott was so great with my son. He went the extra mile and the level of instruction and information was top notch. We'll definitely be back.

Alexis Johnson

Both my 17 year old son and my 11 year old daughter train here. My son started when he was 10. The staff are all great with kids. They expect you to work hard. The coaches are more than qualified and know how to explain technique. We are blessed to have Scott, his staff and this facility so close.

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