Minnesota Post Grad, formerly Minnesota Post Grad, is a post high school college baseball program designed to play a collegiate schedule and assist players on their next baseball venture, whether it is professional or college athletics.

MPG does not have time limitations like HS or college athletics. You are able to spend more time on development (strength, speed, conditioning, and skills). You lose no college eligibility while gaining college exposure and experience.

MISSION

Our post graduate program offers graduated seniors or those who have moved on from high school an affordable opportunity to enhance themselves athletically and personally.

At MPG success is not measured by wins, but by personal development and placement to next level. MPG offers a rigorous schedule that will prepare athletes for the challenges that await them in college, learning to balance athletics and personal responsibilities. Our staff works with each athlete to make sure their individual needs and goals are met, so they can transition to the next phase of their lives, not only as athletes, but well-rounded character driven, responsible young men.

Our mission remains: Help the most dedicated and passionate succeed by enabling them to rise up and maximize their inherent potential.

Why Choose MPG

Gives a year to better your academic standing without losing a year of eligibility.
No time restrictions on your athletic development
Allows player to develop social and time management skills.
KEEP ALL YOUR COLLEGE ELIGIBILITY
Limited opportunities and roster spots available at many colleges across the country
Enhances player profile and extends planning and searching for the right fit.
Collegiate and pro experienced coaching
Gives young and/or undersized graduates another year to develop.
Gives extra time for those who have been injured.

SCHEDULES

Program Schedule

Semester 1:

August 19 – December 21

Semester 2:

January 10 – May 1

Travel Schedule

Tampa, FL: February 20-26

Dallas, TX: March 25-31

Wichita, KS: April 6-12

Game Schedule

MPG will play a 40-50 game season.. We will play teams in Texas, Florida, Kansas, and the upper Midwest across all levels across NJCAA, NCAA, and NAIA.

Daily Schedule Example

9:00 - Team Meeting

9:30 - Dynamic / Warm Up

9:45 - Offensive Work

10:45 - Strength Training

11:50 - Protein Supplementing

12:00 - Lunch

1:00 - Positional Meetings

1:20 - Individual Skill Work

2:00 - On Field Team Defense

3:00 - Agility / Speed Training

3:20 - Individual Meetings

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

The success of MPG is built on developing the athlete as a whole person, not just the athlete. Athletes will learn personal responsibility, time and stress management, and other life skills that will prepare them for college life and future success. In addition to actively engaging in community service events, athletes will have access to work opportunities that include umpiring tournaments, field crew work, youth academy coaching, and individual baseball lessons.

STRENGTH & PERFORMANCE

Minnesota Post Grad utilizes a holistic training approach derived from years of collegiate experience. Our performance team currently is composed of our Strength and Conditioning Coach, Landon Messner, and our Sports Scientist, Nate Wells. Our Performance Staff works closely with all facets of our coaching staff to ensure that what we do in training translates to improvements on the field. Utilizing data to drive decision making and address individual weaknesses, our performance staff uses cutting edge research guided methods to improve our athletes with improved nutrition, recovery, and training capabilities.

ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT

Our high performance development model takes players from their current level to new heights. With prioritizing development on the individual level, each MPG athlete will see growth in his needed areas.

Using a systematic, sequential and progressive approach to balance the development of strength, power, speed, agility, endurance, flexibility, and the mental approach we are able to streamline the development process.

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BODY WEIGHT

Average Increase

17.6 lbs.

EXIT VELOCITY

Average Increase

9.6 MPH

POSISTION VELOCITY

Average Increase

6.8 MPH

MOUND VELOCITY

Average Increase

6.2 MPH

HOME to FIRST

Improved

.375 sec.

60 YARD DASH

Improved

.375 sec.

MENTAL

HOUSING

Located 4 blocks from MPG's training faculty, the City Walk Apartments of Woodbury are viable accommodations for MPG players.

AMENITIES

Indoor Swimming Pool
Indoor Hot Tub and Sauna
Golf Simulator
Game Room with Big Screens
Billiards & Shuffleboard
Fitness Center & Yoga Studio
Clubroom with full kitchen
Outdoor sundeck | Business center

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Room Features

Upgraded Kitchens
Stainless steel appliances
Granite countertops
Built-in bookshelves
Spacious living areas
Elegant wood flooring
Fireplaces
Oversized bedrooms with large windows
Spacious bathrooms with designer finishes
Private patios/balconies available
Spacious open-concept floor plans

ACADEMICS

Players can enhance their academic profile and athletic ability with no impact to their NCAA eligibility.

We encourage players to take general education classes either online or in person to work toward a degree, but it is not an MPG requirement.

Players can maintain all athletic eligibility, as long as they are not a full time student.

MPG schedules time weekly, that is blocked off for players to take classes or work on school work.

There are several great local colleges, close to MPG's facilities for players take in person or online classes from. Players may elect to take courses from the institution of their choice.

APPAREL AND UNIFORMS

MPG is proud to have an exclusive uniform and apparel deal with Nike. Players will be fitted head to toe with Nike gear. Each athlete will receive a player pack containing t-shirts, long sleeve, sweat shirts, sweat pants, shorts, hats, & more.

STAFF

MPG has five dedicated staff members that coach, train, and mentor the players. With over 50 plus combined years of coaching experience across all levels of baseball, from youth to professional, the experience of the staff remains unmatched.

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Head Coach

Assistant Coach

Pitching Coach

Strength Caoch

RECRUITING

MPG uses a vast network of collegiate connections across the country to help guide players through the recruiting process. MPG Individualizes the recruiting process to find each player the ideal fit, that factors in playing level, talent level, academic priorities, financial needs, school size, and geographic region.

MPG has placed players to all governing bodies of college baseball, NCAA, NCJAA, and NAIA, competing amongst all levels D1, D2, and D3.

PILLARS

Program Features

Collegiate Game Schedule

At MPG players will play 40-50 games against colleges from all levels, gaining valuable experience, while maintaining all future athletic eligibility.

6-8 hours Dedicated Training per Day

Unlike most collegiate programs, MPG has no limitations and no restrictions on training time, allowing athletes to maximize their development.

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College Recruiting Advising

Not getting the attention of college coaches, look no further. MPG's enhanced recruiting process and vast network of college coaches will assist athletes in finding their ideal destination.

Rapsodo

Captures pitching and hitting metrics including velocity, spin rate, spin efficiency and vertical/horizontal break, launch angle, exit velocity, and distance.

Utilized by our coaches to provide real time feedback during bullpen sessions.

Blast Motion

Sensor-based swing analysis with auto-edited video clips

Analyze and improve swing plane, connection, and rotation.

Vizual Edge

Players will train Vizual Edge's baseball vision training system. Designed to improve reaction time, positional and spatial awareness, and pitch recognition.

Biomechanical Evaluations & Slow Motion Video Analysis

MPG utilizes biomechanical evaluation, high-speed slow-motion video, and AI technology to evaluate the entire kinetic chain, including angular relationships, range of motion, and dynamic interactions of body movements, to modify, improve, and overturn athletes' individual mechanical deficiencies.

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Pulse and Active 5

Pitches utilize arm care management, via a dynamometer, to monitor shoulder force production.

Throwing monitored and measured via Driveline Pulse sensor.

Programed Throwing Progression

PlyoCare Development

All players will will be on an individual throwing, plyocare, arm care, and weighted ball program to build arm strength, increase velocity and improve command and accuracy.

Driveline Programing

MPG hitters will develop their offensive game by utilizing overload/underload technology with individually designed movement prep, base drills to increase both exit velocity and barrel accuracy.

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Florida Baseball Ranch Savage Training

MPG leverages the Savage training to build specific adaptation through variability and goal directed experiences to maximize instability movements.

Certified Strength & Conditioning, Performance & Weightlifting Coach

With two dedicated strength performance professionals on staff, with division one and professional experience, athletes will see results in the weight room that will directly impact on field performance.