Staff
Matt Werts
Ben Gainer
Matt Werts
Matt is currently the co-owner of Elite Baseball. As a pitcher, he played collegiately for Belmont University in
Tennessee and Millersville University. He also pitched for the
Silver-Spring Takoma Thunderbolts, where he was a League All Star, and
the Petersburg Generals, of the highly regarded Coastal Plain Collegiate
League. Matt has served as an assistant coach and assistant recruiting
coordinator for Silver-Spring Takoma of the Clark Griffith Collegiate
League. He also has been a head coach of the Northwest Little League in
Washington, D.C.
Matt Knox
Matt is currently the Co-Founder of Elite Baseball. Matt attended Millersville University from 1998-2001
where he holds single seasons records for most hits(80), RBI's(72), and HR's(14).
Matt was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 13th round of the 2001 amatuer draft.
In 2003 he was a Sally League All-Star while playing for the Class-A Lake County Captains.
He once hit two Grand Slams in one game for the Captains. In 2004 he was converted to the
mound as a relief pitcher. He won a Championship with the Mahoming Valley Scrappers of the
New York Penn League while being their closer. Matt also played for the 2006 Championship
team/Lancaster Barnstormers. Where he helped anchor and solidify the bullpen.
Ben Gainer
Ben is currently a coach and instructor for Elite Baseball. Ben attended Delaware Tech where he was named to the 2007 All-Region and All-District teams and was voted Region 19 Player of the Year. He was later named a 2nd team All-American by the NJCAA Coaches Association. Ben finished up his pitching career at Tennessee Wesleyan helping the Bulldogs to their 8th straight conference championship.
Tim Park
Tim is currently an instructor and coach with Elite Baseball. A 2008 graduate of William & Mary, Tim was one of the most prolific hitters in Tribe history. Upon graduating in 2008, he held school records for doubles in a season (26), career batting avg (.405), and career slugging (.668). Tim was a 2 time 1st Team All-CAA selection, 3rd team Collegiate Baseball All-American, a 2 time 1st team All-State, and a 2 time 2nd team All-East Region selection while at William & Mary. Prior to William & Mary, Tim played two years at Montgomery College Germantown where he garnered 1ST Team All-American and Academic All-American honors and let the Gryphons to the Region XX Championship.