In this week’s All Star Baseball Academy Instructor Spotlight, we are featuring Dave Housel, an instructor at ASBA West Chester. Dave gives lessons for hitting and fielding. Dave has been a member of the ASBA family since September of 2011.
Dave, a native of New Jersey, played high school baseball for Menthan High School, which is located in the northern part of the state. In both his junior and senior years, he was selected to the All-State team (1999 and 2000). He was drafted out of high school by the New York Mets in the 47th round, where he played from 2001 to 2004, making it as far as High A-ball. While with the Mets organization, he was roommates with David Wright. After his time with the Mets, he continued to play professionally in the Atlantic League, where he played for several teams. He got his start there with the Atlantic City Surf, playing for them in 2005 and 2006. He continued to play for a number of teams in the Atlantic League until 2010, including the Road Warriors, the Somerset Patriots, the Lancaster Barnstormers, the Camden Riversharks, and the Long Island Ducks. While in the league, he was a member of two championship teams, and was named the starting third baseman in the Atlantic League All Star Game in 2007. In 2009, he became the first player in league history to homer from both sides of the plate in a single game as a member of the Lancaster Barnstormers.
While Dave is still relatively new to ASBA, he has been giving lessons on his own for years, and thoroughly enjoys it. He says that the best part of it is “watching the kids develop. I’ve been doing this since I started playing, and the gratitude I get from watching the kids grow as ball players is wonderful.”
Along with giving lessons, Dave has helped out with the Sandlot League, and will be coaching a team this spring.
To schedule lessons with Dave, please call the West Chester facility at 610-399-8050.
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