Brayden Flanders '22 Recruiting Profile

Brayden has just finished 11u baseball.  Season was 40 games and he hit .395 in 95 plate appearances.  21 RBIs and 1 HR.  Brayden just started travel ball pitching and has a fire to be great at it.  He has started training at Elite Baseball with pitching instructor Mike Paul.  He is now at 60 mph on fastball, change up is 49 and curve is at 43.  Some notes about Mike Paul: Coach Mike Paul, co-owner of Elite Baseball & Softball Training, has been involved with baseball as a player, coach, and instructor for the past 30 years. Coach Paul is a certified functional strength coach as well as the head of our CST (Cross Specific Training) program. Coach Paul is a graduate of Grand Rapids Catholic Central where he was a two time all-conference player. Coach Paul then continued his baseball career at Grand Rapids Community College, and is currently a scout for the Minnesota Twins organization. While at Elite, Coach Paul has coached 25 pitchers in the professional leagues, as well as numerous pitchers at various college levels ranging from Community College programs up to Division 1 Programs.

Coach Paul is the co-author, with Tom House, of "Fastball Fitness," which proves that velocity can be taught. He also continues to research and implement programs that will continue to increase the health, physical performance, and mental performance of Elite athletes.


Brayden is young and at the beginning of this process, but want to pitch in college.