At The Battery Training Academy, safety isn’t just a policy—it’s our promise. We create a respectful, inclusive space where every athlete feels supported, motivated, and empowered to grow. Our certified staff follow the highest standards to ensure every session builds both skill and confidence All staff are trained and certified in the following courses:

CPR/AED Training

Concussion in sports

protecting students from abuse

Anthony Dimino

Director of operations 
Belmont, NC

North Meck High School (2007-2011)

  • 3 year varsity starter
  • 3 year all conference I-Meck
  • All-State (2010-2011)
  • Team USA Mid-Atlantic Representative 2010
  • Charlotte Hot Stove Player of the Year Finalist

Belmont Abbey College (2012-2015)

  • Started 138/138 games
  • Career Batting Average of .392 (High of .459 2015)
  • Career OPS of 1.023 (High of 1.090 2015)
  • 3 time All-Conference
  • All-Region (2015)
  • All-American (2015)
  • Graduated with a degree in Political Science and a concentration in Pre-Law

New York Mets Organization (2015-2018)

  • Picked in the 28th round of the 2015 draft (overall 839)
  • Career Batting average of .303 across 5 minor league levels (High of .333 in 2016)
  • As a utility player, played 6 of 9 positions on the field (Primary Catcher)
  • 3 Time offensive Mets Minor League offensive player of the week

Instructional background

  • Began instructing while playing in 2016
  • following playing career started Full-time instructing in 2018
  • Experience in running 50+ group clinics above 15 kids
  • instructed over 12,000 baseball lessons and counting
  • Coached all ages from 8-21
  • Specializes in Hitting/Catching/infield
  • head coach of the battery 13u and 15u teams

Gavin Schmitt

Pitching coordinator/ 11u,12u Coach
Shelby, NC

Plainfield east High School (ILLINOIS) (2016-2019

  • University of illinois (2020-2023)

    Gardner Webb university (2024)

    Instructional Background

  • Coach on 11u/12 Battery teams
  • has helped young pitchers in illinois and the charlotte area

JU’juan “JU JU” Cason

Hitting/Fielding instructor
LELand, nc

north brunswick highschool (2012-2016)

  • Former outfielder/pitcher
  • powerade State Games Participant (now Body Armor) 2015 Region 2

belmont abbey college (2020)

  • .311 OBP in 19 games prior to the season ending due to covid

Shippensburg university (2021-2022)

  • 2021: Led the team in triples and stolen bases, got 17 out of 18 attempts, including multiple stolen bases in 4 games
  • 2021: Had 6 multi-hit games along with a season-long 9 game hitting streak
  • 2022: started 48 out of 49 games with 10 doubles, 2 triples, 4 home runs, and a .283 average overall
  • interesting fact: only made 2 errors in 6 years of college baseball!

Instructional Background

  • coached at walter m. williams highschool in burlington, nc
  • won the conference with a 10 game win streak to finish the regular season (14-8) and (7-3) in conference bringing Williams the first conference championship in over 14 years
  • head coach of the battery 11u and 12u teams

Ashton Ward 

Softball (Pitching)
Belmont, NC

Butler High School (2003-2007)

  • 2 time ea sports all-american (2006,2007)
  • 2007 Louisville slugger All-american
  • NC Gatorade player of the year (2007)
  • 3 Time Charlotte Observer PLAYER OF THE YEAR
  • 4 tIME FIRST TEAM ALL CONFERENCE/ aLL sTATE
  • 2 TIME nc 4A sTATE cHAMPION AND tOURNAMENT mvp (2006-2007)
  • cAREER 58-1 RECORD
  • 0.00 ERA (2004,2005), .02 era (2006), .28 eRA (2007)
  • 360 k'S OVER 170 INNINGS pITCHED
  • 2025 NC SOFTBALL hall of fame inductee

uNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (2007-2009)

  • 27-5 RECORD
  • 1.88 era
  • .195 batting average against
  • 4 COMPLETE GAME ONE HITTERS (TOP 25 lsu, oREGON,OSU)
  • 2 time sec player of the week, including first series

    vIRGINIA tECH (2009-2011)

  • 1.10 era (2011)
  • .197 Batting average against (2011)
  • played shortstop and outfield when not pitching

Instructional background

  • Worked with pitchers at the softball project
  • volunteer assitant at Virginia Tech Softball
  • assisted with High school pitchers at blacksburg High (VA)

Lauren Fulton

Belmont, NC

VALLEY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL (2017-2021)

  • 4 TIME VARSITY LETTER-WINNER
  • FEATURED ON THE 49ERS CALHI SPORTS NETWORK FOR “BEST IN THE BAY” CAREER JOURNEY
  • 4 YEAR VARSITY STARTER PLAYING OUTFIELD
  • COMITTED TO PLAY COLLEGE SOFTBALL AT JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY IN 2020
  • PLAYED FOR THE SAN JOSE STING SOFTBALL TRAVEL TEAM (10 YEARS)

JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (2021-2025)

  • COMPETED IN BOTH THE COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (CAA) AND SUNBELT CONFERENCES
  • GRADUATED FROM THE JMU HONORS COLLEGE WITH DISTINCTION
  • B.S. DEGREE IN MEDIA ARTS IN DESIGN (CONCENTRATION IN CREATIVE ADVERTISING) AND DOUBLE-MINORED IN SPORTS COMMUNICATION AND INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
  • MAINTAINED .250 BATTING AVERAGE (2024)
  • NAMED A NATIONAL FASTPITCH COLLEGIATE ASSOCIATION (NFCA) ALL-AMERICAN SCHOLAR ATHLETE (2025)
  • MEMBER OF 2024-2025 SUNBELT COMMISSIONERS LIST
  • JMU ATHLETIC DIRECTOR’S SCHOLAR-ATHLETE LIST (2023,2024,2025)
  • NAMED TO SUNBELT ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL (2024)

INSTRUCTIONAL BACKGROUND

  • INSTRUCTED AT VARIOUS SOFTBALL/BASEBALL FACILITIES ON THE EAST COAST SINCE 2021
  • COACHED GIRLS FROM AGES 6-20 YEARS OLD
  • CURRENTLY PURSUING A MASTERS’ DEGREE IN COMMUNICATION WITH APPLIED STUDIES IN COACHING COMMUNICATION AT UNC CHARLOTTE)