ISO Academy features the regions most experienced and acclaimed baseball and softball instructors. With College, Professional and Major League Baseball experience, we help to develop each player’s skills, to prepare every player to compete to their fullest potential.
Hitting
Jason Payne
College: KWC
- Owner of ISO Academy and Private Instructor since 2012 serving athletes of all ages and abilities
Hitting
Stewart Ijames
College: University of Louisville
- 4x all big east team
- 08’ freshman all American
- 2nd in school history with RBI’s
- 5th in school history in hits
- 6th in school history in home runs
- 7th in school history in doubles
Professional:
- 07’ draft pick to the Milwaukee Brewers
- 10’ draft pick to the New York Yankees
- Played with the Arizona Diamondbacks 13-17 and ended in AAA
Softball Pitching
Crystal Perry
College: KWC (2000 – 2002)
Brescia University Graduate (2010)
Coaching:
- Apollo High School Softball Freshman Coach (2008-2009)
- Owensboro Catholic Softball Freshman Assistant Coach (2009-2010)
- Muhlenberg County Middle School Softball Coach (2010-2013)
- Muhlenberg County Softball Freshman Coach (2010-2013)
- Muhlenberg County Softball High School Assistant Coach (2015-2016)
Tincher Pitching Instructor (full certification in progress) – 2019
Pitching
Mark kahn
College:KWC (1998-2000)
Kankakee Community College
Coaching:
- Former pitching coach at KWC
- Physical Education teacher at Owensboro Middle School
- OMS 8th grade basketball coach
Softball
millie roberts
Strength and conditioning
Andrew Emmick
College: Brescia University
Professional:
- M.S.S. in Health and Fitness Management from United States Sport Academy
- Strength and Conditioning Coach since 2006
- 15 years of training MLB plaers
- 10+ years training college football players for NFL Combine
- Trained World Series and Super Bowl Champions
Certifications
- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association
- MovNat – the practice of natural human movement skills
- Animal Flow – incorporating ground based movement training to improve strength, coordination, stability and mobility
- OnBaseU – the study of how the human body functions in relation to baseball and softball
Andrew will be offering training that will focus on making you a better overall athlete. After a screening process to find your physical limitations, Andrew will design a program that will help you strengthen your weaknesses and give you an athletic
advantage over your competition. Training will include: mobility, ground based movement training, agility, core training, shoulder/arm care, and general strength training.