DiamondFit Performance Team
Meet the coaches and staff that help you reach your fitness and performance goals.
Diamondfit Pitching Instructor
Mark Peterson
Mark was born in Raleigh, NC graduating from Sanderson HS in 2008. Helped Pitt CC reach the NJCAA World Series in 2010. Earned a scholarship to Radford University and graduated in 2012 with a bachelors degree in marketing & advertising.
Upon graduation, signed a non-drafted free agent deal with the KC Royals in 2012. Compiled a 6-1 record with a 1.16 era in the Appalachian League in 2012. Earned Carolina League All-Star honors in 2014 with 22 saves and a 1.31 ERA. Career MiLB record of 18-14 with a 2.98 ERA while compiling 60 saves over 6 professional seasons. Earned Baseball America Reliever of the Year award for the Carolina League in 2014. Organizational All Star in 2014 for the KC Royals.
What do you enjoy most about instructing?
What I enjoy most about coaching is helping kids reach their goals both mentally and physically. The process of teaching is what keeps me going.
I love to work with all athletes from beginners to professionals. The beginners come in wide-eyed and ready to learn, but the upper-level players can focus on the mental side of the game that is so under-appreciated.
In which area do you excel the most in your job?
I provide a ton of energy in my lessons. I like to focus on mechanics, but know when to let somebody loose and compete.
When did you start working for DiamondFit?
I started at DFP in September of 2014.
Sanderson HS ‘08
PittCC ‘10
Radford University ‘11-‘12
KC Royals ‘12-‘17
Bachelors Degree in Media Studies, concentration in Marketing and Advertising
Tell us about any special talents or unique things about you that are unrelated to your career.
I love to quote any Will Ferrell movie and I can remember song lyrics better than anything I learned from math class.
Contact Mark:
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