COLLEGE
COLLEGE RANKS. AMAZING.
AMAZING.
AMAZING. >> IT REALLY IS.
>> AND DREW WAS ON THE BASEBALL
FIELD TODAY OUT THERE GETTING
PITCHING TIPS FOR THE KIDS THAT
WILL SOME DAY BE RECRUITED BY
OREGON STATE.
OREGON STATE. DREW?
DREW?
DREW? >>
DREW? >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING AND
GOOD AFTERNOON ROD AND KATHY IN
THE STUDIO.
THE STUDIO. WE HAVE YOUNG PITCHING HOPEFULS
WITH US HANGING OUT ON THIS
TUESDAY AT GUNDERSON PITCHING
ACADEMY.
ACADEMY.
ACADEMY. THAT NAME SOUNDS FAMILIAR TO
BEAVER FAN, KEVIN GUNDERSON,
THE MAN ON THE FIELD FOR THE
LAST OUT OF THE BEAVER'S FIRST
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES IN 2006.
KEVIN WE TALKED EARLIER IN
PORTLAND ABOUT THAT TEAM AND
HOW YOU THINK THIS TEAM IS
EXTRA SPECIAL, AS WELL.
LET'S FOCUS ON WHAT YOU ARE
DOING, INSTRUCTING YOUTH IN
THE AREA ON PITCHING.
AS WE WITNESS THE YOUNGSTERS
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 8 AND 11
YEARS OF AGE, TELL ME ABOUT
THE GUNDERSON PITCHING ACADEMY
AND WHY YOU STARTED THIS.
WHY DID YOU WANT DO THIS FOR A
LIVING?
LIVING?
LIVING? >> WELL, BASEBALL IS IN MY
BLOOD.
BLOOD.
BLOOD. I
BLOOD. I HAVE TO THANK KATHY.
THEY IS THE ONE THAT GOT ME
START.
START.
START. >>
START. >> CATHY MARSHALL?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. I
>> YES. I GOT CONNECTED AND SINCE 2014
HAVE BEEN MY OWN BUSINESS OWNER
AND LOVE WHAT I DO.
I THOROUGHLY ENJOY WHAT I DO.
>> Reporter: IF I KNEW CATHY
MARSHALL WOULD GET ALL THE
CREDIT I WOULD HAVE STEER THIS
HAD INTERVIEW IN A DIFFERENT
DIRECTION!
DIRECTION! [ LAUGHING ] CAN YOU TALK ABOUT
WHAT YOU DO YEAR ROUND?
OBVIOUSLY KIDS AT ANY AGE, YOU
CAN'T THROW LIKE THIS 12-MONTHS-
A-YEAR.
A-YEAR.
A-YEAR. WHAT DO YOU DO TO MAKE THIS A
12 MONTH A YEAR OPERATION?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. EVERY KID IS DIFFERENT.
SOME KIDS DON'T PLAY BASEBALL
IN THE SUMMERTIME.
THEY CAN PITCH IN THE FALL.
SOME KIDS ARE REALLY HEAVY IN
THE SPRING AND SUMMER MONTHS.
THEY MAY TAKE THE FALL OFF.
DURING THE FALL IS WHEN I FOCUS
A LOT ON WORKOUT CLASSES.
I HAVE MY BIG WINNER PITCHING
PROGRAM I RUN FOR A LOT OF THE
HIGH SCHOOL KIDS IN PREPARATION
FOR THEIR SPRING SEASONS.
THEN AS THEY PHASE INTO THEIR
SEASONS THE YOUTH KIDS GET
READY FOR THEIRS.
IT IS A NICE CYCLE I HAVE GOING
ON.
ON.
ON. WE
ON. WE DON'T FOCUS STRICTLY ON
PITCHING 12 MONTHS OUT OF THE
YEAR BECAUSE KIDS SHOULDN'T BE
PITCHING THAT MUCH BUT WORKOUT
CLASSES, STRETCHING, BODY
MOVEMENTS AND MENTAL CLASSES
COMING THIS FALL, KIND OF
FULLY ENCOMPASSES WHAT PITCHING
IS ABOUT.
IS ABOUT.
IS ABOUT. >> Reporter: LET'S PULL A KID
OUT OF THE GROUP AND PUT THEM
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
IS THERE A MAN THAT CAN HANDLE
THE PRESSURE.
THE PRESSURE. >> COME ON, DYLAN.
>> Reporter: DON'T WALK SO
SLOW.
SLOW.
SLOW. THE
SLOW. THE SPOTLIGHT IS CALLING YOUR
NAME.
NAME.
NAME. IN
NAME. IN THE FINAL MINUTE OF THIS
SEGMENT DEMONSTRATE THE KIND OF
DRILL YOU WILL TEACH AN 8 TO 11-
YEAR-OLD?
YEAR-OLD?
YEAR-OLD? >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS A BASIC WHAT WE CALL A
HOVER DRILL.
HOVER DRILL. DYLAN WILL TOW THE RUBBER LIKE
HE WILL PITCH WITH HIS RIGHT
FOOT.
FOOT.
FOOT. HE
FOOT. HE WILL COME SET.
HIS LEFT FOOT WILL HOVER OFF
THE GROUND W. REPUTING ALL THE
FOCUS ON THE BACK D -- GROUND.
WE ARE FOCUSING ON THE BACK
FOOD, BACK KNEE AND BACK HIP.
AS HE COMES AND HE IS READY TO
GO, EVERYTHING IS ON HIS OWN,
HE WILL START HIS MOMENTUM
GOING FORWARD, DRIVE AND GO.
HOW ABOUT DO THAT FULL SPEED,
BUDDY.
BUDDY.
BUDDY. >>
BUDDY. >> Reporter: THE FULL SPEED
EDITION OF HOVER DRILL.
DYLAN DELIVERS THE HOVER DRILL
NOW IN FULL SPEED.
OH, YES, I CAN SEE IT NOW,
99 LIGHTING UP THE STORE BOARD
ON THE RADAR!
NICELY -- SCOREBOARD ON THE
RADAR!
RADAR!
RADAR! NICELY DONE!
NICELY DONE! MAY I GIVE IT A TRY?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> Reporter: ROD AND CATHY,
YES, HOVERING ON THIS TUESDAY
EDITION OF "PORTLAND TODAY" AND
BRINGING IT!
BRINGING IT! YES, YES!
YES, YES!
YES, YES! HOW ABOUT THAT, CATHY?
GIVE ME CREDIT FOR THIS, THE
GAPPEDDERSON PITCHING ACAD --
GUNDERSON PITCHING ACADEMY.
>> THANK YOU, GUYS.
I INTERVIEWED KEVIN A COUPLE OF
TIMES WHEN HE WAS A PLAYER AT
OREGON STATE.
OREGON STATE. THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT HIM.
I KNEW HE WAS BE WONDERFUL WITH
KIDS.
KIDS.
KIDS. I
KIDS. I WAS SETTING UP A CLINIC AND
ASKED HIM TO COME AND KIND OF
HEAD IT UP.
>> AND IT IS A FOUR YEAR
PROGRAM, CORRECT?
PROGRAM, CORRECT? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. NOW HE IS DOING IT FULL-TIME.