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Brent Pourciau

Professional Pitcher
Owner Guerilla Baseball Academy

Brent Pourciau was born in New Orleans, LA. He grew up in Covington, La. where he played football, basketball and baseball for St. Paul’s High School. When Brent reached high school he narrowed his organized athletics down to just football and baseball. Brent developed a very strong arm in High School becoming the Ace Pitcher as a sophomore. His senior year he helped his team to the Semi-Finals losing to the team, which had won the State Championship the past six years and was ranked 5th in the nation by USA TODAY, 2-1.

Brent was a late bloomer and was offered a full scholarship to Delgado Junior college to have a few more years developing in size and strength. He began the year pitching the opening game of the season. In the fourth inning Brent blew out his rotator cuff and immediately had rotator cuff surgery to repair the tear.

During the surgery the Doctor shaved the acromion back to open the shoulder joint, which gives the joint more room to rotate, to help prevent the injury from occurring again. The side affects were added pressure to the muscles that hold the arm in place. Because of this procedure the Doctor said Brent would not be able to throw as hard as he did before the injury. He was advised to try another sport.

This marked the beginning of Brent’s continuous devotion to the athletics of pitching. Brent read every book he could find that would maybe one day allow him to pitch again in college. It took two years until he could actually throw a ball off of the mound. He then soon discovered that his arm wasn’t going to get any stronger. He worked with two well known physical therapists and two well known doctors before they informed him that they could not do anything to help his condition. The last Doctor labeled his condition as chronic tendentious. Brent refused to accept this diagnosis and began to seek out the help of a personal trainer and a massage therapist. He was lucky enough to train under the supervision of the Olympic Lifting Coach Gayle Hatch’s protege Kurt Hester. The first year he spent training with the Olympic lifts his fastball increased six mph. What he learned was as he grew stronger, all around, he could throw harder. Brent spent countless hours in the weight room building the frame that eventually developed the power to throw a 94 mph fastball. This occured six years later during a Professional Minor League season.

Not only did Brent play college baseball again but he was the winning pitcher in the Conference Championship game. He moved on to have a Professional career playing in Europe and for an Independent Minor League Organization in San Diego, California.

Through hard work, both physically and mentally, Brent learned the secret to velocity and longevity. Not many athletes have the opportunity to start their careers again from the beginning and work their way to the top, with a total understanding of how they did it!

“You can learn so much more from adversity than from a gift!”

Resume:

3 year Ace Pitcher – Saint Paul’s High School 5A – 1993-1995
Semi-Finals in State

1 year Starting Pitching – Delgado Community College – 1996
Miss-Lou Conference Champions

* Rotator cuff surgery

Come back season
1 year Relief Pitcher – Centenary College D1 – 1998

3 year Starting Pitcher – Spring Hill College NAIA – 1999-2001
GCAC Champions/NAIA Regional Playoffs

1 year Ace Pitcher – Mortsel Stars Antwerp, Belgium – 2001
European Cup winners

1 year Starting Pitcher – San Diego, Surf Dawgs – 2006
1st round draft pick Golden Baseball League

Watch the video of Brent Pourciau vs Jose Canseco, both in their final professional season.

Live Interview 2006

Mike Layseca

National Pitching Association Certified Instructor

National pitching Association Certified Instructor Baseball instuctor at the Glendale Batting Cage since 1993 to present. Started coaching high School 1989-1992. In second year help Burbank High School varsity win its first League Championship in 15 years prior as the pitching coach. As a Pitching coach moved many underclassman to varsity. Since leaving High school served on many youths coaching staffs for many teams but instrumental in putting together the Southern California Panthers travel team. The So Cal Panthers have showcased the top baseball players in the Southland. Many Division 1 to professinal players have played the So Cal panthers travel team.

Played at Saint Francis High School as a pitcher and moved on to Loyola Marymount University but due to an arm injury forced to stop playing baseball.

Have worked thousands of hours trying to improve the understanding of pitching/throwing accuracy and velocity while promoting health and proper mechanics!

Chad Edwin Englehart, BS, CSCS, USAW, SPARQ

Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
Contact Chad by phone 985-373-1628
Visit His Website!

Coach Englehart has more than 7 years of experience in the sports performance field. A graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University Coach Englehart received a Bachelors Degree in Kinesiology w/ a concentration in Exercise Science. Englehart is now pursuing his Master’s Degree from A.T. Still University in Human Movement w/ a concentration in Corrective Exercise. Coach Englehart has many other accreditations in the Sports Performance field they include:

  • NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
  • USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Specialist
  • Nike SPARQ Trainer Certified
  • Exercise Science Alliance (Sports Nutrition Certification)
  • Exercise Science Alliance (Medical Exercise Credential Course Certification)
  • Red Cross CPR Certified
  • Red Cross Professional and AED Certified

Coach Englehart has worked with athletes that range from as young as 8 years old to professional athletes in the NFL, NBA, MLB and MLS. He has three years of experience training college football athletes preparing for the NFL Combine. As well as training the Class A Florida State League Minor League baseball player of the year Logan Morrison, Tulane University Hall of Fame shortstop and current MLB player Andy Cannizaro and NBA second round pick Tyrone Washington.

Prior to becoming the Director of Speed and Strength at Pelican Athletic Club, he held the position of Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at HS2 Athletic Performance and The University of New Orleans. It does not matter the age or the sport if you want performance results look into Coach Englehart and his program.

Other Notable Athletes Coach Englehart has trained:

Darius Vinnett- St. Louis Rams
Titus Brown- Cleveland Browns
Chris Clark- Minnesota Vikings
Will Arnold- ex-LSU All- American
Martin Hankins- 2008 University of Memphis Offensive Player of the Year
Steven Korte- ex-LSU Fullback and Fastest 40yd. at 2008 LSU Pro Day (4.39)

Current High School Teams in the Program:

Fontainebleau High School (Baseball, Women’s Soccer, and Men’s Basketball)

St. Paul’s Football

Northlake Christian (Men’s Baseball, Volleyball, Football)

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