RBIs_All Star Baseball Academy

Our Facility:

The All Star Baseball Academy is a 5,000 square foot indoor training center which offers:

» TURF covered training area

» Batting Cages at major league lengths

» Pitching Machines for softball and hardball players as well as a soft toss for beginners

» Dirt Pitching Mound - Professionally installed; Variable distances

» Camps & Clinics aimed for all ages (click here for more info)

» Private Lessons available for individuals, groups or an entire team; provided by some of the best
experts you can find in Wisconsin, including former Brewer players. We teach the fundamentals and

   the "little things" to help you reach your full potential.

» Girls' Fast Pitch Training and Lessons - Individual or group lessons offered from one of our local
    expert coaches, who helped lead his high school team into the finals! His one on one focus is
    outstanding! Pitching, hitting, and fielding techniques, and camps offered throughout the year as well.

» Men or Mixed Softball Leagues Join us to practice your hitting - Batting cages available for slow

and fast pitch softball; Open practice area to play catch and loosen up your arm before a game or

just to keep your arm in shape

» Manager/Coaches Key - Take advantage of our "Manager/Coaches Key" program, bring in your
     team for a weekly practice; Use the entire facility to train for 90 minutes after business hours for a
     "private" practice. (some rules do apply click here for further information)

» Memberships- Unlimited & limited use memberships; Both packages offer discounts on camps &
    clinics as well as other "members only" price breaks through out the year. (click here for more information)

» Non-Members- Are always welcome to use the facility for a nominal fee, as well as take part in any of our
    camps/clinics or schedule for individual lessons with any one of our instructors.
    (click here for more information)

Our Instructors:

   Willard "Willie" Mueller
Played with the Milwaukee Brewers as a relief pitcher 1978 and 1981. He is currently only one of eight Wisconsin natives to play with the Brewers. Brewer teammates included Robin Yount, Paul Molitor and Jim Gantner.

Willard has coached baseball for the past 17 years, and is currently an Assistant Coach for Concordia University of Wisconsin (CUW) Falcons.

On June 23rd, 2011 Willie, along with 8 other baseball greats and icons, was inducted by the West Bend Baseball Association (WBAA) and added to the Wall of Fame during the Diamond of Honor ceremony at Regner Park.

He is also known for his role as "The Duke" in the movie "Major League"

   Willie is available for private or group pitching and hitting lessons, as well as participates in some
                                  of our camps and clinics throughout the year

   Doug Gonring

Doug spent several seasons as a catcher in the Houston Astros and Toronto Bluejays organization, retiring from professional baseball in 1988.

He became the head coach for the West Bend East baseball team in 1994 and coached them to state titles in 1999 and 2002. During his nine high school coaching seasons in West Bend, he developed numerous players who have made names for themselves in the professional ranks. Examples areformer Sun hurlers Jason Wiedmeyer (San Diego Padres) and Mike Mueller (Atlanta Braves) who pitched professionally after college and third baseman Ryan Rohlinger who played for the San Francisco Giants.

Doug played for his college team Florida Atlanta University (FAU) and was elected into their Hall of Fame in 2007.

He is now a varsity coach at Kewaskum HS and Assistant coach at Concordia University in Mequon.

                                 On June 23rd, 2011, along with Willie and 8 other baseball icons, Doug was inducted by the West Bend
                                 Baseball Association (WBAA) and added to the Wall of Fame during the Diamond of Honor ceremony at
                                 Regner Park.

                                 Doug is available for private or group lessons, as well as participates in some of our camps and
                                 clinics throughout the year

   Mitchell Knox

Mitch is a West Bend graduate as well as a legend in baseball. He is known for his home-run swing, and went on to play at the University of Kentucky, finishing third in home runs in the SEC.

Mr. Knox has been an active coach for the past 20 years, and is currently an assistant coach at Concordia University, working with the Falcon hitters. His 2009 team set several all-time Concordia offensive standards.

Mitch assists in weekly mini-camps and is available for private or group lessons providing his expertise in hitting and fielding.

Bill Albrecht

Bill has been a teacher/coach at West Bend West for the past 21 years. He is currently the West Bend West "Spartans" varsity coach. He is also a 1983 Spartan alum.

Mr. Albrecht took over the baseball program in 2001 and went 45-35 in his first three seasons, but since then the Spartans have been quite dominant. Over the past seven years, West is 195-30; Has been to state five of the past six years; won four conference championships since 2004 and captured the 2007 state title.

Bill built the West Bend West team's foundation on fundamentals, hard work and execution, and has been referred to as a "perfectionist" by his players.

Albrecht announced his resignation as longtime boys' basketball coach in 2010, so he could focus on his
                                family and more on the sport of baseball.

                               Named 2011 Little Ten Conference Coach of the year

                              Bill Albrecht conducts many mini-camps,
                              and is available for private or group lessons in hitting and fielding.

Dallas Wodsedalek

Dallas has many years of experience as a girls' fast pitch coach, and is currently the pitching coach for the Kewaskum High School, Girls Fast-pitch team. Dallas helped lead these girls into a conference championship win this year, with an 18-6 record.

As an instructor Dallas' commitment to his players goes above and beyond. His focus and dedication to ensure his players are getting the most out of their lessons normally has him exceeding the scheduled time frames.

Dallas assists with mini-camps and is available for private or group lessons. He is available for both softball & hardball but his expertise lies in girls' softball/fast pitch techniques.

Mike Heisdorf

Mike is the Head Varsity Coach at West Bend East. He started out as an assistant Varsity Coach for East in 2008. He has coached Little League for 8 years and Junior League for 4 years.

Mike assists with mini-camps and is also available for private or group lessons.

Our Camp & Clinic Staff:

We have also recruited local coaches and former players to help us with camps and clinics.

Jim Gantner – Former Milwaukee Brewer, primarily as a second baseman; Part of the "Brew Crew" went to the World
Series in 1982; Elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005

Scott Stier– WB AD, former JV coach
Nate Hayes – WB West JV coach
Mike Kleinhans – Kewaskum Freshman Coach