Introducing Foundry Baseball’s pitching coach, Harvey Silverman – “Coach H”, and Pitch Command.
I fell in love with baseball when my grandparents took me to the first night game played by the Minnesota Twins at Metropolitan Stadium. As a result, I became a baseball player, however not a very good one. Poor vision and eye-hand coordination can cripple baseball aspirations.
So I became a student of the game. I played catcher through high school and coached Little League while in college (imagine that – a Little League that allowed non-fathers to coach!). It wasn’t until I had my own son and recognized his outstanding eye-hand coordination that I put my coaching hat back on. We won the Foster City Little League championship in 1999, and after my son had moved on to PONY, I stayed behind and managed the 2000 Foster City Little League 10-year old team to the NorCal state championship. In 12 of 16 tournament games, we held the opposition to three runs or less – and threw a perfect game. I went on to coach at the PONY level, but not my son. I believe that young athletes need to learn from different coaches, to find the little things from all along the way that creates a well-rounded player. Currently, I umpire at the high school level with the Peninsula Baseball Umpire Association (PBUA).
My coaching philosophy is quite simple – put the kids into the best positions to succeed. Not everyone can be a pitcher – for some the glaring spotlight of being watched on every pitch is too much to handle. For those who want the ball, I work to establish safe and sound pitching mechanics along with developing the mental focus necessary to throw more strikes than balls. Baseball is a tough game – it is designed for more failure than success. It’s why the best hitters average around .300 – that’s a 70% failure rate. Young players need to know and realize this if they want to have fun and achieve some success in the game.  I coach and teach in ways that are both positive and nurturing.
I look forward to meeting your athlete at Foundry Baseball.

A baseball and football standout at Palo Alto High School, Jamal was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 11th round of the 1995 MLB draft.  As a first baseman and outfielder, Jamal had an eventful five year career including a Midwest League All Star selection in 1998.

Jamal retired from pro baseball and subsequently established himself as a top hitting instructor in the Bay Area.

Chris attended Hayward High School, where his prep career included two-time California High School All-State selections, and 1992 Mizuno All-American High School team playing with the likes of Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter.  Chris was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 11th round in the 1992 MLB draft, and went on to a seven-year pro career in that organization, primarily as a middle infielder.

Since 2001, Chris has been a hitting and skills instructor in the Tri-Valley area, and has most recently coached the Alameda Merchants collegiate team.

Brandon is an alumni of Palo Alto High School and has been with Swagger Travel Baseball for four years, coaching 10 and under and also working with players on proper baseball conditioning.

In addition to coaching Swagger, Brandon is also assistant baseball coach at Woodside Priory.

After twenty-five years of working in the corporate world, Brad finally decided to follow his dream by spearheading the opening of Foundry Baseball. Brad’s passion for baseball started at a young age. He was born and raised in Redwood City and spent his entire youth playing baseball. As a sophomore he was a member of the St. Francis Lancer Baseball team that won the 1983 CCS Baseball Championship and was Team Captain of the 1985 Lancer squad. After high school, he played one year for Menlo College and was set to play the following year at the University of Arizona but “Tommy John” Surgery cut his dream of a career in baseball short. To insure that the upcoming talent on the Peninsula doesn’t fall short of their dreams, Brad’s mission is to provide the tools for kids of all ages to follow their dreams of playing baseball not only in high school and college, but beyond. Teaching the proper fundamentals, mechanics, conditioning, and agility; Foundry Baseball aims to make players “Greater for Later”.