Veteran International Player & Coach with European Residency | Top of the order bat with Speed and Pop | Quality Experience in Youth Player Development | National Team Experience | Baseball Jobs Overseas

Veteran International Player & Coach with European Residency | Top of the order bat with Speed and Pop | Quality Experience in Youth Player Development | National Team Experience

Name: David Brandt

Height: 178cm

Weight: 81kg

DOB: September 20, 1990

Date Available: November 1, 2026

Indy Pro experience

Bats: R

Throws: R

Positions: Coach, Youth Coach, 3B, CF

Positions (alt): Coach, Youth Coach, Utl, 2B, SS, OF

College: Castleton State College (now Castleton University)

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Personal

PLAYER

Versatile both offensively and defensively. Plus runner (CF is my natural position). Gap-to-gap hitter with the ability to hit home runs. Can bunt for a hit, sacrifice effectively, and hit behind the runner. 

As a player I will…

  • Give a competitive at-bat.
  • Steal bases.
  • Bring range and reliability on defense.

 

Video

David Brandt – Baseball – YouTube

 

 

 

COACH

I believe most in…

  • Commitment: progress is achieved with consistency in the right kind of work.
  • Developing relationships: more can be achieved when people understand you care and trust is established.
  • Believing in players: through better and worse.
  • Youth – simplicity and enjoyment: baseball is hard and that shouldn’t be forgotten. I aim to teach. Winning is great, but I believe in helping young players prepare for their movement forward in the game. I have found that as players get older, they place significantly more value in the ability to compete at a higher level compared to the championship they may have won 4 or 5 years before when they were just learning the game.

 

 

Career Accomplishments & Highlights

 

2024 (Austria)

– All-Star and Gold Glove Center Fielder for the Hard Bulls (Baseball League Austria).

2023 (Austria)

– Named to the U23 and Senior Coaching Staff for the Austria National Team. Competed in the A-pool European Championships in Wiener Neustadt, Austria (U23) and in Ostrava, Czech Republic (seniors).

– Austria 2nd Bundesliga Champions with the Attnang Athletics (as Head Coach).

2022 (Austria, BBJO)

– First year on the coaching staff for a National Team Program – U23 Austria: Qualified for the 2023 A-pool European Championships after winning the qualifying tournament in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

– Prague Baseball Week Champions with the BBJO Hakusoh Globetrotters (as a Player).

2017 (Austria)

– Back-to-back Baseball League Austria Champions with the Attnang Athletics (as a Player-Coach).

– Played in European Cup Tournament in Valencia, Spain.

2016 (Austria)

– Player-Coach for the Attnang Athletics (Baseball League Austria): awarded League MVP, Coach of the Year, Best Batter, Gold Glove at Shortstop, and the Athletics were League Champions all in the same year.

2014 (USA, Indy Ball)

– Pecos League Champions, Santa Fe Fuego (as a Player).

2012 (USA, Division III College)

– Two-time North Atlantic Conference Champions (as a Player).

– Castleton State College (now Castleton University) stolen bases record holder for a career (106) and for a single season (46).

Playing Experience

YEARSORGANIZATIONLEAGUE/DIVISIONDETAILS
2025 Shibetsu Samurai Blades Hokkaido Frontier League (Japan)
Winter 2024 Japan Winter League Tryout Division Played CF. 42 plate appearances. Hit 1-4 in the batting order.
2024 Hard Bulls Baseball League Austria Hit 3rd/4th in the batting order. Played CF and 3B.
2023 none none Took the summer off from playing due to a shoulder injury. Coached in the 2nd Bundesliga in Austria (see below).
Winter 2022-23 Waitakere Bears New Zealand Premier League Leadoff hitter. Middle Infielder.
2021, '22 Attnang-Puchheim Athletics Baseball League Austria Leadoff hitter. Shortstop.
2019 Karlskoga Bats Sweden Elite Series Leadoff hitter. Shortstop.
2018 none none Took the summer off from playing after back-to-back seasons in Austria and Australia. Coached in a college summer league in the U.S. (see below).
Winter 2017-18 Golden Grove Dodgers South Australia State League (Adelaide) Primarily played on the second team, hit 3rd in the order and was a utility player. Played in 2 games with the first team.
2017 Attnang-Puchheim Athletics Baseball League Austria Hit 3rd in the batting order. Played CF and 2B.
2016 Attnang-Puchheim Athletics Baseball League Austria Leadoff hitter. Shortstop.
2014, '15 Santa Fe Fuego Pecos League, New Mexico (USA) 2014 - came off the bench as a pinch runner, pinch hitter, defensive replacement... 2015 - Started in LF. Hit anywhere from 5-9 in the batting order.
2010-2012 Castleton State College NCAA III - North Atlantic Conference, Vermont (USA) Leadoff hitter. SS, 3B, LF, and CF.

Coaching Experience

YEARROLEORGANIZATIONLEAGUE/DIVISIONDETAILS
2024 Youth Coach Hard Bulls U14, School Programs Player Practices: planning, large focus on baseball fundamentals. Private Instruction. Game Manager. School Programs: community engagement, introducing baseball.
2022, '23 Assistant Coach Baseball Austria - National Team Seniors and U23 3rd Base Coach. Worked with the position players during preparation camps: hitting and defensive work (both IF and OF).
2023 Manager/Head Coach Attnang-Puchheim Athletics, Austria 2nd Bundesliga Game Manager. Practice Planning. Team Defense. Managed the Pitching Staff. Primarily worked with the position players (hitting and defensive work).
Winter 2022-23 Youth Coach Waitakere Bears, New Zealand U18, U12 Baseball engagement and fundamentals within a community environment.
2019-2022 fall/winter (covid) Baseball and Sprinting Instructor Concord Sports Center, New Hampshire (USA) Youth to College Level Player Development: baseball, sprinting & speed, weight training in private, small group, and large camp settings. Head Coach of Youth Travel Teams.
2016, '17, '21, '22, '23 Youth Coach Attnang-Puchheim Athletics, Austria U16, U14, U12, U10 Player Practices: planning, large focus on baseball fundamentals. Private Instruction. Game Manager.
2019 Player-Coach Karlskoga Bats Sweden Elite Series, 15u, 12u Primarily worked with hitters, defensive work, sprinting & speed workouts. Practice Planning.
2018 Assistant Coach Glens Falls Dragons, New York (USA) Perfect Game Collegiate League 1st Base Coach. Primarily worked with the hitters. Sprinting & Speed Workouts.
Winter 2017-18 Assistant Coach/Player-Coach Golden Grove Dodgers South Australian State League (Adelaide) Base Coach. Assistant Coach.
2016, '17 Manager/Player-Coach Attnang-Puchheim Athletics Baseball League Austria Game Manager. Practice Planning. Team Defense. Pitching Staff Management. Primarily worked with the position players (hitting, defensive work, sprinting & speed training).
2013-2017 Baseball and Sprinting Instructor Parisi Speed School/Diamond Kings Baseball & Softball Academy, Connecticut (USA) Youth to College Level Player Development: baseball, sprinting & speed, weight training in private, small group, and large camp settings. Head Coach of Youth Travel Teams.
2013 Assistant Coach SUNY Adirondack, New York (USA) Mountain Valley Collegiate Conference 1st Base Coach. Primarily worked with the hitters. Sprinting & Speed Workouts.

Stats

Pro/Overseas Batting

Years Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2024 winter Rocks (Japan Winter League) 16 30 7 9 3 1 - 7 8 5 5 0 .300 .452 .467
2024 (playoffs) Hard Bulls 3 13 1 2 1 - 1 2 - 2 - - .154 .154 .462
2024 Hard Bulls 22 83 23 25 8 - 2 27 12 18 16 3 .301 .419 .470
2022-23 winter Waitakere Bears 10 35 7 15 3 1 1 5 5 5 10 3 .429 .512 .657
2022 (playoffs) Attnang Athletics 5 22 8 8 2 - 1 1 4 3 6 0 .364 .462 .591
2022 (regular season) Attnang Athletics 26 99 41 45 10 2 5 25 25 13 31 1 .455 .573 .747
2021 (playoffs) Attnang Athletics 7 29 14 12 5 1 2 8 3 4 9 0 .414 .500 .862
2021 (regular season, joined the club in June) Attnang Athletics 13 47 17 16 5 - 2 13 12 12 11 0 .340 .516 .574
2019 Karlskoga Bats 25 97 32 39 11 4 3 17 21 12 15 1 .402 .508 .690
2017-18 winter Golden Grove Dodgers 2 7 1 2 1 - - - - 2 0 1 .286 .286 .429
2017 (playoffs) Attnang Athletics 10 37 12 13 3 1 3 10 6 8 5 0 .351 .457 .730
2017 (regular season) Attnang Athletics 22 73 41 35 7 3 7 24 21 10 14 0 .479 .621 .945
2016 (playoffs) Attnang Athletics 13 52 17 21 3 1 2 12 10 8 7 1 .404 .530 .615
2016 (regular season) Attnang Athletics 20 72 35 35 12 2 4 10 15 10 20 2 .486 .598 .875
2015 Santa Fe Fuego 48 156 48 50 8 - 5 30 24 42 31 2 .321 .431 .468
2014 Santa Fe Fuego 41 101 25 29 1 - 1 17 8 22 12 2 .287 .368 .327

College/Amateur Batting

Years Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2012 Castleton 47 174 43 53 7 2 1 34 17 28 46 5 .305 .381 .385
2011 Castleton 38 117 35 35 3 1 - 14 12 11 33 1 .299 .364 .342
2010 Castleton 46 154 38 68 9 3 - 33 10 14 27 4 .442 .482 .522
2009 Wheaton College 15 11 7 6 - - - 3 1 2 1 0 .545 .583 .545

Testimonials

Anthony Bennett

Manager: Hard Bulls, Austria
hitdr23@yahoo.com

Hiro Sakanashi

Manager: Austria National Team
hiroyuki.sakanashi@wanderers.at

Marcel Winder

General Manager: Hard Bulls, Austria
marcel.winder@hardbulls.clubdesk.com

Additional Info

 

Professional Goal: To be part of a club/organization where I am able to put my skills to use and make a positive impact.

Living preferences: I’m open

Status: Engaged 

Ever convicted of a felony? No

Recent injuries/illnesses: No  

Traveling with a companion: My fiance