🌍Location: Gold Coast, Australia 🇦🇺
📧Preferred Communication:

• Email: lacayojerry@gmail.com
• Whatsapp: +1(719)-650-4313
• Instagram: @jerrbearco
• Facebook: Jerry Lacayo

🔹Current Status:

• Fourth season as the starting catcher for Surfers Paradise Baseball Club, Bluewave, in the Greater Brisbane League, of Queensland, Australia.
  • Hitting: .316 Batting Average, 20 RBI, 2 Home Run, 6 Doubles in 98 at-bats.
  • Catching: 175 put-outs, 0 errors, 1 passed balls, and 4-27 on runners stealing.

🔹Playing Career (2012-Current):

• College baseball (2012-2017) at Dodge City Community College, University of Northern Colorado(NCAA Division 1), and University of Colorado, Colorado Springs(NCAA Division 2). Served as a starting catcher.
• 8 International Seasons
• Brewers AAA Bullpen Catcher, 2015-2017

🌍International Experience (2017-2020):

• Played across Gold Coast, Australia; Prague, Czech Republic; Vienna, Austria; and Auckland, New Zealand.
• GlobeTrotters: Finkstonball (2022) & Prague Baseball Week (2023)
• Australian Baseball League, Auckland Tuatara (2018-2020)

🏆Championships and Awards (2012-Current):

• Surfers Paradise Baseball Club’s 6th Greater Brisbane League Championship (2017).
  • Hitting: .351, tied as the league leader in home runs (6), finished second in RBIs (38), 131 at-bats.
  • Catching: Best throwout percentage in the league (9 for 30).
• Vienna Wanderers’ 6th Bundesliga Championship (2022).
  • All-Star honors
• New Zealand International Stars 1st New Zealand Baseball National Championship (2018)
• GlobeTrotters 1st Finkstonball Championship (2022)

⚾Positional Expertise:

• Catcher: Solid all-around skills, 1.90-2.00 seconds pop time, exceptional at blocking and receiving. Leader behind the dish who is there to make the pitchers better!
• Third Baseman: Versatile infielder with valuable experience at third base.

⚾Coaching & Education:

• 2020-2022: Assistant Baseball/Strength & Conditioning Coach at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (NCAA Division 2).
• Degree in Exercise Science, Strength and Conditioning (December 2021).
• Summer 2021: Strength & Conditioning Intern at Texas Christian University (TCU, NCAA Division 1).
  • Specialized in coaching baseball, football, basketball, and volleyball, utilizing advanced equipment.
  • Mentor: @ZachDechant
• Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
• Over 11 years of 1 on 1 Player Skill Development Experience
  • Blast Motion Analysis Expert

🤝Coaching Philosophy:

• My coaching philosophy revolves around evidence-based approaches to enhance skill, physical, psychological, and tactical development for each player, while preserving the inherent joy of playing the game we all love. By prioritizing these four elements, my goal is not only to elevate on-field performance but also to cultivate a genuine passion for baseball, ensuring that each player’s journey is both enjoyable and marked by continuous progression.

🚀Seeking Opportunities:

• Excited about potential collaborations and opportunities in the international baseball community.
• Eager to contribute expertise both on and off the field, and in coaching capacities.
• Let’s connect!