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Scout Day Spotlight: Release

CLEVELAND - Passion from the coaches is helping bring passion to the game from the players at Release Baseball.

“We are proud of what we are doing as a group,” said Matt Rosinski, who started the Release organization five years ago. “Our kids love the game and only know how to play hard. They want to play college baseball but they also want to be part of close-knit teams in the summer. We work hard at promoting them and also playing to win. Kids love to compete and we feel we have found that perfect balance to both showcase our players’ skills while maintaining that team goal of winning baseball games.”

It all began with one team the first year Release started, but it was a memorable beginning for the organization.

“We had unbelievable success with that team,” Rosinski reflected. “A lot of people took attention to how much those guys loved the game, and the unmatched energy they played with..

“What made a huge mark was we took that group to the WWBA with 384 teams. We had the smallest roster and only one Division I player at the time and finished ninth. Scouts were lining up to watch. They were calling us the ‘Kids from Cleveland.’“

The number of Release teams jumped to three after that and now stands at five.

“We have one team at each age group, “ Rosinski said in reference to 14U through 18U teams. “It’s the perfect number for us with what our coaches are trying to do. It allows them to know all the players the way we do it. We have coaches at different levels working with you with different positional stuff.”

Chet Lauer, Nate Dick, Jeff Foltz, Joe Dorocak, Jaret Edwards, Mark Huddle and Alex Johnson are coaches for Release along with Rosinski.

“Everyone of our coaches played college baseball or some professional ball,” Rosinski noted. “That’s another strength of the organization. There’s phenomenal experience to go along with passion in what they’re doing.”

Results have been outstanding when it comes to both on the field and in recruitment.

“We’ve had the top players in the 2020 and 2021 classes in the state for PBR with a handful of D-I commits,” Rosinski said. “Having just one team at an age group has worked very well for us to this point. We’re able to get the most out of each of them.

“The amount of D-I commits has been incredible,” added Rosinski, with Release players heading to the next level to play for schools such as Ohio State, Pitt, Kent State and Miami. “Our 2020 class has proven to be really strong with guys like Mackenzie Wainwright, Cole Zak, Jordan Stevens and Nick Clark and we have two more of the top uncommitted arms in the state (Nate Kusner and Noah Arkenburg). We also have nine of the top 75 rated players in the 2021 class, including recent commitments from Gavin Bruni (Ohio State), Blake Buzzeo (Miami) and Jacob Gehring (Ohio State).”

There is a lot of travel ahead come summer for Release.

“With each team, where their interest is in playing in college helps determine where we go,” Rosinski explained. “The midwest has been exceptional for us with three going to Ohio State, two to Miami along with Kent State and Pitt. We go to play in Columbus, Cincinnati and Grand Park and we try to go at least once down south with each group.”

Before that, however, is the upcoming PBR Scout Day on Feb. 10. This will be the second time that Release has partnered up with PBR for the event.

“I remember Gavin Bruni last year and the buzz around him,” Rosinski said about the first Release Scout Day and the top-ranked 2021 player in Ohio, who has since committed to Ohio State. “It was definitely a good way to start the year. We had so many guys go on and commit and PBR plays such a big role in that. It’s fun to see these guys get pushed to climb up the rankings.