Brett Rosin- Co-CEO

Brett was 17 when he first hit 90 MPH off the mound, but was well-known before that day in the Chicago-land Area. Growing up in Winfield, Illinois, Brett played with some of the best talent from the High School Class of 2005. He played on some of the best teams in some of the nation’s biggest amateur baseball tournaments including appearances in the CABA World Series, USSSA World Series and Junior Olympic Games. As an 11 year old, he won the Chicago White Sox skills competition. The competition had more than 2,500 participants and the grand prize was a weekend at spring training and throwing out the first pitch at a game while sitting in a luxury suite.

While enrolled At St. Francis High School in Wheaton, Illinois, Brett was the first freshman to make the Varsity basketball team in 30 or so years. As a sophomore pitcher on the varsity, Brett led a 31-6 team with an 83 to 16 strikeout to walk ratio in 60 innings and an ERA under 1.80 while being mentioned on all area and all state teams. He was named a top 20 high school pitcher after that sophomore year by the IHSA.  After transferring to West Chicago High School as a junior in 2004, Brett started getting more and more recognition as a potential draft pick. He was in contact with many D1 programs such as Missouri, Cincinnati, and University of Illinois-Chicago. In only 4 starts and one relief appearance, Brett racked up 38 strikeouts and only two walks in 22 innings before his high school career was cut short due to having to undergo Tommy John Surgery. The surgery was done by Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Alabama in May 2004.

Brett’s  hit several different roadblocks within the recovery process and as a result had all his scholarship offers from D1 schools taken off the table. And because he did not pitch for almost a full year, he was not drafted. Eventually Brett signed the biggest scholarship offer in the history of Lindenwood University baseball. But after experiencing continued elbow trouble, his time at Lindenwood was cut short. Brett had a second arthroscopic surgery done by Dr. Timothy Kremchek in Cincinnati, Ohio to clean out his elbow. During the rehab period of the spring, Brett served as the pitching coach at West Chicago High School while also giving pitching lessons on the side. After the rehab, Brett ended up at NJCAA powerhouse Elgin Community College where he began experiencing shoulder pain. After seeing several specialists and going through a full year of rehab, the problem was diagnosed by Dr. James Andrews in the summer of 2008. Shortly after having surgery to fix a partially torn Labrum, Brett moved to Pensacola, Florida to rehab at the prestigious Athletes Performance and Andrews Institute. For 14 months Brett was around numerous professional athletes from the NFL, MLB and NBA and the experience was one he’ll never forget. Being around professional athletes all day every day taught him alot about many different aspects of the sports.

Brett has committed to Kishwaukee College in Malta, Illinois to pitch this spring for the Kougars.

His goals post-playing career are pretty simple. End up in the front office of a Major League team and leading it to World Series Success. If anyone has any questions, feel free to contact him. Brett’s more than happy to share his experiences on the field as a player, and off the field as a coach and eventually someone who has a career in the game at the scouting levels or the executive levels.

Contact:
Email: brett.rosin@bringingheat.com
Twitter: @BrettRosinBH