The Team
Virgil and Alex have often heard these quotes in the throwing world, "if you throw, you are going to break", "throwing overhand is an unnatural movement". They want to shift this mindset and belief. They believe throwing is a natural movement that should feel good! Since 2019 they have started to accomplish this with the invention of The Rev Throw. Its been helping throwers around the world feel the truth in their throw while being one of the the industry leading arm-path trainers. They are grateful to be apart of the throwing community and look forward to helping for years to come.
Virgil Vasquez: Co-Founder
Virgil, after a 23-year career in professional baseball, is currently coaching throwing and pitching across the country. He spent 12 years pitching in the MiLB and MLB, and 11 years as a professional pitching coach. Originally drafted in the 7th round of the 2000 MLB Draft out of Santa Barbara High School, Virgil chose to pursue education while playing at the University of California Santa Barbara. In 2003, he was drafted again in the 7th round and accepted an offer from the Detroit Tigers to fulfill his dream of playing professional baseball. This marked the beginning of a 12-year career as a professional pitcher, during which he played for five different MLB organizations, with two stints at the Major League level. His first stint was with the Detroit Tigers in 2007, and his second was with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Throughout his career, Virgil pitched in six countries and compiled a 115-92 record with over 1,900 innings pitched.
During his career there was an intense search for the correct baseball training method and he used his body as a test subject. Starting as most of us do in high school at the the local gym. In college he trained with Marcus Elliott at P3 in Santa Barbara, California. Over his playing and coaching years he explored different movement therapies and meditation, connecting strongly with the practice of qigong and tai-chi learning from masters around the world. In 2015 that he met with Caleb Balbuena, a pitching coach out of Sacramento, California. Caleb runs and owns 95PLUS. After one session and the cue to "throw around a tree" he had the AH HA moment. He felt what healthy throwing was supposed to feel like and how power is cultivated in the throwing motion. He took the new awareness home with him to collaborate with his old teammate, friend and now business partner Alex Trezza. Over the 3 next years he blended his professional playing & coaching experience with his love for throwing and passion for movement to create The Rev Throw: arm-path trainer! He did all the work so you don't have to. The Rev Throw was created so you can easily teach or learn the proper throwing motion with simple cues and low stress reps. It helps you learn through a rhythmic repeatable motion where the drill is the instruction.
Alex Trezza: Co-Founder
Alex and Virgil met during their time playing together with the Detroit Tigers in 2003. Since then, they have maintained a close friendship. Both share a true passion for throwing and are dedicated to educating the world on the proper overhand throwing movement pattern. “I encounter thousands of young athletes while recruiting or at baseball and softball events. I am passionate about helping players be more efficient with how their body moves through the throwing motion so they can have the best chance to succeed!"
Alex coached at the collegiate level for 12 years. His last position he was the Associate Head Coach at Boston College where he is responsible for working with the pitchers & catchers. He was an 18th round draft pick in 2001 by the Detroit Tigers and played 12 seasons in professional baseball as a catcher, which included stops in the NY Penn League, Midwest League, Florida State League and Independent Ball (Can Am). He played his collegiate baseball at Stony Brook University where he was an All-American and still holds many offensive records. As a certified CSCS for 11 years, Alex also has an extensive background in Strength and Conditioning.