University of Tennessee Athletics
Quentin Eberhardt Tabbed as New Baseball Strength & Conditioning Coach
October 13, 2017 | Baseball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee baseball head coach Tony Vitello has announced Quentin Eberhardt as the program's new strength and conditioning coach.
"Our player development facilities are on par with anyone in the country, but it's crucial that we have the right people directing them," Vitello said. "With that in mind, our staff wanted to take as much time as needed to find someone that could affect our program for the next decade, not just our first semester at UT. In doing so, we consulted with the top strength coaches in college athletics, Olympic development and Major League Baseball. We landed on someone who is incredibly well thought of in professional baseball circles.Â
"Our search started with a wide scope but after meeting Quentin weeks before his hire he actually molded the criteria in which we were looking for. We wanted someone with pro ball experience in order to aid our player's preparation for the next level. We also wanted someone well versed in the cutting edge methods that are being used today - the ones that work and the ones that don't. In specific, Coach Q has a proven track record of using these methods to help players make physical gains while also keeping them healthy."
Eberhardt brings a wealth of experience as a strength and conditioning coach in professional baseball. The Columbus, Ohio native spent the last four seasons as the head strength and conditioning coach for the New Orleans Baby Cakes, the Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins.Â
Before working with New Orleans, Eberhardt also spent time as the strength coach at four other minor league teams: the Rome Braves (2013), the Quad City River Bandits (2012), the Corpus Christi Hooks (2011) and the Gulf Coast League Astros (2010).
During his time working in professional baseball, Eberhardt worked with numerous major leaguers such as Dallas Keuchel, Dee Gordon, Brian McCann, Stephen Piscotty, J.D. Martinez, Edinson Volquez and Martin Prado, among others.
"We wanted someone that had a ball player's mentality, not a lifter's mentality," Vitello said. "Q played baseball at the collegiate level and worked closely with several up and coming big leaguers that wanted to maximize their abilities.
"Coach Eberhardt has a huge X factor with the innate ability to build personal relationships with the players while at the same time being incredibly demanding of them."
Eberhardt played college baseball Norfolk State, Columbus State Community College and Ashland University, where he was a corner infielder and earned All-Regional Tournament team honors during his senior year in 2008. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Organization (NSCA) and also holds a Precision Hydration Level 1 certification from Precision Nutrition.
Eberhardt grow up in Columbus, Ohio and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in management from the University of Phoenix in 2011. He has a son named Marcellas.
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"Our player development facilities are on par with anyone in the country, but it's crucial that we have the right people directing them," Vitello said. "With that in mind, our staff wanted to take as much time as needed to find someone that could affect our program for the next decade, not just our first semester at UT. In doing so, we consulted with the top strength coaches in college athletics, Olympic development and Major League Baseball. We landed on someone who is incredibly well thought of in professional baseball circles.Â
"Our search started with a wide scope but after meeting Quentin weeks before his hire he actually molded the criteria in which we were looking for. We wanted someone with pro ball experience in order to aid our player's preparation for the next level. We also wanted someone well versed in the cutting edge methods that are being used today - the ones that work and the ones that don't. In specific, Coach Q has a proven track record of using these methods to help players make physical gains while also keeping them healthy."
Eberhardt brings a wealth of experience as a strength and conditioning coach in professional baseball. The Columbus, Ohio native spent the last four seasons as the head strength and conditioning coach for the New Orleans Baby Cakes, the Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins.Â
Before working with New Orleans, Eberhardt also spent time as the strength coach at four other minor league teams: the Rome Braves (2013), the Quad City River Bandits (2012), the Corpus Christi Hooks (2011) and the Gulf Coast League Astros (2010).
During his time working in professional baseball, Eberhardt worked with numerous major leaguers such as Dallas Keuchel, Dee Gordon, Brian McCann, Stephen Piscotty, J.D. Martinez, Edinson Volquez and Martin Prado, among others.
"We wanted someone that had a ball player's mentality, not a lifter's mentality," Vitello said. "Q played baseball at the collegiate level and worked closely with several up and coming big leaguers that wanted to maximize their abilities.
"Coach Eberhardt has a huge X factor with the innate ability to build personal relationships with the players while at the same time being incredibly demanding of them."
Eberhardt played college baseball Norfolk State, Columbus State Community College and Ashland University, where he was a corner infielder and earned All-Regional Tournament team honors during his senior year in 2008. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Organization (NSCA) and also holds a Precision Hydration Level 1 certification from Precision Nutrition.
Eberhardt grow up in Columbus, Ohio and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in management from the University of Phoenix in 2011. He has a son named Marcellas.
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