We are proud to have CJ Medlin, Mark Roberts, Michael Walker, Krystel Markwardt, Tim Burton, and Matt Frazier as part of the D-BAT family.

CJ MEDLIN

CJ Medlin, a former Owasso Ram, was a standout athlete at Seminole where he was a 1st Team All-American Catcher, hitting .400 with 25 Home Runs and 86 RBI’s. After his time at Seminole, CJ signed with the University of Alabama before being drafted by the Chicago Cubs. He played more than 6 seasons of professional baseball for the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers, including AAA ball. CJ has been taught by experienced instructors, such as major leaguer Ivan Rodriguez, and uses this experience in his own instructions today. CJ brings experience in hitting, catching, and pitching instruction and comes highly recommended by colleges and scouts. He is also a certified strength and conditioning trainer.

MARK ROBERTS

Mark Roberts made a name for himself early on as a two time Oklahoma 6A state champion at Owasso High School and had a career wins record of 41-3. He went on to the University of Oklahoma to leave his mark as a four-year starter who would become the Career Wins and Career Strikeout record holder. Mark was an 8th round pick of the 2004 MLB amateur draft by the Texas Rangers. He had the opportunity to play for Team USA in the 1998 IBF World Baseball Championships where he earned a gold medal. After his retirement from professional baseball Mark continued his devotion to the game of baseball by coaching youth and amateur baseball. Mark brings this experience to D-BAT of Tulsa as a pitching and hitting instructor.

MICHAEL WALKER

Michael Walker was a four-year starter at Berryhill High School where he was a pitcher and infielder. His accomplishments and dedication to the sport earned him an invitation to join the team at Murray State Junior College. Unfortunately, a career-ending injury prevented him from pursuing his dream. Undeterred, Michael followed his love of the game in a new direction- coaching and instruction. He has been training kids for more than six years and has coached at the high school level for three years. His success is demonstrated in assisting the high school team in a two-year 68-11 record. Michael has coached multiple All-state baseball players and comes to D-BAT of Tulsa highly recommended by scouts, coaches at all levels, and parents alike.

KRYSTEL MARKWARDT

Krystel Markwardt is the Head Coach of the Tulsa Shootout 18u Gold Team as well as the Head Coach/Founder, of the Tulsa Shootout Organization. Krystel played high school softball at Berryhill High School where she received All-Conference Awards all 4 years as the pitcher for the Maidens. In her senior season, she earned All-Conference, All-Region, and All-State Honors, while guiding the Maidens to an Oklahoma State Championship Runner-up. She attended College at The University of Tulsa and Southeastern Oklahoma State University . Krystel's performance earned her honors as "Western Athletic Conference Player of the Week" while at the University of Tulsa and “Lone Star Pitcher of the Year” while at SOSU. After her Senior Season at SOSU Krystel returned for one year as a Student Assistant Coach for the Lady Savages. Markwardt has been the Head Softball Coach at Sequoyah High School (4A) in Claremore Oklahoma since 2004 and two years prior to that as the Head Coach at Muskogee High School (6A). She has also coached two other summer travel teams, the Oklahoma and the Sooner Magic. Krystel formerly owned a softball training facility where she provided private lessons in pitching and hitting. She has been an instructor since she started playing in college and has been a part of the softball community in Tulsa for many years.

TIM BURTON

Biography Coming Soon!

MATTHEW FRAZIER

Matthew Frazier was born and raised in Tulsa, OK. He is the son of former major league pitcher George Frazier and brother of Colorado Rockies minor league pitcher Parker Frazier. Matt was a scholarship basketball player at Pittsburg State University from 1998-2000 and at Oral Roberts University from 2000-2002. He was the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Oral Roberts University Baseball team before becoming a strength and conditioning coach in the Colorado Rockies Organization. While with the Colorado Rockies he was assigned to the Casper Rockies where he trained Ubaldo Jimenez and Manuel Corpas among others. After his year in Casper, Wyoming with the Casper Ghosts he was assigned to the Tulsa Drillers where he trained Brad Hawpe, Matt Holliday, and Chin Wei Tsao among others. Matt has spent time in spring training with the Colorado Rockies and assisted with the strength and conditioning of the big league club. He has been around professional baseball his entire life and enjoys teaching kids. Matt brings his experience in baseball specific strength training and his belief in a solid core strength training program to D-BAT of Tulsa.