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Matt Dryer

Matt Dryer Pro Hitting InstructorMatt Dryer was one of nine players to have spent the entire 2007 season with York. He earned an Atlantic League All-Star berth by finishing second on the team with 17 homers and 69 RBI, while posting a .255 batting average in 89 games. The former University of Miami standout opened last season with a bang, driving in 10 runs in the season’s first three games. He notched the first multi-homerun game in Revolution history, pounding two round-trippers, including a grand slam on May 6 at Bridgeport. The Rochester, NY native split time at third-base, first-base, and as a designated hitter last season.

Pro Stats:  http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=4141

Recent Clubs:
2007- York (Atlantic), 2006- Springfield (AA), Palm Beach (High A), 2005- Palm Beach (High A)

Personal:
Played collegiate baseball for the University of Miami Hurricanes. Was originally drafted by the Giants out of high school.

At Miami
A second-year Hurricane after transferring from Indian River Community College in 2001...entered the final weekend of the regular season with 42 starts in 43 games played...has made 32 starts in 2002 at first base and 10 at third...had a career and season long hit streak at 17 games from 2/8 to 3/16, tying the ninth-longest hitting streak at UM...successfully hit in 20 of his first 21 games played and had a season-high batting average of .439 in late February...was a 35th round pick out of national-power McQuaid Jesuit High School by the San Francisco Giants in 1999...spent his freshman season at UNC-Charlotte.

Indian River Community College
Coached by Mike Easom... played third base...batted .333 with 51 RBI and five home runs...was an All-Southern Conference selection...assisted team to a 43-11 finish and a No. 1 state and No. 2 national ranking.

Charlotte
Batted .291 with 46 RBI and three home runs...team finished 26-26.

McQuaid Jesuit High School
Coached by Mike Fennell... holds school-record for single-game RBI (8)...won three letters in baseball. Senior year, 1998: Played shortstop...batted .450 with 42 RBI and seven home runs...named First-Team All-State and All-Conference by the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle...also earned honorable mention from USA Today...named team MVP. Junior year, 1997: Played shortstop...batted .515 with 45 RBI and nine home runs...named First-Team All-State and All-Conference by the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle...assisted team to the conference championship.

Rick Palmiero
Richard PalmieroRick Palmiero played 4 years of Varsity baseball at Bishop Kearney High school. While at Kearney Palmiero earned team MVP honors twice, Most improved Player and attended Bucky Dent Baseball School earning MVP honors in 2001. In 2002 Palmiero was chosen to represent New York State in the Blue-Grey Battle of the States All-star game in Tampa, Fl. Before graduation Palmiero was presented the Stephen Wandtke Award. This award was presented to the top athlete in the school that displayed great leadership and athletic ability.
 
In 2003 Palmiero chose to attend St.John Fisher College where he was apart of 3 ECAC Championships, 1 NCAA appearance and in 2007 was named the 2007 ECAC Sportsmanship player of the year. Palmiero Also played 3 years for the Geneva Red Wings of the NYCBL and in 2007 signed a professional contract for the San Marina Waves of the Italian Professional Baseball League. Palmiero returned to St. John Fisher College and began his coaching career in 2008-2009 and help develop catchers like Leo Fucilli (ECAC Player of the year).
 
Palmiero joined the coaching staff at Pittsford Sutherland in 2010 specializing in hitting and catching instruction. In two seasons at Sutherland,  Palmiero has helped Sutherland win their first N.Y. State High School Championship, 2 Section V titles, 2 NY State Regional titles and 2 State finals appearances. The hitters over the last two seasons hit .341 and .342 as a team and both catchers were named to 1st team Monroe County, 1 to All Greater Rochester, 1 to Team MVP honors and  both to Team Defensive MVP honors.   
 
Palmiero is currently the Pittsford Sutherland Varsity Assitant Coach where he specializes in working with the Hitters and Catchers and has been apart of Diamond Pro for the last 2 years.
 
Contact Rick:
 
Cell: 585-615-1475
Email: rick palmiero@yahoo.com

Dan Jurik

Dan Jurik played 3 years of varsity baseball at Vestal High School. His senior year was highlighted by a 10-1 record on the mound and a 3rd Team All-State selection for class AA. After high school Jurik chose to attend St. John Fisher College. As a freshman Jurik helped the baseball team at Fisher advance to the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history. As a senior he played an integral part in leading Fisher back to the NCAA tournament where they finished 2nd overall in the NY Regional. From 2007-2010 Jurik was a 3 time All-Conference selection and finished as the school’s all-time leader in wins (22), innings pitched (226.1) and strikeouts (202). He also finished in the top 10 in career appearances, complete games and earned run average.  Jurik, who was named the2010 Empire 8 Conference Pitcher of the Year and the College's Male Athlete of the Year, posted a 7-3 record on the mound with a 1.99 earned run average his senior year. His 85 strikeouts in 77 innings pitched are both Fisher single-season records.After graduating from Fisher with a degree in marketing and a 3.50 cumulative GPA, Jurik was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 25th round of the 2010 MLB draft. He was the first athlete from St. John Fisher College to be drafted professionally.

After graduation, Jurik joined the Braves for the remainder of the 2010 minor league season, starting with the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Braves. He finished 2010 in Low Class A with the Rome Braves of the South Atlantic League. After the season Jurik was recognized as the Braves Gulf Coast League Pitcher of the Year and received his award at Turner Field along with other recipients from the Braves farm system. 2011 marked Jurik’s first full season as a professional. He played across 3 different levels including a stint in High Class A with the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Carolina League.

Pro stats: http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=jurik-001dan

Jurik is originally from Vestal, NY but is currently residing in Rochester to prepare for baseball in the spring.

Contact Dan:

Email: matt@icanhit.com