108 BASEBALL
One written development plan
Frank Ramppen of Bobby Valentine’s Sports Academy & Ramp3 Baseball built our hitting, fielding and pitching progressions. Every team runs the same system, so development is consistent and measurable from 9U through 12U.
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Greenwich, Connecticut
2027 team tryouts
Free tryouts for our 2027 9U, 11U and 12U teams. Choose either session.
Option 1
Friday, October 16, 2026
6–8 PM
Option 2
Saturday, October 24, 2026
12–3 PM
Bobby Valentine’s Sports Academy
4 Largo Drive · Stamford, CT
All times Eastern.
Inaugural season 2027
Greenwich, Connecticut
Professional coaching.
Elite development.
A new youth baseball development program built around teaching the fundamentals, investing in every player, and leaving room for a balanced summer.
100%Paid professional coaches
2:1Practices per game day
3Teams in year one
0Parent coaches
What we are building
More teaching.
Purposeful baseball.
A program built around player development, with professional coaches, purposeful practice, and the repetitions young ballplayers need to improve.
Our practices are held on the King Street fields at Brunswick School, where every team works from the same development plan. Progress carries from one age group to the next instead of restarting each spring. The fundamentals a nine-year-old learns here are the ones that hold up at the varsity level.
Paid professionals only
Every coach is hired, paid and accountable for how his players progress. No parent coaches on the field or in the dugout.
Repetitions, not lines
High coach-to-player ratios mean maximum touches, no standing around, and individual mechanical feedback at every session.
Coaching leadership
The people behind the progress.
A sample of the staff building and delivering the program.
Frank Ramppen
Curriculum Director · BVSA & Ramp3 Baseball
Author of the program’s hitting, fielding and pitching progressions, and the teaching standard every 108 coach delivers across all three age groups.
Read Frank’s full bio at BVSAConnor Redahan
Development Oversight · Brunswick School Head Varsity Coach
Connor is the head varsity baseball coach at Brunswick School. At 108, he connects the fundamentals young players learn to the skills and habits expected at the varsity level.
His development oversight keeps situational reads, daily practice habits and foundational skills aligned as players move through the program.
Jonathan Velasquez
Pitching & Player Development
Nine professional seasons in the Phillies and Mets organizations and top independent leagues, with four league championships and All-Star selections in both Minor League Baseball and the Puerto Rican Winter League.
Read Jonathan’s full bio at BVSATaylor Olmstead
Hitting & Infield
Greenwich native, Greenwich High two-sport captain and a 13th-round pick of the Texas Rangers in the 2013 MLB Draft. Played at UConn and Southern New Hampshire.
Read Taylor’s full bio at BVSATeams for 2027
The right work at the right age.
9U
Movement, throwing mechanics, and every player learning multiple positions.
11U
Refined fundamentals, situational baseball, and early position projection.
12U
Big-field readiness, leadership, and the Cooperstown week.
What a year looks like
Build in winter. Grow all season.
December 2026 – February 2027
Winter development
Indoor hitting, pitching and catching clinics at Bobby Valentine’s Sports Academy. Mechanics get built before the season starts, not between games.
March – June 2027
Spring season
Practices on Brunswick School fields with an indoor option when weather turns. We aim to play weekend doubleheaders in GHVBL during the season.
Summer 2027
Summer & Cooperstown
Play continues at a measured pace. The 12U team closes out its 50/70 career with a marquee week at Cooperstown.