Mission Statement
My name is Mark Shive and i'm the owner and primary Coach at Top Velocity York Pa. I was born and raised in York County Pa. I began pitching at a young age and was the kid growing up who threw very hard and had a reputation. The issue was my mechanics were never worked on by those who knew what they were doing including my college years. Due to this, by my late teens and early 20s my arm had been severely damaged - tendonitis, torn rotator cuff, endless pain and ultimately invasive surgery. I have studied the kinetic chain and Bio-Mechanics of pitchers for over 25 years. I'm currently a certified Bio-Mechanics Specialist and a USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach. I have the pleasure of being one of the few Top Velocity Performance Centers in the country. It is my mission to help those who want to master their kinetic chain to have a long term successful career on the mound/field by identifying where the areas are that will put more stress onto the arm. Make no mistake, pitching causes damage but you can severely limit it and learn how to recover properly to have a very long career.
***At Top Velocity we work with ALL position players and hitters from Baseball and Softball
My Career
- *Played High School ball at Spring Grove in York County Pa.
- *Went on to play College ball at Bloomsburg University as a starter (D2)
- *Was the head varsity pitching coach at Colonial Forge H.S in Stafford Va.
- *Began scouting / bird dogging for the Anaheim Angels under mentorship of Hall of Fame Scout Tom Burns; now with the Blue Jays
- *Certified Bio-Mechanics Specialist and have studied thousands of hours of film
- *Certified USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach
- *Have worked with youth from 6-18+ years of age for over 30 years
- *Currently running a baseball / softball academy in the Top Velocity Performance Center within my company Kinetic Training
- *Mentored by Brent Pourciau founder of Top Velocity in Louisiana and his Associate Dr. Pat McNeil
Certifications
Meet The Coaching Staff
Pitching Coach
Austin Lescanec
-Currently the pitching coach at Penn State Harrisburg
-Played high school baseball at Bishop McDevitt High School
-Played NCAA Division III baseball at Gwynedd Mercy University
Pitching Coach
Conor Miller
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Current Assistant Pitching Coach and Outfielders Coach for York College of PA
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Played high school baseball at Susquehannock High School, 2017 Grad
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Played 4 years and earned Bachelors Degree at York College of PA, 2021 Grad
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3rd Place All-Time in Saves at York College of PA
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2021 MAC Commonwealth MVP
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2020 Southern Collegiate Baseball All-League Pitcher (Led league in Wins and Innings Pitched)
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2019 Valley Baseball League Reliever of the Year
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Member of the Valley Baseball League All-Decade Team
Pitching Coach
Lexi Kopko
⁃3 sport athlete at Kennard-Dale High School
⁃Played at University of South Florida NCAA division 1 where I was a Pitcher/Utility (relief/closer)
⁃Pitched against power five teams
-Pitched shutout innings against Florida, Florida State, Duke, Michigan, Texas
⁃Member of the American Athletic Conference All-Academic team