Performance Velocity Systems

Performance Velocity Systems PVS is Pittsburgh's first data driven development Baseball/Softball facility. More professional Baseball Players train here than anywhere else in Western PA.

Performance Velocity Systems: creating Pittsburgh's Hardest Throwers & Most Devastating Hitters . PVS is Western PA's first and only Baseball training facility that focuses on velocity development. PVS trains more current Professional Baseball players than any other Greater Pittsburgh Baseball facility. Our training program and products are used by athletes at many local Division 1 & Division 2 sc

hools including Marshall University, Penn State, Pitt, West Virginia, & Slippery Rock. We consult 3 Western PA University Baseball programs. We also train several of the WPIAL's top performers from schools such as Upper St. Clair, Butler, Mt. Lebanon, Bethel Park, Central Catholic, Steel Valley, West Allegheny and others. Why are we different? What sets us apart? Well for a High School aged or Collegiate player, we offer a 3 pronged approach to development. Whether you're trying to make a High School team or have designs on playing Baseball in College- The sport has moved to measurable based analysis. Simply put, it doesn't matter how many trophies you won or where you won them. It doesn't much matter anymore how clean and pretty your mechanics are. What does matter is how fast you are, how hard you throw and how hard the ball comes off of your bat. Like a 40 yard dash time to a football player- these 3 measurables are everything to an aspiring HS or Collegiate player. Our Velocity training begins with the High School or College player completing an initial general fitness assessment. This evaluation is free. After signing on as a PVS athlete, each player gets a nutrition and "on-ramping" plan. Assuming their are no serious mechanical issues, they begin a 4 week set of protocols. These Protocols are rooted in physics, anatomy and scientific theory. Everything done at PVS has been tested and retested. We took 20 test subjects last summer and put them through our program. Each player added throwing and exit velocity. The greater number of sessions the subject attended- the greater his gains. Our Process allows the human body it's best chance for success. We value timing with our sleep and nutrition that will promote ideal hormone release. Our workouts are fast, intense and always follow a series of activation or movement preps. These protocols allow our athletes to get the most out of their workout in the safest manner possible. We EMPHASIZE movement prep and recovery before and after every phase of our workout plans. This emphasis helps produce the amazing results our athletes achieve.

Contact Jeffrey at Jeffrey@pvsbaseball.com to Get one of our Winter Team Training sessions.Organizations Who have traine...
08/20/2025

Contact Jeffrey at [email protected] to Get one of our Winter Team Training sessions.

Organizations Who have trained with us in the past (teams):
Ohio Outlaws (4)
Team PA (9)
PGH Riot (14)
PGH Predators
Corona Angels
Beverly Bandits
Unity
Lady Dukes
California Rip Tide
Nebraska FireCrackers
Nebraska Gold
PGH Renegades
Rhode Island Thunder

The numbers are in for our 6th visit to PBR West Showcase.  We were 2026 (Sophomore) heavy with one 2027 and 3 2025s...1...
02/29/2024

The numbers are in for our 6th visit to PBR West Showcase. We were 2026 (Sophomore) heavy with one 2027 and 3 2025s...

12 PVS guys averaged the following:

96.7 mph exit velocity
85 mph pitching velocity
90 mph Outfield velocity
88 mph Infield velocity
3.9 second 30

Exceptional results for a Winter of training

Congrats boys:
Ty Faust 2026 Norwin
Graham Keen 2027 Mt. Lebanon
Same Luedde 2026 Central Catholic
Matthew Foti 2026 Central Catholic
Amudhan Gandhi 2026 Central Catholic
Matthew Hughes 2026 Bethel Park
Dylan Schumacher 2025 Bethel Park
Dante DeLeonibus 2025 Shaler area
Tyler Maddix 2025 Bishop Canevin
David Oberschelp 2025 Peters Twp
Jonny Saunders 2026 Gateway
Colin Pearson 2026 Thomas Jefferson

01/16/2024
10/01/2023

To the Coaches, Parents and (especially the) Players of the Pittsburgh Riot Travel Softball Organization:

This is an open letter to Thank all of you for the opportunity to get to know and work with The PGH Riot.

I initially got into working with The PGH Riot through Coach Jason Snyder. While I have worked with several Travel teams both locally and nationally, I had never been given the keys to an entire organization before. While speaking with Coach Snyder, Coach Pete and Mr Henry in the weeks leading up to Labor Day- I started to notice something different about this project. I wasn’t sure what it was…but it had a different tone and attitude. More on that later…When the deal was signed and the schedule made- my staff and I broke down how we would do our best for all these athletes…We were ready.

As the days drew closer, I was grateful for the opportunity to expand my reach and influence in the local softball community. But now, as my days on this project draw to a close… I have to be honest- I never thought I would enjoy this as much as I have. This has been a very rewarding experience for me personally.

Coaches should grow. But the opportunities to grow are not always present. Coaches can and do plateau. I have learned that you need a few things to take your ability to teach into hyperdrive. Of the many I have experienced on my journey as a coach- the only other time I feel like I’ve grown this much in this short of a time frame… was during the Covid lockdown. Out of nowhere- I was forced to communicate through screens….I could not put my hands on anyone..Demonstrating was tough via facetime…So I had to learn to …as my Aunt once said to me as a boy: “Use your words Matthew”.... When I came back to my facility- I was a much better Coach for having gone through that. It made me communicate and process my message to athletes clearer.

The past 5 weeks have done the same thing to me. There were 100 girls in my gym every Thursday and Sunday. They had varying abilities, came in all sizes and levels of curiosity when it came to learning new things- in a new place- from this new Coach. I was learning from all of these girls as they learned from me. And as the weeks went on… Together- everyone got better. To get to work with so many different players with unique abilities or challenges and watch them come together as they have... has been one of the coolest things I have witnessed as a Coach. Observing these girls go from me speaking non stop while they stare at me trying to understand on week 1 ...to me barely saying a word this past Thursday as they ran the whole show was remarkable. They corrected each other, they helped each other, they demonstrated, they communicated, they encouraged……. I said this to Jason Snyder after that Thursday session- I personally grew as a coach this month. I learned countless new ways to relate sometimes complex concepts into more easily digested ideas for varying age groups and ability levels.... All done with a can-do positive attitude where I wanted to be there with them more every passing week and they did too!!! Again- just a very personally rewarding experience. I wish I could articulate that better.

I think all of the above speaks to the kind of Parent and player RIOT seeks to have join their family/ organization. Something was different in my talks with the Organization before we started… and I believe I witnessed why The Riot is different this month.

Players- Thank you for giving me your very best this month!
Thank you for “Being Present” 😀

More than anything- Thank you for the display of camaraderie and true sisterhood I was privileged to watch week after week! It is unfortunately rare these days to see young people genuinely happy when their peers do well and or be enthusiastic about working hard. Wherever your pursuits in life take you- I hope you learned what you can accomplish when you plan and execute with enthusiasm and joy.

Very Grateful:

Coach Matt

Pittsburgh Riot Jason Snyder

We have a New Raider and one of our Pros sent him this!!!  Welcome to the PVS Raiders Brayden Bobitski from Pitt Alum an...
07/12/2023

We have a New Raider and one of our Pros sent him this!!! Welcome to the PVS Raiders Brayden Bobitski from Pitt Alum and Minnesota Twins LHP Josh Mitchell!!!

“Brayden Bobitski: welcome to the PVS Raiders! It Takes What it Takes! Shout out alum and LHP Josh Mitchell for the 🎥”

PVS Hitters drove in 8 of 10 Runs scored by Belle Vernon.  They win 10-1 over previously unbeaten Elizabeth Forward.   W...
05/25/2023

PVS Hitters drove in 8 of 10 Runs scored by Belle Vernon. They win 10-1 over previously unbeaten Elizabeth Forward. What did we do and how did we do it against one of the best Pitchers in the WPIAL- check twitter for a thread in the weeks ahead

As sweet as career win No. 300 was for Belle Vernon softball coach Tom Rodriguez, No. 301 was a little sweeter.

Our Taylor Lehman is 1 step closer to The Major Leagues.  Today , The Phillies prospect was promoted to AAA Lehigh !!! T...
05/24/2023

Our Taylor Lehman is 1 step closer to The Major Leagues. Today , The Phillies prospect was promoted to AAA Lehigh !!! Taylor is a Keystone Oaks & Penn State Graduate! Congrats Taylor!!

It is the most listened to Podcast of 2023 for PatrickJonesBaseball.cm eclipsing Tom House.  If you missed it- give a li...
05/11/2023

It is the most listened to Podcast of 2023 for PatrickJonesBaseball.cm eclipsing Tom House. If you missed it- give a listen!!!

This week we're talking to two great coaches in the private sector. John Sangillo and Matt Pilewski . John is a hitting coach In New Jersey who works with 100s of hitters. He has traveled all over the country doing private clinics. John constantly learns about hitting...

The Best Softball Programs in the Country Travel to us or fly us to them!  Here's one:  Firecrackers Softball from Nebra...
05/03/2023

The Best Softball Programs in the Country Travel to us or fly us to them! Here's one: Firecrackers Softball from Nebraska

“If you have the opportunity to work …..DO IT! You won’t regret it. We are 🙏 for all we learned when they trained and coached our athletes! 🧨”

National Baseball Writer Travis Sawchik (Author of The MVP Machine & Big Data Baseball) traveled to Pittsburgh and wrote...
05/01/2023

National Baseball Writer Travis Sawchik (Author of The MVP Machine & Big Data Baseball) traveled to Pittsburgh and wrote the story that would set off major changes in the Game. Why did he come to Pittsburgh to write the story? At The time, PVS was the only placein PA or OH that had the athletes and the tech needed to illuminate what was going on in Baseball. A brief history of our story is woven into the piece

The menu options were laid out before me, like stepping up to the counter of a Chipotle for cheaters.Inside the netting surrounding the indoor bullpen at Performance Velocity Systems, a baseball training center in the southern hills of Pittsburgh, was an assortment of grip-enhancing substances. On t...

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