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BASEBALL SUPPORT STAFF
Matthew Rowell
DIRECTOR OF BASEBALL OPERATIONS
Matthew Rowell is in his fourth season at DBU and serves as the Director of Baseball Operations. In his first two years with the Patriots, Rowell was the team’s Student Manager and also served as a bullpen catcher.
Rowell is currently a junior at DBU and is a Kinesiology major, with the aspiration of one day becoming a
coach.
Travis Stone
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DIRECTOR OF HITTING DEVELOPMENT
Travis Stone is in his second season as a member of the DBU Baseball staff after spending three seasons as a relief pitcher for the Patriots. From 2017-2019, Stone made 45 career appearances and posted a 3-3 record with a 3.99 ERA. In 2017, his 29 appearances out of the pen ranked as the fourth most all-time in the program’s Division I era dating
Stone began his collegiate career at Stephen F. Austin in 2015 where he made 19 relief appearances. Following 2015, Stone spent his sophomore season at Weatherford College and led the team with six saves.
After spending 4 seasons playing for and working alongside Patriot Head Coach Dan Heefner and helping the Patriots advance to the NCAA postseason every year, Stone has been able to develop his understanding of the biomechanical processes, physiology, and skill development needed to produce the top hitters in the country and help players reach their full potential. He has worked extensively with the technology and advanced analytics DBU utilizes to create some of the most dynamic offenses in college baseball.
Stone graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Master of Education degree in Sport Management from DBU. He and his wife, Jaycey, reside in Irving.
Victor Sanchez
DIRECTOR OF PITCHING DEVELOPMENT
Victor Sanchez is in his third season at DBU and serves as the team’s Director of Pitching Development. Sanchez utilizes the data from player development technology such as Trackman, Rapsodo, and Edgertronic cameras to work alongside the DBU coaching staff
to create individualized player development
plans for Patriot pitchers. Sanchez has also advanced his knowledge in biomechanics, physiology, and skill development to help the DBU coaches produce one of the most
effective pitching staffs in the nation.
During his time at DBU, Sanchez has seen four pitchers chosen in the Major League Draft. In the 2020 draft, Burl Carraway was the 51st overall pick by the Chicago Cubs. Carraway also became the first player from DBU to earn a roster spot on the USA Collegiate National Team in 2019. In 2019 three Patriot pitchers were taken in the Major League Draft: MD Johnson (6th Round - Miami Marlins), Jordan Martinson (11th Round - New York Mets), and Jarod Bayless (33rd Round - Seattle Mariners).
Prior to DBU, Sanchez was the pitching coach at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix, Arizona. He also spent the summer of 2018 coaching for the Eau Claire Express in the Northwoods League.
As a standout pitcher at the University of New Mexico from 2012
- 2016, Sanchez finished his career as the all-time saves leader for the Lobos. Considered to be one of the top closers in college baseball, Sanchez was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Watch List in both 2014 and 2015 and was also tabbed to the Gregg Olson Award Watch List in 2014, awarded to the nation’s Breakout Player of the Year.
Sanchez graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Communication from the University of New Mexico in 2016. He has also completed a Master of Science in Sports Administration from Eastern New Mexico University in 2018 and a Master of Business Administration at Dallas Baptist University in 2020. He and his wife, Gina, reside in Dallas.
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