Lance Baldwin

CEO

Lance Baldwin knows that it requires a professional, talented, and educated team behind him, in order to create and implement an industry changing program. This is his 10^th year designing and developing Area Scouts™, which is an athlete health initiative platform, specializing in developing athletes through efficient movement and metrics. Lance possesses 35+ years of experience in business, client relations, technology, software design, and development. As a 15+ year multi-sport coach, most recently coaching youth sports the past 10 years, he quickly recognized the urgent need for health awareness, professional resources, and ongoing education, that could be offered to every athlete / parent, at an incredibly affordable price.

Lance is excited to lead the future of Area Scouts, with an optimal team behind him that will help to prevent countless injuries, and to be able to provide every athlete, in all sports, with the foundation, guidance, and resources to achieve success at the next level.

Andrew Pinter, COO

Andrew joins Area Scouts accompanied by nearly 30 years of experience in professional and amateur sports, including a broad scope of success in coaching, scouting, and digital product creation & ownership.  Andrew is dedicated to enhancing the world of Sport through development, technology, and support for today’s athletes, and is excited to help Area Scouts do just that. 

A right-handed pitcher, Andrew played collegiately at the University of Illinois-Chicago where he majored in Communications & Broadcasting.  He then logged an extended career with the Chicago White Sox in Video Coaching, Baseball Operations, and Scouting.  This collective experience led him to Major League Baseball Advanced Media as VP of Baseball Technology.  There he helped orchestrate the creation and launch of multiple new platforms, including the successful Statcast & Dugout iPad initiatives, employing sports technology, data, and coaching methodologies to enhance player and team performance.  Aside from baseball, Andrew was also instrumental in the Video Coaching efforts of the Chicago Bulls (NBA) & Blackhawks (NHL).  During his respective tenures, Andrew’s teams have collected four World Championships as well as a Sports Emmy award.     

Andrew resides in Raleigh, NC with his wife Sarah and their four children Emily, Abigail, James & Claire.  He has acted as both a Coach & Commissioner of the North Wake Baseball League for the last 6 years.  

Fred McGriff

BASEBALL – Senior Advisor Of Hitting

Fred McGriff is a 5-Time MLB All Star, 3-Time Silver Slugger, MLB World Series Champion, 2x Home Run Leader, a career .284 hitter who had 2,940 hits with 493 home runs. Fred comes to Area Scouts with 19 years of Major League Baseball playing experience as one of the best Home Run hitters in the history of the game.

Fred was born in Tampa, Florida in 1963. Was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 9th round in the 1981 amateur baseball draft. He made his Major League Debut in 1986 for the Toronto Blue Jays. Fred is extremely excited to give back to the Athletes on the Area Scouts Platform and share his extensive knowledge about hitting, approach, and the mental toughness it takes to be a star.

John Fulgham

BASEBALL – Advisory Board

Few people get to fulfill the childhood dream of playing for their hometown team, but John Fulgham did just that. Fulgham was born in St. Louis and grew up as a diehard Cardinals fan, idolizing some of the players he would very quickly be playing with on the same field.

Fulgham has been around sports his entire life. As a youth he excelled in soccer, football and baseball. Having been named All American in both football and baseball, he moved on to play collegiately for two Hall of Fame baseball coaches: Gary Ward at Yavapai CC and Ron Fraser at the University of Miami. At Miami, he set a record which still stands today for the lowest Earned Run Average in a season (0.54). While in college he was drafted in the first round twice. First by the New York Yankees and then ultimately signing with the St. Louis Cardinals as the 15^th player taken in the draft.

In his first full year in professional baseball, he won 18 games, with 17 complete games and was named to the Topps Minor-League All-Star Team. In the Florida Fall League that same year, he went 5-0 and was named to the All-League Team. He quickly catapulted into the St. Louis Cardinals starting rotation and was named Rookie of the Year by the St. Louis sportswriters. Although his major league career was shortened by a rotator cuff injury, it was a successful one. His total statistical line in MLB of 231 1/3 innings pitched, 14 wins, 14 complete games, three shutouts, 2.84 ERA, 1.068 WHIP, and a 5.0 pitching WAR reads like the season of a Cy Young Award contender.

With one career ended it was time to start another. After stints as a broadcaster on radio and television, it was time to pursue a career in coaching. After stints assisting at Florida State and the University of Central Oklahoma – Fulgham became the Head Coach of Division II power Rollins College. In less than one year, Fulgham led Rollins from a losing record the year prior to a school record 46 wins, DII Regional berth and its only Number #1 national ranking in history after wins on the road against the University of Florida and his alma mater the University of Miami.

Fulgham has over 30 years of sports coaching experience. Having coached everything from beginners to elite youth to collegiate to professional athletes. In addition to his baseball expertise, he is also a certified ASA Softball coach as well as having a National Coaching License for Soccer. He helped many athletes (male and female) make the jump from recreational to elite, from elite to college, and from college to professional sports.