1266 E. Stuart Drive
Hillsville, VA 24343
276 728-5046
The Blue Ridge Hitting Center is a private training facility owned by Dwayne and Kim Puryear. We train the total athlete. We start each new student with hitting lessons. Then we provide to our hitting students position-specific lessons (pitching, catching, fielding and throwing)
Other services provided to our hitting students:
-College prep for hitting and pitching
-Batting cage rental
-Pitching mound rental
-video analysis via email
-College recruitment assistance
-Showcase Teams
* Please see LESSONS pages for rates
* Ages 8-up
Directions:
From I-77, take 58 E towards Hillsville. Go 3 miles and the building is on the left
From NC: 52 to 58 E, take right at stop light, go 1 mile and building is on left
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About Dwayne:
Dwayne is an Associate Scout for the Kansas City Royals. He is affiliated with the Virginia Wesleyan College Showcase Expo; one of the premier events on the East Coast for high school students to gain exposure from Major League Scouts and East Coast College Scouts. Dwayne coaches several showcase teams composed of some of the top athletes from Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia.
He played center field and was a left-handed pitcher. While with the Tidewater Drillers Organization 1987-2006, he played in many Roy C. Hobbs World Series held in Fort Myers, Florida. He was a member of the 1983 James Madison University College World Series Team and the 1985-87 Virginia Wesleyan Baseball Team.
He served as the Asst. Coach for Virginia Wesleyan College Baseball Team years 1988-1991 / 1993-1997 as well as the Asst. Coach/Hitting Instructor for the Virginia Wesleyan College Softball Team from 1990-92. He made Virginia Collegiate All-State Selection in 1985 and 1986. He loves teaching hitting and pitching and enjoys passing on his baseball and softball wisdom to his students. Dwayne also wishes to educate parents and players on long-term arm care for pitchers through proper education and mechanics. He also enjoys teaching proper and powerful hitting mechanics that will get a player noticed by travel, school, colleges coaches and pro scouts.
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