Trevor Burmeister recently completed his sixth season as a Minor League Baseball hitting coach. He spent five seasons in the Colorado Rockies organization before joining the Boston Red Sox, where he completed his first season as the Double-A Hitting Coach for the Portland Sea Dogs in 2026.

Throughout his professional baseball coaching career, Burmeister has helped his players and teams achieve numerous individual and organizational accomplishments, including:

Arizona Complex League Hitting Coach | 2021–2022

• 2021 ACL Champions

• Led the ACL in batting average, on-base percentage, and OPS in 2021

• 2022 ACL Batting Champion — Jesus Bugarin

• 2022 ACL runner-up

Low-A Fresno Grizzlies Hitting Coach | 2023–2024

• 2023 California League MVP — Ryan Ritter

• California League All-Stars — Ryan Ritter (2023) and Braylen Wimmer (2024)

• Four California League Player of the Week awards — Ryan Ritter (3x) and Jamari Baylor

• Two California League Player of the Month awards — Ryan Ritter (June 2023) and Braylen Wimmer (June 2024)

• Two Rockies Organizational Player of the Month awards — Skyler Messinger (July 2023) and Jake Snider (April 2024)

High-A Spokane Indians Hitting Coach | 2025

• Northwest League Player of the Week — Jared Thomas and Braylen Wimmer

• Northwest League Player of the Month — Braylen Wimmer (May 2025) and Aidan Longwell (June 2025)

• Colorado Rockies Organizational Offensive Player of the Month — Jared Thomas (April 2025) and Andy Perez (August 2025)

• Northwest League All-Stars — Cole Messina, Braylen Wimmer, and Jared Thomas

• Colorado Rockies 2025 Hitting Prospect of the Year — Jared Thomas

Double-A Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox) Hitting Coach | 2026

• Eastern League MVP — Franklin Arias

• Eastern League Top MLB Prospect — Franklin Arias

• Eastern League Postseason All-Stars — Franklin Arias and Brooks Brannon

• Eastern League Player of the Month (April) — Franklin Arias

• Eastern League Player of the Week — Brooks Brannon, Johanfran Garcia (2x), Ronald Rosario, and Henry Godbout

• Futures Game selection — Franklin Arias

• Boston Red Sox Minor League Offensive Player of the Year — Franklin Arias

• Five players established career highs in doubles during their time in Double-A

• 12 players established career highs in home runs during their time in Double-A

• 189 team home runs — second-most in Portland Sea Dogs franchise history, trailing only the 191 hit in 1997

• Second in the Eastern League in doubles, home runs, and xwOBA

• Among all Double-A teams: second in extra-base hits and third in both home runs and doubles

A Wisconsin native from Verona, Burmeister began his coaching career immediately after his college playing career ended. He spent two seasons at UW–La Crosse before coaching for one season at Minnesota Duluth, where the offense ranked third among all NCAA Division II programs in batting average (.352) and second in home runs (102).

Burmeister then returned to his alma mater, Madison College (NJCAA), where he spent three years coaching under Head Coach Mike Davenport. In 2019, he was named the NJCAA Assistant Coach of the Year by the ABCA/Baseball America. He joined the Colorado Rockies organization in 2020, beginning his professional baseball coaching career.

During the offseason, Burmeister lives in Black Earth, Wisconsin. Away from baseball, he enjoys spending time with his dogs, watching movies, listening to music, and exploring new restaurants.

He is extremely proud of what has been built with Dawg Ball Camps and the impact it continues to have on young players.

Tyler Burmeister joined the University of North Dakota in the fall of 2017 and currently serves as the Assistant Athletics Director of Student-Athlete Development, where he oversees the personal, professional, and leadership development of UND student-athletes.

During his time at UND, the department has consistently earned national honors and recognition for community service, including leading the nation in community service impact score during the 2021–22 academic year.

A native of Madison, Wisconsin, Burmeister is an active member of the National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals (N4A) and serves on the organization’s Best Practices Committee.

Tyler also developed “CHORES,” the mentality acronym that serves as a foundation for the mindset-development component of Dawg Ball.

C- Curiosity
H- Habits
O- Optimism
R- Resiliency
E- Evaluate
S- Sacrifice

“Tyler, my brother, has a passion for helping young people succeed—not just as athletes, but as people. He is an excellent teacher, he is selfless, and I’m so excited to have him teaching our young Dawg Ballers. He has helped me tremendously with my own mindset development, and I can’t wait for him to do the same for everyone who joins Dawg Ball.”

— Trevor Burmeister

Nick Gile signed with the Colorado Rockies organization in December 2022 after completing his collegiate baseball career at Illinois State University earlier that year. Following a challenging junior season, Nick made several key adjustments that helped lead to an All-Conference season in the Missouri Valley Conference, during which he hit .284 with 9 home runs and 14 doubles.

After going undrafted in the 2022 MLB Draft, Nick continued pursuing his professional baseball career by playing in the MLB Draft League that summer. His persistence paid off when he signed with the Rockies that December. Nick went on to play two seasons of professional baseball in the Colorado Rockies organization.

A native of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, Nick played high school baseball at Menomonee Falls, helping the program win back-to-back state championships in 2015 and 2016. He then continued his career at Madison College, where he had two highly successful seasons. His sophomore year was highlighted by a .442 batting average, 8 home runs, 55 RBI, and 21 doubles, earning him First Team All-American honors. Nick also holds Madison College career records for RBI and doubles.

Nick continued his collegiate career at Creighton University in 2020 before the season was cut short due to COVID-19. He later transferred to Illinois State University, where he completed his college career.

Nick is a co-founder of Dawg Ball Camps, and his selflessness and dedication have made a lasting impact on young baseball players throughout Wisconsin. Dawg Ball would not be what it is today without Nick and everything he has poured into the program.

Nick now lives in Colorado but remains an important part of Dawg Ball. He will continue to be involved as an advisor as we work to provide the best possible experience for Wisconsin baseball players and their families.

“Nick and I have spent countless hours together in a batting cage, and I am constantly amazed by the way he attacks life. I’ve learned a lot from him when it comes to dedication, sacrifice, and drive. Being in the trenches with driven people like Nick has played a huge role in the continued learning and evolution of the Dawg Ball hitting philosophy. There isn’t a better person to help carry out the Dawg Ball vision of impacting Wisconsin baseball players in a truly unique, meaningful, and educational way.”

— Trevor Burmeister