Coaching spotlight - Coach Jon Kemmer

Written By Jason Mitchell

Black Gold Baseball, Coach Jon Kemmer is Assistant Head Coach for the Black Gold Baseball organization. Coach Jon serves directly as 12U Assistant Head Coach & Hitting instructor. Spring of 24' will see Coach Jon provide player development across all age groups. Coach Kemmer is married to Kourtney Kemmer and has 1 daughter Jacklin (all pictured below). Coach Kemmer enjoys hunting, fishing and everything outdoors.

Interesting Facts-

Favorite Baseball Player- Carlos Correa (They were roommates in the minors)

Favorite Band - Brantley Gilbert

Favorite Food- Back Strap

Extra Cool - Works / lives on a Hunting / cattle ranch south of Houston, TX.

BIO-

Born in Pennsylvania, Jon Kemmer worked his way through the NAIA, D2 and JUCO Baseball ranks to being drafted in 2013 by the Houston Astros then going on to play for the Minnesota Twins and L.A. Dodgers organizations. Jon brings his experience, contagious positivity and passion for baseball to Black Gold Baseball.

Coach Kemmer will be coaching 12U and serve as Consultant to the Black Gold Organization. We are very excited to have him aboard!

Jon Kemmer - Professional Baseball

2013- Drafted by the Houston Astros

2015- Team MVP & TX. League Batting Champ

2017- AAA All Star Team

2018- AAA Minnesota Twins

2019- L.A. Dodgers

2019 Mexican League All-Star

Career Batting Average .283, 116 Home runs, 381 RBI's, .509 SLG %, .875 OPS. %

College Baseball

1st Team All Region D2 Clarion University

SSAC MVP & 1st Team All American Brewton Parker College of Maryland (NAIA)

2X 1st Team All American Allegany College of Maryland (JUCO)

Jason Mitchell

Being creative is at my core what makes me, me. I started off my career as a national touring artist that played in a country band. We played on average 180 shows a year for five years throughout the United States and Bahamas. In 2006 signed with a label in Nashville, released a few singles, got featured in some magazines (both national print magazines as well as online publications) and in 2013 my single “Stomp” was picked up and featured as The Pittsburgh Steelers game song. On November 17th 2013, one of my dreams came true as I sang The National Anthem and performed my single “Stomp” on the 50 yard line for a crowd of 50,000 plus people at Heinz Field for The Steelers vs Lions game.

While I was on the road touring in 2008 I started a digital marketing business to help other artists out called Nocturnal Music Group. I primarily focused on social campaigns for musicians and bands, driving traffic to their sites but quickly found myself getting into areas that did not involve music and also being contacted for web design as well.

I fell into photography by chance due to a client needing photos and no one being available to do it. After that I was hooked and have been shooting ever since. I’ve shot artists and bands, weddings and engagements, maternity and new borns, models, products and everything in between. I’ve also been featured in magazines both domestic and in 2020 I became an internationally published photographer.

http://jasonrmitchell.com
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