Mississippi Yankees

USSSA

Team Record 425-79 from 2001-07

2 World Series Titles as a Player

Hillcrest

6-1 with a 2.05 era as an 8th Grader

5x District Selection

Single Season Strikeout

Record 115

Career Wins 38

Won 3 State Titles

All-State Selection Junior/Senior Yr.

MAIS All Star Selection

USM

Lettered 2 Years

Regular Season Conference Champs

Belhaven

Lettered 2 Years

2nd Team All-Conference Selection

2002 Terry High School

Louisville Slugger – MS Player of the Year

Gatorade Player of the Year

Highschool All-American

2003 – 04 Meridian Comm. College

2yr All-American

Junior College Player of the Year

2004 5th Round Selection of the 

Atlanta Braves

2004 – 12 Braves Organization

Best Defensive 3rd Base 6yrs Straight

Best Infield Arm 6yrs Straight

Top-10 Prospect for Braves

Backup to Hall of Fame 3rd Base

Chipper Jones

2006 Player of the Year for

Carolina League

Finished Career with Amarillo Sox

Texas League – 2013 -14

RJ Barrett is a well know Sports Performance Specialist in the Southeast specializing in Speed and Agility Training. He is the Sports Performance Director at the Madison Healthplex. He has trained numerous athletes from MLB and NFL. He is not only known for his knowledge of sports performance but for his energy and compassion to train athletes. RJ came to us after working at Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi where he functioned as an assistant football coach for three years. He also assisted in developing the first year-round Strength and Conditioning Program. Prior to Belhaven, he served as a Sports Performance Director at Velocity Sports Performance in Ridgeland, MS. At Velocity, he was the Performance Coach for Strength and Conditioning of all athletes of all ages. RJ is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (N.S.C.A) and United States Weightlifting (USAW). He is currently certified as a Sports Performance Coach through USAW and ACSM. Additionally, he is certified in CPR, SPARQ, and CrossFit. He resides in Madison with his wife Kacey and daughter Ansley and son Archie. RJ is energized to be a part of Next Level Baseball family and is excited to help all athletes he coaches reach their maximum athletic potential on and off the field!

Brookhaven High School

2012 1st Team All 5A

2013 Senior to Watch

Hinds Community College

2014 Region 23 Regional Champs

2014 NJCAA World Series Runner-Up

2015 MACJC State Champion

Left-Handed Pitcher

Meridian Community College

Freshman Year – Relief

1st Team All Conference

Sophomore Year Starter

Ole Miss

Middle to Late