Folden Fastpitch was founded by Rachel Folden and is located in the Northwest Corner of Indiana. We offer extremely progressive baseball and softball instruction based on biomechanics, science, technology, and data. Folden Fastpitch is a place where athletes come to learn, discuss ideas, and compete in a fun training environment. We do things a little bit differently around here, as everything is completely customized to the individual athlete to help them reach their maximum potential and efficiency. We are dedicated to learning new things, implementing new ideas, and challenging old ideas. Come experience the difference at Folden Fastpitch. A little bit about Rachel Folden:

 

Rachel Folden is a minor league Hitting Coach in professional baseball, the first female to hold such a position in her organization. Folden also launched EliteFastpitch.tv, the most comprehensive hitting drill library available for softball players. Now players from around the world can train with Rachel Folden and her team at Folden Fastpitch. Folden Fastpitch also partners with Elite Baseball Training to provide hitting consultation for baseball and softball teams at the professional, college, high school and travel ball level. Folden and her team put on numerous camps and clinics across the country, primarily in the skills of hitting and catching. 

 

A former professional softball player in the NPF (National Pro Fastpitch), Folden retired after the 2012 season, after 5 years in the NPF. Folden played for two professional teams, the Carolina Diamonds in 2012, and the Chicago Bandits from 2008-2012. She finished her career with 41 home runs, 122 RBI, 101 walks, and 28 doubles, which are all-time top 10 marks. She was the Rookie of the Year in 2008, a 4-time All-NPF Catcher, and the 2011 Offensive Player of the Year. She won two NPF Championships with the Bandits in 2008 and 2011.

 

Folden was drafted out of Marshall University in Huntington, WV. At Marshall, Folden was a 4-time NFCA Division I All-American. Folden currently holds Marshall career records in batting average (.405), hits (266), home runs (58), RBI (196), total bases (505), and walks (143).  She is also 2nd all-time at MU in runs scored (169), and doubles (63).  She is the career leader in C-USA in batting average (.405) and slugging percentage (.811). 

 

Folden was an Assistant Coach at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, IN in 2009-2010. Prior to coaching at Valparaiso, Folden was a graduate assistant coach at Holy Names University in Oakland, CA. In her one year at HNU, Folden helped the team to a Cal-Pac championship in only its second year of existence. HNU also had the Cal-Pac Pitcher of the Year, Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Coaching Staff of the Year during Folden's tenure.

 

Folden was also the head coach at Encinal High School in Alameda, CA in 2009. She guided an Encinal team that finished fourth in the Bay Shore League with 15 wins, 9 of those coming during league play, when they had won 4 total games the year before.

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Rachel Folden is originally from Azusa, CA and graduated from Diamond Bar High School in Diamond Bar, CA where she had a standout career and had her jersey retired. Folden graduated from Marshall University with a bachelor's degree in History, and was inducted into the Marshall Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019. Folden lives with her two dogs, Hank and Jack.

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In the past year, Folden Fastpitch has expanded and hired 4 instructors to better serve clients in the Northwest Indiana area.  Audra May, Steve Dujmovich, Jordan Anderson, and Alyssa Gill are trained instructors, applying the principals of human movement, biomechanics, technology, and data to their instruction.  

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Come experience the difference at Folden Fastpitch by signing up for a lesson on the booking page. We can't wait to work with you. 

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