Randy Dunnett: A Fun Experience

Randy Dunnett: A Fun Experience Randy Dunnett is a native of Chicago, where he still lives, and the co-owner of the Force Elite Baseball Club and the Finish Strong Indoor Sportsplex.

Randy Dunnett played four years of college baseball in the 1990s, and in 1999 he turned pro, signing a contract with the Cook County Cheetahs. But he found his true calling in 2000, even before he retired as an active ballplayer, when he began coaching baseball during the offseason. He has been a coach and private instructor every year since then.

In 2004 Randy Dunnett opened Finish Strong Indoor Sportsplex. "We run a very strong program that focuses on providing the very best environment for young players to learn and play baseball," Randy Dunnett says. "We have had dozens of players finish our high school program and move on to college baseball, and every year we produce more of these success stories." The Force Elite Baseball Club branched off of Finish Strong in 2011. "Each year I have grown my program and currently I have nine teams that play for my organization."

Randy Dunnett, a hard-throwing right-handed pitcher, remains an avid player as well as a coach and instructor. "I have played men's baseball since 2006 in the Chicago Men's Senior Baseball League, and I have played in several national baseball tournaments in Las Vegas, Nevada, Jupiter, Florida, and Phoenix, Arizona." In 2007 he also gave into the temptation to resume his professional playing career, signing a short-term contract to play for the Schaumburg Flyers during the final twenty games of that season. "Inside my head I was always saying I could be doing this," Randy Dunnett said at the time. He got into seven games, all of them as a relief pitcher, and later called it a fun experience.

As a coach, Randy Dunnett has had dozens of players make it to the college level, and has had several professional players consult with him about their skills. Through Finish Strong Force Elite Baseball he has been a service provider to many outside teams. The program trains teams and players that play for several organizations, and also consults with coaches to help them enhance their coaching ability.