Trevor Stocking works at the intersection of technology and sports. Trevor manages Axe Bat’s MLB swing-fitting program that develops custom axe handles for players like Mookie Betts, George Springer, and Kris Bryant.
Prior to Axe Bat, he was one of the first employees of sports-sensor startup Zepp Labs, where he helped launch Zepp Baseball, introduced revolutionary swing metrics like “Attack Angle”, and worked with elite pro players such as Mike Trout, Jose Altuve, and Josh Donaldson.
As a private hitting instructor, Stocking has worked with more than 10,000 clients. His popular YouTube instructional channel, Pastime Athletics, has attracted more than 18 million views. Additionally, he has coached varsity baseball at Prospect High School (Mount Prospect, IL) and Notre Dame College Prep (Niles, IL), and served as an associate scout for the Miami Marlins.
Stocking played Division I baseball at both Northern Illinois, where he was a Freshman All-American infielder in 2001, and at the University of Evansville, where he led the team in ERA in 2003. He lives in Chicago with his wife and three children. Contact him on Twitter @trevorstocking.
