Dec. 6, 2007
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Professional Baseball Video Coordinators Association (PBVCA) has presented the 2007 Pioneer Award to Hall of Fame inductee Tony Gwynn at the 2007 PBVCA Meetings -- held in conjunction with the Baseball Winter Meetings -- in Nashville. Gwynn, who was the keynote speaker at this year's PBVCA Meetings, received the award on December 5.
This is the first time PBVCA has selected a recipient for the Pioneer Award. Gwynn, Head Baseball Coach at San Diego State University, was selected due to his groundbreaking use of video, for both mechanical analysis and scouting his opponents, throughout his Major League Baseball career.
"On behalf of PBVCA, this is a well-deserved honor for a man who has basically led the way in using video in baseball," said PBVCA President and Tampa Bay Devil Rays Video Coordinator Chris Fernandez. "Because of Mr. Gwynn's foresight years ago, we as video coordinators are in the position where we are today and are very grateful to him because of that."
Formed in December 2004, PBVCA is comprised of Video Coordinators from throughout Major League Baseball. Our objective is to elevate standards among all Video Coordinators, facilitate the exchange of information and technical advancements in the field of video coaching, and raise awareness of the role that Video Coordinators play within professional baseball.