Train history in Auburn Hills, Michigan

South Oakland A's Training Facility is a premier baseball institution located at 1147 Centre Dr in Auburn Hills, Michigan. As a non-profit, amateur, traveling baseball organization in Oakland County, Michigan, our main goal is to provide young players with the resources they need to develop both on and off the field. Founded in 2003 by Buster Sunde and Randy Baldwin, our organization has grown from a small team of 8 and 9-year-olds to over 17 teams with players aged 7 to 18. Throughout our 20-year history, the South Oakland A's have achieved over 100 tournament victories, including 3 Cooperstown Championships and multiple NITs and Super NITs. Our teams have also excelled in prestigious tournaments such as the CABA World Series and the Battle of the South. We have a strong track record of success, with several of our alumni going on to play college baseball at Division 1 Universities and even achieving professional baseball dreams.

Doug Carpenter is a licensed Psychologist located at 3121 University Drive in Auburn Hills, Michigan. He is the co-owner of Insight Counseling Services and has a long history of teaching psychology at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Dr. Carpenter graduated with his Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology and has special training in chemical and behavioral addictions, trauma, grief, and loss issues, as well as cognitive and behavioral approaches to anxiety and depression. He is also skilled in working with individuals who have chronic illness and pain, using the Stress-Appraisal-Coping Model with this population. Dr. Carpenter is a member of the American Counseling Association and currently serves as the CEO of Insight Counseling Services. He is passionate about helping individuals with a variety of psychological, emotional, and behavioral disorders and has a keen ability to translate academic psychology and clinical research into practice.