About us at Diamond Baseball & Fitness

Ryan Bartley

Owner / Coach / Trainer

Hello baseball and fitness fans. My name is Ryan Bartley. I grew up in Owen Sound, and spent much of my childhood playing baseball, and any other sport that I could as a kid. I fell in love with baseball and fitness at a young age, and, after having kids of my own I fell inlove with coaching and training. After work and life took me away from Owen Sound for a number of years, my wife Zeveren and I, along with our two kids, Maleeah and Henderson moved back to town in 2021.

I began my playing days in the Minor Baseball system in Owen Sound, before moving on to play in the Premier Baseball League of Ontario, for the Welland Renegades. From there, I went on to play NJCAA Division II baseball for Baltimore City Community College, where, as a two way player, I was selected to the NJCAA Region 20 All Star team in 2005. When I returned from college, I played two years in the Intercounty Baseball League for the Stratford Nationals. Throughout this time, I also began playing in the North Dufferin Baseball League (NDBL), where I have now spent 20 years playing.

Throughout my time playing the game that I love, I have been fortunate enough to win 3 Provincial Championships (Jr “D”, 2005, Sr “B” 2010, Sr “AA” 2015). I have also been a part of 4 NDBL Championship teams (2008,2015,2016 and 2024)

I am a firm believer in a “Live to Play” mindset as I continue my playing and managing days with the Owen Sound Baysox Sr team. Since forming the team in 2022, we have had great success, winning the 2024 NDBL Championship, as well as the honour of being named Western Ontario Baseball’s Team of the Year for 2024.

I feed my passion for baseball and youth sports through coaching and player development with Owen Sound Minor Baseball.

I have also spent roughly 6 years training athletes, as well as a wide array of fitness clientele, spending time with SportMakers Fitness, Goodlife Fitness, as well as private personal training.

I have come to realise that falling in love with sports and fitness can be found by simply providing people with the opportunity to do so. Let them play! Encourage them to have fun in sports and fitness, and people will do just that!

With Diamond Baseball and Fitness, my goal is to provide as many people as possible with that opportunity to fall in love with baseball and fitness, and for those seeking performance training at a high level, Diamond Baseball and Fitness is where you want to be!