A great showcase camp is more than just exposure.
There's exposure...and then there's real, personal connection. At EXACT, you meet with top coaches from the minute you arrive, making this the best place for aspiring college baseball players. The college coaches work with you to evaluate your ability as a player and get to know you as an individual.
Get a digital evaluation from a college coach at the conclusion of camp. This shareable evaluation highlights your strengths and tells you exactly what you need to improve to get recruited.
Build skills for leadership, focus, and handling adversity on and off the field. Based on training used by hundreds of pro and college teams.
Get the tools and insights you need to stand out during recruitment.
Learn:
Coaches run drills similar to the sessions you would attend in their program. Experience first-hand which coaches you most connect with and what it's like to be on a college team.
Over 1,000 NCAA D1, D2, D3 and NAIA coaches in EXACT's network have access to your footage from camp. Video packages, including highlight reels, are available for campers.
Pitching Coach at Benedictine University
Matthew Lillard comes to LSU of Alexandria with 3 years of college coaching experience, including stops at the University of Dallas in 2021 and Franklin College from 2022 to 2023. Lillard has worked primarily with outfielders and hitters but will also assist in all aspects of the program alongside Head Baseball Coach Kody Gautreaux.
Lillard played baseball initially at Millsaps College and later at Hendrix College, where he lettered three years and was named First Team All-Conference, Second Team All-South Region, and All-Arkansas Honorable Mention his junior year. Additionally, Lillard was Academic All-Conference from 2015 to 2018. During his junior season, Lillard set the school RBI single-season record with 56 in 42 games. He lost his senior year to injuries but graduated from Hendrix College with a B.A. in History. Lillard enrolled in graduate school and played his last year of college baseball at Hardin-Simmons University, where he received an MBA in Sports Business in May 2021. While pursuing his Masters Degree, Matthew continued playing baseball in the Pecos League and California Winter League.
While coaching at Franklin College, Lillard helped lead the Grizzlies to a 62-27 record which included back-to-back regular season conference titles in 2022 and 2023 for the first time in program history. The 2023 squad finished the season with a 33-13 record, a conference tournament championship, and a trip to the NCAA Division 3 Regional in Birmingham, Alabama. Serving as first base coach during the 2023 campaign, Lillard coached 15 all-conference selections during his two years at Franklin College, including 2022 Region 8 Player of the Year Logan Demkovich and 2023 Conference Player of the Year Jonathon LaGuire-Cruz.
Matthew is a native of Dallas and graduated from Highland Park High School where he lettered three years in baseball and was an all-district outfielder.
Dean was named the University of New Orleans' seventh head coach in its 45 year history during the summer of 2015 following a breif stint as the school's interim head coach following the retirement of Ron Maestri.In his first season at the helm, UNO saw a 17-game turnaround, the eighth-best in Division I in 2016, while the team was one of 17 to increase their winning percentage by .200, boasting the fourth-highest improvement at .285. The Privateers 31-26 record marked the first winning record for the baseball program since 2008 and qualified for the Southland Conference for the first time since joining the league prior to the 2013-14 academic year. The Privateers set eight-year highs in batting average (.300), total hits (600), doubles (77), on base percentage (.368) and fielding percentage (.966) saves (15), strikeouts (400) and the lowest opponent batting average in the span (.286). Nationally, UNO finished eighth in triples per game with a 0.44 average and 10th in total triples with 25 while Dakota Dean cracked the top 25 individually with six on the season, the 22nd-most. UNOs resurrected offense led the Southland Conference in triples, while finishing second in in hits, batting average, third in RBI, fewest batters struck out (328) and fourth in slugging percentage (.416). Under Deans guidance, five Privateers were named to All-Southland Conference Teams with Hezekiah Randolph, a first team honoree after finishing in the top 10 of the conference in runs scored (49), runs batted in (45), doubles (16) hits (71) and slugging percentage (.502), garnered America Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings South Central Region second team distinction. Kyle Bracey (first team), Dakota Dean (second team), Aaron Palmer (second team) and Daniel Martinez (honorable mention) all gained recognition from the league. The Privateers took on the top Louisiana programs in the country during the 2016 campaign taking two from eventual NCAA Tournament participant Southeastern in their regular season series before dropping a decision to the Lions in the Southland Conference Tournament while splitting a two-game series with Tulane and besting Louisiana Tech, both qualifying for the national tournament. Following two years working under the legendary Ron Maestri, Dean was initially tabbed the interim head coach before officially becoming the Privateers seventh head coach on June 30, 2015. Prior to assuming his current position, Dean worked his way up the ladder starting as a volunteer assistant in 2014 before being promoted to a full-time position the following year. During his time on the Lakefront, Dean was instrumental in Samuel Capielano and Hezekiah Randolph claiming Freshman All-America status in 2014 while helping several Privateer hitters improve their production at the plate. As the teams hitting coach last season, the Privateers saw their average rise 20 points from the 2014 campaign and three of the five returning position players saw significant increases in their respective batting averages. Highlights on the diamond, however, are nothing new for Dean as the native of Crestview, Florida, has experienced success at every stop of his baseball career to date. As a prepster at Crestview High, Dean was a four-year all-state honoree and was a member of the USA Baseball Youth National Team. Following his senior season, he claimed Louisville Slugger All-America recognition and was named to Baseball Americas Top 300 High School Players of 2006. From there, he packed his bags for Baton Rouge where he helped LSU post a combined 175 wins, three trips to the NCAA Super Regionals and a pair of berths in the College World Series including a National Championship in 2009. As they had done during his high school career, honors came in by the handful for Dean in college. As a rookie, he was named Freshman All-SEC, Louisiana Freshman of the Year and Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American. One year later, Dean was tabbed first-team All-American by Baseball America, second-team All-South Region by the American Baseball Coaches Assocation and Louisiana Hitter of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. He also claimed SEC Tournament MVP and Baton Rouge Regional Most Outstanding Player recognition during the Tigers march to Omaha. Dean claimed first-team all-state honors in each of his final three collegiate seasons, was tabbed first-team All-SEC as a junior and was a candidate for the Lowes Senior CLASS Award in 2010. Along the way, he finished second in school history in hits (332), RBI (260) and total bases (575), fourth in home runs (56) and fifth in runs scored (223). Dean was drafted twice during his time at LSU, going in the 10th round to the Minnesota Twins in 2009 and in the eighth round by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2010. He played two seasons professionally in the Dodgers organization, suiting up in Rookie League for the Ogden Raptors in 2010 and the Class A Great Lakes Loons in 2011 before returning to LSU to finish his degree. Dean completed his bachelors degree in sports administration from LSU in 2013.
Blake Dean
Head Coach
Blake Dean was named the University of New Orleans' seventh head coach in its 45 year history during the summer of 2015 following a breif stint as the school's interim head coach following the retirement of Ron Maestri.In his first season at the helm, UNO saw a 17-game turnaround, the eighth-best in Division I in 2016, while the team was one of 17 to increase their winning percentage by .200, boasting the fourth-highest improvement at .285. The Privateers 31-26 record marked the first winning record for the baseball program since 2008 and qualified for the Southland Conference for the first time since joining the league prior to the 2013-14 academic year. The Privateers set eight-year highs in batting average (.300), total hits (600), doubles (77), on base percentage (.368) and fielding percentage (.966) saves (15), strikeouts (400) and the lowest opponent batting average in the span (.286). Nationally, UNO finished eighth in triples per game with a 0.44 average and 10th in total triples with 25 while Dakota Dean cracked the top 25 individually with six on the season, the 22nd-most. UNOs resurrected offense led the Southland Conference in triples, while finishing second in in hits, batting average, third in RBI, fewest batters struck out (328) and fourth in slugging percentage (.416). Under Deans guidance, five Privateers were named to All-Southland Conference Teams with Hezekiah Randolph, a first team honoree after finishing in the top 10 of the conference in runs scored (49), runs batted in (45), doubles (16) hits (71) and slugging percentage (.502), garnered America Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings South Central Region second team distinction. Kyle Bracey (first team), Dakota Dean (second team), Aaron Palmer (second team) and Daniel Martinez (honorable mention) all gained recognition from the league. The Privateers took on the top Louisiana programs in the country during the 2016 campaign taking two from eventual NCAA Tournament participant Southeastern in their regular season series before dropping a decision to the Lions in the Southland Conference Tournament while splitting a two-game series with Tulane and besting Louisiana Tech, both qualifying for the national tournament. Following two years working under the legendary Ron Maestri, Dean was initially tabbed the interim head coach before officially becoming the Privateers seventh head coach on June 30, 2015. Prior to assuming his current position, Dean worked his way up the ladder starting as a volunteer assistant in 2014 before being promoted to a full-time position the following year. During his time on the Lakefront, Dean was instrumental in Samuel Capielano and Hezekiah Randolph claiming Freshman All-America status in 2014 while helping several Privateer hitters improve their production at the plate. As the teams hitting coach last season, the Privateers saw their average rise 20 points from the 2014 campaign and three of the five returning position players saw significant increases in their respective batting averages. Highlights on the diamond, however, are nothing new for Dean as the native of Crestview, Florida, has experienced success at every stop of his baseball career to date. As a prepster at Crestview High, Dean was a four-year all-state honoree and was a member of the USA Baseball Youth National Team. Following his senior season, he claimed Louisville Slugger All-America recognition and was named to Baseball Americas Top 300 High School Players of 2006. From there, he packed his bags for Baton Rouge where he helped LSU post a combined 175 wins, three trips to the NCAA Super Regionals and a pair of berths in the College World Series including a National Championship in 2009. As they had done during his high school career, honors came in by the handful for Dean in college. As a rookie, he was named Freshman All-SEC, Louisiana Freshman of the Year and Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American. One year later, Dean was tabbed first-team All-American by Baseball America, second-team All-South Region by the American Baseball Coaches Assocation and Louisiana Hitter of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. He also claimed SEC Tournament MVP and Baton Rouge Regional Most Outstanding Player recognition during the Tigers march to Omaha. Dean claimed first-team all-state honors in each of his final three collegiate seasons, was tabbed first-team All-SEC as a junior and was a candidate for the Lowes Senior CLASS Award in 2010. Along the way, he finished second in school history in hits (332), RBI (260) and total bases (575), fourth in home runs (56) and fifth in runs scored (223). Dean was drafted twice during his time at LSU, going in the 10th round to the Minnesota Twins in 2009 and in the eighth round by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2010. He played two seasons professionally in the Dodgers organization, suiting up in Rookie League for the Ogden Raptors in 2010 and the Class A Great Lakes Loons in 2011 before returning to LSU to finish his degree. Dean completed his bachelors degree in sports administration from LSU in 2013.
Seth Thibodeaux begins his third season at Louisiana after joining the Ragin' Cajuns staff in August 2021 as Associate Head Coach/Pitching Coach.
Prior to his arrival, Thibodeaux served for 14 seasons - including the previous 11 years as head coach - at in-state program Nicholls. During his 11-year tenure on the Bayou, Thibodeaux recorded 287 wins to rank behind Mike Knight and former Louisiana Baseball coach Ray E. Didier in school history.
In his first season in the Ragin' Cajuns dugout, the Church Point native handled a pitching staff which produced the Sun Belt Conference's lowest team ERA (4.24) while ranking among the SBC leaders in opposing batting average (.254), innings pitched (532.1), strikeouts (545), runs allowed (287) and earned runs allowed (251).
The SBC weekend rotation of Brandon Talley, Jacob Schultz and Jeff Wilson produced 11 quality starts with 10 coming in the final 36 games of the season. Schultz led Louisiana in innings pitched (82.1) and led the Ragin' Cajuns into the SBC Championship game after a gutsy 142-pitch performance in a complete-game victory over nationally-ranked Texas State.
His 2023 staff produced 10-game winner Cooper Rawls - the first Ragin' Cajuns 10-game winner since Gunner Leger in 2017 - and nine-game winner Jackson Nezuh. As a staff, the Ragin' Cajuns finished second overall in both team ERA (4.87), opponents batting average (.248) and innings pitched (569.2) while leading all SBC programs in fewest runs allowed (328) and shutouts (5). Thibodeaux's staff produced 14 quality starts on the season with Nezuh (4) and Jake Hammond (3) provided half of the total.
Thibodeaux has served as the Ragin' Cajuns "Defensive Coordinator" since joining the staff and guided a group in 2022 which ranked among the league leaders in fielding percentage (.972) while finishing 18th nationally in double plays (51), 26th in earned run average (4.24) and 44th in hits allowed per nine innings (8.62).
The 2023 edition of the Ragin' Cajuns produced the school's top fielding percentage (.982) - first in the Sun Belt and tied for fourth nationally.
During Thibodeaux's tenure at Nicholls, the Colonels advanced to the Southland Conference Tournament on four occasions, securing the No. 2-seed in 2014 and the third seed in 2015. Thibodeaux helped develop four All-SLC first-team selections and along with six Major League Baseball draftees, two Southland Pitchers of the Year (Taylor Byrd 2014, Justin Sinibaldi 2015), a Relief Pitcher of the Year (Stuart Holmes, 2015) and a Newcomer of the Year (Kyle Reese, 2015).
The long-time head coach revitalized the program behind back-to-back 30-plus win seasons in 2014 and 2015 a first for Nicholls since the 1992-93 campaigns as the Colonel pitching staffs consistently ranked as one of the nation's elite for ERA. During the 2014 season, Thibodeauxs pitching staff produced a 2.61 team ERA during the season before notching a 2.47 team ERA the following season.
The upstart Colonels squad of the 2014 season, who just a year prior only managed single-digit wins in league play, propelled Thibodeaux to Southland Coach of the Year as Nicholls finished with a school-best 21-9 mark in SLC competition.
Before coming to Nicholls in 2008, Thibodeaux served two years as an assistant coach at SLC-rival Southeastern Louisiana, helping put together two recruiting classes which received national recognition from Baseball America. In his final season in Hammond, Thibodeaux helped SLU to 34 wins, the most for the Lions in a decade and a school-record 16 wins in Southland competition.
Thibodeaux began his college coaching career at Pearl River Community College in 2003. In his second season at PRCC, Thibodeaux lifted the Wildcats to conference and state championship titles as well as a No. 2 national ranking in 2004. In 2005, Thibodeaux helped PRCC repeat as conference champs.
Thibodeaux played two seasons at LSU-Eunice in 2000 before transferring to William Carey College in Hattiesburg, Miss., where he finished his collegiate career and earned his degree in physical education. After graduation, Thibodeaux played one season of professional baseball for the Baton Rouge Riverbats of the independent South East Professional Baseball League.
He is married to the former Janelle Austrom who was a soccer and softball player at William Carey College. They are the parents of two daughters, Ella Reese and Blake Adelle. One of eight children, Thibodeaux has a brother, Mike, who is the former head baseball coach and five-time state champion at Lafayette's Teurlings Catholic High School.
Jack Edmonson is in his third year as the Bears' Head Baseball Coach.
Edmonson brings to SMCC a wealth of experience having spent several years in the Mississippi Community College system.
A native of Louisville, MS, Edmonson is a 2009 graduate of East Central Community College. A member of the Warriors baseball team, he was named the Most Improved Player in 2008 and received the teams Warrior Award in 2009.
Edmonson next attended Mississippi Valley State University where he was the Delta Devils starting first baseman for two seasons and a member of the schools golf team. He graduated in 2011 with a Bachelors degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation.
He began his coaching career at Mississippi Delta Community College where he spent four seasons over two stints. His other coaching stops include East Central Community College, Holmes Community College and, most recently, Co-Lin.
Edmonson received a Masters degree of Teaching in Sports Management and Human Performance from Delta State University in 2015.
He is married to the former Kimmie Kolpek. They are the parents of two sons, Will Reeves and Maddux.
As part of our COVID-19 safety plan, the indoor sessions traditionally held on the first day of camp will be shared online.
Sessions will be accessible for the week prior to camp. They are available on-demand and can be completed at the athlete's
convenience.
This approach allows us to continue offering these valuable sessions so athletes arrive to camp ready to maximize the experience,
while still maintaining a safe experience.
Your camp footage will be accessible to the below colleges, who have participated in EXACT's events. Instructing coaches at camp are listed under Confirmed Coaches.
Current assistant with GW baseball, working with catchers and coaching first base. Formerly pitching coach at D1 Arkansas Pine-Bluff in 2021. Previously with Santa Barbara City College working with pitchers. Worked 5 years with Pittsburgh Pirates in Player Development, including 4 in a coordinator role. One year with Brewers and one with Cal in baseball operations.
Played junior college ball at Parkland College (15,16) and then at Purdue University (17,18). A 2x All-American pitcher out of the pen at Purdue and 3rd team all-Big Ten reliever in 2018. Also broke the single season ERA and saves record at Purdue.
Moved into the operations role at Illinois State in 2018 when Steve Holm took over as head coach.
Calvin Peacock is in his first season with the Bradley baseball program as the teams volunteer assistant coach. Among his responsibilities on The Hilltop, Peacock will work with the outfielders and serve as BUs first-base coach.
Peacock joins the Braves after serving as head coach of the Normal CornBelters of the Prospect League a collegiate summer league throughout the Midwest. The youngest manager in Prospect League history, Peacock led the CornBelters to the playoffs after clinching the Great River Division title during the first-half of the 2021 campaign.
A native of Bartonville, Illinois, Peacock also served as pitching coach at Carl Sandburg College during the 2020 season, while leading the Hoots of the Kernels Collegiate League in the summer of 2020.
Peacock earned his bachelors degree in business marketing from Chicago State University, where he was a member of the baseball team and earned WAC All-Academic accolades. He was also a NJCAA Academic All-American during his time at Southeastern Illinois College.
ONeil comes to PC from the University of Tennessee at Martin where he spent one season as an assistant coach. He worked with all infield positions, base runners, assisted with team offense and coached third base while also overseeing team travel, field maintenance, scouting reports and other duties.
John Sheehan enters his first season on the La Salle baseball coaching staff, serving as pitching coach.
From 2018 to 2020, Sheehan was the pitching coach and strength and conditioning coach at Prairie View A&M University, a member of the Division I SWAC Conference. During his time at Prairie View, the pitching staff saw its ERA decrease by 1.27 runs per game as well as a 15 percent reduction in walks and a 25 percent reduction in home runs allowed. The Prairie View pitching staff also saw its strikeout total increase by 20 percent.
Sheehan played baseball at the College of William and Mary from 2009-2014. He was a two-way player his freshman year, both pitching and hitting before undergoing Tommy John Surgery as a sophomore. Sheehan bounced back in his junior season, leading the pitching staff in appearances and opponent batting average. During his senior year, Sheehan was second on the team in wins, innings pitched and ERA.
At the conclusion of his senior year at William and Mary, Sheehan signed a professional contract with the Colorado Rockies. He reached High A while playing for the Modesto Nuts in 2015. At the end of his professional career, Sheehan finished with a 3.49 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 9.6 K/9.
Following his playing career, Sheehan joined the staff at Salem State University in Salem, Mass. as the team's pitching coach. That season, Salem led the MASCAC Conference in ERA and was second in hits allowed.
In 2018, Sheehan joined the staff at Momentum Physical Therapy, where he attained his Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Precision Nutrition Level 1 coaching certifications. As a strength and conditioning coach at Momentum Physical Therapy, he helped oversee the rehabilitation protocols of different sports injuries, specifically elbow and shoulder injuries in baseball players.
The Westwood, Mass. native earned his bachelor's degree from The College of William and Mary in 2014, interned at Cressey Sports Performance in 2016, and is Driveline Baseball Certified
[McWilliams] serves as the Director of Player Development, assisting primarily with the pitchers and infielders.
Last year, McWilliams finished his playing career at University of Arkansas - Little Rock while earning his Masters in sports management. There, he started in all 50 games in 2022, hit .382 (third in the Sun Belt Conference) with 10 homeruns and 50 RBIs (eight in the SBC). McWilliams finished in the top 10 in the Sun Belt in several offensive categories, including hits (73, seventh), slugging (.634, eighth), and OPS (1.079, seventh), as well as finishing the season on a 16-game hit streak, the longest streak in the Sun Belt all season.
McWilliams finished the 2021 season with a .300 batting average and one home run in seven games before sustaining a season-ending injury. Notably, he recorded the first ever hit at Oklahoma State's brand-new ballpark, O'Brate Stadium. Later the same game, he hit the first home run by an Oklahoma State opponent in the new stadium
Prior to Little Rock, McWilliams spent the 2018-20 seasons with Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. He was an All-Conference selection for the NCAC as a two-way player in both 2018 and 2019, hitting .414 and .392 in those years, respectively. After his senior season was cut short due to Covid-19, McWilliams graduated with a bachelors in mathematics.
McWilliams began his career at Florida Southern College in 2017, spending one season with the Moccasins as a pitcher.
McWilliams is from Shaker Heights, Ohio. He was a four-year letter winner at Shaker Heights High School in baseball as well a two-year letter winner in golf.
A four year student athlete at Coastal Carolina University, from 2015-2019, was a member of the 2016 Nation Championship team. Graduated with a bachelors in Communication and a minor in sociology.
Played the 2020 & 2021 seasons at Gardner-Webb University, taking graduate classes under head coach Jim Chester. Where he is now under the role of the assistant to player development.
Chris Rodriguez joined the Jacksonville baseball staff in August of 2020 to serve as the Director of Baseball Operations.
The South Florida native will handle day to day operations, as well as video, analytics, and technologies to aid player development. He comes to JU after serving in the Arizona Diamondbacks Player Development Department as a Video Coordinator for their AA affiliate (Jackson Generals). Rodriguez assisted in baseball technology, scouting and analysis along with pitch design protocols for their minor league personnel.
Rodriguez, an alum of Wright State, served as the Volunteer Assistant for the Raiders in 2018 before taking on the Director of Player Development role in the spring of 2019. Rodriguez served as the Coordinator of Player Development for the University of Central Florida in the fall of 2019 before being hired by the Arizona Diamondbacks in January of 2020. Rodriguez also has a background in international coaching, serving as an assistant in the summer of 2018 for the Lithuanian National Team for a bid to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. He helped lead the team to a Pool B Championship in the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB), where they defeated Ukraine in the championship game. Their run came to end, losing to Team Israel for a spot in the European Cup. Rodriguez handled the pitchers, scouting, and strength and conditioning programs for Team Lithuania during his time.
His playing career started at Spring Hill College back in 2012 before transferring to Volunteer State in 2013. He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2014 where he recovered in his hometown of Pembroke Pines, FL, and returned to play for Kishwaukee College during the 2016 season for coach Josh Pethoud. During his time there, he led the Kougars to an Arrowhead Conference championship and was named to the Junior College All-Region IV team where he went 8-2 with 97 Ks in 74 innings. He finished his career at Wright State University as part of the 2018 Horizon League Champions and Stanford Regional team for Coach Jeff Mercer.
Rodriguez received his Bachelors degree in Organizational Leadership from Wright State University and is currently working towards his Masters in Kinesiology here at Jacksonville University. He is the son of Ozzie and Christine Rodriguez.
Kyle Sprague joined the University of Cincinnati baseball staff in the summer of 2017.
His work on offense came through the loudest during the team's historic 2019 season when the Bearcats' bats went on a torrential pace during the postseason. During the 4-0 AAC Tournament run, UC broke the tournament records for runs (51), RBI (47) and hits (60). Seven homeruns and four in the championship game were also AAC Tournament records. The 22-5 title win over UConn was the largest margin of victory ever in the tournament while they tied for the most number of hits in a game. Eleven different players got a hit during the 4-0 tournament week. All six all-tournament honorees were offensive players with slugger AJ Bumpass named tournament MVP.
During the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, UC ranked 12th in the nation in triples per game, 14th in doubles per game, 21st in on-base percentage, 30th in scoring and 31st in slugging percentage.
Sprague came to UC after two seasons on Head Coach Scott Googins staff at Xavier University as the volunteer assistant coach. Sprague directed XUs camps, assisted in all facets of the program and coached first base during games.
Kyle has been with me the past two years and is a great addition to our staff here at UC, Googins said. He brings a lot to the table - he does an unbelievable job with developing infielders and is on the cutting edge with hitters. He's a young up-and-coming coach who's very energetic and passionate about what he does.
During his two seasons at Xavier, the Musketeers won a BIG EAST Conference regular season championship (2016), two-straight league tournament championships (2016 & 17) and played in consecutive regional finals in the NCAA Championship (2016 & 17).
Sprague worked with hitters and infielders and assisted with outfielders at Xavier. The Musketeers set a school record with a .977 fielding percentage in 2017 after tying the previous record with a .974 mark in 2016.
He mentored six Xavier players who went on to play professionally, including:
2017 second-round selection Zac Lowther, eighth-rounder Rylan Bannon, 18th-round pick Garrett Schilling and 22nd-round choice Greg Jacknewitz. Dan Rizzie and Andre Jernigan were 13th and 14th-round picks in 2016.
Sprague has previous experience in the American Athletic Conference having served as a volunteer assistant coach at UCF in 2015.
At UCF, Sprague was in charge of the Knights' outfielders and coached first base during games, while aiding the development of the team's infielders and catchers along with hitting responsibilities. The Knights achieved a program-best No. 6 ranking during the 2015 campaign.
Sprague guided seniors JoMarcos Woods and Erik Barber in 2015 to career bests in the outfield and at the plate, garnering recognition on The American All-Conference team. Woods posted a .323 avg. with five homers and 32 RBI, while Barber compiled a .313 avg. and a team-high 11 homers.
Under Sprague in 2014, all three of the Knights outfielders - Erik Barber, Sam Tolleson and Derrick Salberg - were honored to one of The American's three all-conference teams. Salberg tallied a .992 fielding pct., while junior JoMarcos Woods led all position players with a .994 pct.
While at UCF, Sprague aided the development of four players - Eric Skoglund (3rd), Dylan Moore (7th), James Vasquez (25th) and Mitchell Tripp (36th) - who were all selected in the MLB Draft.
Before coming to Orlando, Sprague held the volunteer assistant position during the 2012-13 season at Gardner-Webb. While with the Runnin' Bulldogs, catcher John Harris was a Johnny Bench Award nominee and the team set a program best in fielding pct. at .969.
Sprague has extensive experience as a camp instructor, working at the Marc Wilkins Baseball Academy from 2007-12 and for Cal Ripken Baseball in 2009. He also has served as a camp instructor at Clemson, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, LSU and Mississippi State, among others.
The Mansfield, Ohio, native graduated from Malone (Ohio) University with degrees in business administration and sports management. He played collegiately at Malone and Tiffin University.
Sprague and his wife Erin live in Cincinnati.
Eric Ma joined Caltech Baseball as Pitching Coach for the 2023 season.
Reigning from nearby La Crescenta, Ma pitched at Village Christian High School before attending Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. He immediately made an impact on the Blues, earning the Freshman of the Year distinction in 2017. He received All-Northwest Conference honors for his outstanding performance in the 2019 season, recording eight wins including five in conference, and striking out 67 batters in 89 innings. He dealt a complete-game win in the NCAA tournament over Chapman University. In 2022, Ma pitched in the World Baseball Classic Qualifiers for the Argentina National Baseball Team.
2018 Assistant Coach Pasadena Poly HS (CIF Champions 2018)
2019 Head Coach Pasadena Poly HS (CIF Runner-Up)
2019 Catching Coach Providence Christian College
2020-Present Pitching/Catching Coach Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Blake Allen was named the DePauw University head baseball coach in August 2016.
Career Highlights
A former DePauw student-athlete and assistant coach, he was most recently a baseball assistant at Vanderbilt UniversityServed two stints (2004-08 and 2015-16) for a total of five seasons with the CommodoresAllen's responsibilities included first base coach, assistant hitting coach, bullpen coach and catching coach.With Vanderbilt the team appeared in four NCAA regionals with a 210-101 overall record including a Southeastern Conference championship.45 student-athletes were selected in the MLB draft including two MLB All-Stars and 12 total players currently or previously competing in the majorsVanderbilt players earned 50 All-SEC Academic accolades and 10 all-America honors during that timeAllen was an assistant baseball coach and recruiting coordinator for seven seasons (2009-15) at Western Kentucky Oversaw the Hilltoppers' as its hitting, pitching, and catching coachThe team was ranked in the NCAA Division I Top 25 three different seasons and made one NCAA regional appearance with one Sun Belt Conference titleThe team posted 10 consecutive semesters of at least a 3.0 grade point average with six Academic All-America® honorees.A total of 21 student-athletes were selected in the MLB draft and Hilltoppers players garnered seven All-America honors and 22 all-conference accolades during those seven seasons.For two seasons (2001-2003) came back to DePauw to serve as an assistant baseball couch and for one season coached footballWas an assistant coach for both baseball and football at Franklin College for the 2003-04 year and served as recruiting coordinator
Academic Highlights
Earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Blackburn College ('01)Earned a Master of Science degree from Indiana State University
Footer
[](https://www.ncaa.org/sports/division-iii)[](https://www.northcoast.org/landing/index)
Taylor Valentine was named Assistant Baseball Coach for Centre College the summer of 2019 with responsibilities focused on hitting, infield play and recruiting.
The Cincinnati native comes to Centre from the University of Illinois at Chicago where he coached UIC to the 2019 Horizon League Championship and NCAA CWS Louisville Regional. While at UIC, Valentine coached all position players and hitters, having success with a 10th round MLB draft pick, three ABCA All-Midwest Region 2nd team, NCBWA Freshman 2nd team All- American, MVP Horizon League Championship, three Horizon All-League 1st team, three Horizon All-League 2nd team, three Horizon All-Academic team members. Valentine also held responsibility as UICs Baseball Camp Coordinator marketing to young aspiring players and prospects with 500 campers attending six camps.
Valentine spent 2016-2018 as Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at his alma mater, Asbury University, building the program to an NCSA Power Ranking Top 3 best NAIA Baseball Program for student athletes
In 2018, Valentine helped the Eagles garner some national recognition on the base paths by being ranked second in stolen base attempts, third in stolen bases per game, and 16th in total stolen bases. Valentine coached four Asbury hitters to a .300-plus batting average and eight Eagles to a .900-plus fielding percentage.
In 2017, Valentine excelled in his recruiting coordinator position. With an eye for quality student-athletes, AU added one of the largest recruiting classes with 20 young standouts and transfers to the Eagles roster for the new season. That year six Asbury hitters batted .300 or higher and 10 owned a fielding percentage of .900 or better. Valentine coached River States All-Conference selection middle infielder, River States Champions of Character and Lexington Clinic Citizen Athlete of the Year.
In 2016, Valentine focused on scouting and developing the Eagles infield play which contributed to a .942 team fielding percentage and 14 future Eagles. Valentine coached All-Conference selection and All-Conference Comeback Player of the Year.
Coach Valentine has spent two years with USA Baseball. In the Summer of 2019, he was named USA Baseball Midwest Region 16U Head Coach where he had three stars selected to the National Team Development Program (NTDP). Valentine was also named Head Coach for the Game Day USA All-Star Tournament Series, having four players selected. He has led operational efforts for one of Baseball Factorys largest identification events at Pirate City, FL. along with National Tryouts in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia.
Valentine began his collegiate playing career at Milligan College in 2010-13 before transferring to Asbury University as a middle-infield impact player for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
Valentine is a 2016 graduate of Asbury University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Leadership and Coaching and is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).
Lance Spongberg enters his second season as the pitching coach for the Cardinals in 2023.
August 1, 2022 | Named Assistant Baseball (Pitchers)
Oversaw a pitching staff that led the GLVC with 13 complete games and was third with three shutouts
Mentored reliever Drew Dant to eight saves, setting the single season NCAA era record
Guided Jake MacDonald who led the staff and ranked third in the league with a 4.60 strikeout-to-walk ratio
Served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Ottawa University (Kan.) helping the Braves to a 2021 Conference Tournament Championship and regional appearance for the first time in school history
Helped led the team to school record 37 wins and 503 strikeouts by the pitching staff
Mentored three All-Conference pitchers and finished in the top-10 in NAIA as a staff in strikeouts
Head Coach of the Haysville Aviators (summer) since 2018, responsible for recruiting and managing a 32-member roster of collegiate players
Spent time at Morningside College (Iowa) serving as an assistant coach in charge of hitters, catchers, pitchers and fundraising while mentoring 23 All-Conference players including the GPAC Player of the Year in 2018
Played collegiately at Morningside College leading the team to 2016 NAIA Regional Tournament
Was a four-time All-Conference pitcher
Two-time NBC World Series Qualifier and 2015 national runner-up with the Haysville Aviators
2014 Walter Johnson League Co-Pitcher of the Year
2014 NBC World Series All-America
Pitched for the Sioux City Explorers of the American Association of Professional Baseball following collegiate career
Earned his bachelor's degree in business administration and coaching from Morningside College (2016) and a master's in business administration and leadership development from Ottawa University (2020)
Crookes has coached three All-Americans, 32 All-MIAA performers, six All-Region players and a Rawlings/ABCA Gold Glove award winner. Three players have gone on to the affiliated professional ranks either through the Major League Baseball Draft or free agent signings. Prior to coming to Warrensburg, Crookes spent the previous eight seasons as the head coach at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kan. He compiled a 292-164 overall record in eight seasons leading the Blue Dragons. His teams won or shared three Jayhawk West championships, won two Region VI crowns, and made two trips to the NJCAA World Series, including a third place finish at the 2010 World Series. He is second on the career wins list at HCC and his .640 winning percentage ranks third among 10 HCC coaches and his 456 games coached are second all-time at the school. During his tenure he coached four NJCAA All-Americans, 46 All-Conference players, 11 All-Region VI selections, a Jayhawk West MVP, Conference Freshman of the Year, and Region VI Defensive Player of the Year. Nine of his players were drafted and four players have reached the major leagues. Crookes will be inducted in to the Hutchinson Community College Hall of Fame in the spring of 2016. Before taking over as the head man at Hutchinson Community College, Crookes served four seasons as an assistant coach for the Blue Dragons, helping the squad to a 159-70-1 record during that span. He played collegiately, first at San Jose Junior College, and then at Centenary where he earned his bachelors degree in history in 1999. Crookes and his wife, Delayna, have two children; a daughter, Kennedy and a son, Kannon. Kyle Crookes Year-by-Year
Pitching Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at CSUSB
Ben got into coaching shortly after he finished playing at Rollins College. He worked for Kevin Casey at Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island from the summer of 2019 until the summer of 2021. In his time as the recruiting coordinator at Johnson and Wales, they reached their baseball program's first NCAA DIII regional tournament. Following his time at Johnson and Wales, he entered his first season as an assistant coach at Rollins College in the fall of 2021. At Rollins, Ben has taken over the duty of being the outfield coach along with helping coach the hitters.
Ben is from the greater Boston area. He is an alumni of both Cardigan Mountain School and Avon Old Farms prior to finishing his playing career at Rollins College.
Coach Bond grew up in Findlay, Ohio. A 2014 graduate of Liberty Benton High School. While there he was a member of both the baseball and football team.
After graduating, Bond attended Ashland University a D2 college in Ashland, Ohio graduating with a Bachelors degree in Sports Management. A 4 year member of the baseball program and part of 3 regional qualifying teams and a regional-up finish.
In 2019 was a Volunteer Assistant at Ashland for a 48-15 team that made a trip to the D2 World Series in Cary, NC and finished 5th in the country. Learning from ABCA HOFer John Schaly.
In 2020 became the Graduate Assistant at Union (KY) College a NAIA school in Barbourville, KY finishing the shortened season with a 15-8 record. Bond graduated with his Masters in Business Administration.
During those years, Bond worked for the summer organization Triple Crown Royals based out of Columbus, OH. Going from an assistant coach to vice president from 2019 through 2022.
After that stint, Bond took a job in Enid, Oklahoma at NOC-Enid a perennial power in Junior College baseball. Coaching a team to a regional final appearance in 2022 and a 3rd place finish in the regional tournament in 2023. Working primarily with outfielders and hitters. Over that time having multiple guys move on the 4-year institutions.
Bond got the opportunity to coach win the Northwoods League for the La Crosse Loggers following the success in Enid. With the Loggers working as the teams first base coach as well as working with position players and defensive alignments. Getting the opportunity to work with some of the best college baseball players in the country. The Loggers lost in the semi finals of the Northwoods League Championship.
Bond is now in his first year at the University of Findlay. Working primarily with hitters and outfielders.
Bond resides in Findlay, OH with his fiancée Taylor and their dog Nugget.
Twitter Handle: @Coach_Bond3
Clark, a 2009 Knox College graduate, joined the Prairie Fire coaching staff in the fall of 2013.
Clark was a member of the 2008 Midwest Conference Championship baseball team and was a two-time Academic All-Midwest Conference honoree.
Clark was the head baseball coach at Spoon River College from 2009 to 2011 and at Eureka College during the 2012 season. He also assisted on the Quincy Gems staff in the summer of 2011. The Gems took home the Prospect League Championship with a record of 40-18. In 2014, Clark managed the Laramie Colts Baseball Club in their inaugural season in the Rocky Mountain Baseball League. The Colts finished with a record of 24-15 (23-10 in the RMBL). He returned in 2015 to lead the team to a 21-17 record.
Starting in the summer of 2006 Clark assisted his father, the late John Clark, with the Oneida American Legion Post 727 baseball program in Oneida, IL. He now manages the senior legion team and they won their first District Championship since 2000 in the summer of 2017.
Clark also serves as the Sports Information Director at Knox. He earned a masters degree in sport management from Western Illinois University.
Andrew Shebloski is going into his 2nd year as an assistant coach for the Willamette University baseball team in 2023-2024. Previously was the hitting coach for the Menlo Park Legends in the Bay Area Collegiate League (BACL), as he helped the team rank third in the league in batting average 2021-22. Before that he was the Graduate Assistant at Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
He grew up in San Diego, California, where he played baseball at Madison High School and was named Western League Player of the Year twice. He also was chosen All-CIF. He played college baseball in NCAA Division I at St. Mary's College (Calif.), where he was a pinch-hit specialist with a .305 casreer batting average off the bench.
Shebloski earned a bachelor's degree in Communications at St. Mary's and then went the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California. At Academy of Art, he played NCAA Division III baseball and led the Urban Knights to their first PacWest Conference playoff appearance. He was selected Second Team All-PacWest and was a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year. He also was named Academic All-PacWest. He received a master's degree in Communications and Media Technologies from the Academy of Art in 2022.
Richard Jackson joined Tennessee's staff as a student assistant pitching coach in the fall of 2019 and was promoted to volunteer assistant coach in June of 2021.
In his role of volunteer assistant, Jackson will also be charged with coordinating and running Tennessee year round baseball camps.
As a student assistant coach in 2020 and 2021, Jackson worked closely with pitching coach [Frank Anderson](https://utsports.com/coaches.aspxrc=2955) to develop one of the country's top pitching staffs.
In 2021, Tennessee's pitching staff ranked in the top 10 nationally in strikeout-to-walk ratio (2nd 3.63), walks allowed/nine innings (3rd 2.49), WHIP (5th 1.16) and ERA (10th 3.51) as the Big Orange won 50 games for just the third time in program history and advanced to the College World Series for the first time since 2005.
During the COVID-shortened 2020 season, the Vols ranked among the top 25 in the nation in a handful of statistical categories, including: WHIP (0.94 - second), ERA (2.00 - fourth), hits allowed/nine innings (6.41 - 16th), shutouts (three - 12th), strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.89 - third) and walks allowed/nine innings (2.06 - third).
Prior to joining Vitello's staff as a student assistant, Jackson was a pitcher for the Vols from 2015-19. Under the guidance of Anderson, Jackson completely changed his delivery prior to the 2019 season and had a breakout campaign in which he helped lead the Big Orange to the NCAA regionals for the first time since 2005.
The Atlanta native went 1-0 and posted careers bests in ERA (1.40), appearances (21), innings pitched (19.1) and strikeouts (21) while holding opponents to a .119 batting average. In his final outing with UT, Jackson threw 3.1 scoreless innings of relief, allowing just one hit while tying a career high with four strikeouts against No. 14 North Carolina in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional
4th year as head coach at Juniata College.
Robbie Dombrowski was named Cornell College's head baseball coach in July 2022.
Dombrowski, a 2018 St. Norbert College graduate and three-year starting catcher for the Green Knights, comes to the Hilltop following successful NCAA Division I coaching stints at University of Evansville and Central Michigan University.
For a young coach, this is an unbelievable opportunity and I cant wait to get started, said Dombrowski, a native of Delafield, Wis. I cant imagine walking into a better situation with administration who care about the program. The people are passionate about Cornell athletics. The closeness of the campus community is also a big thing for me.
Dombrowski served as hitting coach during a break-through 2022 season at Evansville. The Purple Aces finished 32-24 overall, placed second in the Missouri Valley Conference and shattered the school record for home runs in a season with 77. Evansville ranked among the league leaders in all offensive categories and landed four all-MVC players under Dombrowskis guidance.
We are very excited to have Robbie join our team at Cornell, said Cornell Interim Director of Athletics Jeff Meeker. Robbies collection of coaching experiences, his coaching philosophy and familiarity with Midwest Conference baseball stood out. Most impressive is his energy and enthusiasm for leading our baseball team. He has a clear vision for success and his approach will impact the young men in our program.
Dombrowski was Director of Baseball Operations at Central Michigan in 2020-21. CMU won the 2021 Mid-American Conference and advanced to the regional final, bowing out with a 42-18 record.
Dombrowski was a four-year letterwinner and two-time team captain at St. Norbert. As a junior, he played a key role on the Green Knights record-breaking 2017 squad that won the MWC Tournament, qualified for the NCAAs and finished 30-13. Dombrowski compiled career totals of 101 hits, 73 RBIs and 61 runs.
St. Norbert won 94 games and finished 47-17 in MWC play during Dombrowskis four playing seasons in De Pere, Wis. The Green Knights claimed MWC North Division titles in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Dombrowski played for Tom Winske, the MWCs all-time leader for baseball coaching wins.
I think my experience in the Midwest Conference is going to pay dividends, Dombrowski said. My expectation is to win the thing regularly. I know the talent is there to do it. Cornell has the foundation in place.
Dombrowski was a member of the Deans List and an academic all-MWC performer. He also earned two varsity letters in football for the Green Knights.
Dombrowski earned bachelors degrees from St. Norbert in biopsychology and communication and media studies. He obtained his masters in sports administration from Belhaven (Jackson, Miss.) University in 2020.
Dombrowski served as hitting and catching coach at Belhaven (2018-19). He returned to St. Norbert in 2019-20 as assistant baseball coach and recruiting coordinator.
Dombrowski was head coach for collegiate summer teams in the Dairyland Collegiate League, Ohio Valley League and Western Canadian Baseball League. His 2021 team, the Creek Mapaches, won the Dairyland Collegiate League.
Dombrowski attended Kettle Moraine High School in Wales, Wis. He led his prep baseball team to the 2013 state tournament and played in the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-Star Classic.
Dombrowski is motivated to continue his winning ways by instilling a fun culture on and off the field at Cornell.
I want every kid that comes through our program to feel that theyve had the most fun playing baseball in their life, Dombrowski said. They can expect a high-energy guy that will give them my best effort every day. I want them to know this is their program, just as much as it is mine. I want them to see their full potential.
There are no limits for Cornell College baseball. We can take this thing as far as we want to go. I want our players to believe that.
Rouse comes to Chicago after serving as head coach for four years at Salem University (W.Va.), where he led the Tigers to a program record in wins during the 2019 campaign. Five players under Rouse's guidance were named All-East Coast Athletic Conference selections, and the team earned the American Baseball Coaches Association's Team Academic Excellence Award in three of the past four seasons. In 2018, Rouse guided Salem to their best winning percentage since the program's move to NCAA Division II.
"We are thrilled to welcome Addison Rouse to our Saint Xavier Athletics team," said Allison Kern, Director of Athletics at Saint Xavier. "Our program has a storied history and Coach Rouse distinguished himself from an impressive pool of candidates throughout the search process."
"Coach Rouse has a reputation in the baseball community as an individual of integrity who develops his student-athletes on the field, in the classroom, and in the community. Countless individuals spoke to his superior knowledge of the game, and his talent as a recruiter. I am confident that Coach Rouse's experience and positive energy will translate to elite baseball."
"On behalf of me and my family, I am truly honored and humbled to be Saint Xavier University's next head baseball coach," added Rouse. "We know that this is a baseball program with a rich history, invested alumni, supportive community, and championship-caliber expectations."
"We ask for your support, care, and acceptance into the Cougar family; this is a bold and brave move for our family, with God leading the way as we strive to follow His mission and purpose for our life. We are prepared, eager, and all-in on SXU. Family is our creed; culture is what we do. Championships are what we will win."
Prior to Salem, Rouse was head coach at Eastern Nazarene College (Mass.), where he led his players to multiple All-Commonwealth Coast Conference selections and the CCAC Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Rouse graduated from Brescia University (Ky.), where as a student-athlete he won a KIAC championship and had two appearances in the NAIA tournament as a KIAC All-Academic Team selection.
As part of our COVID-19 safety plan, the indoor sessions traditionally held on the first day of camp will be shared online.
Sessions will be accessible for the week prior to camp. They are available on-demand and can be completed at the athlete's
convenience.
This approach allows us to continue offering these valuable sessions so athletes arrive to camp ready to maximize the experience,
while still maintaining a safe experience.
See what people are saying about EXACT!
Coach, USA Baseball
The most unique thing that makes EXACT different from other camps is how they teach the athletes how to talk to coaches and hold a conversation with a college coach. The camps offer a great opportunity to gain exposure that they wouldn't get otherwise. Not only do they allow players to showcase themselves in front of college coaches, they will also receive an evaluation on how they performed throughout the day.
Parent
My son attending your camp over the weekend and I must tell you that it was an amazing experience for both of us. I was very impressed with the one on one contact with the coaches representing California. This camp has opened my son's eyes to all the talented ball players that are competing for baseball positions within the organizations. He was given guidance to improve his performance on the field as well as in the classroom. I am so glad we were able to take part in this camp, again it was an amazing experience. Also, the attention given to the parents on understanding the process and knowing what to expect was an eye opener to us. I truly look forward to the next one and cannot wait to see how my son has improved on the field. He is also working on improving his GPA, like you mentioned it about their transcripts not how fast they can throw. Thank you for the wonderful insight and we look forward to future camps with ExactSports.
Coach
This camp was unique in that it embraced a competitive atmosphere for the majority of the time the kids were out on the field. It enabled the coaches to see not only a players skills on the diamond, but their competitive make up as well. This aspect of the EXACT Baseball Camp keeps the day up tempo and fun for everyone involved.
Learn why EXACT Sports is the most trusted and top-rated training camp
Largest college coaching staff of any organization -- camp, tournament or club (bringing in 1000 amazing college coaches every year)!
Hugely successful supporters of high school athletes -- 70.2% of participants have gone on to play NCAA or NAIA college athletics.
Only training camp organization that has received funding from the NCAA.
Official behavioral training partner for professional baseball teams
The only camp staff that has expertise in developing athletes from high school to college to pro (we also work with over 60 pro teams).
The only exposure organization that blends the 4 pillars of development through our mental training expertise (EXACT is funded by the National Institutes of Health).
This is a sample schedule. Registered athletes will receive a final schedule prior to camp.
