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Connor Sherwood returns for his second season with the Bruins in 2025 as the director of baseball operations.
In his current role at Belmont, Sherwood handles team travel, team meals, game-day organization, team equipment and uniforms, and other day-to-day operations within the program.
Prior to joining Belmont, Sherwood graduated from the University of Dayton in 2023 with a bachelor's degree in sport management. While at Dayton, Sherwood spent four years working with Dayton's baseball team as a student-manager and as the director of baseball operations.
Sherwood also spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons working as a baseball operations intern in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Bourne Braves and Wareham Gatemen.
Sherwood is working towards earning his masters degree in sports administration and expects to graduate in the Spring of 2025.
Volunteer Assistant Coach. Primarily work with Catchers, Baserunning, and Hitting.
Coach Vinny Carone is a dedicated baseball coach hailing from Erie, PA, with a rich background in both playing and coaching the sport. A former Division III athlete, he played college baseball at Allegheny College, where he honed his skills and deepened his understanding of the game.
After his playing days, Coach Carone transitioned into coaching, starting as the head coach at McDowell High School in Erie. During his two-year tenure, he focused on developing young talent and fostering a winning culture, earning respect for his leadership and ability to connect with players.
Currently, he serves as the Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Brevard College, a Division III school in Brevard, North Carolina. Now in his second year with the program, he plays a crucial role in identifying and recruiting top talent, as well as developing hitters and catchers.
Weeks joins the Badger Baseball team for the 2024 season after serving as an Assistant coach and Recruiting coordinator for Coastal Alabama Community College East under legendary Head Coach Keith Griffin.
Prior to his time at Coastal Alabama, he was a Pitching and Infield Instructor at The Sports Academy of Pensacola.
Before his stint in Pensacola, he was a Graduate Assistant at the University of West Alabama.
He was the Assistant Coach of Tate (Fla.) High School from 2019-2021.
Weeks got his start in coaching at West Florida Baseball Academy as a Pitching Instructor in 2017 and remained there until 2019.
The Pensacola native completed his associate's degree at Jefferson Davis Community College, where he played under Head Coach Darrell Blevins, and his bachelor's at the University of West Florida in 2020.
Tommy Goodale begins his first season with LSU Eunice, joining the staff in July of 2024. Goodale comes to the Cajun Prairie after serving the last season as an assistant at Murray State University.
Goodale will lead the LSUE offensive staff, while working primarily with the Bengal outfielders.
In his lone season with the Racers, Goodale assisted with the outfielders, coaching first base, and assisting with the Murray State offense. The Racers enjoyed a record-breaking season in 2024, finishing second in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 37-20 record. Goodale had a hand in an offense that set team records in at-bats (2,006), runs (464), base hits (591), home runs (102) and runs batted in (437).
Prior to his time at Murray State, Goodale was on the staff at NAIA powerhouse Georgia Gwinnett College in a volunteer assistant role working with the catchers, coaching first base, as well as player development and operations. The Grizzlies made two NAIA World Series trips in both seasons at Georgia Gwinnett.
Other coaching stops for Goodale include a year as a hitting coaching at Out Front Hitting in 2021 and a season as the head post grad coach at Combine Academy.
Goodale spent two graduate years at the University of Southern Mississippi, working with athletic facility and event management. His coaching career began as a student assistant at his alma mater, St. Ambrose University, during the 2018 season.
He also worked as an intern with the 2019 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska as well as a with Team MaxBat in 2015, conducting showcases in 35 states in over a five-week span.
During his playing career Goodale served as a team captain at St. Ambrose during his senior season. He began his college career at Holy Cross College (Indiana) after a successful high school career at Indianaola High School (Iowa). Goodale was a team captain as a senior in high school.
Goodale received his bachelors degree in business management with an emphasis in leadership from St. Ambrose University in 2018 and his masters degree in Sports Management from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2020.
BJ Holloway joined the UAH baseball program in 2014 and now serves as the lead assistant coach on head coach Hunter Royers coaching staff, working primarily with hitters and position players.
A native of Klamath Falls, Oregon, Holloway aided the UAH baseball program as an assistant in 2014 and 2015, in which the squad was ranked nationally and boasted a 77-27-1 combined overall record. Prior to returning to the Chargers, Holloway spent one season assisting the Whitman baseball program in Walla Walla, Washington.
In Holloway's time at Whitman, the team batting average raised 18 points to .279 this past season, and the number of walks induced (157) and the on-base percentage (.370) increased by 42 base on balls and by 33 points, respectively; the number of doubles and home runs increased by 17 and 14 as well as the team slugging percentage rocketing from .308 in 2015 to .365 in 2016. One of the most notable jumps for the offense was the increase in team RBIs from 98 in 2015 to an impressive 205 in 2016.
Defensively the number of assists increased from 371 to 412, the number of errors dropped from 56 to 46, and the overall fielding percentage increased 11 points to .968 for the 2016 season.
After transferring from Western Kentucky, where he played one full season, Holloway was a three-year starter at Montevallo from 2006-08. In 2006, he helped lead the Falcons to a South Central Regional Championship and a trip to the NCAA Division II World Series. In 2007, Holloway helped to lead Montevallo to another Regional Championship game and a school-record 47 wins.
Holloway graduated in 2009 from Montevallo with a bachelors in kinesiology, and, in 2013, earned a masters degree from West Alabama in teaching.
As part of our COVID-19 safety plan, the indoor sessions traditionally held on the first day of camp will be shared online.
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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.
Strovink is in his first season as a volunteer assistant with Princeton in 2022.
Prior to Princeton, Strovink started his coaching career with the East Coast Lumberjacks in 2020. The following year he was an assistant coach for Mt. Sinai High who went onto win a Long Island Championship.
As a player, Strovink played five years of college baseball between USC Lancaster and Limestone University. While in high school, as a wrestler he was a league finalist. As a two-year team captain on the baseball team, he was two-time All-State, while also becoming Rocky Points first All-American baseball player. Strovink also was named the Gold-Glove catcher for Suffolk County in 2016.
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Josh Laurie is in his first season as an Assistant Coach at Yale University. He is the programs assistant hitting coach and supports in recruiting efforts.
For the past two years, Laurie was the Hitting Coach at Alfred State where they completed the programs most successful seasons in the NCAA era. The Pioneers were the regular season conference champions in 2023. Statistically, the teams offense included: AVG .302 OBP .390 SLG .453 and hit 40 home runs in 42 games.
Laurie also played at Alfred State and started all four years for the Pioneers. He was named first-team All-Conference Utility Player in 2019 and served as a 3-year captain. In 2021 he was a recipient of the Pioneer Legacy college achievement award. After his time at Alfred, he continued his playing career in professional baseball for the Alpine Cowboys. He helped the Cowboys achieve two successful seasons as a middle-infielder where he hit a career average of .345.
Laurie is from Le Roy, NY, graduated from Le Roy High School, received B.S in business administration from Alfred State, and earned his MBA from Alfred University.
Sikes primarily works with the Spartan outfielders and hitters while also coordinating the base running program. In his first two seasons on the Spartan staff, Sikes has played an integral role in helping the Spartans win the Big Ten Championship in 2011 and earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament in 2012. During his tenure at MSU, the Spartans have had 23 MLB Draft selections, including a program-record eight in 2015. Sikes helped tutor a Spartan offense that posted the Big Ten's third-best batting average (.283) in 2016. For the second straight year, MSU also produced a league batting champion as Jordan Zimmerman's .376 average in Big Ten play led all players. Ryan Krill was the 2015 Big Ten batting champ, hitting .451 in league games. In 2015, the Spartans posted a .290 team batting average, which ranked third in the Big Ten, while MSU's .422 slugging percentage was second best in the league. The Spartans also combined for 45 home runs, which ranked third in the conference. Sikes helped the Spartan offense rank in the top half of the conference in several key categories in 2014, including ranking first in stolen bases with 88 - the second-highest total in program history. Individually, Anthony Cheky led the Big Ten in steals with 29, while Bliase Salter ranked third in RBIs with 50. The Spartans ranked in the top four in the Big Ten in in 2013 in several key offensive categories, including: batting average (.281), slugging percentage (.377) and on-base percentage (.357). Spartan hitters also struck out fewer times than any other team in the league. In 2012, Michigan State ranked in the top three in the Big Ten Conference in batting average (.297), on-base percentage (.378), runs (345), hits (645), RBIs (319), walks (228) and total bases (858). In addition, MSU finished 16th in the nation in hits and 35th in batting average. The 645 hits were the second most in a single-season in MSU history, while the 356 runs were eighth most, the 97 doubles tied for ninth most, and the 319 RBIs were 10th most in the school record books. During Sikes' first season in 2011, Michigan State led the Big Ten and ranked seventh in the nation with a .318 batting average. The Spartans also ranked among the conference's leaders in hits (first with 639), slugging (second at .427), on-base percentage (second at .385), runs scored (second with 348), RBIs (second with 317) and doubles (second with 115). In addition, the Spartans were fourth in the Big Ten with 77 stolen bases, which also ranked seventh most in an MSU season. Spartan center fielder Brandon Eckerle, a first-team All-Big Ten selection, not only won the Big Ten batting title with his .379 average, but was also one of the top defensive players in the nation. The Spartan outfield helped MSU turn in an overall fielding percentage of .976, which was tops in the Big Ten and 24th in the nation. Prior to arriving in East Lansing, Sikes spent three seasons (2008-10) as the volunteer assistant coach at Notre Dame and has also coached at James Madison, Young Harris (Ga.) College, Nicholls State and Independence Community College (KS). Throughout his career, Sikes has coached 71 players who have been selected in the Major League Baseball Draft, including seven who have reached the Major Leagues. While at Notre Dame, Sikes primarily coached the catchers and outfielders and coached 14 players who were drafted during his three seasons at Notre Dame. In working with the Irish catchers, Sikes tutored Cameron McConnell, who threw out 26 base stealers in 2009 - the seventh most in the nation. In addition, Sikes coached Will Harford, who was selected in the 45th round by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2010 MLB Draft. An assistant at James Madison for the 2007 season, Sikes helped instruct the Dukes hitters while working directly with the catchers, the position he played at Liberty University. While at JMU, Sikes coached Kellen Kulbacki who was named First-Team All-American in 2006 & 2007, CAA Player of the Year in 2006 & 2007 and Co-National Player of the Year (NCAA). Sikes previously was the recruiting coordinator, hitting coach and catcher's coach at Young Harris (Ga.) College in 2006, helping direct a Mountain Lions team that racked up 48 wins while being ranked eighth among the nation's junior college teams. Sikes' first coaching position came in the fall of 2004, when he was named the assistant coach for Independence (Kan.) Community College and worked primarily with the team's hitters, catchers and outfielders. After the fall season at Independence, Sikes earned an assistant coaching position at Nicholls State (La.) University and went on to work with the team's catchers while assisting with the hitters during the 2005 season. From 2005-07, Sikes worked for the Pittsburgh Pirates as an associate MLB scout. Sikes was a four-year letterman at Liberty in Lynchburg, Va., helping lead the Flames to a pair of Big South Conference championships and two NCAA Regional appearances. During his career as the Flames' catcher, Sikes threw out better than 50 percent of attempted base-stealers. He started behind the plate for the team's win over Seton Hall in the South Atlantic Regional. Sikes earned his undergraduate degree from Liberty in 2002 and went on to earn a master's degree in health and physical education from Emporia (Kan.) State University in 2006. 45
Univeristy of Southern California
After a standout four-year career as a shortstop at UNF, Kyle Brooks returns to the Ospreys after rejoining as a volunteer assistant coach in September of 2018. The Alachua, Fla., accumulated countless conference and program accolades while in Jacksonville, finishing atop the career charts in a myriad of statistical categories. From 2016 to 2018 Brooks coached with Gatorball Baseball Academy as a head coach of a 14 and 15 and under team.
San Jose State University Asst. Coach
I am in my Third year coaching at Manhattan College in New York. We are a Division I team that plays in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). I am the head pitching coach at Manhattan with also a background in working with hitters and infielders
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.
Clint Marsh
Director of Baseball Operations at UNCG
July 2023-Current
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator at NCWU
January 2022-July 2023
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator at Andrew College
June 2020-December 2021
Graduate Assistant at Barton College
August 2019-May2020
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.
Pitching Coach, Recruiting Coordinator
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
Division 3
Carroll was named the MIT pitching coach in January of 2010. He was named the NEIBA's assistant coach of the year in 2015. No stranger to northeast baseball, he had previously been an assistant coach at UMass-Boston, Salem Community College and Harvard University. At UMass-Boston, Carroll helped the Beacons to their first winning record in school history in 2002. At Salem, both of Carroll's pitching staffs finished the year with earned run averages under four and in 2007, Harvard's pitching staff led the Ivy League by nearly a full run. At MIT his pitching staffs have consistently ranked among the best in Division III; in 2013-14 the Engineers finished among the top-20 in ERA, strikeout-to-walk ratio, WHIP and walks allowed per nine innings.
Carroll has also gained experience through summer baseball, coaching in three of the most prestigious leagues in the country. From 2002-2005 he was the pitching coach of the Mill City All Americans of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, working under current MIT assistant coach Chip Forrest. In 2007, Carroll served as an assistant coach with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and in 2008, he served as the Head Coach of the Bennington Bombers of the New York Collegiate League. Carroll has also spent a year as an associate scout with the Major League Baseball scouting bureau. A noted clinic instructor, Carroll has worked clinics at Boston College, Harvard and the University of Arizona, amongst others. Sixty five of Carroll's former players have signed professional contracts, including Austin Filiere, the highest drafted D3 hitter from New England in over 30 years.
Ron Krsolovic, who will serve as the Lords' hitting coach, arrives on campus for the 2021-22 campaign after working as an assistant coach at NCAA Division II Lake Erie College. His main responsibilities with the Storm were working with the hitters and position players.
Krsolovic is a 2019 graduate of NCAA Division I Oakland University, where he was a two-year performer at third base, starting 76 of 78 games for the Golden Grizzlies. As a senior, he was named to the All-Horizon League Academic Team.
Prior to his time at Oakland, Krsolovic was a member of the baseball, cross-country and basketball teams at Harford Community College in Bel Air, Maryland. During his two years at Harford, the baseball team went a combined 105-21, winning 49 of 51 league games and appearing in the College World Series.
Currently, Krsolovic is a member of both the Croatian National Baseball Team and the Tupper Lake RiverPigs of the Empire Professional Baseball League.
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).
Owner of Gravity Baseball and National Coach at PowerhouseMechanics Fastpitch. Current Hitting Coach at Hamline University.
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Head assistant/recruiting coordinator. 11th year.
I am in my second season as an Assistant Baseball Coach at Hanover College. We compete in the HCAC Conference in Division III Baseball. I played collegiately at Transylvania University, I was a pitcher. My career was cut short due to injury, however I was able to learn from the coaching staff filling as best I could to help the coaching staff with any needs.
Bell came with Coach White from Sonoma State to help build CSUMB into a national power. He will use his wealth of playing and coaching experience to continue his track record of developing All-American and professional players. Bells impact on CSUMB Baseball was felt immediately in 2011. He tutored an offense that became known for its patience and clutch hitting. Under Bells watch, Danny Nelson became the Otterss alltime leader for doubles in a season while Jared DeCastro broke the single season record for batting average. Along with Coach White, Bell coached an infield defense that led the nation in double plays turned per game. Bell spent 13 years at Sonoma State as a player and a coach. During his tenure at SSU the Seawolves produced record numbers of championships, AllAmericans and players moving on to the professional ranks. The Seawolves most successful run in school history started when Bell entered the program as a player and continued as he took over as a coach. Bells influence as a coach was most prominent in 2008, when SSU charged through the playoffs and advanced to the NCAA Division II College World Series, finishing 3rd in the nation. During his time with SSU as a player and coach, the Seawolves won six conference championships and made the NCAA Regional Tournament eight times. As a player at Sonoma State, Bell was one of the best players in California Collegiate Athletic Association history. The 2007 SSU Hall of Fame Inductee holds numerous offensive records at SSU. As a senior, Bell was runner up for NCAA Division II national player of the year. Following his collegiate playing career, Bell was drafted by the San Francisco Giants and spent five seasons playing professional baseball before he began his full-time coaching career. Bell is single and currently resides in Marina, CA.Derek Bell
Coach Tyler Womer joined the Erskine College Baseball staff in September 2019. He brings an outstanding knowledge of the game as well as a passion for developing baseball players of all ages. Originally from New Castle, PA, Tyler played infield at Wingate University in Wingate, NC.
While playing at Wingate, Tyler was part of the 2011 Conference Tournament Championship winning team that finished the season 34-22 and advanced to the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament. After graduating with a degree in Sport Management in 2011, Tyler stayed at Wingate to be an assistant baseball coach while attending graduate school. As a volunteer assistant coach at Wingate, Tyler was responsible for running the youth camps, high school camps and organizing the annual team golf tournament. He also assisted with the coaching and development of Wingates infielders.
Tyler was then hired asthe Recruiting Coordinator/Assistant Baseball Coach at DeSales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania in June 2012 where he coached until 2015. Womer coached the outfielders, infielders & hitters at DeSales while having the opportunity to be mentored by Head Coach, Tim Neiman, who has over 700 career victories & currently ranks 31stall-time among all NCAA Division III Coaches. During Coach Womers two seasons at DeSales, the Bulldogs compiled a 59-28 overall record.
In June 2017, Coach Womer was hired as the Director of Operations for the Mizuno Outlaws Travel Baseball Organization & Assistant Director of Baseball at Perfect Performance NOVA in Tysons Corner, VA. Tyler helped grow the Mizuno Outlaws organization from 5 teams in June 2017 to 11 teams in September 2019 before joining the Erskine College Baseball coaching staff this Fall.
Barnett's team finished the season with a 29-23 overall record and a 14-10 mark in league play. The Saints finished third in the East Division and beat No. 18 North Georgia in the first round of the conference tournament. Prior to joining NCAA Division II and the Peach Belt, Barnett's teams qualified for conference and regional play 16-out-of-the-20 years as a member of the NAIA. The highest ranking the Saints achieved was No. 3 in the 2003 poll. The Saints were a game away from the NAIA World Series, finishing as runners-up in the regionals, in 1993 and 2002. During Barnetts tenure, 37 players have signed professional contracts. He has also seen three former players drafted in the first 10 rounds: Jim Woodrow by the San Francisco Giants in the fifth round (1995), Lonny Landry by the Detroit Tigers in the ninth round (1993) and Andrew "Opie" Brodbeck by the St. Louis Cardinals in the ninth round (2015). Chris Barnwell, a 25th Round selection of the Milwaukee Brewers in 2002, is the only Flagler player to reach the Major Leagues. Barnett has also coached numerous players who have garnered all-conference and all-America honors. Barnett has the unique distinction of playing and coaching at every level of the game. In 1983, he started his coaching career at Jacksonville's Episcopal High. After graduating with a bachelor's from Flagler, Barnett then served as an assistant at the University of Iowa (1984-86) while obtaining a master's in educational administration. He then moved back to Florida to assist at Valencia Community College. From there h e was a coach at the Boardwalk & Baseball facility in Haines City, Florida before accepting the head coaching position at Flagler in 1987. In the summer of 2002 and 2003, Barnett served as the manager of the Vermont Expos, a Class A affiliate of the Montreal Expos in the New York-Penn League. He also has international coaching experience as he assisted a group of collegiate players participating in Holland as part of the Dutch Haarlem Baseball Week. Barnett was the head coach of a group of high school all-stars who toured and competed against teams throughout Italy. As a collegiate player, he played at Seminole Community College in Sanford, Fla., before transferring to the University of North Carolina. He led the Tar Heels in batting average in 1978 and helped lead the team to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska where they finished in third place. Barnett signed a free agent contract with the Montreal Expos, and after one season he joined the world famous four-man fast-pitch softball team, "The King & His Court," which featured the legendary Eddie Feigner. He barnstormed the world from 1980-83, and again in 1988, as the team's shortstop. From 1994-2009, Barnett served the dual role of athletics director and baseball coach at Flagler. During his 15 years as athletics director, Flagler added women's golf, women's soccer and fast-pitch softball to the athletics program. He oversaw the construction of the baseball stadium (2000), the softball stadium (2008) and major renovations to the soccer field and Flagler Gym. During his tenure as athletics director, the program won two Florida Sun Conference Commissioner's Cups and Barnett was named NAIA Region XIV Athletics Director of the Year in 2001. He was instrumental in Flagler's transition to NCAA Division II.
Chris Rodriguez is an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the UIS Baseball team. Rodriguez, formerly the Director of Baseball Operations at Jacksonville University, will work closely with the UIS pitching staff.
Rodriguez has experience at the NCAA Division I level, including using his kinesiology background in combination with baseball technology such as pitch tracking software. Five athletes went on to play professional baseball in his three years at Jacksonville University. The program set its record strikeouts per nine innings (9.70) and lowest opponent batting average (.247) in 2022. The Dolphins won the ASUN Championship and advanced to Columbia Regional in the spring 2021 season.
Rodriguez, an alum of Wright State, served as a volunteer assistant for the Raiders in 2018 before taking on the role of Director of Player Development 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).
Rodriguez played for Kishwaukee College during the 2016 season, where he led the Kougars to an Arrowhead Conference championship. His playing career started at Spring Hill College in 2012 before he transferred to Volunteer State in 2013.
Rodriguez received his Bachelor's degree in Organizational Leadership from Wright State University and Master's in Kinesiology from Jacksonville University.
Director of On-Campus Recruiting
North Carolina-Charlotte
Division 1
Working primarily with Charlotte's catchers, Simmons has helped produce one of the most prolific defensive catchers the team has ever had in Kaden Hopson. Hopson calls all the pitches during the game and helped CLT set program records in 2023 for the best fielding percentage (.979), most putouts (1,678), and fewest passed balls (2). Hopson recorded the most putouts any single player has had in one season with 592 in 2023 and posted a .9968 fielding percentage for the seventh-best individual FLD% in a single season in program history. Under Simmons' guidance in his two years at Charlotte, Hopson has the second-best career fielding percentage (.996) and has already worked his way into the team's top 10 lists for most career chances and putouts.
In 2020, Simmons assisted in bringing modern technology to the Niners with the additions of P3 out of St. Louis, Rapsodo and Blast Motion. Simmons was a featured speaker at the 2020 ABCA Convention demonstrating how the 49ers use Rapsodo and Blast Motion hitting in today's tech world. The 49ers used those new forms of technology, including the implementation of high speed cameras, to improve in all facets both on and off the field. Simmons also became Driveline Hitting Certified in 2020.
From 2017-2019, Simmons had served as the Volunteer Assistant and Catching Coordinator with the 49ers. In 2018, catcher Harris Yett was named a semifinalist for the prestigious Johnny Bench award for the nation's top catchers and again in 2019. Yett went on to be drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 32nd round of the 2019 MLB Draft. Along with Yett, Simmons has helped six Niners go onto to play at the next level.
I have been coaching at Wabash College for the past 3 years. I have worked primarily with the outfielders on the defensive side and was named the Hitting Coach for this past season. I also have experience as a Head Coach overseas in Germany in the 1. Bundesliga as well as playing experience at D1 IPFW (now Purdue Fort Wayne) and 8 overseas seasons in Germany and Australia where I was named Top 5 Overseas Hitter by BBJO in 5 of those seasons.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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This is a sample schedule. Registered athletes will receive a final schedule prior to camp.
