Since 1998 Baseball Plus has been the home for some of the best coaches on Long Island. Our coaches teach the mental as well as the physical aspect of the game. Every year Baseball Plus helps hundreds of little leaguers to College players reach their maximum potential.Prepare for clutch hitting when your time comes!
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Ciro Ambrosio: Played professionally for the Toronto Blue Jays, High School Baseball Coach, Baseball Coach at NY Baseball Academy camp. |
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Patrick Anderson: Currently the Head Baseball coach at Hofstra University. Coached 9 years with the Kansas City Royals, minor league hitting and catching instructor. |
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Julie Bolduc: Nationally recognized Pitching Coach. Julie was a stand out pitcher, who led Adelphi University to two College World Series. The only pitcher to pitch a perfect game in the College World Series. Led the nation in strike outs in 1985. |
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Scott Coppola: Former Assistant Baseball and Softball Coach at Hofstra University specializing in hitting and pitching. Four year starter at Hofstra as a pitcher and a third baseman.For 10 yrs.Scott has been teaching adolescent to college level ballplayers how to hit and play the game, and also teaching other instructors and coaches how to teach the game. Scott's desire is to help young ballplayers all across Long Island learn the proper fundamentals of baseball in a fun environment. |
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Ron Frazier: Ron received a full scholarship to attend Div. 1 perennial power Clemson Univ. in 1987. His manager was Bill Wilhelm and his coach was current Pittsburgh Pirates GM David Littlefield. He was selected by the Yankees with their 12th pick in the 1990 June Pro Baseball draft (fellow teammates Andy Pettitte & Jorge Posada were drafted #22 and #24). He played 6 years with the Yankees reaching their highest minor league level of Triple A in 1994 and 1995. Ron was even sent to the Arizona Fall league (a place where top prospects hone their skills in the fall) in 1993. While there he played with current Yankee stars Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada, and Andy Pettitte. He was instructed by legendary coaches (some of them Hall of Famers), such asHoyt Wilhelm, Tony Cloninger, Clete Boyer, Reggie Jackson, Billy Connors and Gene Michael. |
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Ramie Gatchalian: Hitting and Catching Coach at Nassau Community College 1998-present. He graduated from West Virginia Weslyean College, 1st Team All American NAIA Conference in 1994. He played Independent baseball 1995-96 in the Northeastern League with the Mohawk Valley Landsharks. Eventually coaching his alumni Holy Trinity HS baseball team to Back-to-Back Long Island Catholic High School Championships in 1997-98. Has been a teacher and coach for 10 years. |
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Doug Hecker: Was a 3rd round draft pick and played 6 years with the Red Sox and Brewers as a Pitcher and 1st Baseman. |
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Oreste Marrero: Oreste is a former Major League Baseball player. He signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1986. In 1993, he signed with the Montreal Expos. He was an All-Star for San Antonio of the Texas League in 1995, and was third in the league in RBI and fourth in Home Runs. In 1996, he signed with the LA Dodgers, and finished seventh in RBI's in the Pacific Coast League, for LA's AAA Affiliate. He has played in the Winter League for the past 17 years, and also played in Mexico and Taiwan. In 2000, he began playing for the Atlantic League. He is a coach for the Parade Ground League. |
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Don McCormack: McCormack is entering his seventh season as a member of the Ducks coaching staff. In six seasons at the helm of the Ducks, he posted a regular season record of 399-371 while leading the club to its sole championship in 2004. McCormack?s playing career began as a catcher in the Phillies organization in 1974 and included two stops in the major leagues in 1980 and 1981. After his playing career, he spent seven years managing Phillies minor league teams at the rookie, Single-A and Double-A levels. |
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Larry Minor: Nassau Community College Head Baseball Coach 1998-present, coached at NY Tech and Hofstra University. |
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Glen Mitchell: Glenn E. Mitchell is the founder of G.E.M. Pitching Inc in Rockville Center, NY. Glenn has acquired experience through his current position as pitching coach of the Nassau Community College men?s baseball team, as well as from his experience as a player on the professional level. As a former pitcher for the Atlanta Braves and the California Angels, and a scout for the latter, Glenn uses his vast pitching experience to educate up and coming ballplayers on the fundamentals of pitching through workshops and private lessons. The list of organizations that have benefited from Glenn's expertise is extensive. Along with pitching fundamentals, many of these organizations have also learned the value of physical and mental education, which are much needed assets in the game of baseball. For the past 20 years, Glenn has touched the lives of many with his astonishing gifts, and G.E.M. Pitching, Inc. stands on the quote, "To teach is to touch a life forever." |
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Dave Rodriguez: Dave is a former professional baseball player with both the Detroit Tigers & Colorado Rockies. During the past 10 years, Dave has also been a pitching coach at the high school & college division I levels. Dave's coaching and playing experience at the college and professional level coupled with his commitment to studying the art of pitching gives him a real understanding of what it takes to be a successful pitcher at any level. Dave has been giving pitching instruction in NY area for the past 13 years, working with pitchers of all ages, from Little League all the way up to Professional Pitchers. |
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Frank Bodner: Introduced into Irvington High School, NJ Sports Hall of Fame/Baseball 1994 Veteran of Essex County League Baseball, Union County League Baseball, Morris County/Semi-Pro Leagues. College Experience: Played collegiate OF at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; Kean University, Union, NJ OF/DH "Team" Player of the Year Coaching/Clinic/Instruction Experience: Directory of Player Development-New Jersey Mariners Organization Inc. 2003-2005; Director-New Jersey Big League Baseball Camps & Instruction; Over 20 years experience in coaching/instructing. Professional Baseball Scouting: Associate Scout/Northeast Region/NJ and NY; Arizona Diamondbacks, 1998, 1999 (NL Western Division Champions), 2000; Associate Scout/Northeast Region/NJ and NY; Seattle Mariners, 2001 (AL Western Division Champs), 2002-2007.CURRENT NORTHEAST ASSOCIATE SCOUT FOR LOS ANGELES DODGERS |
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Greg Thomson, played for St. Johns University and was drafted by the Arizona Diamond backs in the 15th round of the 2005 amateur draft. At St. JOHNS HE LED the team in batting despite missing 29 games with an injury ... Batted .371 (41-for-110) in 31 games ... Was leading the team and among the leaders in the BIG EAST with a .420 average (20-for-51) at the time of his injury ... Overall, finished fifth on the team with 30 runs scored ... Hit 10 doubles, three home runs and was eighth on the team with 25 RBI ... Appeared in six conference games, batting .333 (8-for-24) with two doubles, two home runs and nine RBI ... Closed the 2004 season out with an eight-game hit streak, batting .438 during that span with seven runs scored, nine RBI and four doubles ... Batted .583 (7-for-12) during the NCAA Tournament ... Had seven multi-hit games during the first 15 games of the season ... Finished the season with 14 multi-hit games
At Island Trees: Batted .520, with 11 home runs, 33 runs batted in, and was 25-for-25 in stolen base attempts as a senior. Led Nassau County in home runs (11) as a senior, and led the county in batting average (.586) and RBI (56) during his sophomore year. Earned all-state honors as a sophomore, junior and senior, and was named All-Long Island as a junior and senior. Helped lead Levittown to the county title as a junior and to conference championships his final three years. |
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REGGIE JACKSON professional Player,scout ,coach who has been instructing for more than 22yrs. working with players from the N.Y. METS, WASHINGTON NATIONALS AND K.C.ROYALS.Teaches the latest in bio-mechanic methods. |
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"Dave Lemanczyk is a former collegiate and professional | |