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UNDER ARMOUR RECRUITING CLASSIC Gene Autry/Red Mountain Complex December 27-30, 2015 STAFF BIOS

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Instructors/Coaching Staff

Chad Addison: After being a 4-year starter at UC , Chad came back to coach at his alma mater where he is served as the Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator for 8 years. Chad has been a Factory Regional Scout since 2009. He is currently the Athletic Director at Capo Valley High School in Southern California.

Mike Baker: Mike has over 20 years of experience as a scout and coach in , has coached with Netherlands National Team1992 thru 1996 winning 2 European Championships and coaching in 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, has coached with 1993 Albany Polecats(Orioles) and 1999 Staten Island Yankees(NYY). 20 years scouting internationally and in the southwest for the Rangers, Orioles, Yankees and Mets. Mike Is currently Director of Operations for Total Game Baseball and owner of Lion Heart Medical.

Brian Betancourth: Brian currently serves as a hitting coach in the of Anaheim organization. Prior to that, he was in the organization. He spent this past summer with their affiliate in Modesto. He played his college baseball at Mount San Jacinto Junior College in Southern California. After his collegiate career, Brian went on to play for the in the , an independent professional league on the West Coast.

Michael Blair: Former Green Bay Packer, played college football at Ball State, spent 10 + years NFL, also played in NFL Europe, XFL, and Arena Football. Current speed and strength coach.

Dave Burba: David is a former who played for the , , , , Rangers, and from 1990 to 2004. In his 15-year major league career, Burba's record was 115–87, with 1,398 , and a 4.49 ERA. Burba became pitching coach of the Tri-City Dust Devils for the 2011 season, the class-A team of the Colorado Rockies. Burba is now the pitching coach for the of the .

Jason Camilli: Jason is currently a hitting coach in the AZ Diamondbacks organization. He is a former 2nd round pick of the Montreal Expos. He played professional baseball for 10 seasons with the Expos, Diamondbacks, Rangers, and Angels while making it to the AAA level. He also coached in the organization before starting with the Diamondbacks.

Jon Chastine: Jon has been with the Factory since 2013. He helps with regional tryouts, player development events, and our Under Armour National Tournament Division. He played his college baseball at Cal Baptist University in Riverside, CA.

Brice Cutspec: Brice participated in multiple Baseball Factory events as a high school student. He was an early commitment to the University of Arizona and transferred to Azusa Pacific University during his freshman year. At APU, he holds career records for games played, hits, RBI, HR, as well as APU's single season HR mark, and the NAIA career HR record. After his college career, he signed with the San Francisco Giants and played two seasons in their minor league system.

Andre David: Andre is currently the Assistant Major League Hitting Coach for the , previously the Minor League Hitting Coordinator. He played his college ball at Cal State Fullerton and was drafted by the where he played in the Major Leagues for 2 seasons.

Dean Espy: Dean played his college baseball at South Mountain Community College and UCLA. While at SMCC, he carried a .331 batting average with 12 home runs. At UCLA he was primarily the team’s 1B and designated hitter. He was drafted in the 15th round in the 2011 MLB Amateur Draft by the Kansas City Royals. He is currently in the minor league system with the Kansas City Royals.

Damon Hollins: Damon is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Hollins played with the (1998, 2004), (1998), and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005-2006). He also played professionally for the of Nippon Professional Baseball league. He is a current minor league instructor with the Kansas City Royals working with hitters and outfielders.

Don Jamerson: Don played his college ball at Cal State University Hayward. He was then drafted by the San Francisco Giants where he reached as far as AA. He then went on to coach at St. Mary’s for 5 years and won coach of the year in the W.C.C. Don also managed an 18U team that won 2 national championships. Don has been with the Factory since 2008. He assists at many PVP, player development, and showcase events. He is the Northwest Regional Director for the Factory.

Jimmy Johnson: Jimmy brings over 40 years of professional baseball experience to the Baseball Factory. He managed professionally from – AAA with the Colorado Rockies. He was also the infield, hitting, and field coordinator for the Rockies. He is the current hitting coordinator with the Colorado Rockies and also does professional hitting and defensive lessons in the Phoenix area. He played professionally for seven seasons with the and has coached the Senior National Team in Prague.

UNDER ARMOUR RECRUITING CLASSIC Gene Autry/Red Mountain Complex December 27-30, 2015 STAFF BIOS

Darryl Kennedy: Catcher Darryl Kennedy was selected by the in the 37th round of the 1991 amateur draft. He spent six seasons in their farm system, before ending his career in the San Francisco Giants organization, making it as far as AAA. Since then, Kennedy has managed in the minors in the Rangers system and was skipper of the Frisco Rough Riders of the in 2005 and 2006. He joined the Kansas City Royals organization in 2007. In 2008 He was named manager of the of the Carolina League, a High-A affiliate of the Royals. Spent 3 weeks as a coach for the Kansas City Royals in September 2011 after the rosters expanded.

Zac Livingston: Zac played 2 years at Glendale CC (Glendale, AZ). After graduating from Millennium HS (Goodyear, AZ) he was drafted by the Angels out of Arizona Christian University in 2012. He played in their minor league system for two years. He is now a coaching catchers and hitters at the Rookie Ball level for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Craig Minetto: Craig is a former Major League Pitcher with the where he played for legendary Manager Billy Martin. He spent several seasons in the big leagues. He played college ball at Delta College in Stockton, CA. He was drafted several times but didn't earn his Big League opportunity until he pitched professionally in Italy first. He is currently a scout with San Francisco Giants.

Javier Ochoa: Javy is currently the catching coach at Diamond Bar high school, in Diamond Bar CA, spent one year as the catching coach at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, CA. Prior to that spent 2 years at Chino High School as the catching/hitting instructor. Javy was also a participant at the Team One West Showcase in '05. He played collegiate baseball at Azusa Pacific University. He has been working with Baseball Factory since 2010.

Kevin Riggs: Kevin is the current minor league hitting coach for the . Prior to that, he was the AA manager at Tulsa in the Colorado Rockies organization. As a player, he was a minor league prospect with the Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, , and the Cleveland Indians. During his minor league career, Kevin was selected to the All-Star Team four times, was among the top 10 Batting Leaders three times and was the Norwich Navigators M.V.P & Offensive Player of the Year in 1996. Kevin was also a standout college player at East Carolina University.

Nico Rosthenhausler: Nico played his college baseball at South Mountain Community College and State University. While at SMCC, he carried a .419 batting average, earning 1st Team All-ACCAC while also receiving the Rawlings Golden Glove Award. Nico was drafted in '09 by the but chose OSU instead where he was the starting left fielder. In the summer of 2010, Nico played for the in the starting 30 games with a .250 batting average. Nico is currently a coach at South Mountain Community College.

Matt Smith: Matt currently evaluates players for prospective trades and free agency across all levels of professional baseball. His 14 year career as a scout (with the Dbacks, Padres, and Dodgers) includes experience in advance scouting/game planning, amateur scouting for draft eligible players, the front office (player development), and ML support staff. He is a graduate of UC San Diego and has been involved with the Baseball Factory for more than a decade.

Mike Surina: Michael played his college baseball at Chaffey community college for two years and the for two years. At La Verne he was two- time first team all-conference and all region honors in his senior year. Michael played two seasons of Independent for the Cimarrones and Yuma Scorpions in the Golden League and of the American Association Baseball League. He is now the head baseball coach at Chino High School in Chino, California.

Baseball Operations:

Justin Roswell: Justin joined the Baseball Factory in 2001 serving in the scouting, event coordination, and player development departments. In 2007, he became the Director for Team One Baseball, which is the showcase division of Baseball Factory. As Senior Director he heads up the player identification process for all Team One Regional Showcases. Justin also manages the day-to-day operations of Team One including the website. In addition to directing Team One Baseball, Justin also heads up the Under Armour Tournament Division.

Patrick Wuebben: Patrick Wuebben played his college baseball at Loyola Marymount University graduating in 1995. He went on to coach baseball at Loyola High School from 2003-2006 before starting with Baseball Factory in 2006.