UNDER ARMOUR RECRUITING CLASSIC Gene Autry/Red Mountain Complex December 27-30, 2014 STAFF BIOS Certified Athletic Trainers Professional Videographers Bart & Tasha Anderson Richard Bowring / Joe Marks / Orlando Rodriguez Instructors/Coaching Staff Chad Addison: After being a 4-year starter at UC San Diego, 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 Baseball Factory Regional Scout since 2009. He is currently the Athletic Director at Capo Valley High School in Southern California. Ryan Barba: Ryan played at the University of New Mexico before going on to play professionally in the Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers organizations. When his playing career concluded he coached at his Alma Mater UNM and he is currently a hitting coach in the Los Angeles Angels organization. Jason Bedrosian: After his playing career as a pitcher at Chico State, Jason became an assistant pitching coach for his alma mater and helped them to a DII National Championship in 1998. Jason went on to coach high school ball, first at Durham HS in Northern CA and then onto his current position where he is a teacher, Strength Coach, and JV Coach at Capistrano Valley High School. Brian Betancourth: Brian currently serves as a hitting coach in the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization. Prior to that, he was in the Colorado Rockies 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 Long Beach Armada in the Golden Baseball League, an independent professional league on the West Coast. Dave Burba: David is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, and Milwaukee Brewers from 1990 to 2004. In his 15-year major league career, Burba's record was 115–87, with 1,398 strikeouts, 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 Modesto Nuts of the California League. 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 Washington Nationals 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. Jon Combs: Jonathan Combs has been an assistant coach with the Westmont Warriors since 2011. His primary responsibilities include working as outfield coach and first base coach. Combs started his baseball career as an assistant coach with a local junior college. A graduate of Santa Barbara High School, Combs played four years of collegiate baseball, wrapping up at San Francisco State. He holds a bachelor of arts from Antioch University. Bryan Corey: Bryan was a professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball, Nippon Professional Baseball, the Korea Baseball Organization and the Chinese Professional Baseball League during his 20 year career. Originally selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 12th round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft, he was converted from a position player to a pitcher by the Tigers in 1995. Corey would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks after being selected 63rd in the expansion draft. He is currently an advanced scout with the Cleveland Indians. 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 is currently a minor leaguer in the Giants organization. Andre David: Andre is currently the Assistant Major League Hitting Coach for the Kansas City Royals, previously the Minor League Hitting Coordinator. He played his college ball at Cal State Fullerton and was drafted by the Minnesota Twins 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 Atlanta Braves (1998, 2004), Los Angeles Dodgers (1998), and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005-2006). He also played professionally for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball league. He is a current minor league instructor with the Kansas City Royals working with hitters and outfielders. UNDER ARMOUR RECRUITING CLASSIC Gene Autry/Red Mountain Complex December 27-30, 2014 STAFF BIOS 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. Jarod Jamerson: Jarod was a previous Baseball Factory Pre-Season All American Tournament before going on to play his college ball at New Mexico Highlands College where he was a standout shortstop. He was invited to extended spring training with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He played in the Frontier and Freedom Indy Leagues. Jimmy Johnson: Jimmy brings over 40 years of professional baseball experience to the Baseball Factory. He managed professionally from Class A – 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 Houston Astros and has coached the Senior National Team in Prague. Darryl Kennedy: Catcher Darryl Kennedy was selected by the Texas Rangers 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 Texas League in 2005 and 2006. He joined the Kansas City Royals organization in 2007. In 2008 He was named manager of the Wilmington Blue Rocks 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. Jack Lind: Jack is a former Big League 2nd basemen with the Milwaukee Brewers. After his playing career ended, Lind was an assistant coach at Arizona State University in 1981-1982 and a longtime minor league manager. He was a coach for the Buffalo Bisons in 1988. Lind was the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league field instructor in 1989 and minor league coordinator of instruction from 1990 to 1996. Moving to the big leagues, he was the Pirates' third base coach from 1997 to 2000 and a scout in 2001-2002. In 2006 he was manager of the Lexington Legends of the South Atlantic League. Craig Minetto: Craig is a former Major League Pitcher with the Oakland Athletics 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. Matt Richter: Matt has served as an instructor, scout and coach for Baseball Factory since 2002. He played his collegiate baseball at Westmont College and the University of Arizona. He went on to become an assistant coach at Westmont College. He currently works as the Director of Baseball Operations for Athletes in Action. Kevin Riggs: Kevin is the current minor league hitting coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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, New York Yankees, and the Cleveland Indians.