Mark Cresse
760-559-9120
Coach Cresse has a rich history of professional baseball as he played & coached for over 25 years. Mark played college ball locally both at Golden West and Cal State Long Beach before being drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals. He also went on to coach with the Dodgers for 25 years. He is best known in Orange County for his School of Baseball camps that have been around for over 30 years and helped develop thousands of young ball players.
Ariel Guitron
562-244-7077
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Ariel graduated from Downey High School in 1996 and was 1st team all San Gabriel Valley as a pitcher on both the baseball and football team as a QB. Coach Ariel played Professional Baseball for 5 years and has 19 years of teaching & coaching experience. From 2015-2019 he was the Varsity Pitching Coach at Newport Harbor High School and is currently the Pitching Coach at Long Beach Poly High. Coach Ariel lives in Long Beach with his wife Ashley, 15 year old son AJ, and his brand new baby boy Arlo. Ariel is a man of faith with a great passion for teaching and helping people grow. He connects with his players on a deeper level and encourages them to be the best that they can be mentally and physically. His motto is that more important than baseball, we want you to be good people. Integrity, hard work, and faith.
Proball Baseball
714-545-2465
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Proball provides top quality baseball instruction in a professional indoor atmosphere with a positive learning environment.
Celebrating 20 years of baseball mentoring, Proball owners Ben Strack, Ph.D. and Zak Doan and their staff take great pride in serving the local community with the most current knowledge available for training both the physical and mental aspects of baseball. Our model for training is individual-specific, results-oriented and comprehensive. We bring over 100 years of combined coaching experience and delivery of services to 400+ NCAA collegiate student athletes and 200+ MiLB and MLB players.
Our staff is available for professional instruction in: hitting, pitching, catching/ fielding and sport psychology/mental game training.
Ben and Zak's older sons (Colton & Joaquin) both play in NHBA and they look forward to coaching the boys this season
Ira Green
714-315-6075
Coach Green has a B.S. Degree in Education and a master’s degree in Guidance and Counseling. He has an extensive coaching background having been a head high school baseball coach for six years in the Chicago area. In Southern California he has been the hitting coach and worked with the hitters at Tustin High for six seasons.
Coach Green has coached at all levels of baseball from T-ball to Connie Mack (17 & 18 year old’s.) He began working privately with hitter and doing group hitting lessons in 1992 and founded The Baseball Academy in Orange County. In 1995 he opened an indoor training facility to work with serious boys and girls with the desire to improve their game.
Players of all ages from age 9 to pros. have been helped by his coaching. He has given instruction to thousands of area players over the years, many have gone on to do great things. Over 160 of Coach Green’s students have gone on to play Division 1 Baseball and about the same number have played in the pro ranks with 8 from his academy including his son Shawn Green going on to play in MLB. The others include Aaron Boone of Villa Park H.S. (Reds, Yankees, Astros, Nationals, Indians, Marlins) Heath Bell of Tustin H.S. (Mets, Padres) Jayson Hardtke Leland H.S. (Mets, Cubs) Freddy Freeman El Modena H.S. (Braves) and Danny Espinosa Mater Dei H.S. (Nationals, Angels.)
Kurt Heyer
714-837-0577
Went to the University of Arizona from 2010-12. Where he was the Friday night starter for all three years. Became a 3 time All American and won the 2012 national championship. Drafted in 2012 by the St Louis Cardinals in the 6th round. Spent 5 years in the organization making it all the way up to AAA. Recently has been playing Independent Ball for last couple years. Played for the Milwaukee Milkmen in the American Association this past season. Looking to make a comeback in affiliated ball. Kurt was just selected to the All Decade Team for the Pac 12 recently as well.
Mike Huyler
714-658-3105
Mike has over 25 years of playing experience and 20 years of coaching. His approach for youth players centers around overall player development and the fundamental aspects of the game while keeping it fun! Hitting, pitching, infield and outfield play, breaking down each position both mentally and physically. He’s an instructor/coach that likes to interact with his students/players and demonstrate what is being taught…therefore, his students/players get a visual image of what they should look like. He played at the collegiate level, as well as, professionally in the Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Brewers organizations. Many of Mike’s students have gone to play at both the college and professional levels. Mike’s son, Nate, is a Senior at Garden Grove High School and a member of their Varsity Baseball Team.
Trent Abbott
714-623-6363
Coaching experience includes Fullerton College, Costa Mesa HS, University HS.
Current Varsity Assistant Coach at Crean Lutheran
Baseball West Coach Youth Program coach 2017-2021
All League & All CIF his Junior Year at Troy HS
Two Seasons played at Fullerton College
Oakland A's Draft Pick 2007