Baseball Staff
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Neal Packanik
General Manager
- Neal Packanik-Director of Baseball Ops(Hitting and Defense)
- Played Collegiately at Ohio University
- Owned and Operated ACE Baseball in Cleveland, OH
- Involved in Youth Development programs since 2000
- Associate Scout for Milwaukee Brewers and Cleveland Indians
- Created Cleveland Indians Youth Baseball Programs
Brandon Szink
Director of Baseball Operations & Player Development
- Played Collegiately at Notre Dame College
- Former Program Director and General Manager for ACE Baseball
- Former Cleveland Indians Youth Baseball Development Instructor
- Tampa Bay Rays Player Development Intern, 2020
- Former Assistant/Infield Coach at St. Petersburg College (FL)
- Rapsodo Hitting Certified
- Current 16U BJE Coach
Chris Valentine
Director of Business Development Baseball
- Extensive experience in coaching
- Currently the Executive Director of Prep Baseball Report for Ohio, Michigan, Ontario, and New England.
- Co-founded the Ohio Elite Baseball program, which has had 300 college commitments and eight players drafted since 2011.
- Associate scout for the Colorado Rockies.
Brian Thacker
Youth Baseball Director & Player Development Coordinator
- Played collegiately at Bowling Green State University (1998-2001)
- Assistant coach at Pickerington/Pick North High school
- Head Coach at Bloom Carroll High school for 11 years where he was the district COY 4 times and Regional COY in 2014.
- 2013 State Runner up and 2014 State Champion at Bloom Carroll High school
- Has coached summer travel baseball teams for 8 years
- Current 15U BJE Coach
Jordan Chiero
Hitting Coordinator
- Played at Tiffin University
- Current Scouting Director PBR Ohio
- Current Hitting Consultant to NCAA programs
- Former NCAA D1 Assistant Coach at Wright State University
- Former Professional Baseball Player
Zarley Zalewski
Hitting and Infield
- Drafted in the 40th round of the 2012 MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Played collegiately at Kent State University 2013-2016
- Four-year Varsity Baseball Letterman
- 3-time All-Mid-American Conference First-Team
- 2-time All-Region First-Team
- Played professionally with the Joliet Slammers
- Current 14U BJE Coach
Conor Crotty
Pitching
- Pitched Collegiately at Otterbein University
- Current Assistant Pitching Coach at Otterbein University
- 2-Time OAC Champion
- Played for the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters in the Northwoods League
- Current 15U BJE Assistant Coach
John LaCorte
Pitching
- Played at Otterbein Univerity (2008-2011)
- Pitching Coach at Otterbein 7 seasons (2012-2018)
- A part of 3 straight OAC Championships (2016-2018)
- 16 All-Conference Pitchers in 7 seasons
- Finalist for 2017 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
- National Pitching Coach of the Year
Eric Stamets
Hitting/Infield
- Graduated from Dublin Scioto High School in 2009 where he played baseball, basketball and football
- Attended the University of Evansville
- Starting shortstop for three years before being drafted by the Angels in the 6th round in 2012.
- In 2015 was traded to the Cleveland Indians and has spent some time at their AAA affiliate the Columbus Clippers.
Adam Madias
Catching & Hitting
- Graduated with Honors from St.Edward High School in Cleveland, Ohio (2013)
- Played Collegiately at Muskingum University
- Led Muskingum in home runs in 2015
- Current 17U BJE Assistant Coach
Stephan Hernon
Catching & Hitting
- Played collegiately at Otterbein University 2014-2017
- 2x OAC Champion (2016, 2017)
- First Team All-OAC, 2017
- OAC All-Tournament Team, 2017
- OAC Record holder for RBI’s in a game (10)
- Current 15U BJE Coach
Zach Dezenzo
Hitting & Infield
- 12th round draft pick Houston Astros 2022
- 2nd team All-Big 10 2022
- 2x Big 10 player of the week
- Tied single season HR record 2022 (19)
- Freshman All-American 2019
Mitchell Bault
Pitching
- Graduated from Moeller High School, 2015
- Played Collegiately at Ohio Dominican University (2016-2019)
- Second Team All-GMAC, 2019
Jared Solomon
Pitching
- Drafted in the 11th round by the Cincinnati Reds in 2017
- Debuted for the Cincinnati Reds in 2022
- Pitched collegiately at Lackawanna College, Xavier University and Alderson Broaddus University
Izaiah Withrow
Hitting, Infield(1B) & Outfield
- Played high school locally at Bloom Carroll, where he was second team All-Conference his Junior year, First Team All-Conference his senior year & part of the 2014 State Championship Team
- Played 2 years collegiately at La Roche University prior to finishing up his collegiate career at Ohio Wesleyan University
- Owns OWU’s single game RBI record with 9
- Current 17U BJE Coach
Chandler Day
Pitching
- Drafted in 7th round by the Washington Nationals
- Pitched collegiately at Vanderbilt University
- Perfect Game All-American in 2015
- Pitched locally at Watkins Memorial High School
Chris Follina
Hitting & Outfield
- Played collegiately at West Liberty University
- Attended High School at Holy Name in Parma Heights, Ohio
- Named Second-Team All-Ohio Division-II as an Outfielder in High school
- Current 16U BJE Coach
Genesis Hillard
Hitting & Outfield
- Played collegiately at Ohio Dominican University
- GMAC First Team All-Conference, 2019
- 2-Time GMAC Player of the Week
- Current Director of Operations, PBR Ohio
Justin McConnell
Hitting & Infield
- Played Collegiately at Wright State University
- Played SS, 3B & 2B
- Named to the 2021 Horizon League All-Tournament Team
- Career .953 fielding percentage
Taylor Hutchison
Hitting & Infield
- Played collegiately at Otterbein University
- Named honorable mention All-OAC as a sophomore in 2014
- Garnered first team all-league honors three times as Whitehall-Yearling High School
DJ Neff
Hitting/Infield
- Hit .350 his senior year at Grove City leading his team to a regional semi-final appearance
- 4 Year Starter at Ohio Wesleyan University where he has 123 career hits for the Bishops
- 3rd Team All-Conference (NCAC) in 2023
- 12th all time leader in Home runs at Ohio Wesleyan University
- Current 14U BJE Coach
Jordan Peck
Pitching
TBA
Brandon Riley
Catching & Hitting
- Played 3 years at Defiance College as a catcher
- Catching and hitting instructor for the Midwest Prospects prior to becoming an instructor and coach with Bo Jackson Elite
- Current 17U BJE Coach
Cole Revels
Hitting, Infield & Outfield
- Originally from Charlotte, NC where he attended Providence High School
- Played collegiately at Ohio University
- Volunteered with the Cincinnati Reds Rookie League inner city baseball camps in 2019
- Current 16U BJE Assistant Coach
Tyler Miller
Pitching
- Played 4 years of high school baseball locally at Central Crossing High School & Jonathan Alder High School
- Won a state championship while at Jonathan Alder where he also achieved First Team All-State honors
- Played 4 years collegiately at the University of Evansville
- Part of the 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Championship team at Evansville
Zach Sterry
Hitting
- Played collegiately at Oakland University
- Was the 2016 Valley League MVP
- Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 8th round of the 2017 MLB Draft
- Current 18U BJE Coach