Baseball Staff

Neal Packanik

General Manager

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

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.

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

Conor Crotty

Pitching Coordinator

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

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

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

Cameron Comer

Catching & Hitting

• Played collegiately at the University of Virginia
• Named OHSAA Division I State Player of Year his senior year at Olentangy Liberty High School
• Earned Rawlings National High School Gold Glove Award as a senior
• Prep Baseball Report (PBR) Position Player of Year

JT Brubaker

Pitching

A 2012 graduate of Tecumseh High School in New Carlisle, OH, where he earned three varsity letters in baseball and was also a two-time first-team All-Central Buckeye Conference and All-Springfield News selection

• Pitched collegiately at the University of Akron.
• Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2015.
• Named the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Minor League Pitcher-of-the-Year in 2018.

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

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

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)

Mitchell Bault

Pitching

• Graduated from Moeller High School, 2015
• Played Collegiately at Ohio Dominican University (2016-2019)
• Second Team All-GMAC, 2019

John Kopicky

Pitching

• Pitched Collegiately at Otterbein University
• Pitched Professionally in the Pecos League in 2019 with the High Desert Yard Birds, appearing in 19 games with a 6-2 record totaling 66 innings and posting a 3.37 ERA
• Nominated to the 2019 Pecos League All-Star Team
• Pitched in the Yinzer Baseball League in 2020 with the Road Warrior Black Sox in Washington, PA

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

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

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

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

Patrick Ranalli

Hitting & Outfield

• Played Collegiately at Ohio Dominican University, 1998-2002, where he was a 4-year started in centerfield
• Three-time First Team All Conference & one-time Second-Team All Conference
• 1999 ABCA/Rawlings Honorable Mention All-American
• 2002 AMC Player of the Year
• 2002 ABCA Rawlings First Team All American

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

Shayne Lyons

Hitting & Infield (1B)

• Played high school locally at Reynoldsburg High School
• Played Collegiately at Capital University
• 3 year starter at 1B for Capital
• Second Team All-OAC
• Finished collegiate career with a .386 average