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2024 STATE COORDINATORS

TEAM ARIZONA

MATT DENNY 

 

2022 Series Runners Up

Casteel High School, Queen Creek, Arizona
330-132 record (.714 winning percent)

Career Highlights: 

  • 4 State Championships 2014, 2016, 2023, 2024 
  • 20 or more wins in 11 different seasons 
  • 16 Post-season appearances, 5 times to Championship Game
  • State Record in a two year span 70-7, winning 29 straight which tied state record (2013) 
  • AZBCA Coach of the Year 2014, 2016, 2021 
  • District Coach of the Year 6 times 
  • 49 Division I players (countless College Signees) 
  • 12 MLB Draftees 

Notable MLB Players: 

  • Daniel Butler - Boston Red Sox
  • Alejo Lopez - Cincinnati Reds 

TEAM CALIFORNIA

ERIC BORBA 

 

2024 Series National Champions

2022 Series National Champions

2019 Series Runners Up

Orange Lutheran High School, Orange, CA
469-181-2 (3 CIF Championships)

Career Highlights: 

  • 21 MLB Draftees 
  • 74 Division 1 Players, unnumbered College Signees 
  • 16 League Championships 
  • 3 USA Baseball NHSI Championships (2018, 2019, 2020)
  • USA Baseball National Team 18U Gold Medal (2022) 
  • Sonoma State University Assistant 

Notable MLB Players: 

  • Gerrit Cole - New York Yankees 
  • Brandon Maurer - Kansas City Royals
  • Jason Martin - Los Angeles Dodgers 
  • Garrett Mitchell - #20 overall Milwaukee Brewers 
  • Cole Winn - 15th pick overall Texas Rangers
  • Mikey Romero - #24 overall Boston Red Sox 

TEAM FLORIDA

 

GREG OLSEN 

2023 Series National Champions

2019 Inaugural National Champions

Calvary Christian High School, Tampa, FL
392-108 (3 State Championships)

Career Highlights:

  • State Championships 2017, 2019, 2023
  • 4 State Championship Game appearances 
  • FHSAA Record 60 straight wins 2017-2018 seasons
  • 20 or more wins in 14 different seasons 
  • 30-0 Record in 2017 State Champs
  • 30-1 Record in 2018 State Runners Up
  • 26-4 Record in 2019 State Champs
  • 20 or more Wins in 14 different seasons
  • 10 MLB draftees
  • 89 college signees
  • Assistant, University of Memphis 2005
  • Assistant, University of Maryland 2003 & 2004

Notable MLB Players: 

  • Jacob DeGrom – New York Mets
  • Brett Phillips - Baltimore Orioles
  • Austin Hays - Baltimore Orioles
  • Luke Jackson – Atlanta Braves
  • Joey Krehbiel - Baltimore Orioles 

Rich Hofman 

Team Florida Assistant Coach

  • 52 High School Seasons 
  • 1020-287 Record (Most in State of Florida) 
  • 4 National Championships (92,96,16,21)
  • 12 State Championships (5 consecutive 96-2000)
  • 7x National Coach of the Year 
  • ABCA Hall of Fame Induction & 7 other HOF's
  • Baseball America Coach of the Decade 1990's
  • 14 Major Leaguers 
  • 60 drafted players
  • 200+ collegiate players 

Notable MLB Players: 

  • Alex Rodriguez 
  • Islay Molina 
  • Doug Mientkiewics 
  • Dan Perkins 
  • Mickey Lopez 
  • Elih Villanueva 
  • Chris Dominguez 
  • Michael Taylor 
  • Ryan Jackson 
  • Matt denDekker
  • Kevin Chapman 
  • Jesus Luzardo 
  • Colton Welker 
  • Jeter Downs 

TEAM GEORGIA

RYAN PAGE

Lowndes High School, Valdosta, GA 
123-48 (7A State Champions 2023 & 2024)
 

Career Highlights: 

  • 5th Year Head Coach
  • 4 Straight 25 Win Seasons
  • 3 Final Four Appearances
  • 2 State Championships 2023, 2024
  • 40 College Signees
  • Two-time Georgia Coach of the Year
  • 2023 NFHSA Coach of the Yera ​

TEAM HAWAII

 DARYL KITAGAWA 

Kamehameha High School - Kapalama Campus
Honolulu, Hawaii 
 

Career Highlights: 

  • 2023 Hawaii State Champion
  • 2019 Interscholastic League of Honolulu Coach of the Year 
  • 13 College Signees
  • Leadership in several local sports groups in both baseball and football as President and Board Member
  • California State University, Long Beach Graduate and NCAA  College World Series Team Member 

 

TEAM ILLINOIS

JARED VOSS

Joliet Catholic Academy, Joliet, IL
543-220-3 (2 State Championships)

Career Highlights:

  • Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame 2014
  • 15 MLB draftees
  • 128 college signees

Notable MLB Players

  • Joe Benson – Minnesota Twins

TEAM KANSAS

MIKE HILL 

Lawrence Free State, Lawrence, KS
391-193 (2 State Championships) 

Career Highlights: 

  • 2 State Championships 2006, 2015
  • 5 State Championship Game Appearances
  • 7 State Championship Final Fours
  • 12 Regional Championships 
  • 9 Sunflower League (Conference) Championships 
  • 7 Time Sunflower League Coach of the Year
  • 3 Time Kansas State Coach of the Year
  • 2 Time ABCA Region V Coach of the Year 
  • NFHSAA Rules Committee Member (2015-2018)
  • 172 Sunflower League Players 
  • 54 All-State Players
  • 93 College Signees
  • 6 Professional Players 

 

TEAM MASSACHUSETTS

BILL O'CONNELL 

Braintree High School, Braintree, MA 
169-113 (2 Super 8 State Championships) 
 

Career Highlights: 

  • Back to Back Super 8 State Championships 2015 & 2016 
  • Boston Herald Coach of the Decade 2010-2020 
  • National Coach of the Year Region 1 2017 
  • Northeast Region Coach of the Year 2017 
  • MIAA Coach of the Year 2017 
  • Boston Globe Coach of the Year 2016 
  • ESPN Boston Coach of the Year 2015 
  • Boston Glove Coach of the Year 2015 
  • 18 Consecutive Winning Seasons 
  • 7 Bay State League Championships 
  • 1 MLB Draft Pick
  • 80 College Signees 

TEAM MICHIGAN

COREY FARNER

Woodhaven High School, Brownstown Charter Twp, MI
339-148 (.700 winning percentage over 14 years) 
 

Career Highlights: 

  • MHSBCA Division 1 Coach of the Year 2018
  • 2 time Division 1 State Runner-Up 2018, 2023
  • 3 time Regional Champion 2018, 2019, 2023 
  • 3 time Regional Coach of the Year '18, '19, '23
  • 7 time District Champion & District Coach of Year
  • 6 time Down River League Champion
  • 10 consecutive seasons of 20 or more wins
  • 5 seasons of 30 or more wins 
  • 60 consecutive scoreless innings, MI State Record 
  • 55 college signees 

Notable Players: 

  • Colin Czajkowski - MI Gatorade Player of Year and MHSBCA Mr. Baseball 2019 

TEAM NEBRASKA

Omaha Host - Pat Mooney 

Creighton Prep, Omaha, NE 
543-214 (7 State Championships)
 

Career Highlights: 

  • 7 Nebraska High School State Titles 
  • 7 Nebraska American Legion State Titles
  • 5 American Legion World Series Berths 
  • Countless College Signees 

 

TEAM OKLAHOMA

SAM HAYDEN

Dibble High School, Dibble OK 
2nd Year High School (15 Years Collegiate Coach)

Career Highlights: 

  • 6 Years Head Coach Vernon JC (NJCAA D1)
  • 2 All-Americans
  • 8 Academic All-Americans
  • 7 All-Conference Players
  • 15 Academic All-Conference Players
  • 2 All-Region Players
  • 10 different Region 5 Players of Week
  • 2019 was 7th in Nation in Team Batting Avg 
  • 2020 Top 25 in Nation 6 different Offensive Categories 
  • 9 Years Assistant Coach (NAIA & NCAA) 
  • 4 Years Collegiate Recruiting Coordinator 

Notable MLB Draftees: 

  • Blake McMullen - Oakland Athletics (A)
  • Brian Vigo-Suarez - St. Louis Cardinals (A)
  • Jordan Watson - Arizona Diamondbacks (A)

TEAM TEXAS

Steve Stone

2023 National Host - Dallas Texas

Hebron High School, Carrollton, TX (Ret.)
549-398 Record (187 College Signees)

 

Career Highlights:

  • 2024 USA Baseball 18U National Team Coaching Staff
  • 187 Collegiate Signees
  • 5 MLB draftees
  • USA Baseball 18U Tournament of Stars Coach (2016-2018)
  • USA Baseball States Play Coach (2019)
  • MLB Combine Coach (2021-2022)
  • Texas High School All Star Coach 2019

Notable MLB Players: 

  • Sam Freeman  -          11 seasons w/ St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves
  • Evan Alexander -         New York Yankees AAA
  • Zach DeLoach -           Seattle Mariners AA
  • Nick Fraze -                 Toronto Blue Jays AA
  • Nick Sawyer -              Tampa Rays A