Past Presenters

Larissa Anderson
Head Softball Coach
Hofstra University

AJ Andrews
1st-Ever Softball Rawlings Gold Glove Winner
& NPF Akron Racers Outfielder

Brad Arnsberg
Former Pitching Coach
Toronto Blue Jays

Rachel Balkovec
Minor League Strength & Conditioning Coordinator
Houston Astros

Bryan Barkley
Director of Turf Management & Stadium Operations
Connecticut Tigers

Mike Barnett
Past Hitting Coach
Kansas City Royals

Arnie Beyeler
First Base Coach
Boston Red Sox

Dann Bilardello
Catching Instructor
St. Louis Cardinals

Matt Blake
Cressey Performance Pitching Coordinator
& Certified Jaeger Sports Instructor

Mickey Brantley
Past Hitting Coach
Toronto Blue Jays

Rico Brogna
Past Major League Player
Phillies, Tiger, Mets, Braves & Red Sox

Carol Bruggeman
Interim NFCA Executive Director
& Longtime Collegiate Softball Coach

Conor Burke
Assistant Coach
University of Maine

Brett Butler
Manager
Arizona Diamondbacks AAA Reno Aces

Maureen Butler
Baseball Strength & Conditioning Coach
University of Connecticut

Brian Cain
Peak Performance Coach
Performance/Motivational Specialist

Jeff Calcaterra
Past Head Coach
University of Hartford

Kim Camara-Harvey
Head Softball Coach
Johnson & Wales Unviersity

Eric Campbell
Current Major League First Baseman
New York Mets

Frank Carey
Head Coach
North Reading High School (MA)

Gary Carter
Baseball Hall of Famer
Class of 2001

Dana Cavalea
Past Strength & Conditioning Director, New York Yankees
& Major League Strength Consultant

Ben Cherington
Boston Red Sox
General Manager

Mike Church
Diamond Kings Founder
& Youth Baseball Instructor

Ron Coderre
Fundraising Expert

Guy Conti
Past Bullpen Coach
New York Mets

Don Cooper
Pitching Coach
Chicago White Sox

Fred Corral
Pitching Coach
University of Georgia

Eric Cressey
Baseball Strength & Conditioning Expert
Cressey Performance Founder

Rob Crews
Complete Game Sports Founder
& USA Elite Select Region 8 Director

Denise Davis
Founder of Planet Fastpitch
& Youth Pitching Expert

Rod Delmonico
Past Head Coach
University of Tennessee

Lisa Dodd
UNLV Head Softball Coach
& Team USA Assistant Coach

Harvey Dorfman
Renowned Sports Psychologist

Marek Drabinski
Past Head Coach
Brown University

Sue Enquist
Legendary UCLA Head Coach
& NFCA Hall of Famer

Dwight Evans
Major League Outfielder
Boston Red Sox

Jamie Evans
Velocity Specialist
& Toronto Blue Jays Consultant

Ray Fagnant
Northeast Regional Scouting Director
Boston Red Sox

Dr. Howard Fero
Leadership Expert, Author, Professor, and Consultant

Bob Freimuth
Head Coach
Plainville High School (CT)

Chelsea Goodacre
2017 Rawlings Gold Glove Winner,
Current NPF USSSA Pride Catcher
& All-American at the University of Arizona

Jen Goodwin
Head Softball Coach
Yale University

George Greer
Past Head Coach
Wake Forest University

Lauren Haeger
2015 National Player of the Year
& National Champion Pitcher
University of Florida

Jen Hapanowicz
USA Elite Training Founder
& Youth Softball Instructor

Dr. Bill Harrison
Performance Expert

Bryan Harvey
MLB All-Star Pitcher

Ed Harvey
Head Coach
Fitch High School (CT)

Dennis Healy
Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Wake Forest University

Danielle Henderson
UMass Lowell Head Softball Coach
& Olympic Gold Medalist

Mike Herbst
Trainer
New York Mets

Trey Hillman
Past Manager
Kansas City Royals

Doug Hischorn
Sports Psychologist

Butch Hobson
Past Manager of Nashua Pride
Boston Red Sox 3rd Baseman

Bill Holowaty
Past Head Coach
Eastern Connecticut State University

George Horton
Head Coach, University of Oregon
& Past National Champion Coach at Cal State Fullerton University

Walt Hriniak
Former Hitting Coach
Boston Red Sox

Peter Hughes
Head Coach
Oklahoma University

Ron Jackson
Past Hitting Coach
Boston Red Sox

Rich Knapp
Pitching Coordinator
Minnesota Twins

Paul Kostacopoulos
Head Coach
United States Naval Academy

Kelly Kretschman
First NPF Triple Crown Winner
3-Time NPF Player of the Year
& Olympic Gold Medalist

Roger LaFrancois
Minor League Hitting Coach St. Louis Cardinals
& Former MLB Red Sox Player

Gary LaRocque
Director of Player Development
St. Louis Cardinals & New York Mets

Bill Lee
Former Major League Pitcher
Boston Red Sox

Lindsay Leftwich
Assistant Coach
2017 WCWS Participant LSU

Mark Leinweaver
Author

Matt Lisle
Hitting Coach
& TheHittingVault.com Founder

Kevin Long
Batting Coach
New York Yankees & New York Mets

Rick Lynch
Head Coach
Tomball High School (TX)

Josh MacDonald
Pitching Coach
University of Connecticut

Hazel Mae
Reporter
MLB Network

Steve Malinowski
Assistant Coach
University of Connecticut

Henry Manning
Head Coach
Pace University

Sam Marder
Assistant Coach
College of Charleston

Oliver Marmol
Minor League Manager
St. Louis Cardinals

Ed Marocco
Head Coach
Shelton High School (CT)

Jen McIntyre
Head Softball Coach
University of Connecticut

Neil McPhee
Past Head Coach
Northeastern University

Jessica Mendoza
Current ESPN Baseball/Softball Analyst
& Former World Champion Softball Outfielder

Frank Menechino
Former MLB Infielder
Oakland A's, New York Mets and Texas Rangers

Rich Miller
Baserunning Coach
Minnesota Twins

Cheryl Milligan
Three-Time National Champion Head Coach
Tufts University

Nancy Newell
Strength and Conditioning Coach
Cressey Sports Performance

Paul Niggebrugge
Certified Jaeger Sports Instructor
& Be Your Best Academy Founder

Matt Noone
Head Baseball Coach
Babson College

Steve Ontiveros
Former Major League Pitcher

Bridget Orchard
Head Softball Coach
Fordham University

Kevin O'Sullivan
Head Coach
University of Florida

Steve Owens
Head Coach
Bryant University

Peter Pasquerosa
Head Coach
Franklin High School (MA)

Gil Patterson
Pitching Coach
Columbus Clippers (NYY AAA Affiliate)

Rick Peterson
Past MLB Pitching Coach
& 3P Sports Pitching Expert

Steve Phillips
Former Mets GM and ESPN Personality

George Poulis
Head Trainer
Toronto Blue Jays

Dan Radison
AA Hitting Coach
New York Yankees

Ken Ravizza
Legendary Peak Performance Expert

Keilani Ricketts
2-Time Collegiate Player of the Year
& NPF USSSA Pride Pitcher

Sierra Romero
2016 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, 4-Time All-American at Michigan
& Current NPF USSSA Pride Player

BJ Ryan
Former All-Star Closer
Toronto Blue Jays

Donovan Santas
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Toronto Blue Jays

Bob Schaefer
Special Assistant to the General Manager
Washington Nationals

Jen Schroeder
Jen Schro Catching Founder
& Youth Softball Instructor

Dave Schuler
Minor League Pitching Coach
Colorado Rockies

Kevin Seitzer
Major League Hitting Coach
Atlanta Braves

Matt Senk
Head Baseball Coach
Stony Brook University

Derek Shelton
Hitting Coach
Tampa Bay Rays

Mike Shildt
Minor League Spring Training Coordinator
St. Louis Cardinals

Don Slaught
RightView Pro Founder,
Former Detroit Tigers Hitting Coach and 16-year MLB Veteran

Aaron Small
Former MLB Pitcher
New York Yankees

Don Sneddon
Head Coach
Santa Ana College

Steve Springer
Performance Coach
& Quality At-Bats Founder

Bill Springman
Minor League Hitting Coordinator
Minnesota Twins

Gene Stephenson
Past Head Coach
Wichita State University

Brent Strom
Minor League Pitching Coordinator
St. Louis Cardinals

Tanyon Sturtze
Former MLB Pitcher
New York Yankees

Neil Swanchek
Hitting & Fielding Instructor
USA Elite Training

Bobby Tewksbary
Founder & Instructor
Tewksbary Hitting

Turtle Thomas
Head Coach
Florida International University

Dave Turgeon
Associate Head Coach
Virginia Tech University

Willie Upshaw
Hitting Instructor
San Francisco Giants

Lisa Van Ackeren
Head Softball Coach
Princeton University

Andy Walker
Youth Baseball Instructor

Pete Walker
Major League Pitching Coach
Toronto Blue Jays

Dave Wallace
Past Pitching Coach
Boston Red Sox

Joe Walsh
Past Head Coach
Harvard University

Austin Wasserman
Strength, Conditioning & Throwing Expert
& WassermanStrength.com Founder

Natasha Watley
2-Time Olympic Medalist,
4-Time UCLA All-American SS
& All-Time Softball Great

Jimy Williams
Three-time MLB Manager
Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays & Houston Astros

Robbie Wine
Past Head Coach
Penn State University

Rick Wolff
Performance/Motivational Specialist

Tracy Woodson
Head Coach
University of Richmond

Ron Wotus
Bench Coach
San Francisco Giants

Tim Yuhas
Strength and Conditioning Expert

Nick Zibelli
President
College Baseball Umpires Assigning Organization