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Keith Forbes - General Manager and Professional Instructor
A local resident from Malden, Keith Forbes is now considered one of the top baseball instructors in New England and works with many of the up-and-coming, young pitchers in the area. In 1996, Keith was awarded a full scholarship to play baseball at Division 1 Troy State University. In 1997-1998, he went 9-2 with a 3.28 ERA. His pitching success in college led to him being drafted in the 1998 Major League Draft by the San Diego Padres. He spent 5 years in the Padres organization. In 2000, Keith led all of the minor leagues in appearances with 74 between A Rancho Cucamonga and AA Mobile Bay Bears (Padres Farm System). Over the years, Keith has been affiliated with several other professional, independent baseball leagues including the Quebec Capitals of the Can Am League. He is available for pitching, hitting, and fielding instruction and player development. |
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Paul Rahmeier – Extra Innings Instructor
Paul is available for Fast Pitch instruction. Paul completed a 50-year career in men's fast-pitch softball in 1995. In those 50 seasons, he pitched over 2,000 games and won 20 state championships in eight different states.
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Michael Morgan – Extra Innings Instructor
Michael is available for hitting and catching instruction. Michael played for Salem State College and is currently coaching with the North American Women's Baseball league and at Salem State College.
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Brian Brazell – Extra Innings Instructor
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Danielle Lopez – Extra Innings Instructor
Danielle Lopez is the Tufts University Jumbo's starting second basemen. As a first year starter she batted .379 and had a .964 fielding percentage. She was named the NESCAC (New England Small College Athletic Conference) Rookie of the Year, First Team All-Region and Third Team All-American. Her sophomore year she batted .383 and had a .972 fielding percentage. She was named the NESCAC Player of the Year and First Team All-Region. She led the league in RBI's, hits and homeruns and currently holds over 5 Tufts University offensive records. She has been working with young hitters for over four years and looks forward to meeting your aspiring athlete. Danielle is available for hitting, fielding and slapping.
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Dan Jalbert – Extra Innings Instructor
Dan Jalbert graduated from Danvers High School in 1994 and St. Lawrence University in 1998, serving as team Captain in his senior year at both. He was also the starting varsity catcher for both his junior and senior years in high school and college. Dan has served as head coach in 12U and 13U AAU, an assistant coach at Danvers High School, and currently as an assistant coach at Emmanuel College. He has played during the summer for the past 8 seasons in the Boston MABL and Yawkey Leagues as a perennial all-star catcher and DH. Dan is available for hitting, catching, and pitching lessons on the weekends.
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Jay Wisner – Extra Innings Instructor
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Jim DeMichele – Extra Innings Instructor
Jim DeMichele, a Worcester MA native, has over 20 years of baseball experience. He is currently an Assistant Baseball coach for Saint John's High School, Shrewsbury, MA. He is an active member of the Massachusetts Baseball Coaches Association. Jim volunteers at the (2007 Division 1 State Champions) Lincoln Sudbury High - Winter Youth baseball instructional program. Jim is an active baseball player in the Men's Boston Baseball league - Team Pirates- and Over Thirty Baseball League of Lowell MA , - Team White Sox. He played varsity high school baseball and Division III baseball in college and received personal instruction from former and present active major league coaches, including Ron "Papa Jack" Jackson formerly of the Boston Red Sox. Jim is also an active member of the MBUA (Massachusetts Baseball Umpire Association).
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Jonathan Pollard – Extra Innings Instructor
Jonathan played baseball for Salem State from 1999-2002. His junior and senior seasons, he was elected team Captain and onto the All-MASCAC team. Senior year, he earned team MVP. JP returned to Salem State in 2003 as an assistant coach. JP is now a co-manager with the New England Sox – a women’s baseball team that has won the Roy Hobbs National Championship Tournament the past 4 years. The Sox have had 8 players named to the US National Team during that time. In 2007, Jonathan played for Carlson Club of The Boston Park League, hitting .349 and was amongst the league leaders in slugging percentage (.530), RBI (20) and stolen bases (11). He was named a league all-star and voted tops at his position by his peers. Pollard plays for manager Cookie Delcarmen – father of Red Sox star Manny Delcarmen. In 2007, Jonathan also played for the Boston Tigers of the Boston Men’s Baseball League, and was awarded as the league’s Most Valuable Player while batting .365 and near the top of the leader board in almost every offensive category. JP is available for Hitting, Fielding, and pitching instruction.
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Brian Blumsack – Extra Innings Instructor
Brian Blumsack is the current head coach at Framingham State College. Prior to Framingham State Brian spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Lake City Community College in Florida. While at Lake City, Blumsack coached over 20 players drafted by Major League teams including a 10th round pick for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. As Pitching Coach, Blumsack’s 2006 staff led the state of Florida with over 400 strikeouts, posted a 3.44 ERA and led Lake City to the Florida Community College Activity Association State Playoffs and a runner up finish in the Mid-Florida Conference. In 2007 Lake City compiled 36 wins, produced the state, and conference relief pitcher of the year, as well as the conference player of the year. Lake City's program was nationally ranked in 2006 by Baseball ABmerica, and again in 2007 by Perfect Game. Brian is also the current manager of the Gately Athletics of the Intercity League, an elite wood bat league in New England, comprised of college, ex-college, and ex-professional players. As a player Brian spent his freshman season pitching for the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (1999) before transferring to Central Florida Community College (2000). After his sophomore season at CFCC, Brian finished his playing career at Suffolk University (Boston, MA) where he captained the 2002 team that advanced to the NCAA New England Regional Tournament. Brian was a two-sport standout at Malden High School (MA) where he was named, Greater Boston League MVP, Boston Globe All Scholastic, and Massachusetts All Star in baseball as well as a first team Greater Boston League selection as a point guard in basketball. Brian is available for pitching, hitting, and fielding instruction at Extra Innings – Woburn.
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Chris Santosuosso – Extra Innings Instructor
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Steve Capozzi – Extra Innings Instructor
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Keith Morris – Extra Innings Instructor
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