SHOWCASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS
SHOWCASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS
COACHES & STAFF
COACHES & STAFF
THE OFFICIAL HOME OF THE NEWMARKET
HAWKS ELITE BASEBALL PROGRAM
DAN TELFORD
DIRECTOR OF
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
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Former NCAA player at South Dakota State (Division 1)
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Individual league honours: 2013 Tournament MVP and All Tournament, 2013 Summit League First Team All-Conference First Team at DH, 2013 American Baseball Coaches Association All-Midwest Region Second Team, April 2013 Athlete of the Month
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Individual team honours: 2013 Big Stick Award (Top Hitter), 2013 Coaches Award, 2009 Freshman of the Year
DAN GILLIS
2019 HEAD COACH 18U ELITE
Coaching:
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2015-17 Newmarket Hawks, assistant coach (OBA Minor Midget AA Champions in 2017)
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2015-17 York University, assistant coach
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2014-16 Ontario Mud Hens Fall Travel Baseball Club, head coach (Western New York Boys of Summer League Champions in 2016)
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2013-15 Stouffville Yankees, coach
Other:
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USA college recruiting / NCAA Clearinghouse regulations specialist
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4.5 years as Vice Principal at Bill Crothers Secondary School working with many high performance athletes
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Level 3 Umpire
ROB HUMS
2019 ASSOCIATE HEAD
COACH 15U ELITE & ASSISTANT COACH 17U ELITE
Assistant Coach:
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2017 15U AAA Baseball Ontario Eliminations silver medalists
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2016 Minor Bantam AAA OBA champions
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2015 13U AAA Baseball Ontario Eliminations champions/Team Ontario at Baseball Canada national championships
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2015 Lions CNE Peewee Tournament Champions
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2015 and 2016 York Simcoe Baseball Association (YSBA) “Team of the Year”
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Other:
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Master’s degree in talent development from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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General Manager of Newmarket Hawks Elite Baseball Program
JAMIE CHERUTTI
2019 ASSOCIATE HEAD
COACH 15U ELITE
Playing Career:
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Lifelong member of Hawks competitive teams all the way through Junior and Senior
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1993 Metro Toronto Major Baseball Senior League (MTMBL) All-Star Team (2B) based on top 10 batting average and top 5 in RBI and hits
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1994-1996 St. Thomas Elgins of the Intercounty Baseball League (IBL)
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1995 IBL All-Star Team (2B) and team MVP
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1995 St. Thomas Elgins team MVP That year, he was named team MVP
Coaching:
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Various youth sports (baseball, hockey and soccer) over the past 10 years, including the Newmarket Baseball Association for the past seven years
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2016-Present: Head Coach the Newmarket AA Hawks (Peewee-Minor Bantam) and assistant coach from 2013-2015 (OBA silver medalists in 2013 and bronze medalists in 2016)
MYLES SWARTZ
SENIOR INSTRUCTOR &
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH 16U ELITE
Coaching:
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2018 YSBA 15U All Star Team (Ontario Summer Games Qualifier)
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2018 Newmarket Hawks 15U Elite
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2017 Thornhill Reds Peewee AAA
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2013-16 Team Ontario (CPBL)
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2010-16 Thornhill Reds (various teams)
College Playing Career:
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2010-13 Salem International University
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2008-10 Macomb Community College
Non-College Playing Career:
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2015-16 East York Bulldogs (GTBL)
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2014 Thornhill Redbirds (GTBL)
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2012-14 Hamilton Cardinals (IBL)
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2009-11 East York Bulldogs (Junior)
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2008 Newmarket Hawks (Junior)
ALEX MacDONALD
2019 ASSOCIATE HEAD
COACH JUNIOR AAA
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Current Head Baseball Coach, Centennial College
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Coach for past eight seasons, Newmarket Junior Hawks
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Played his entire career with the Hawks including starring for the Junior Hawks and then completing his final season with the Senior Hawks in the Greater Toronto Baseball League (GTBL).
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NCCP provincially certified
DOUG LUNNEY
2019 HEAD COACH 17U ELITE
Head Coach:
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2017 15U AAA Baseball Ontario Eliminations silver medalists
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2016 Minor Bantam AAA OBA champions
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2015 13U AAABaseball Ontario Eliminations champions/Team Ontario at Baseball Canada national championships
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2015 Lions CNE Tournament Champions
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2015 and 2016 York Simcoe Baseball Association (YSBA) “Team of the Year”
Playing Career:
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McMaster University (1997 national champion where he threw a no-hitter; also 1997 Canadian Pitcher of the Year and 1997 Canadian First Team All-Star as RHP)
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Newmarket Hawks (OBA champion in Mosquito, Bantam, and Juvenile; GTBL MVP in Senior)
MATTHEW BIEMILLER
SENIOR ADVISOR and
GUEST INSTRUCTOR
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Head Coach, 2017 OBA Minor Midget AA Champions
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Over 20 years of baseball coaching experience, including nine with the Newmarket Baseball Association
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Coach/Instructor, Toronto Blue Jays Academy
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Lifelong child educator
WAYNE PATTERSON
SENIOR ADVISOR and
GUEST INSTRUCTOR
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Inaugural and current EBLO Committee member (and advisor to Newmarket Baseball Association)
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NCCP provincially certified
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2008-present: current AAA and Elite Baseball Coach for Newmarket baseball
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2015: Head Coach of Midget Eliminations final four team
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2015: Head Coach of 18U finalists at inaugural EBLO 18U Showcase Tournament
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2015, 2013, 2012: Head Coach of YBSA Champions
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2012: Head Coach of Bantam OBAs bronze medalist team
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12 years coaching selection committee / 5 years on executive board East Gwillimbury Minor Hockey (EGMHA)
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18 years experience in professional mentorship and coaching
COACHES & STAFF FOR 2019 TEAMS
MICHAEL FORSTER
2019 HEAD COACH
14U/MINOR BANTAM AAA
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Played AAA youth baseball in the GTA where he won three OBA Championships as well as numerous individual awards, including MVP
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20+ years of coaching experience including the last 5 in Newmarket (most recently at the AAA level)
2019 HAWKS ELITE PROGRAM GUEST INSTRUCTORS
SCOT ANGUS
6-year head coach at York University (and former player); head coach of Martingrove senior team
BRIAN BRATT
OBA AAA champion coach, Durham College baseball alum, NCCP Provincial Coach
JAKE BUSIEK
Former NCAA player at Southwest Missouri State, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and Jefferson College
ADAM FRYDMAN
Past member of Canadian National Team, Mars Hill College (NCAA D1) baseball alum
GRIFFIN HASSALL
Current member of Canadian National Junior Team
KAIRY LOUCKS
CIAU (now U Sports) All-Canadian in track and field with several national, provincial, and school records
SAM LOUCKS
Former CFL and OUA player (two-time MVP at McMaster and member of their 1980s Team of the Decade)
CHRIS PAPALIA
Current St. Andrew’s College coach; former Baseball Ontario Provincial Youth Team coach; OBA AAA champion coach; Macalester College (NCAA D3) baseball alum
NICK OWEN
Barrie Sports Hall of Fame member; Canadian National Team alum; former coach of Canadian National Junior Team, Barrie Baycats, and multiple national and provincial
GREG TELFORD
Saginaw Valley State University (NCAA D2) baseball alum; Western University baseball alum