Staff

Jim Appleyard

Justin Sherman

Robby Jacobson

Adam Kunkel

Lorenzo Anselmo

Steve Hendricks

Dennis Webb

Catie McDonough

• Head Hitting and Fielding Coach at TPG

• 12 years as a baseball player for Little League and Bonanza High School

• 1986 Graduated from Bonanza High School

• 1986 Played 2 years for Treasure Valley Junior College

• 17 years as a coach in Las Vegas for American Legion Baseball Association

• American Legion Baseball

• 17 years experience in running tournaments, individual games, hitting instruction, infield/outfield instruction, field maintenance, player statistics and extensive team travel

• Father is Tom Appleyard who was a Major League Baseball Scout for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Cincinnati Reds.

• 22 American Legion players have been drafted by Major League Teams such as Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, Oakland A's, Texas Rangers, Florida Marlins

• Over 90 players given either partial or full ride scholarships to attend Junior Colleges and 4 Year Universities such as LSU, UCI, BYU, Tulane, Pepperdine, Creighton, OSU, OCC, UNR, UNLV, USD, SUU, Hastings, Texas Tech, University of Alabama Birmingham, McNeese University, Southern Colorado University, University of Mary, Cal State Fullerton, University of Pittsburgh, Westmont College, Concordia University, Dixie College

• Head Pitching Coach at TPG

• 21 years as a baseball player

• Played for Durango High School and Durango American Legion Baseball

• Graduated High School in 1999 and was drafted twice by the Texas Rangers and Florida Marlins

• 1999 Played 2 years for Dixie Junior College

• 2001 made the All Tournament Team and named the Most Valuable Pitcher in the Junior College World Series

• 2001 Played for 2 years for University Nevada Reno

• 2003 Signed as free agent with the Kansas City Royals and played within their organization for 3 years

Robby Jacobson

• Durango class of 2002, Drafted by the Oakland A's 35th round 2002

• Ventura College 2004-2005, All Western State Conference Selection at Catcher

• Point Loma Nazarene University 2006

• Played three years of American Legion Baseball

• San Diego Padres minor leagues 2007

Lorenzo Anselmo

• Las Vegas Hawks 2007 - present, Elected to All-Star Game (2008)

• Pleasanton Phillies 2006

• Diablo Valley College 2005-2006

Steve Hendricks

• Drafted by the San Diego Padres in 1987 as an OF and 1st Baseman

• Named 1st team All Star in Northwest Rookie League for Spokane Indians

• Named MVP of Northwest League

• Named Minor League Rookie of the Year for all Rookie Leagues in the country by MLB

• Played a total of 4 years with Padres, from 1987 - 1990

• 3 time All Star from Rookie to Double A

• Traded to Boston Red Sox organization in 1991

• Played 1 year Double A for New Britain Red Sox

• 1995 and 1996 - Played in the Professional Independent Western Baseball League as a player/coach for the Grays Harbor Gulls and the Salinas Peppers

• Lifetime batting average was .304 during 7 year professional career

• Coached at Poway HS, in Poway CA, in 1994 and 1996 as the Varsity Hitting coach

• Coached at San Diego Mesa Junior College, in San Diego, CA in 1995, as Hitting and fielding coach

• Managed the Salinas Peppers in the Independent Professional Western Baseball League in 1997

• Was an assistant coach for the Mission Viejo Vigilantes, in the Independent Professional Western Baseball League in 1998 where he coached with former Big League Manager, Buck Rodgers

• Coached for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, a Minor League affiliate of the San Diego Padres Org. in 1999 where he was the hitting and infield/outfield coach

• Was an Associate Baseball Scout for the San Diego Padres Org. in 1994 and 1996

• Has over 20 years of playing, coaching and instruction experience, including many camps, clinics and hitting, fielding and throwing lessons

Dennis Webb

• Over 35 years Fast Pitch coaching experience and still competing

• Earned numerous ASA, NAFA League and Tournament titles and MVP awards including NAFA All World selection in 2002 and ASA 1st Team All American selection in 2005

• Over 15 years experience as a volunteer assistant at Durango High School with both pitching and hitting

• Specialize in advanced instruction for ages 14 and over with techniques in rise balls, change-ups etc. also how to work hitters, game strategy and mental approach

• Completed the Clark County School District requirements for coaching positions