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Our coaches at Absolute Baseball Academy are top notch.  Here are the coaches who are helping to craft Calgary’s finest up-and-coming baseball talent. To Contact a Coach for a lesson, please email Cam McLachlan and he will assist to organize a lesson time for you with one of our Coaches.

COACHING STAFF

PHIL CURTIS midget coordinator
SPECIALTY: Pitching
AGE GROUP: All Ages

PHIL CURTIS

CAM MCLACHLAN program director
SPECIALTY: Hitting/Infield
AGE GROUP: All Ages

CAM MCLACHLAN

JORDY ALEXANDER coach
SPECIALTY: Pitching
AGE GROUP: All Ages

JORDY ALEXANDER
Jordy Alexander has spent the last two years coaching with the ABA fall/winter program and the Junior Dinos midget Black AAA team in the Norwest league.  Prior to this, he coached and ran different teams and camps throughout Alberta and Canada. He has earned several certifications throughout NCCP and Baseball Alberta programs. Prior to his coaching career, Jordy grew up in Burnaby BC, and was drafted in 1996 by the KC Royals. Throughout his playing career he played 11 professional seasons within Canada and the US, in addition to having played in 10 other countries.  Additionally, Jordy represented Team Canada’s senior national team on five different occasions including three World Cups.

DAVE RUHR coach
SPECIALTY: Hitting/Outfield
AGE GROUP: Midget & Bantam

DAVE RUHR
Dave Ruhr is an outfielder who grew up playing baseball in Calgary. He went on to be an All-Conference player while attending Allan Hancock College in California. He played his summer league baseball in the California Collegiate League. From there he transfered to Armstrong Atlantic State University in Georgia a top 20 NCAA DII program, where he received All-Conference honours. Dave is a 2 time member of Team Canada’s Senior National team playing in the World Cup qualifier in Nicaragua, the World Cup in Italy and later played in the 8 Nations Cup. Dave has 10 plus years of Coaching experience with local
travel baseball programs with a focus on outfield and hitting instruction.

JEFF PEACH bantam coordinator
SPECIALTY: Pitching
AGE GROUP: All Ages

JEFF PEACH
Jeff was born in Campbell River, B.C. but grew up playing baseball in Calgary with the Bow Ridge and Babe Ruth Baseball Organizations as a pitcher, middle infielder, and center fielder.  After high school he attended the U of C where he played for 4 years in the Canadian College Baseball Conference before spending 3 years playing in the Western Major Baseball League and Independent Baseball in Europe.  Jeff has been coaching with Junior Dinos for 2 years and Absolute Baseball Academy for 8 years.  He spends his time working with all age groups, but most recently coached the JD PeeWee AAA summer team, Team Alberta associated teams, and is currently the coordinator for the JD Bantam Off-season development program.  Jeff received his degree in Athletic Therapy while spending time working with U of C Volleyball, U of C Track and Field, and the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL, and uses it to specialize in the rehabilitation of injured shoulders and elbows at a clinic on 17th Avenue, Prairie Therapy.  He also has his Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist designation, which he uses to put together all Junior Dinos workout programs as well as individual training.

NELSON LIPSZYC coach
SPECIALTY: Pitching
AGE GROUP: Bantam

NELSON LIPSZYC
Nelson grew up playing baseball in the Calgary area for a number of teams. After high school he attended Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, BC where he pitched for three years for former MLB pitcher Ray Chadwick. He is a Junior Dinos alumni, having spent his last year of minor baseball in the program. During his time with the Junior Dinos he helped the team win multiple tournament titles both on the mound, and in the infield. His season with the JD’s helped prepare him for his most successful collegiate season, in which he posted a 2.70 ERA out of the bullpen, with a 2-0 record, and a save. During his time at TRU he was a versatile pitcher, used at one time or another in every role, both as a starter and out of the bullpen. While in Kamloops, Nelson was involved with helping run a number of camps and clinics for the Kamloops Minor Baseball Association. He has since returned home to Calgary, to finish his Kinesiology degree at the University of Calgary. He has helped run the Absolute Baseball Academy summer camps for the last 3 years, and this past summer was the assistant coach on the Junior Dinos Bantam AAA team. Currently, he is working with both the Pee Wee and Bantam programs primarily focusing on pitching and defensive work.

DANIEL GONZALEZ coach
SPECIALTY: Pitching
AGE GROUP: Bantam

DANIEL GONZALEZ

BORIS GONZALEZ coach
SPECIALTY: Hitting/Infield
AGE GROUP: Bantam

BORIS GONZALEZ

SCOTT BEEVER coach
SPECIALTY: Pitching
AGE GROUP: Bantam & Midget

SCOTT BEEVER
Scott hails from a cattle farm near the western Manitoba town of Rivers. He grew up playing ball throughout Manitoba. Scott spent his entire collegiate baseball as a starting pitcher with the University of Jamestown Jimmies.  In his Senior year, he helped the team to a 25-0 start and a 52-11 over all record, achieving a national ranking as high as 8, and finishing the season ranked 11 th overall. Scott spent three years as a starting pitcher with the WMBL Weyburn Beavers, winning Weyburn’s first division title in 2015. Scott has also worked as a catcher and outfielder with Provincial teams that have represented Manitoba at Nationals. This past year he returned to Weyburn this year as an assistant coach for the Beavers.

MATT PATRICK coach
SPECIALTY: Catching & Hitting
AGE GROUP: Bantam & Midget

MATT PATRICK

TREVOR FREEMAN coach
SPECIALTY: Hitting/Infield
AGE GROUP: Peewee

TREVOR FREEMAN

CORY CURTIS coach
SPECIALTY: Pitching
AGE GROUP: Peewee

CORY CURTIS

ERIC WEBB coach
SPECIALTY: Hitting/Infield
AGE GROUP: Peewee

ERIC WEBB

COLIN RINTOUL coach
SPECIALTY: Hitting/Infield
AGE GROUP: Peewee & Bantam

COLIN RINTOUL

U OF C DINO PLAYERS ON STAFF

OWEN STEELE COACHES: ALL AGES
MIKE OZGA COACHES: ALL AGES
MATT ZANUTTO COACHES: ALL AGES
CAM WILLIAMS COACHES: ALL AGES
BRAEDEN FITZPATRICK COACHES: ALL AGES
NOAH NAGLE COACHES: ALL AGES