UBA Instructors
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- Dean of Instruction:
- President:
- All-Skills/Hitting Instructors:
- Catching Instructors:
- Outfield Instructors:
o Josh Perreault
- Infield Instructors:
o Brian Sulzman
o Jimmy Swift
- Pitching Instructors:
Bill Olson (Dean of Instruction) Back to Top
• Owns over 1,500 career coaching victories, winning games at over 750 winning percentage.
• Coached teams to 6 high school state championships.
• Coached 8 American Legion state championship teams.
• Coached 1 national championship high school team.
• Pitching coach for 1999 and 2000 NCAA Tournament participant, Creighton Bluejays
• Coached for Team USA
• Named Olympic Development Coach of the Year
• Inducted into Omaha Sports Hall of Fame
• Inducted into the National High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame
All-Skills Instructors: Back to Top
Dwayne Hosey
• Over 20 Years of Professional Baseball Experience
• Played 2.5 seasons in the Majors with the Boston Red Sox
• 2 years experience in Japanese Major Leagues
• Japanese Baseball CO-MVP with Ichirio Suzuki in 1997
• Japanese Home Run Champion in 1997
• 5-time Minor League All-Star
• Coached multiple USSSA State Championship Teams at the youth level
• Former minor league hitting instructor for the Anaheim Angels
• Played baseball at Bellevue University
• Head coach of Roncalli Catholic since 2001
• Head coach of 2007 and 2008 Class B American Legion State Champions
• 2007 speaker at National BCA Coaches Convention
• Has coached over 20 players to the collegiate level
• Runs the "Essental Skills for High School Baseball" clinic at UBA
Tony Pane Back to Top
• Former head coach of Millard South High School
• Coached 1980 High School State Champions
• 1980 Nebraska High School Coach of the Year
• Former Associate Amateur Scout for Phiadelphia Phillies Organization
• Currently the Director of Camps at UBA
• Currently Millard Athletic Association Dean of Instruction
• Director of Fall Instructional Baseball League
Hitting Instructors
Jeff Leise Back to Top
• Owner of Accelerate Omaha, which specialized in speed and agility training.
• Former All-American outfielder for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
• NESTA certified trainer.
• 3-Time All-Big XII Selection.
• 2-Time Academic All-American Selection.
• 2-Time Major League draft pick.
• 2001-2002 Big XII Sportsman of the Year.
• Played in the San Diego Padres minor league system.
Pitching Instructors
Bill Steckis Back to Top
• Played college baseball at Arkansas State
• Played two pro seasons in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization
• Author of the book "Baseball in the Prose"
• Television analyst for Omaha Royals TV
• Broadcast voice for College World Series 1998-2002
• Left-handed pitching specialist
• Radio host of the "Ultimate Baseball Show" on Big Sports 590!
Chris Shanahan Back to Top
• Former pitcher at Iowa Western CC and the University of Nebraska-Omaha
• 6 Years of professional pitching experience with the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies
• Pitching coach of 2007 Class B American League State Champions
• Pitching instructor since 1998
John Manganaro (GM) Hitting, Pitching, Catching Back to Top
• Spent 20 seasons with the Wayne State College (WSC) baseball program and served 17 years as head coach.
• Compiled an overall record of 506-309-1 (.620) and was 198-54 in Northern Sun Conference play (.785)
• Won six straight NSIC regular season titles (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
• In 2009, Manganaro tied the WSC school record for wins in a season, going 45-15 overall and 27-4 in the NSIC to capture a sixth straight regular season title.
• NSIC Coach of the Year four times, earning the award in 2001, 2006, 2007 and 2009
• Selected as the Omaha World Herald Midlands College Coach of the Year in 2009.
• Helped produce at least one All-American in six of his last seven seasons at WSC.
Max Fearnow (Pitching & Hitting) Back to Top
• Max's team at Omaha Westside won three state baseball tournaments
• Four-year starter at Stanford University
• Played on Stanford's 4th Place College World Series Team in 2004
• Member of the All Pac-10 Conference team his senior year
• Pitched for one year with the Houston Astros before becoming a UBA Instructor
• Currently instructs pitching and hitting for all ages at UBA
• Lead instructor for the 90+ program, a velocity training class at UBA
- Hitting Instructors:
Catching Instructors:
Chris Gradoville Back to Top
• 7th all time for batting average in a season with .403
• Johnny Bench award semi - finalist in 2007
• NCAA all - regional team in 2005 lincoln regional
• Won regular season MVC title Sophomore year
• MVC player of the week once Junior year
• National player of the week Junior year
• Captain of the team Junior Year
• Honorable Mention all - MVC Junior Year
• Captain of the team Senior year
• Won MVC conference tournament
• Johnny Bench award semi-finalist Senior year
Drew Schwab (Pitching & Hitting) Back to Top
• Omaha Westside 2000-2004, 2 State Titles
• 2 time All-State
• All-Region Team 2004
• Holds record for career pitching wins at Westside
• Nebraska-Lincoln 2004-2007, CWS Participant 2005
• 1st team MIAA All-Conference 2009 @ UNO
• 1st team All-Region 2009
• 2nd in Career Batting Average at UNO
Brian Sulzman (Infield & Hitting) Back to Top
• 2004 All-State (Colby, KS)
• Member of Colby Community College Regional Runner-Up Team 2006
• Member of two NSIC Conference Championship Teaat Wayne State, 2007- 2008
• 2009 infield coach at WSC under Coach John Manganaro earning an NSIC conference championship
• Currently coaches the Millard South High School reserve team who won the 2009 NRBL state title
• UBA Fall Elite Team Coach & UBA camp coordinator
Mike Sillman Back to Top
• Played 4 years at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Played on 2 College World Series Teams
• 3 Time Big 12 Champion
• 2000 Greater Omaha Sports Top Scholar Athlete of the Year
• 2004 University of Nebraska Lincoln Student Athlete of the Year Finalist
• 3 Time First Team Academic All Big 12
• Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals
• 5 Years of Professional Pitching Experience in the Cardinals Organization
• 3 Time Minor League All-Star
• Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Runner Up 2006
• Millard South Pitching Coach (Since 2008)
• UBA White Elite Pitching Coach
Outfield Instructor
Josh Perreault (Outfield & Hitting) Back to Top
• 2006 Graduate Creighton Prep
• Creighton University Graduate 2010
• Varsity All-State @ Creighton Prep
• 3 year baseball player @ Creighton University
• Outfield & hitting instructor at Ultimate Baseball Academy
Jimmy Swift (Infield & Hitting) Back to Top
• Currently plays for the Spokane Indians (Texas Rangers)
• Starting Third Baseman for Creighton University in 2009 and 2010
• Starting Shortstop for Creighton University in 2011
• Earned Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week Honors
• Earned Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week Honors
• Named MVC All-Tournament Team at 3rd Base
• Two-time All-State honoree in Iowa
Carson Vitale (Catching & Hitting) Back to Top
• Currently plays for the Spokane Indians (Texas Rangers))
• Starting Catcher for Creighton University for 2 years
• Played in the British Columbia Premier Baseball League, where he was 1st team All Province his Junior and Senior Year of highschool
Province his Junior and Senior Year of highschool• Named top catcher in Canada his Junior and Senior year of highschool
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Melissa Negrete Back to Top
• Two-time all-Class A pitcher at Millard South High School
• 28-4 record as a senior at Millard South with an 0.54 earned run average
• Led the UNO Maverick's as a freshman with 24 starts, 17 complete games, five shutouts, and three saves
• Named to the NCAA II North Central Region all-tournament team as a freshman
• Member of the all-MIAA second team as a Junior
• Was a member of the MIAA all-academic team.
• Named to the CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine all-District 7 academic second team
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