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The
South Jersey Young Guns coaches & instructors are hand-picked due to
their vast knowledge of the game of baseball and their ability to
communicate with younger players.
All
of our coaches have had college and/or professional experience. Pat
Fisher- (“Fish”) - A successful and respected
AAU coach throughout the East Coast. Pat is the founder of The South
Jersey Young Guns program & head coach at Paul VI High School. He
has been coaching and teaching baseball for over 15 years. His passion
for baseball is only superseded by his joy in teaching kids the
mechanics, strategies, and teamwork of the game knowing that these
skills can be applied to life lessons, as well. Dave
Smolenski- (“Smo”) – A 1989 graduate of
Gloucester Catholic High School. Dave has been with the New Jersey State
Police since 1998. He is the founder of The South Jersey Thunder
Baseball Organization. He is in his third year of coaching at Bishop
Eustace High School. He recently became partners with Pat Fisher,
combining both baseball organizations. He is married to his wife,
Rachelle and has two children, daughter Devan and son Derek. Ryan
Kulik – Born in Marlton, N.J. and attended Cherokee
High School. Ryan graduated from Rowan University with a 10-2 record and
a 1.72ERA. He finished first in Division III in strikeouts, (144) and
strikeouts per nine innings, (13.74). He pitched in the Cape Cod league,
posting a record of 1-3 with a 6.26 ERA with 16 strikeouts in 27
innings. He later was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2008’s
First Year Player Draft. Ryan signed a minor league contract and
initially assigned to Batavia. Ryan has received the NJAC 2008 Male
Athlete of the Year Award and the NJCBA Division II/III Pitcher of the
Year. Jonathan
“JD” Dijamco- Former All –
CAL Infielder from St. Augustine Prep (Class of 2005) where he was
starting second basemen for the Hermits for 3 years. Attended St.
Josephs University (Class of 2009) where JD played for 2 years before
serving as a volunteer Asst. Coach. JD’s main role as an asst. coach
was to work with the defense and base runners for the Hawks. He also
served as the first base coach for 2 years. JD has been instructing and
coaching youth baseball for the past 4 years, most recently with the
South Jersey Thunder. Jeff Paglione- Born in Pennsauken N.J., a graduate of Pennsauken H.S. in 1988, he began coaching as an assistant on the Jr. legion team in Pennsauken when he was 18.Since then Jeff has coached numerous age groups before coming to coach with the S.J. Thunder 3 years ago as the 13u coach. Now Jeff has taken on the head coaching position for both our 9u Carolina team and our 13u Young Guns team. Bob
Quaile - Bob
Quaile, coach of the 10u Young Guns played high school baseball at
PaulVI where he was an all conference pitcher and first baseman. He
played legion baseball for Haddon Heights and went on to be a pitcher at
Widener University. After college, Bob continued playing with the
Upper Darby Blue Sox in the Delaware County Semi Pro League. Last
spring, Bob began coaching as a volunteer pitching coach at Paul VI High
School and in the fall started with the Young Guns coaching both the 10u
Navy and 11u Navy teams. Craig Markley
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