Terrier Coaches

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Executives

Kevin Horton

Vice President

Joe Iannuzzi

General Manager

Kevin Hussey

Director of Baseball Operations

Terrier Coaches

Dean Dicenzo

Senior Advisor

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I am starting my 14th year with the Terriers. I am a former coach of the 18u team and head coach for seven years. I played in the IBL for 19 years, and Hamilton/Brantford was selected as one of the top 100 players of all time in the IBL.

Coach Experience

  • 2006 OBA coach of the year
  • Coach of 2006 Bantam National Champions
  • Coach of OBA AAA champion 2004, 2005,2011
  • Past President /player development of Hamilton Cardinals minor baseball
  • Hamilton Cardinals minor baseball coach for 14 years also IBL manager for 4 years

Rick Johnston

Coach Support

Terrier Coaches

Shawn Schaefer

Director of Player Development

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I joined the Terriers in October 2024 as the Director of Player Development. Before that, I was with the Ontario Blue Jays in various roles, including General Manager, Director of Operations, and Head Coach of the 16U team that won the 2023 CPBL championship.

Before moving to Ontario,  I worked for Baseball BC as the Grassroots Coordinator and General Manager of the High-Performance program running the 14-17U Provincial Teams. Assistant coach at Douglas College, who was a part of the NWAC (junior college) from 2011 to 2015. I graduated from Cumberland University with a BSc in 2011.

Also, played in 13 Baseball Canada Sr. Nationals (2006-2019), winning five gold medals.

Coaching and Playing Experience

  • 2006 NAIA World Series with University of British Columbia
  • 2006 NAIA 2nd Team All-American
  • 2010 NAIA National Champion at Cumberland University
  • 2010 NAIA 1st Team All-American
  • 2014 Baseball Canada Coach of the Year
  • Canada Cup Coach (2014, 2016, 2019, 2023, 2024)
  • NCCP Competitive Development Trained

 

Coaching Staff

Ben Abram

Pitching Coordinator

Justing Malabanan

Catching Coordinator

Rick Boutilier

Strength Coordinator

Administrative Staff

Melanie Raymond

Administrative Coordinator

Sean Addis

Website and Social Media Coordinator

Matt Betts

Media Coordinator

17U

Chris Willins

Head Coach

Ryan Pollard

Assistant Coach

Chris Black

Assistant Coach

Chris Boatto

Assistant Coach

Ryan Carey

Assistant Coach

16U

Terrier Coaches

Ian Bala

Head Coach

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After playing 20 seasons with the Erindale Cardinals in the COBA Sr League, I joined the Terriers’ coaching staff in 2016. I have coached pitching for 16u, 17u, and 18u teams. In 2021, I became the pitch coordinator and launched our 12-month pitching program.

In the fall of 2024, I officially became the 16u head coach for the 2025 season. I believe good pitching and defence win games (and will keep you in many more), but I have a lot of fun watching our bats go on heaters, too!

Coach and Player Achievements

• Terriers Pitching Coordinator 2021-2024
• 2021 COBA Sr League HOF
• 2018 18u PBLO Champions
• 2017 16u PBLO Champions
• 6x COBA Sr League Champion as a member of the Erindale Cardinals
• 1998 National Champion Brock University and named MIP

Justing Malabanan

Assistant Coach

Adam Crowley

Assistant Coach

Wayne Ireland

Assistant Coach

15U

Luke Tevlin

Head Coach

Bodin roach

Assistant Coach

Brian Cheong

Assistant Coach

14UA

Mike Asselin

Head Coach

Jayson Eljawhary

Assistant Coach

Kevin Scott

Assistant Coach

14H

Jesse Harrison

Head Coach

Adam Crowley

Assistant Coach

Steve Correia

Head Coach

13U

James DiFlorio

Head Coach

Darren Scott

Assistant Coach

Program Consultants

Ed Heather

Program Consultant

Dr. Carm Filice

Performance Consultant

The Performance Lab

Sports Science

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