TerrierS Coaches

Joe Iannuzzi’s journey with the Terriers is impressive! He joined the organization in the summer of 2017 as the Head Coach for the 16u Terriers program. During his time as head coach, he led the team to win the 16u PBLO Championships and secured two US tournament victories that same year. His success with the team paved the way for his promotion to General Manager (GM) in 2021, where he continues to make significant contributions to the program’s growth and success.

Coaching and Playing experience

– 5 year member of Team Canada – 2 World Championships, Pan Am Games, Goodwill Games

– Member of Gold Medalist Team Ontario from Summer Games

– Northwest Missouri State University

– Second Team All American, All Region

– Asst Coach of back to back OBA AAA Champions

– 8 year instructor with the Cardinals Baseball School

• Co-founder and Director of Baseball Operations at The Baseball Zone and co-owner of SST Mississauga.
• Inducted into the Peterborough and District Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.
• Played internationally as a member of the Canadian National Team, including the 1988 Seoul Olympics, 1987 and 1991 Pan American Games, and the 1985 and 1991 Intercontinental Cup.
• Recipient of league awards and record-holding member of championship teams with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Inter-County Baseball League.
• Two-time Inter-County League MVP.
• Attended and excelled in baseball at Cuyahoga Community College in Ohio and at the University of British Columbia as a member of the National Baseball Institute.
• Named to the All-Region first team in 1985 at Cuyahoga Community College.
  Managed Team Canada Juniors in 1998.
• Served as Hitting Coach for Team Canada Juniors in 1996 and 1997, achieving 3rd place in the World Championships.
• Acted as Hitting Coach for Team Canada Seniors in 1995.
• Served as Hitting Coach for the 2001 Canada Summer Games, winning a Silver Medal.
• Managed Team Ontario at the 2005 Canada Summer Games, winning a Gold Medal.
• Named Canadian Coach of the Year in 2005.
  Coached and Managed the Croatian National Team, Karlovac Keltics in Croatia, and Montpellier Barracudas in France.
• Managed the Croatian National Team at the 2007 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Barcelona, Spain.
• Coached and played in 17 countries worldwide.
• Started the University of Toronto baseball program in 1996.
• Invited to Spring Training with the Toronto Blue Jays as a guest coach in 1997.
• Served as a scout for the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
• Managed the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Inter-County League in 2001, earning Manager of the Year honors.
• Managed the Brantford Red Sox of the Inter-County League from 2003 to 2006, earning Manager of the Year awards in 2003 and 2004 and winning the League Championship in 2006.
• VP and General Manager of the Brantford Red Sox since 2007; led the team to Inter-County Championships in 2008 and 2009.
• Instructed for more than 19 years, mentoring numerous successful players, including one of only six Canadians ever drafted in the first round of the MLB draft, as well as over 200 other professionals, draftees, and players on college scholarships.
• Rick serves as an OBA course clinician for Levels I, II & III and is a regular speaker at clinics across Canada and the United States.
• He has presented at the Ontario Best Ever Coaching Clinic three times and at the British Columbia Coaches Clinic twice.
• As a technical consultant, Rick has contributed to motion pictures and television productions, including “Angels in the Infield,” “Fever Pitch,” Men TV, Omni Television, and City TV’s “Batter Up.”

• 19-5 record in college
• Conference championship
• Play for Hamilton Cardinals (IBL)
• D2 College pitcher (Alderson Broaddus University)

• Coach Accomplishments
  – 2nd year Terriers coach
  – Terriers Catching Coordinator and Hitting Coach
  – Full Time Coach at The Baseball Zone (Catching, Hitting and Strength & Conditioning)
  – 3 Years coaching with Brampton Royals AAA
• Player Accomplishments
  – IBL Hamilton Cardinals 2012 & 2013
  – 2011 21u Nationals – Ontario
  – 2007 – 2009 Team Ontario in PBLO

Former NCAA baseball player with 13 years of baseball instruction and 9 years coaching elite baseball

Coach and Player Achievements

• 6 years with the Terriers Assistant Coach(15u-17u)
• 3 years with the Terriers Head Coach(16u/17u)
• 2021 16u CPBL Championship
• 2016 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Champion

As a coach for more than 25 years – and part of the Terriers Baseball program since 2021 – what Coach Black enjoys most being around the game at this level is the chance to share, to challenge skill level, to improve mindset, and support players in pursuit of their goals at each step, while continuing to learn and improve himself.

Coach and Player Accomplishments

• 2018 – 13U National Champion – Mississauga Majors – Asst
• 2008 – 2010 – Ontario @ Oklahoma Junior & Senior Sunbelt Classics
• 2008 – 2010 – Team Ontario (PBLO) 16U & 18U
• 2007 – 15U OBA Provincial Finalist – Mississauga Majors
• NCCP Level 2 certified since 2006

Achievements

This is Darren’s first year coaching in the Terriers Baseball Organization. From 2017 through 2024, he coached in the Milton Mets Organization, coaching the ’09 and ’12 birth years. Darren’s love of the game was fostered by growing up and playing baseball in Camlachie, Ontario, where baseball was a way of life for family and friends.

Coach Highlights

• Head Coach 11U AAA Ontario Provincial Finalist Milton Mets 2023
• Head Coach 10U AAA Ontario Provincial Finalist Milton Mets 2022
• Head Coach COBA AAA Champions Milton Mets 2022 (10U) & 2023 (11U)
• Head Coach 9U AA Ontario Provincial Champions Milton Mets 2018
• Assistant Coach COBA 11U All-Star Team 2023