Josh Bieneman Force Baseball Director A native of Baltimore, MD, Josh Bieneman played 4 years of collegiate baseball at Baltimore City Community College, Georgia College & State University and Notre Dame College. During his collegiate career Josh was named to the All-Conference team 3 out of his 4 years as a Catcher. He was also selected to play 2 summers in the highly competitive Shenandoah Valley League, in Virginia. After a brief experience in professional baseball with Chillicothe Paints in 2008, Josh decided to put all focus and efforts in the coaching and development of younger athletes. From 2008 through the summer of 2012 Josh coached Club Travel Teams at numerous age groups. He also provided Hitting, Pitching, Catching, Defensive and Speed & Agility instruction for players from ages 6-18. In 2010 and 2011, Josh was the Head Coach USA Baseball 15U NTIS Regional Team, which featured some of the best young players from Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and Michigan. Josh is also a Varsity Baseball Coach at St. Ignatius High School, where he has worked with the Catchers and Hitters since 2010.
Larry Mosley Force Baseball Assistant Director 14u Force Ohio Larry grew up in South Euclid where he played 3yrs of Varsity baseball at Brush Highschool. In those 3yrs Larry was voted 1st team All- WRC, Plain Dealer Honorable mention, WRC most improved in addition to Team Captain. Larry started his College career at Lakeland Community where he played under Howie Krause for 2yrs and earned All- Conference Honorable Mention both years while leading the team in doubles and home runs his last year. After a short stint playing at Coker College, Larry began his coaching career at his Alma mater Brush High school coaching the freshman team to a 15-15 record. Currently Larry is the 13u coach for Force Ohio where he led them to a record of 55-10.
Ryan Virtue A native of Stittsville, Ontario, Canada, Ryan Virtue graduated from Niagara University with a bachelor of science in sports management in May of 2007. Virtue s playing career at NU as a left-handed pitcher saw him performing in a variety of roles. He had been a conference starter, mid-week starter, and held a number of different relieving responsibilities. He currently ranks 2 nd in career appearances at Niagara University with 76 and tied for 5 th in career wins (12). For single season pitching records he is 5 th in appearances (22), and tied for 5 th in wins (6). Over the course of his career, Virtue has taken various aspects of a number of techniques from a number of coaches, and has combined these techniques in creating his own coaching philosophy. He has been a private pitching instructor for over 6 years and has coached a number of teams at the youth, high school, and collegiate level. Robert Maddox Force Northfield 13u Force Ohio Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 34th round of the 2007 MLB Amateur Draft. After declining. Robert attended Ohio University and was later selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 18th round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft out of Ohio University.
Alex Lavisky Alex Lavisky is a professional baseball player for the Cleveland Indians. He grew up in the greater Cleveland area, and currently lives in Lakewood, Ohio. Alex was a four year starter at St. Edward high school, winning two baseball state championships in 2008 and 2010 earning first team All-American honors in both his junior and senior year seasons. He was committed to play baseball at Georgia Tech, but forwent his scholarship when he was drafted in the 8th round of the 2010 MLB first year player draft by the Cleveland Indians. Alex has spent the last 3 seasons catching for the Indians Minor League Affiliates the Lake County Captains, Carolina Mudcats, and now the Akron Aeros, while spending his off-seasons giving catching and hitting lessons at Diamond Indoor Sports/Force. Steve Grife Steve grew up in Sheffield Lake Ohio and graduated from Brookside high school in 2005. After High School, he played baseball for three years at Mercyhurst College. He was drafted in 2009 by the Chicago Cubs where he played two seasons in their Minor league system. After his time with the Cubs, Steve continued his playing career in the Frontier League for two seasons with the Washington Wild Things and Southern Illinois Miners. In the off seasons during his professional playing career, Steve volunteered his time with programs in the area and was the pitching coach at Mercyhurst College for their 2011-2012 season.
Aaron Klinec Playing Career: Position: Shortstop Lake Erie Crushers 2012 Washington & Jefferson College 2012 Grad Division III National Gold Glove Shortstop 2012 St. Ignatius High School 2008 Grad Coaching Career: Diamond Express 16u Assistant Coach 2012 Spider Baseball 10u Assistant Coach 2013 Kirby Becker 17u Force Express St. Ignatius grad, Varsity letterman and 2- time National Championship winner at Marietta College. While at Marietta Kirby Received first team All-OAC honors and his second varsity letter after starting all 51 games at second base as a junior Led the team with 59 runs scored and was third on the team with 65 base hits batting in the No. 2 spot in the order Had 17 multiple-hit and seven multiple-rbi games Defensively, was second on the team with 138 assists and a team-best 34 double plays Matched careerbest with four hits against John Carroll and Wilmington and three RBI against Ohio Northern, Mount Union and Chapman.
Ryan Allen Ryan Allen joins Force having spent 2010-13 working as an instructor and coach in Mid- Missouri. While there, Allen worked primarily as a pitching instructor but also spent time working with individuals on the fundamentals of hitting and fielding. In addition to one-on-one lessons, Allen helped coordinate group and clinic workouts for various teams while also being a member of the coaching staff for the Mid Missouri Hitmen. Allen played three 3 years of Division I baseball for the University of Missouri before helping lead the University of Central Missouri to the Division II World Series for his senior season, picking up Honorable Mention MIAA All-Conference Honors along the way. Prior to Missouri, Allen was a three time All Frontier Conference Selection for Stillwater High School in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Allen hails from Champaign, Illinois and currently resides in Rocky River. Cody Dearth & Northfield 12u Force Ohio Cody Dearth, graduated from Bellevue High School in 2007 where he played 4 years of varsity baseball and was a 3 time all league Pitcher/First Basemen and a district 9 All Star. He also played 4 years of Varsity baseball at Youngstown State University. Former Coach for Bellevue High Schools summer travel team.
Chris Goodrum Force Northfield 17u Force Blue Sox Playing Career Catcher- Mentor High School 1989-91 Earned All-Conference Honors 1991 Catcher and Outfielder- Lakeland 91-93 Earned All-Conference Honors 1993 Outfielder- Coker College, SC. 1994 NAIA College World Series 1994 Inducted in Coker Sports Hall of Fame 2010. Coaching Career Worked at Coker College summer camps while playing. Head Coach Force Blue Sox Instructor Force Baseball Academy Mark Terlep Mark is a former Collegiate Infielder who played both Basketball and Baseball at Wittenberg University. He is currently beginning his 13 th Season as a Coach at St. Ignatius High School.
Paul Roskos Force Northfield Paul Roskos is from Timberlake, OH, where he attended Eastlake North High School and graduated as part of the class of 2005. Paul participated in Varsity Golf and Baseball at North. Paul then continued his athletic playing career at Lake Erie College in Painesville, OH, for 4 years in both Golf and Baseball. Paul graduated with a Degree in Business Administration and Sport Management in May of 2009. Mr. Roskos joined the Force Sports Coaching Staff part-time in September of 2012 and became Head Coach of 1 of 2 Force 13u traveling teams for the 2013 season. Paul primarily played OF throughout his playing career until college where he pitched full-time and offers well-rounded instruction for each position. Paul currently resides in Eastlake with his wife Kimberly and 3 children Jackson, Elliana, and Milo. Bill Sero & Force Northfield Bill Sero is originally from the Cleveland area and played his high school ball at Garfield Hts. High School. He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants after high school, but decided to continue his baseball career at Ohio State University, where he played four years of college ball and was captain of his senior year team. Bill has coached young adults throughout his baseball career including the last two years at Force Sports.
Jake Schoch Force Northfield & Westlake 15u Force Express Jake is currently a Collegiate Baseball player at John Carroll University. Beginning his second year with the Force Baseball program, Jake will be giving instruction at Force Northfield and Westlake during the winter months. Jeff Hehr Force Northfield & Westlake Born is Corning, NY, Jeff played his College Baseball as a Shortstop at Eastern Michigan. He was Selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 20th round (No. 617 overall) of the 2007 MLB Draft. Jeff played with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers and Lake County Captains.
Jonathan Sprowls Jonathan, a Graduate from Claymont high school, was named all-conference for the E.C.O.L. Jonathan attended Cleveland State University as a relief/ closing pitcher for the Vikings. During his 4 yrs. at Cleveland State, Jonathan obtained a B.A. in Psychology with the concentration on the mental aspect of sports in Psychology with a minor in Communication. Post-graduation, Jonathan was 11 th pick overall in the Frontier League. He now currently works at the VA Medical Center as a Therapist for long term rehabilitation and to head back to school for his Ph.D in Psychology. Eric Yanosich Force Northfield 12u Force Blue Sox Eric played high school baseball for Mentor High School, where he was voted MVP by his teammates his senior year. Played summer baseball for Aspiring Athletes his junior and senior year. Currently is a third year biology major at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. He is a part of the first year club baseball team at Duquesne. This will be Eric s second year coaching for the Force Blue Sox, moving up with last year's 11u team to this year's 12u team. He hopes to coach high school baseball near Pittsburgh after graduation from Duquesne's physical therapy program.
Matt Murphy 9u & 13u Force Express Matt Murphy currently resides in North Ridgeville. He played 3 yrs. of varsity baseball for North Ridgeville High School and was all county as both a Junior and a Senior. Matt has been coaching baseball for 3 years, which includes a 14U team out of North Ridgeville in the summer of 2011. Matt is currently the Head Coach of 's U9 and U13 teams. Joe Dorocak 17u Force Express High School: St. Ignatius 2005-2008 College: University of Dayton 2009-2011 Coaching Experience: Miamisburg High School Volunteer Varsity Assistant - 2012 Diamond Express 15U Coach - 2012 Force Express 16U Coach - 2013 Force Express 17U Coach - 2014 St. Ignatius High School Freshmen Assistant 2014
Kevin Goodrum Force Northfield 17u Force Blue Sox A Graduate of Mentor High School, Kevin went on to pitch at The Ohio State Univeristy. He was then selected in the MLB Draft by the New York Yankees, where he began his Professional Baseball Career. Kevin then went on to play 3 season of Pro Ball with 5 different teams. Bryan Weir PLAYING -He was a 4-year starter in High School (Fairview High School) 1st Team All-State 1st Team All-Conference -He played 4 years for Baldwin Wallace College 3-year lettermen COACHING 6 year as Head Coach, 3 years as Varsity Assistant, 2 years as JV Coach (Fairview High School) Plain Dealer Coach of the Year Conference Coach of the Year First Conference Crown in school history U8 & U9 Travel Baseball Private Lessons 2 years at Diamond Indoor Sports (Hitting, Pitching & Fielding -He has coached all age divisions (Minor League, College, High School, Little League)
Jeremy Coleman All-Ohio honorable mention in 2003. Upon graduation Jeremy attended Lakeland Community College on a baseball scholarship in the fall of 2004 where he was a started for two years. After attending Lakeland he accepted a 95% baseball scholarship to Western Kentucky University. He helped Western reach two regional births in his last two years of eligibility, and a top 25 ranking at the end of the 2009 season. Lakeland Community College - 4x All-Conference (Fall and Spring seasons), All- Regional, Ranked 3rd on the team in hitting as a freshman. Sophomore season ranked 1st in hitting, and 37th in the NJCAA Division II with a.428 avg. 15 doubles, 4 triples, 4 homeruns, 44 RBI, and 20 stolen bases. Earned Conference Player of the Year Honors in the 2006 season. Western Kentucky University - Hit.290 with 3 doubles 3 triples and 1 homerun in the two years attended.