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Our trainers range from former college players to MLB veterans, but they all have one thing in common - a love for the game and teaching it to their students!

	CHARLES GALIANO CATCHING/HITTING

Positions Played	Catcher
High School Team	Commack
College Team	Fordham University
Professional Experience	Retired Catcher - Milwaukee Brewers Organization (2015-2017) Drafted by Philadelphia Phillies (2012)
Additional Experience/Accolades	Founder/President – Seven Tool Catching Johnny Bench Award Nominee All Atlantic 10 Conference First Team HS All Region, All State, All LI, All County

	TJ PECORARO PITCHING

Positions Played	Pitcher
High School Team	Half Hollow Hills West
College Team	Vanderbilt University
Professional Experience	Drafted by Houston Astros (2010) Drafted by Chicago Cubs (2014)
Additional Experience/Accolades	Head Trainer - The Command Center College World Series Champion 2014 All American Tournament Team #2 Ranked Pitcher in NY State by Perfect Game in 2009 HS All County & All League

	ERIC MOSKOWITZ HITTING/FIELDING

Positions Played	Pitcher, Infielder
High School Team	John Glenn
College Team	Lenoir-Rhyne University
Additional Experience/Accolades	Middle School Coach - Harborfields and Plainview-Old Bethpage Districts South Florida Bandits Asst. Head of Baseball Operations - BEAST

	BILLY RIEDEL HITTING/CATCHING

Positions Played	Catcher
High School Team	John Glenn
College Team	Oneonta State College
Additional Experience/Accolades	Staff Trainer - Seven Tool Catching Assistant Coach - John Glenn Varsity Under Armour Pre-Season All American Newsday's Top 25 Catchers HS All County & All League

	ALEX PANGOURELIAS PITCHING

Positions Played	Pitcher, Outfielder
High School Team	Bayside
College Team	Odessa CC; Queensborough CC, Farmingdale State College
Additional Experience/Accolades	Head Trainer - The Command Center Head Coach - John Glenn Junior Varsity Associate Head Coach & Recruiting Coordinator - Queensborough CC Asst. Coach - Farmingdale State College 2013 CUNY Champion & MVP 2014 Skyline Conference Champion Farmingdale State College record for lowest Batting Average Against in a season (.143)

	TJ RICCIO CATCHING/HITTING

Positions Played	Catcher
High School Team	Comsewogue
College Team	University of New Haven
Additional Experience/Accolades	NE-10 Champion, All Conference & All East Region University of New Haven Team MVP Futures Collegiate Baseball League - Worcester Bravehearts - 2x Champion FCBL Adam Keenan Award Recipient

	ANDREW SESTO PITCHING

Positions Played	Pitcher
High School Team	St. John the Baptist
College Team	Dowling/Adelphi
Additional Experience/Accolades	Assistant Coach Adelphi University 8 Years Coaching Youth Travel & High School including West Islip and West Babylon JV Teams

	JAMIE APICELLA HITTING (BASEBALL & SOFTBALL)

Positions Played	Outfielder
High School Team
College Team	LIU Post
Professional Experience	Drafted by San Francisco Giants Outfielder - Northwest League Everett Giants
Additional Experience/Accolades	25 years collegiate coaching experience - Baseball & Softball 5 Time ECC Coach of the Year 7 ECC Championships Current Head Coach Mount Sinai Varsity Softball

	LEAH MELE SOFTBALL HITTING/FIELDING

Positions Played	Infielder
High School Team	Longwood
College Team	LIU Post
Additional Experience/Accolades	All ECC First & Second Team Honors HS Player of the Year & Rookie of the Year Honors HS All Region, All State, All Long Island, All County Current Asst. Coach Mount Sinai Varsity

	ALEX RUSSO SOFTBALL CATCHING/HITTING

Positions Played	Catcher
High School Team	Longwood
College Team	Molloy College
Additional Experience/Accolades	NCAA World Series Appearance HS All County, All Division, All League Current Asst. Coach Molloy College Softball

	TRACEY BALINSKAS SOFTBALL PITCHING

Positions Played	Pitcher
High School Team	Edison NJ
College Team	Molloy College
Additional Experience/Accolades	NCAA Top 30 Woman of the Year Award ECC Player of the Year NCAA College World Seres Appearance 3x ECC First Team Honors NFCA All-East Region Team Current Pitching Coach Stony Brook University

	SAMANTHA LAIRD SOFTBALL CATCHING/HITTING

Positions Played	Catcher
High School Team	Sachem East
College Team	Dowling
Additional Experience/Accolades	All State Honors

	EMILY KOERICK SOFTBALL PITCHING

Positions Played	Pitcher
High School Team	Longwood
College Team	New York Tech, CUNY College of Staten Island
Additional Experience/Accolades	ECC All-Conference Honors Suffolk County Large School Pitcher of the Year HS All Long Island, All County, All League Holds record for most strikeouts in Longwood HS history

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