2010 9-12u Tryouts March 13 & 14
Call The Batting Cage 203 259 2255 to register for 9-12u
420 Canfield Avenue
Black Rock , CT 06605
ph: 203 243 9014
alt: 203 543 9019
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Patrick Hall

Coach Hall is a graduate of the University of Bridgeport where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Services. Pat captained the 1998 Purple Knight squad. Pat was also the captain and All New England selection on the 1995 Housatonic Comm. College team that went to the JUCO World Series. Pat is currently in his 2nd year at Central Connecticut State University as the Blue Devils recruiting coordinator. Prior to Central, Pat spent 4 years at Fairfield University. Before Fairfield, Pat spent four years as the pitching coach at the University of Bridgeport. The 2001 season saw his pitching staff lead their conference in lowest team E.R.A.
In 1999 he led the Connecticut Wolfpack 14-U squad to a second place finish in the nation. In 2001 Pat served as the head coach of the 14-U Connecticut Blue Jays team that qualified and participated in the AAU National Tournament in Sarasota, FL. Pat then took over as the 18-U manager and watched his 2001 club finish #1 in New England in AABC play.
Hall was the pitching coach for the TCB 18-U American team that compiled a record of 32-14 and finished 5th nationally at the BEST Baseball World Championships in Fort Myers, FL. They also won their seventh consecutive Super East Baseball League Championship and captured the Inaugural Connecticut Cup 2004. Pat's 2006 15-U club was the #1 seed in the AAU National Tournament coming out of pool play and came in 16th after two 1 run losses. In 2007 Pat coached the 17-U American team to a 30-11 overall record and a 3rd place finish in the Blue Chip Prospects Tournament as well as a berth to the Perfect Game 18-U BCS National Tournament. Pat joined forces with Kevin Huber in summer 2008 and helped guide the 15-U South team to a national title.
Pat resides in Bristol, CT with his wife Beth Ellen and their two daughters, Kaylee and Ryleigh.
Kevin Huber
Coach Brian Huber brings a fire and intensity not matched by many young coaches. Brian spent time as a player at both Briarcliffe College and Cortland State. Each school played for a national championship with Brian in their outfield. Brian has coached in the TCB program since the birth of the Blue Jays in 2001. Brian served as an assistant coach at Cortland State from 2004-2007. Two of those seasons, Cortland played for a national championship at the Division III World Series. Brian is in his 3rd year as a P.E. teacher in the Bridgeport School System. Brian has three collegiate degrees - an Associates from Briarcliffe as well as a Bachelors and Masters in P.E. from Cortland State. Brian guided the 18-U National team through two very successful summers. Summer 2007 saw the Nationals place 7th at the Sandlott World Series. His 2008 squad made the playoffs at the Perfect Game WWBA tournament in East Cobb Georgia. In 2009 Brians 16u Team won the AAU National Title. Brian resides in Bridgeport with his wife, Stacy.Mark Jurczak
Mark is entering his sixth year and eleventh season coaching for the Blue Jays. He has been coaching at the AAU level and instructing baseball for over 8 years. Mark played his collegiate ball as a pitcher on a University of Bridgeport team that broke the school record for wins in a season in 2001. Since joining the staff, he has served both as a head coach and an assistant at the 13-U, 14-U, 15-U, and 18-U levels. He also spent two years as the varsity assistant and pitching coach at Greens Farms Academy in Westport, where that team also broke the school record for wins in a season and made it to its first ever New England Tournament.
In 2008 Mark guided the 13-U South team to a 7th place finish in the national tournament and a championship in the Nutmeg State Games. In 2009, he led the 14-U South program to a Ct State Championship, and 2nd place finishes in both the War at the Shore and the Nutmeg State Games. His team placed 4th overall in the National Tournament in Sarasota, Fl. Mark will again guide the 14-U South program in 2010.
Joe Cantone

Joe spent two years at CCRI where he was All-Conference his freshman and sophomore years and 2nd team NJCAA All-America as a sophomore. From there, Joe went to University of New Haven where he set the single season records for hits and doubles in 2003. After UNH, Joe played professionally for the Rimini Pirates in the Italian Professional Baseball League. Joe has been a CT Blue Jays instructor for the past three years. Joe spent 2007 with the 17-U Americans and 2006 with the 13-U South team. Joe resides in Fairfield, CT.
Coach Aggiee has been with the program for 5 seasons. He spent the 2007 summer season with the 13-U South club. Coach Aggie brings a true enthusiasm for the game and is a diligent young coach. Steve spent the summer of 2006 with the 16-U Hartford team. Steve patrolled the outfield and the hot corner for the University of Bridgeport Purple Knights where he was the captain of the 2006 squad. Steve will head coach the 2010 13-U club. He resides in Bridgeport, CT.
Rob Giguere
CoachRob@tcbsouth.comRob ended his three year tenure with Joel Barlow High school as their Assistant Varsity/Pitching Coach. While there, he helped the Falcons to a state bid as well as their first trip to league playoffs in school history. Three players on that team earned spots on the All-State roster, one of whom was a member of his pitching staff as well as several All-League placements over the three years. Rob will assume the same position with Hyde Leadership Academy in New Haven, CT in the spring of '08.
Rob’s summer coaching service began in 2001 with the Dawgs as an assistant for a state title 12-U team and continued through the fall of that year becoming the head coach. In the summer of 2002, Rob founded the CT Thunder. The program continued through the fall of 2004. Besides serving as the program's director he also remained as head coach of one of the program's teams for each of those years. During those three years, the Thunder collected 2 state titles, 6 Triple Crown Series tournament championships, one ECTB Regional Tournament trophy and two top 10 national rankings. The program also boasted three players listed in the top 200 players in the nation. Two of them were a part of the Thunder's pitching staff. In summer of 2005, Rob was brought over to the TCB family and has been a part of an AAU State Title team, a top 10 national finish and two top 25 national finishes.
Rob continues his work off the field with children and young adults as well serving both as a Therapeutic Mentor for Behavioral Management. Rob also held a position at Yale New Haven Hospital on their premier inpatient psychiatric unit as a Milieu Counselor. He currently works for Sikorsky Aircraft and resides in West Haven, CT.
Steve DeCrosta
Steve enters his 3rd season with TCB in 2010. He has worked with various AAU teams since 2001, coaching spring and fall seasons.
A graduate of Southern Connecticut State University, Steve was a key member of 2001 NCAA Regional Tournament Team, hitting a dramatic homerun in the NE-10 Conference Tournament to propel the Owls in the tournament and into the regional. It was Southern's first regional appearance in its baseball history.
Steve is currently entering his 4th year as head coach of Hyde Leadership School, in New Haven. Steve was an assistant there for 3 years and took the head coaching job in 2006. He oversee's all the aspects as of the program and continues to strive to return the program to competitiveness. A two-time captain for Wilbur Cross High in New Haven and a graduate of Hill Regional Career High School, Steve has been playing and coaching in the city of New Haven for 10 years.
Steve's AAU service began in the summer of 2001 as an assistant with the CT Dawgs program. He was a member of the state title 12u team coaching staff that year, along with Rob Giguere. He continued with that team, assisting Rob that same year for the fall season. In the summber of 2002 Steve co-founded the CT Thunder program with Rob Giguere. The program continued through the fall of 2004. Steve was the head coach of the 12u program in 2003. During the 2003 summer season, his 12u team captured the program's first state title in. Many of his players from that team have gone on to have distinguished highschool careers.
Having serving as an assistant coach under Rob Giguere for TCB Fall Baseball the past 5 years, he joined Rob for the 2008 summer TCB season in the 14u program. That team went on to finish 10th in Nationals.
Steve is a physical education teacher in the city of New Haven for New Haven Academy and Metropolitan Business Academy, which are both magnet high schools. He currently resides in New Haven
Adam Taraska
Adam Taraska begins his first season as an assistant coach for the Stags. Taraska will assist in all aspects of the baseball program, including recruiting. Taraska comes to Fairfield after spending the 2009 season at MAAC foe Iona College as an assistant and brings with him coaching experience at both the scholastic and collegiate levels. He served as an assistant coach at Caldwell College in 2008 where the Cougars won the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference regular season crown and advanced to the D-II Northeast Regional Tournament. At the high school level, Taraska spent the 2006 and 2007 seasons as head coach at Greens Farms Academy. In addition, he has been a coach for the AAU Team Connecticut Blue Jays for eight years, in which time he has led many teams to top-10 regional and national finishes. Taraska was a four year starter at second and third base at the University of Bridgeport, where he captained the Purple Knights in 2003 and earned a B.S. in Human Services.
Chris Fournier CFournier@tcbsouth.com

JR Causa


Coach Eric August joined the Blue Jays organization in 2008 and brought with him a vast amount of coaching experience primarily at the high school varsity level. Coach August is entering his sixth year as the pitching coach for Joel Barlow High School in Redding, Connecticut. During his tenure, Coach August has helped coach the program to its first State Playoff appearance in ten years as well as helped guide them to their first SWC Tournament win and a successful run at the conference championship. Under Coach August’s tutelage, several Barlow players have been recognized for their individual achievements on the field. Coach August played baseball at the University of New Haven under legendary coach Frank “Porky” Vieira and was a member of the 1995 team that reached the Division II College World Series. Coach August is a current member of the Connecticut Storm in the Bridgeport Senior City Baseball League and has helped lead the team to back-to-back AABC State Championships in 2005 and 2006. August has a lifetime record of 26-5 on the mound in Senior City with an ERA of 1.19. August earned Pitcher of the Year honors in 2005 after posting an 8-1 record with a 0.79 ERA.Coach August received his B.S. in Criminal Justice from the University of New Haven in1997 and his Juris Doctorate from the New England School of Law in Boston in 2002. Currently, Coach August teaches Social Studies at Trumbull High Eric and his wife Michelle live in Monroe with their daughter Abagail
Dan Evangelista

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Luke Cowan 
Luke returns to the Jays as a coach for the summer of 2008. Luke recently finished his collegiate playing career at Bryant University where he won his last start against national power Franklin Pierce in the Division II northeast regional. As a Blue Jay, Luke logged innings as both a catcher and pitcher pulling double duty from 2001-2004.
Joe Ercolano

The Blue Jays welcome back Joe as a coach for the fall 2008 after a great career at Lehigh University where he set the career records in both hits and stolen bases. Joe will be a program wide outfield instructor as well as an assistant coach.
Joe Pagan
Joe Pagan will be an assistant with the Jays this fall marking another former player who has return to the program to help continue a tradition he helped build. Joe recently returned from his 2nd season with the Blue Thunder in the Continental Professional Baseball League. Prior to his profesional career, Joe spent 4 year at SCSU serving as the team's catcher and DH.
James LaSala

James LaSala will join the Blue Jays staff for the summer 2009 giving the Jays another coach that has a collegiate and professional playing background to go along with collegiate coaching experience. As a player at Iona College, LaSala appeared in 141 games and recorded 129 hits in 463 at bats. He enjoyed his finest season in Maroon & Gold as a senior, appearing in 54 games for the Gaels, a school record he shares with former teammate Paul Salerno. His .330 batting average and 26 RBI ranked second on the team while his 16 doubles led all teammates. During his Iona career he appeared in games at both catcher and outfield. LaSala returned to his alma mater after playing two seasons in the New York Yankees minor league system. LaSala appeared in games for both the Gulf Coast and the Staten Island Yankees after being drafted by the organization after the 2006 season. One of the highlights of his tenure included a high-profile bullpen session with Roger Clemens when the righty was preparing for his return to the team in 2007.
Ben Schoenberg

Ben comes to the Blue Jays staff after spending the last two seasons as a pitcher at Post University. Prior to Post, Ben pitched in junior college in his native state of Texas at Cedar Valley. While at Post, Ben set the single season record for wins (7, 2008) and was an All-Conference performer. Ben will be with the 18-U Blue Jays in summer 2009. Ben is originally from Dallas, Texas. He currently reside in Waterbury, CT while finishing his accounting degree at Post.
Mike Siksay
420 Canfield Avenue
Black Rock , CT 06605
ph: 203 243 9014
alt: 203 543 9019
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