Dave Sawicki - 18U Manager
- Played at Seton Hall from 1990-1994 (DI)
- Assistant Coach at FDU-Madison from 1995 -1997 (D3)
- Asst Coach and Head Coach at NJIT from 1997-2000 (D2)
- Head Coach at Centenary College from 2000-2008 (D3)
Joe Lopez - 17U Manager
- Joe grew up in Florham Park where his passion for youth sports and coaching was learned from his father Ramon Lopez.
- Played football, basketball, and baseball at Bayley Ellard High School in Madison.
- He was the only person in the history of the group I school to earn 12 varsity letters in three sports. He excelled as a pitcher on the baseball team where he was voted All Area and All County.
- Baseball career continued at Lynchburg College in Virginia but was hampered by arm injuries and finally was cut short after his junior year by an elbow injury. Joe was asked to stay on with the team as a volunteer pitching coach during his senior season and earned his degree in Health and Movement Science.
- Coached for one year at E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, Virginia.
- In 2003 Joe moved back to NJ and began teaching health and physical education at Pope John XXIII High School in Sparta, NJ.
- A certified personal trainer and has worked at Trainer's Edge in Denville, NJ for the past four years. Joe has coached baseball as an assistant for the past six seasons at Pope John.
- Currently lives with his wife Ann in Morristown, NJ.
Bob Crescenzo - 15U Manager
- Rutgers University Coaching Certification (2004)
- Over 25 years of baseball coaching and instructional experience working with student athletes of all ages, and at all levels.
- He learned his craft from some formidable professional ball players and coaches such as legendary outfielder Paul Blair and hitting guru, the late Charley Lau.
- After high school, Bob was asked to play in the Florida State Winter Instructional League by the Cleveland Indians under then Scouting Supervisor Leon Hamilton.
- Played his college baseball at Mercy College under coach, author, and mentor Rick Wolff (WFAN 660, Sports Edge) who also is currently Chairman, Center for Sports Parenting. Bob was team captain in 1980 and 1981, providing strong leadership and finished his career with a .345 lifetime batting average, with a career high of .416. He was a part of several big wins against strong Division I and II programs, such as Monmouth, Pace, Fordham, New Haven and St. Francis. Hit game-winning home runs versus Pace and Monmouth.
- In October of 2009, Bob was inducted into the Mercy College Athletics Hall of Fame. A 1982 graduate with a B.S. in Management, and currently working towards a Master’s in Education at Mercy, and is active in the Mercy Athletics department and the College to this day.
Joe Grande - 15U Coach
- Played Varsity ball at livingston for two years (senior captain)
played first and lefty pitcher.
- Finished with a average over .350 and was 5-1 and a pitcher senior year.
- Earned all conference and all county honors in the iron hills conference (which to a lot of people was the best conference in the state)
- Lead Livingston to a county champion and had ranks as high as 7 in state
- Played for Teels Ravens and Super Seventeen
Ed DiMaggio - 13U Manager
- Drew University Baseball Coach.
- National Director of 3PSports Clinic Operations.
- Owner/Operator DiMaggio Sports Training.
- DiMaggio's Sports Training (DST) is dedicated to delivering in-depth sports expert
instruction and coaching for a wide range of sports and athletic activities.
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