STAFF

Program Director

Jeff has 12 years of experience coaching high-performance youth baseball athletes in Calgary. He grew up playing baseball in Calgary and spent his collegiate career with the University of Calgary Dinos and the Edmonton Prospects of the WCBL. After a brief international stint, Jeff focused on coaching and building his athletic therapy practice. He specializes in shoulder and elbow rehabilitation for the general public and overhead athletes of all ages. Jeff has been featured for his work on throwing performance with CFL quarterbacks. Alongside his Certified Athletic Therapist designation, he is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and has been building programs for baseball athletes of all ages and training levels for the past five years. He is forward-thinking regarding the utilization of technology and new training methods but still maintains some old-school values and strives to find a successful blend that will help athletes reach the next level of their playing careers.

Email: jpeach@webberacademy.ca

Pitching Coordinator

Senior Director of Operations

Chris Reitsma was the first Canadian baseball player to be drafted in the 1st round of the MLB draft. Reitsma played for the Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, and the Seattle Mariners. He is the Pitching Coach for the Canadian Junior National Team and a Canadian Scout for the Kansas City Royals. He also pitched for Team Canada in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games.

Hitting Coordinator

College Prep Head Coach

Born in Surrey, B.C. Cole spent his collegiate career with the University of Kansas Jayhawks and Chipola College before being drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 2003. He spent ten years in the Minor Leagues with the Braves and Chicago White Sox, working as high as AAA before transitioning into a hitting coach and manager in the White Sox Minor League system in 2014. In 2016, Cole was awarded the Charles Lubin Award by Chicago for displaying superior judgment, player communication, motivation, and teaching skills in the pursuit of excellence.

Catching Coordinator

13U AAA Head Coach

Born and raised in Calgary, Matthew has 15 years of baseball experience, including four years of volunteer and 4 additional years of coaching in Baseball Alberta. He initially attended Minot State University to pursue baseball. Matthew returned to Calgary after two years to continue his Communications degree at the University of Calgary. While at the University of Calgary, he had the opportunity to continue playing baseball for the Dinos and was awarded second-team all-conference catcher in 2019. In the summer of 2019, he also played for the Yorkton Cardinals in the WCBL and was named to the Eastern Conference All-Star team.

Infield Coach

Josh has over 15 years of playing and coaching experience in Calgary baseball. He played in Calgary for Cal-West Little League, the Calgary Redbirds, and the Calgary Jr. Dinos. His baseball career then took him to Wheaton College (MA) in Norton, Massachusetts, where he was a 4-year member of the varsity baseball team. He was coached by one of the winningest coaches in D3 history. During his time there, he reached 3 NCAA tournaments and the College World Series in 2017. Since graduating, Josh has returned home to Calgary and coached at the 18U AAA level of Baseball Alberta for the last four years. He loves learning all he can about baseball to ensure the people he coaches can maximize their potential. Josh takes pride in having fun on the field to ensure that each player he coaches enjoys the game as much as he does.

Hitting Coach

BAEL Coach

Growing up in Red Deer, Mike played his minor baseball for the Red Deer Braves. He attended the University of Calgary, where he played for five years, which included two seasons in the WCBL with the Edmonton Prospects and Melville Millionaires. After graduating, Mike moved into a coaching position with U of C as their hitting coach and Junior Varsity Head Coach. On top of coaching, Mike has also been an umpire for the past 12 years and has been assigned to 2 Western Canadian Championships. During the day, Mike works as a data administrator with Webber Academy. Mike is always looking for new training methods, technologies, and ideas to further the development of the athletes he works with.

Pitching Specialist

15U AAA Head Coach

Nelson grew up playing baseball in the Calgary area for several teams, where he was fortunate to learn from and work with several high-level, professional players and coaches. He attended Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, BC, where he pitched for three years for the TRU Wolfpack and the Kamloops Sun Devils of the Pacific International League. He has since returned home to Calgary, where he finished his Kinesiology and Education degrees at the University of Calgary. He now teaches Junior High Physical Education and Health at Webber Academy. While at the University of Calgary, he shifted his focus towards coaching and became heavily involved with many different teams and programs, including coaching at the AAA level of Baseball Alberta for the last five years. He considers himself to be a student of the game, always striving to take in as much information as he can and find ways he can implement it to help benefit his athletes.‍

18U AAA Head Coach

Marcus has five years of experience coaching high-performance baseball in Calgary. Marcus grew up in Calgary playing baseball across different organizations with many great coaches, learning lessons he implements into his coaching. Marcus is working on his degrees in Kinesiology and Education while playing third base on the University of Calgary Dino's baseball team. Marcus is passionate about improving baseball players, values hard work, and has a passion for the game, all while having fun. He is also very interested in the benefits technology can bring to baseball and is always looking to enhance his knowledge of the game.

BAEL Assistant Coach

Ben was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, where he played Cal-West Little League before moving to Katy, Texas, where he played high school baseball for James E. Taylor High School. Upon returning to Calgary, he played for the Calgary Jr. Dinos. Initially signing to play college football out of high school, Ben had a change of heart and decided to stick with baseball and play collegiately for Brock University. After graduating with a degree in Sport Management, Ben returned to Calgary and immediately went into coaching, starting at the 15u level and working his way up to 18u.

Infield Coach

College Prep Assistant Coach

Sean Gaffney joins the Wildcats this year, bringing four years of NAIA and NJCAA baseball experience! During his collegiate career, Sean played for Eastern Oregon State College, Frank Phillips State College and Lamar Community College. Sean is a NCCP and USA Baseball certified coach. He has spent the last three years coaching in Baseball Alberta.

Catching Coach

Austin played college baseball at the University of Iowa. The experience Austin brings to Webber includes: 2017 Big Ten Tournament Championship, 2 NCAA Regional Appearances, 2016 All-Big Ten Tournament Team Selection, and 2015 Freshman of the Week.

High School Experience: 2012-2014 Ontario Blue Jays 2012 Tournament 12 All-Star Team Selection.

13U AAA Assistant Coach

Lee began his coaching career as a volunteer coach in Calgary and has since earned 4 years of competitive baseball coaching experience. He played college baseball at Iowa Wesleyan College. He transferred to the University of Calgary to finish his B.Com degree, where he also competed with the Dinos Baseball Team for three seasons.

Pitching Coach

Zach was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, playing baseball from a young age Zach was part of the Centennial Little League team that represented Canada at the 2013 Junior League World Series. Through high school Zach played Babe Ruth Baseball and later joined the U of C Dinos while pursuing his Journalism degree at Mount Royal University. After graduation, Zach moved to Centennial College in Ontario to complete the Post-Graduate Sports Journalism certification. While in Ontario Zach continued to play baseball with the Centennial College Colts. Zach brings with him 5 years of coaching experience including 3 years as a travel team manager and head coach.

Strength and Conditioning Coach

Pitching Coach

Kevin grew through the baseball ranks in Calgary, working his way from Rocky Mountain Little League to the Calgary Junior Dinos program. His high school baseball career is highlighted by an appearance on the 2016 Team Alberta Canada Cup roster and two standout college years at the Prairie Baseball Academy in Lethbridge as a pitcher and first baseman. Being with the Wildcats since the beginning, Kevin has coached in the 15u program. Kevin is currently in the Master of Science in Physical Therapy program at the University of Alberta. In the future, he hopes this knowledge will be a tool for all youth athletes to utilize in their rehabilitation and sports performance.

18U AAA Assistant Coach

Brendan grew up playing in Trail, BC before making the trip East to Calgary. He spent 4 years pitching for the University of Calgary Dinos, and spent 4 seasons with the Melville Millionaires of the WCBL. He obtained degrees in History and Education and now teaches full-time at the National Sport School. Brendan is also passionate about hockey, and has spent the last 5 winters in the high-performance quadrant industry.

15U AA Head Coach

Steve played baseball in the Calgary area before heading to Shoreline College of the NWAC. After moving on from Shoreline he landed at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin where he hit .304 with a 0.755 OPS. He returned to Calgary in 2024 where he coached the Wildcats 15U AA team to a Tier 1 finish before signing on with the University of Calgary Dinos of the CCBC while he finishes his post secondary degree.

Infield Specialist

Baserunning Coach

Thomas Green began his collegiate career at Cuesta College in California before heading to Oakland University in Auburn Hills, Michigan. After two years at Oakland, he transferred to Purdue University in West Lafeyette, Indiana where he played shortstop for the Boilermakers in the 2023/2024 Season. After stops in Trois-Rivieres, Fargo, and Glacier Range, he finished the 2025 season by helping the Welland Jackfish capture the IBL Championship. A Courtenay, BC native, Thomas is eager to continue to develop the next generation of Canadian baseball players.

18U AA Head Coach

Logan is a proud member of the inaugural Wildcats Prep team in Spring/Summer 2022. An outfielder, he helped lead a young group of Wildcats across Alberta, BC and the US as they forayed into the the competitive world of High School Baseball. Logan attended Lethbridge College after committing to Prairie Baseball Academy before moving back to Calgary and joining the Wildcats Coaching Staff. A strong hitter and defender, he helped coach the Wildcats 18U AA team to a Tier 1 finish in 2025

15U AAA Assistant Coach

Strength and Conditioning Coach

Mitchell joins the Wildcats program after a playing career at the College of San Mateo, Western Michigan University, and independent professional leagues. He has previously worked at a Minor League Strength & Conditioning Coach within the Minnesota Twins and Arizona Diamondbacks organizations. He brings a wealth of knowledge in the areas of strength, fitness, and conditioning to assist our players in reaching their full potential. 

Catching Coach

Lane grew up playing baseball in Medicine Hat through the American Legion program, spending one season with the Knights and three with the Monarchs. He went on to play two years of college baseball at the Prairie Baseball Academy in Lethbridge. Lane then served as assistant coach for the Medicine Hat Knights for one season before taking over as head coach for three seasons. He continues to play in the Sunburst Men's League. 

13U AAA Coach

Liam grew up playing baseball in Calgary before beginning his collegiate career at the Prairie Baseball Academy in Lethbridge. After his time at PBA, he moved on to Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, where he became a regular contributor out of the bullpen and finished his career tied for 8th all-time in saves in program history while earning a degree in Environmental Science. He also spent his summers playing with the Lethbridge Bulls in the WCBL.

15U AA Assistant Coach

Dylan grew up in Calgary and played Baseball at Western University of the OUA. He then went on to play professional baseball with the Ottawa Titans in the Frontier League, and Toronto Maple Leafs in the inter County Baseball League. 

18U AA Assistant Coach

Connor grew up playing Fish Creek Little League before moving on to play competitive travel ball through his middle school and high school career. He was a proud pitcher on the 2024 Webber BAEL team and signed to pitch for the Victoria Golden Tide in the CCBC for the 2025 Season. He is currently completing his undergraduate degree in Sports Management at Camosun College in Victoria, BC.

13U AA Assistant Coach

Born in Blainville, QC, Felix played for ABC during his high school years. He first played for NJCAA D1 Cowley College before moving moving onto Oklahoma City University. An outfielder, Felix hit .350/.436/.720 in his final year and played for the Kamloops NorthPaws of the WCL for his final two summers