Coach Adams has coached and managed select baseball in the Houston area since 2006. During his 16+ years of coaching, he has worked with all ages from 8U through the high school level, including AA, AAA and Major. Adams began his youth coaching career in Houston with the Toros, where he served not only as a coach but also the general manager for ages 12U and under. While with the Toros, Adams was part of the coaching staff that won a youth national championship and several state championships. He has since coached for the Texas Lightning, Banditos, Marucci, Fort Bend Sting, and Texas Jays. Most recently, Coach Adams held the role of head coach for the Gulf Coast Marlins Red Team (9U-11U) that won 18 championships and secured nine second place finishes. Many of the players that Coach Adams has coached through the years have gone on to play high school and collegiate baseball; one of his players has even reached the Major League level with the New York Mets. Coach Adams is very dedicated and passionate about the game of baseball. He believes in working hard, competing, and giving maximum effort at all times. Coach Adams truly enjoys teaching the sport and developing youth athletes into becoming the best player they can be.

Coach Allen comes to the Wildcatters organization after spending the last decade as a fixture within the Dynasty organization. Allen played at Nimitz High School in Houston and then continued his baseball journey at Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA. Upon the completion of his playing career, Jeremy went straight into coaching, beginning with a stint as an instructor with Ripken Baseball in Aberdeen, Maryland. When he returned to Houston, Allen began coaching showcase and youth travel ball. During that time, he met Gary Bender -- the “Father of Dynasty Baseball” -- who brought him to the organization that he henceforth called home for over a decade. Collectively, Allen has had stints coaching youth, showcase, and high school baseball over the course of his career. He has fielded several high-level teams over the years, both state and nationally ranked teams, and takes pride in sending his players to the next levels of the sport. He specializes in hitting and infield defense and is also a teacher in the Aldine ISD school system.

As a senior at West Brook Senior High School in Beaumont, Texas, Coach Ambres was named a second team All-American by Baseball America and to the USA Today All-USA high school baseball team; additionally, he established himself as a highly recruited quarterback. Reaching the status of being ranked as the top-rated quarterback in the State of Texas, he signed a national letter of intent to play football at Texas A&M University but ultimately opted to play baseball after he was selected 27th overall by the Florida Marlins in the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft. Ambres played 11 years of professional baseball for a number of MLB teams, including the Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, and San Diego Padres. Since retiring, Ambres has been a coach for youth select baseball teams for over 12 years.

David Arredondo is a native Houstonian. He graduated from Milby High School where he received the District MVP award two years in a row. David then attended Texas Southern University on a full baseball scholarship. During his collegiate career, David led his team to a conference title and was awarded Conference MVP as well as Student Athlete MVP. After graduation, he worked as the pitching coach at Texas Southern and as a high school baseball coach. David has coached Little League, Pony League, and Select Baseball for over seven years. As a coach, David is invested in all of his players, and he is committed to getting them ready to play at the next level.

Brandon Backe is a former pitcher in the Major Leagues (MLB). He played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Houston Astros during his career, and appeared in the 2005 World Series as a member of the Astros. Originally a position player, Backe was drafted as a second baseman and played in the outfield in the minor leagues prior to converting to pitching. Backe starred for Ball High School in Galveston, TX where he was a two-time team MVP and earned all-district honors. He was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 36th round of the 1996 MLB Draft, but chose to stay close to home and played his collegiate baseball at Galveston Collage, where he earned third-team All-America honors in 1998. Primarily an infielder, he pitched only 26 total innings for the Whitecaps. Backe was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 18th round of the 1998 MLB Draft. During his first three seasons in the minor leagues, he played every infield and outfield position. In fact, the two innings that he pitched for the rookie league Princeton Devil Rays in 1998 were the only time he spent on the mound during that time. In spite of his steady glove and versatility, it was clear that a light-hitting utility player had a very small chance of making the major leagues. In 2001, he changed positions to pitcher and found immediate success. He rose through the ranks of the pitching-depleted Tampa Bay system climbing from Single-A to the major leagues in just a season and a half. In December 2003, his hometown team, the Houston Astros, acquired Backe from the Devil Rays for Geoff Blum. Backe gained national attention with an eight-inning, one-hit performance against the St. Louis Cardinals in the National Championship Series. Backe started the 2005 season in the Astros starting rotation, going 10–8 with a 4.76 ERA in his first full season as a starter. Backe performed well in the Astros second-consecutive postseason appearance, including a five-hit, seven-strikeout performance in Game 4 of the 2005 World Series. His career ended after suffering a devastating injury to his pitching shoulder in 2009. Since his retirement, Backe has coached hundreds of kids of all ages to share his knowledge and experiences.

A Houston native, Coach Barron played for Milby High School from 2004 to 2007, where he played both second and third base. At Milby, Barron garnered multiple accolades for his play, including all-conference honors and a 2006 batting title. That season, Barron led Milby in hits and batting average. Since concluding his playing career, Coach Barron has been coaching for eight years at the youth level.

Coach Bender grew up in Rock Island, Illinois, where he loved baseball from an early age and learned from a host of outstanding mentors, including his dad – Gary Bender – who was the head baseball coach at Rock Island High School and is a proud member of the Illinois High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame. As a senior in high school, Heath set records for home runs, triples, doubles, batting average and RBIs. He participated in the 1993 Olympic Festival, where his team won gold. Bender went on to play first base for the University of Memphis, where he earned a spot on the all-conference team. He also led the Central Illinois Collegiate League in home runs during this time. During his senior year of college, Bender was drafted in the 23rd round of the amateur draft by the Cleveland Indians. In 2004, Bender and his family moved to Kingwood, Texas and opened The Zone Baseball Academy. What started as three batting cages in a small warehouse ultimately grew to a 15,000-square-foot training facility with 10 cages, two bullpens, three outdoor lighted baseball fields and 30+ select baseball teams. Bender has now been coaching youth baseball for 20 years and specializes in hitting instruction for players of all ages. Just like his dad, Heath’s expertise, enthusiasm and positive teaching techniques set players up for success.

Coach Brunner was born and raised in Katy, Texas. He graduated from the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, where he played three years of collegiate baseball and is now entering his sixth year of coaching youth baseball.

A native of Venezuela, Cartaya was part of the Venezuelan national team for three years and subsequently signed as a free agent to join Major League Baseball’s Montreal Expos; eventually, Cartaya transitioned into the coaching realm, beginning with travel baseball in South Florida, where he managed two nationally-ranked teams and won several World Series tournaments, a Cooperstown tournament, and several Super NITs across a period of six years; his teams also participated in the Elite 32 World Series. A number of Cartaya’s players went on to play for the number one ranked high school in the State of Florida, leading the team to five state championships in a row and propelling the team to be one of the 10 best high school baseball squads in the entire country. A number of those players Cartaya coached then played college baseball; a select few were drafted to the professional level and are now either in the minors or active on MLB rosters.

Patrick Davis is originally from the South Bend, IN area and is a graduate of Indiana University. He lettered three years in both football and baseball while in high school. He began coaching baseball and football at Marian High School in South Bend from 1995-1999. In 1999, he moved to Humble, TX, where he began coaching football and baseball at Eisenhower High School. He was involved in the state championship 6A football game as a coach in 1999 and the semifinals in 2000. He also served as the varsity assistant baseball coach at Eisenhower. He then moved to Cypress Ridge High School to act as varsity baseball assistant from 2004-2012. During Davis’s tenure there, Cy-Ridge made the baseball playoffs during five of his eight years as a member of the coaching staff. In 2012, Davis became the head baseball coach at Klein Forest High School, where he remained for nine years. He led Klein Forest to its first winning season in 18 years in 2016 and was voted 15-6A Coach of the Year. He also helped 19 student athletes sign baseball scholarships and helped Kidany Salva (Minnesota Twins, 2016) and Bryant Salgado (Houston Astros, 2021) sign with Major League Baseball teams. Davis retired in August of 2021 and is using Houston Wildcatters as a way to continue to impart his knowledge and love of baseball to the future of the sport.

Hailing from the Dominican Republic town of Santo Domingo, Coach Deleon was drafted in 2010 by the Cincinnati Reds as a pitcher. After spending some time in the Reds system, he shifted gears in his baseball career and joined the American Assocation of Professional Baseball, where he played for two years. Since 2016, he has been coaching for different youth organizations, including 5-Star Texas, the Texas Marlins , Whitesands Houston, and Diaz Baseball.

Originally from Baton Rouge, LA, Coach Dilligard played college baseball at Texas Southern University and subsequently coached at TSU for five years. He is now a physical education teacher. Coach Dilligard enjoys working with youth players and strives to teach them to be great ball players on the field and great gentlemen in the community. He has always loved baseball and enjoys seeing the players he has coached over the years go on to love the game in their own ways.

Coach Farr graduated from Humble High School in 1998, where he was a four-year letterman in baseball under Coach David Sitton. Farr went on to attend San Jacinto Jr. College, where he played for Coach Chris Rupp. During his time at San Jac, Farr helped the Gators reach the Junior College world series in Grand Junction, Colorado. After junior college, Farr went on to play his final two seasons at Texas State University, where he was a two-year starter for the Bobcats under coach Ty Harrington. After his playing career concluded, Farr was fortunate to stay on the baseball staff at Texas State, beginning his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Bobcats. Following his tenure at Texas State, Farr spent time with Dynasty Baseball in Kingwood for 11 years before joining the Houston Wildcatters organization.

Nick graduated in 2011 from Mayde Creek High School where he lettered in baseball 3 years. He turned into a developed SS, receiving All-District and All-Houston honors all three years. he was invited to the Area Code Tryouts and he participated in the THCBA Juniors All-Star Game at reckling Park. Nick was team captain of his HS team as a senior as well as team MVP. He played one full season at Ranger College as a 3B and then transferred to East Texas Baptist University. Nick played 3B/SS/DH in college. He helped the Tigers make playoffs for the first time in 8 years. After one season with the ETBU Tigers, Nick decided to focus on school and is currently working on a degree in Sports Business and Administration. He has been coaching youth and HS baseball 8 years.

Coach Gross was scouted out of the Dominican Republic at the age of 17; he joined the Los Angeles Dodgers camp in 1993 as an infielder / third baseman. Gross played in the minor leagues with both the Dodgers and Cleveland Indians before sustaining an injury that put his career on hold in 1999. At that time, Gross was told that he could not bat again due to the injury and the ensuing hardware placed in his shoulder to repair said injury. Following recovery and rehab, Gross’s cousins taught him how to pitch, and he returned to the Indians as a relief pitcher. In 2001, he joined the Northern League (independent baseball) with the Winnipeg Goldeyes, eyeing the opportunity to transition to becoming a starting pitcher. While with the Goldeyes, Gross earned Pitcher of the Year honors and was named to the Northern League all-star team three years in a row, while additionally earning placement on Baseball America's all-independent first team twice. In four seasons with the Goldeyes, he finished with a record of 36 wins, 9 losses, and a 2.80 ERA as a starting pitcher. During his stint in the Northern League, Gross was called up to the Chicago Cubs, where he made the 40-man pre-season roster; however, he was sidelined again with a pitching injury. He returned for another two successful seasons with the Northern League before retiring as a player and moving onto the coaching ranks. Gross has subsequently coached youth baseball in the Greater Houston area for the past 10+ years, coaching various high school teams, including the Strake Jesuit High School summer team, Los Tigres -- 13U through 16U -- and Texas Twelve, in addition to also coaching several younger squads (Los Tigres 9U through 12U). Coach Gross has been training young athletes individually for over 16 years, with many of his trainees going on to play college baseball; two have gone on to play at the MLB level.

Coach Harvey was a four-year letterman on the varsity high school baseball team in Rock Island, IL, where he was selected Player of the Year and was named to the all-state team. From 1991 to 1993, Harvey played at Blackhawk College, where he was a JUCO All-American and finished seventh in the nation in total stolen bases. Then, from 1993 to 1995, Harvey attended South Carolina Aiken University on scholarship, where he played under the guidance of Coach Gary Gilmore. His coaching experience includes 28 years total – including six years at the high school varsity level –and additional time spent as a private instructor. Since 2005, Coach Harvey has spent time helping to open The Zone Facility and Dynasty Baseball in Kingwood, serving as a co-owner.

Coach Hendrix started playing baseball at the age of five in Kingwood, Texas. His Dad coached him and his brother on the Kingwood Mustangs where they qualified for the USSSA World Series Tournament in Kansas City taking 5th out of 108 teams. Hendrix played baseball, football, and basketball throughout high school and select baseball during high school. After high school, Hendrix continued playing on a wood bat select travel baseball team called 'The Houston Magic'. He also played one year of minor league football for the Cleveland Outlaws after high school. Hendrix then joined a majors conference travel softball team. He won multiple MVP awards, golden gloves, and hitting awards. Including making the all-tournament Worlds team in the ESPN Disney World Series where his team finished 2nd place. Hendrix has now been coaching youth kids boys and girls for six years in baseball, softball, and football. Two of those years has been with the dynasty/wildcatters organization. He also assistant coaches with his older sister (ex varsity Kingwood softball coach) for the Kingwood Texas Heat girls select softball team.

Coach Hendrix grew up in a sports-oriented family and began playing baseball at the age of five in Kingwood, TX. His dad coached him, his brother, and his sister in select baseball and softball through high school. Hendrix played his select ball for the Kingwood Mustangs; during his tenure on the team, they qualified for the USSSA World Series in Kansas City, where they ended up placing fifth out of 108 teams. Hendrix continued playing select ball throughout high school while also playing baseball and football for Hargrave High School in Huffman, TX. While playing center field and third base for Huffman, Hendrix garnered all-district honors; he also received the football team MVP award during his senior year, during which he played on both sides of the ball. After high school, Coach Hendrix played conference travel softball at the highest level in order to stay involved in the sport. He ended up making the all-tournament team at the ESPN Disney World Series, where his team finished in second place. Hendrix has now been coaching for six years, including several years with the Dynasty organization. He prides himself upon constantly trying to ascertain ways of innovating and teaching the game to young players by reading and listening to numerous books, podcasts, and other sources in order to amass extensive knowledge on how to help improve young athletes both physically and mentally.

Coach Jones joins the Houston Wildcatters after spending the last five years with Dynasty Baseball in Kingwood. With a strong focus on long-term player development, Jones brings his love and passion for the game to the development of his players both physically and mentally. Prior to his coaching days, he grew up playing travel baseball and was a three-year varsity baseball letterman at Rockwall High School in Dallas. Following high school, Jones chose to focus on school and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. Coach Jones has been coaching for the past 10 years and is also a working professional in the Oil & Gas sector.

Born in Kingwood, Texas, Coach Ethan Klosterboer Graduated from Atascocita High School in 2014 and played his High School years with the Dynasty in Kingwood. He went on to play in College at Kansas State University and Texas State University as a Utility Player from 2015-2018. Ethan was Switch-hitter that was recruited as a Catcher, but he bounced around where necessary and played seven different positions in College. After Graduating, Ethan began coaching in the Austin Area for the Hooks Organization and also became a Commercial Insurance Broker for Brian Buck & Associates. Ethan has been Coaching for over five years now in several different roles as a Head Coach and an Age Group Director. Ethan is thrilled to be back home in Houston where it all began and is extremely excited to be a part of such a great program.

Coach Lewis has been a physical education Teacher in Aldine ISD at A.W. Jones Elementary School for 14 years. He developed excellent teaching skills to develop young athletes mentally, physically, and socially during his teaching career and has coached Texas-Louisiana baseball players since 2005. Coach Lewis attended Smiley High School and played college baseball at San Jacinto North from 1998 to 1999 and then Texas State University from 2000 to 2001. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in 2001 and played several seasons at the rookie, low A and high A levels. Coach Lewis spent two years as a graduate assistant at Texas Southern and worked as a coach and recruiting coordinator for Triple Play Baseball for a decade from 2008 to 2018. He has spent time coaching for Dynasty Baseball since 2018 before joining the Houston Wildcatters. In total, Domonique boasts 15 years of combined coaching experience at the premier, major and AAA youth baseball levels.

Coach Lewis spent all of his formative years under the tutelage of Texas Hall of Famer and Chicago Cub Dyain Frazier Sr. He played varsity baseball for three years for Kashmere High School from 1986-89. Coach Lewis then began volunteering as a coach in his early twenties and was tasked by Mr. Frazier with leading the East Houston Twins organization in the roles of both President and coach, overseeing the development of hundreds of disadvantaged youths ages 6 to 14. He is currently a captain for the Harris County Precinct 3 Constables Office and has served the community as a police officer for twenty years. He loves teaching the game of baseball to children and is humbled by the opportunity to instill lasting life lessons into young ball players.

Coach Leyja is a graduate of Houston Christian High School, where he played for a state champion team and earned three first-team all-state honors. Leyja was drafted in 2008 out of high school by the Oakland Athletics, where he spent five seasons in the organization’s minor league system. Leyja earned two all-star honors and was named MVP of the Midwest league all-star game in 2011. He has since been coaching both youth and high school baseball teams in the Houston area for the past several years.

Johnny Lopez is a native of Houston, Texas, where he excelled in three sports during his high school years. He played baseball, basketball and football and received several awards such as All-Conference, All-County, and honorable mentions. After graduating in 2000, he joined the United States Navy and served for 10 years from 2001 to 2011. He never gave up his love for baseball and played competitive USSSA men's softball. Johnny and his wife have a family of ten, including 5 athletes who play select baseball and softball in age groups from 7 to 15. He has been coaching youth sports for more than five years. In the Spring 2023 season, he led a 7U AAA team from Spring, Texas to two championships and four runners up trophies.

Coach Madrid, a Victoria, Texas Native has a heightened passion to give back to the youth from the lessons learned from past coaches in his life. Before coaching he was selected twice in the MLB draft where he ultimately signed in the 7th round in 2012 with the San Diego Padres. He played 4 years in their minor league system. Madrid earned mid-season all star accolades in both the Northwest and Midwest league and in total played professionally for 6 years. Coach Madrid has been involved in Houston select baseball at the youth and highschool level for over 7 years.

Coach Martinez played high school baseball and subsequently played college football at Texas Lutheran University. He began coaching baseball with the Hustle organization before moving to the Elite organization. Currently, Coach Martinez trains athletes in the realms of speed and agility via a number of different workouts and techniques.

Braden Montalvo is born and raised in Houston, TX. Baseball has been a part of his life since he was very young and is passing the passion for the sport down to his boys and the players he coaches. His love for the game is expressed in his dedication on and off the field. Coaching multiple high level teams over the last 3 years with great success has developed a coaching program that focuses on development of high skilled players and in depth baseball knowledge.

Coach Neef played college baseball at the University of Louisiana. During this time, he participated in collegiate summer leagues and briefly spent time with the Cleveland Indians minor league organization as an undrafted free agent. During his playing career, Coach Neef was fortunate to learn from some of the top baseball coaches and managers in the game at the time, including Merle Eberly, Val McLean, and Mel Didier.

Joseph (Pepe) Otwell born November 23, 1985, was raised around the baseball park thanks to his father Jose Burgos. His father always made sure his family was raised in a great atmosphere and involved sports. Jospeh started playing at the age of 6, thanks to his father, who always helped and guided him in the sport. Joseph is also blessed with a Godfather that was a part of the Puerto Rican Baseball Team in the 90’, Joseph’s Godfather also taught him the great sport of Baseball. In the year 2006, at the age of 18 , Jospeh went off to play college baseball as a catcher in New York (Alfred State) were he played for 1 year filled with success and went on to bat .400. After that year he went back to Puerto Rico and decided to stay where he played 6 more years. During that time Joesph became a father. When his oldest turned 6 and decided to start playing, Joesph started to help coach. From that point on Joseph has been coaching and helping kids and parents as much as he can.

Coach Pendleton is a native Houstonian from Kingwood area. Pendleton played for Kingwood Highschool from 1999 to 2002, earning all-district MVP his senior year, in addition to all-Greater Houston and all-state accolades – both as a starting pitcher and as a batter. He held and continues to hold multiple hitting and pitching records for the Mustangs. Pendleton was then selected in the Major League Baseball draft by the San Diego Padres in the 13th round but ultimately decided to attend Rice University, where he was a contributor to the 2003 Rice Owls team that won the College World Series. During his collegiate career, he was a two-way player, regularly starting in right field and additionally coming in at times to close games as a relief pitcher for the Owls. Lance was again drafted into Major League Baseball, this time by the New York Yankees in the fourth round as a pitcher after his junior year in 2005, at which point he decided to start his professional career. Following eight years of professional baseball at both the minor and major league levels, Pendleton retired from baseball and moved back to the Kingwood area, where he started a new career in business but stayed involved in baseball at the youth level by offering private lessons (hitting and pitching) – something he has done for the last decade at The Zone Baseball Academy. More recently, Pendleton began coaching select teams in the area and has now joined the Houston Wildcatters.

A native of New Orleans, LA, Coach Reed launched his professional coaching career in 2010 when he was named Head Baseball Coach for Crescent City Baptist High School in Metairie, Louisiana. In his first year as Head Coach, Reed’s high-octane offense averaged 10 runs per game and helped propel the team to a 20-7 overall record. Reed later earned an opportunity with Prairie View A&M University, where he served as the team’s Pitching Coach under Head Coach Waskayla Cullivan from 2013 to 2014. In 2015, Reed was named Pitching Coach for Alcorn State University. Midway through the season Reed was promoted to Hitting Coach managing the team’s offense. Immediately following the 2015 season, Reed served as the interim Head Baseball Coach for three months. During his time as Interim, Reed was responsible for the overall day to day operations along with continuing to infuse unprecedented talent into the Braves roster as the chief recruiting mainstay for the Braves. Consistently building his reputation on the college ranks as a tireless and aggressive recruiter, Reed was responsible for evaluating talent and bringing mature and competitive players to Alcorn State University. In 2016, Reed was named Head Baseball Coach at Leesville High School in Louisiana. During Reed's two-year stint at LHS from 2016 to 2018, he oversaw the entire baseball program operations. Reed led the LHS pitching staff to a 3.79 ERA, which ranked third in the district and top 10 in the state. In Reed’s 2 years at LHS, 3 members from the LHS Baseball team signed college baseball scholarships. The Wampus Cats earned 2 consecutive LHSAA State Tournament appearances (ending a 4-year post season play drought from 2012-16). Both years at LHS Reed improved the team’s winning percentage by 50% finishing with a 12-18 overall record in year one. The following season the Wampus Cats finished with a 17-18 overall record, completing the regular season ranked 20th in the state of Louisiana. During Reed’s tenure the LHS baseball team averaged a team GPA of 3.0 or higher with a 100% graduation rating. Reed also spearheaded the teams marketing and fundraising efforts. Raising over $50,000 in revenue for the LHS baseball program in 2 years. Reed earned his Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice at Prairie View A&M University in 2009 and completed his Master’s degree in Sports Administration at Canisius College in 2012. Oscar Reed is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association.

Coach Julio Reyes is a Houston native, Graduated class of 2013 from Milby High School. Julio started playing baseball since the age of four and has been coaching youth sports since 2018. I pride myself on making sure the kids I coach dedicate themselves to their love of baseball as much as I do. As a coach I want to help make sure these young boys have every opportunity to do what they love no matter where they come from.

Ryan grew up in SE Houston area playing youth sports focusing on soccer at the high school level. He received a scholarship to play soccer at Gordon College in Barnsville GA in 2001. He joined the United States Air Force in 2003 and worked as an aircraft mechanic serving two tours in Iraq in 2005, and 2007. Ryan will retire with 20 years' service Nov 2023. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston Clear Lake in Fitness and Human performance in 2009. Ryan currently works as an Operations Supervisor for LyondellBasell in La Porte. He has coached youth sports since 2015 to include head coach for Texas Made Baseball from 2018-2022.

Coach Rusk played for Dynasty Baseball starting at the age of 12. He graduated from Kingwood Park High School, where he played on the varsity team for three years. He then went on to Richland Junior College in Dallas before returning to the Houston area to begin coaching for Dynasty Baseball.

Houston native. Played Varsity Baseball and Graduated High School in Hartwell GA. Attended and played Baseball 1 year at Anderson University JUCO. 14 years of coaching and individual instruction at the youth level.

Coach Schlosser was born in Houston, TX, where he attended St. Thomas High School and helped the Eagles win a state championship in 2017 as a left-handed pitcher. He went on to play two years of baseball at Brookhaven Junior College in Dallas, TX before transferring to the University of St. Thomas, where he continued to pitch and further his college career. Schlosser was fortunate to have trained and worked under the wing of numerous coaches and organizations over the years, including the National Pitching Association, Fairchild Sports Performance, Lance Berkman, and many others. Harnessing the baseball wisdom accumulated over the course of his playing career, Schlosser ultimately started his own pitching organization, Pirate Pitching. He is now entering his fourth year of coaching and continues to help players develop as pitchers and all-around baseball players.

Coach Taylor is a southeast Texas native and played baseball for 20 years. He grew up playing for top-level travel teams and an elite high school program alongside many teammates who are still playing professionally today. After high school, Bryan pitched at Nicholls State University for four years, where he helped the Colonels defeat several power five teams, including Mississippi State and Purdue. Taylor enjoys coaching because it gives him the opportunity to give back to the game he loves so much. He specializes in pitching but has passion for the game as a whole. Taylor is proud to be a Wildcatter and looks forward to helping kids achieve their goals in the same way his coaches helped him.

Coach Vargas grew up in Houston, TX. He was a multi-sport athlete until he decided to follow his heart and stick with Baseball. He played for Aldine High School from 2006-2009. He then attended Texas College in Tyler, TX where he continued his baseball career. His passion for the game couldn’t take him away and decided to start coaching over 7+ years. His main focus is to develop and compete at a high level while also making sure he raises young men to become great people on and off the field.

Coach Wade was born in Humble, Texas, where he attended Humble High School. At Humble HS, Wade was a four-year baseball varsity letterman and was selected to the Texas all-state team in 1999. He then attended San Jacinto Junior College on a baseball scholarship from 2000 to 2001. His San Jacinto Gator team made it to the JUCO World Series in 2000. Robert has been coaching baseball for the last six years and has served as a law enforcement officer for the last twenty years.

Coach Whitby is a native of Phoenix, AZ. He attended Camelback High School, where he was a dual-sport athlete and received all-state honors in both sports, football and baseball. After high school, Whitby accepted a football scholarship to Prairie View A&M University and walked onto the baseball team. Whitby was a standout for the Panthers as a four-year starter at catcher, where he garnered two team MVP awards and all-conference honors as a senior. He was then drafted by the Colorado Rockies and played in the organization’s minor league system. Since ending his professional career, Whitby has coached in the Katy area for the last twelve years with various organizations before now joining the Houston Wildcatters as Director of Wildcatters West and Manager of its 8U team.

Coach Whittleman grew up in Kingwood, TX, where he graduated from Kingwood High School in 2005. He played baseball for Kingwood and was named an All-American while playing for the Mustangs; Whittleman’s Kingwood squads made two state appearances and won the 2005 5A state championship. Subsequently, he was drafted in the second round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft by the Texas Rangers. Whittleman spent six seasons with the team before being traded to the Kansas City Royals in 2011. During his time in the majors, Whittleman had the opportunity to play for Team USA in the 2007 Futures game.

Coach Z has managed/coached select baseball in the Houston area since 2005, including several Major and AAA teams over the past 15+ years. He is very passionate about baseball and was the founder/owner of Toros Baseball (2005-2014), which grew to 14 teams (ages 7u-Varsity) in a single season. Toros won a national championship and multiple state championships, including a team he managed (12u) that qualified and played in USSSA Elite 32 World Series. Many of the Toros players are playing or played collegiate baseball (including players at Texas A&M, LSU, Texas Tech, Texas). Coach Z played baseball at Air Force Academy high school and collegiately at Colorado Northwestern Community College.