
- Played college baseball at Oregon State University (1995 – 1998)
- First Team All Pac-10 Selection
- Second Team Freshman All-American
- Invited to play on US Olympic Baseball Team (1997)
- Fifth Round Selection of the Milwaukee Brewers (1998)
- Reached Double A and Triple A Level with the LA Angels
- Owner and Instructor at The Yard since 2008

DERRICK MIRAMONTES
LEAD INSTRUCTOR
- Played college baseball at University of Illinois – Chicago (2008 – 2009)
- Horizon League All Second Team/Newcomer of the Year
- Professional Baseball Career included stops in the Independent League, American Association, Mexican League and Australian League (2009 – 2017)
- Lead instructor at The Yard since 2017

COLTON SAKAMOTO
INSTRUCTOR
- Driveline Certified Hitting Instructor
- Played Division I Baseball at Gardner Webb University in North Carolina
- Primary position at the college level was outfield
- In his first full season at The Yard as one of our instructors

CESAR CATIBAYAN
INSTRUCTOR
- All State Player at Valley Catholic High School
- Played two seasons at Allan Hancock College (2011 – 2013)
- One season at Blue Mountain Comm. College (2013 – 2014)
- Finished his college career at Concordia Univ. (2014 – 2015)
- Instructor at The Yard since 2013

ZOE GALINDO
SOFTBALL INSTRUCTOR
- Four Year Starter in Centerfield for Harvard University
- Senior Captain who helped lead Harvard Softball to first Ivy League Championship in four years
- Two Time NFCA Academic All American (2015-2016)
- Second Team All Ivy League Selection (2016)
- Finished 2016 season with a 1.000 Fielding Percentage
- Studied Psychology (Cognitive Neuroscience) and Economics
- Currently working at NIKE WHQ in NA Brand Operations and Technology

PARKER KELLY
INSTRUCTOR
- Perfect Game HS All-American
- 34th Round Pick of the St. Louis Cardinals (was 2015)
- Played 3 seasons at the University of Oregon (2016 – 2018)
- National and Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week Honors
- 20th Round Pick of the St. Louis Cardinals (2018)

JORDAN PROUDFOOT
INSTRUCTOR
- Three Year Letterman at Rex Putnam High School
- Varsity Assistant Coach – Rex Putnam HS (2018 – 2020)
- Assistant Coach – Clark College (2020 – Present)
- Instructor at The Yard since 2018

ERIC DEL PRADO
INSTRUCTOR
- Graduated from Willamette University in Salem, OR
- Three year starter for the Bearcats (2016 – 2018)
- NWC All Conference in two seasons
- Assistant Coach – Lewis and Clark College (2018 – Present)
- Instructor at The Yard since 2018