- 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
BRANDON RUPP
CO-OWNER/LEAD INSTRUCTOR
- Played college baseball at Mt. Hood CC (2003 – 2004) and George Fox University (2005 – 2006)
- Two Time All League Player at George Fox
- Graduated with a degree in Marketing and Management
- Assistant Coach at George Fox for 6 seasons (2007 – 2012)
- Assistant Coach at Lewis Clark (2017 – Present)
- Owner/Instructor/Director of Marketing since the academy opened in 2008
COLTON SAKAMOTO
INSTRUCTOR
- Driveline Certified Hitting Instructor
- Played college baseball at DI Gardner Webb University
- Played his college career in the OF
- First full year instructing at The Yard
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
PAIGE RHODES
SOFTBALL INSTRUCTOR
- Played college softball at Cal State Dominguez Hills (2012-2013) and Adelphi University (2010-2011)
- Played outfield and pitched in college (2010-2013)
- Assistant coach at La Sierra High School, Riverside, CA (2014)
- Pitching lessons, Riverside, CA (2014-16)
- Corona High School female Athlete of the Year (2009)
- Two-time All Big VIII League player at Corona (2008-2009)
- Corona Girls Softball Association coach (2009)
CARL STALL
INSTRUCTOR
- Yard Team’s Administrator
- 2019 13U Head Coach
- 2018 12U Head Coach
- Drafted by Houston Astro’s 1989
- Texarkana Junior College Texas All Conference and All State Honors (1991-92)
- University of Arkansas Razorbacks Letterman, Team Captain (1992-93)
- Instructor at The Yard since 2015
