Co-Founder / Head Coach and GM of our Norcal East National Teams:

Mark Helsel

Mark will be Head Coach and GM of our NorcaL East National 16u and 17u teams.  These teams travel to Calif., Ga., Fla., Va., N.C., and  S.C.  Mark will continue to network with Rob Bruno and put our players in front of the right people.  2009 was our first year and many of those players are already being recruited by Division I colleges.  Mark is a 1981 graduate of Altoona Area High School. Mark won the batting title as a junior and senior for Altoona. Mark earned a Division I baseball scholarship to Mercer University in Macon, Georgia where he started all 4 years as a middle infielder. While at Mercer, Mark had the opportunity to compete against the top college teams in the country such as Miami, Florida State, Florida, South Carolina, and Auburn.  For more information on our NorcaL  East National Travel Team  visit the www.norcaleast.org website.

Co-Founder / Head Coach and GM of our Norcal East Developement League and Curve Juniors Tournament Teams:

Dave Brisbin

Dave will be the Head Coach / Head Instructor / GM of our training academies, summer league, and the Curve Juniors tournament teams. Dave will also be assistant coach for the NorcaL East National team.  Dave is full-time baseball instructor / clinician.  Dave has over 15 years as a high school coach and 14 years as a college coach.  Dave's forte is hitting instruction. He has worked closely with Major League hitting instructor, Cal Emery of the Chicago White Sox.  Dave continues to study the art of hitting and all other phases of the game so he can bring the most up to date technology back to our students.

Others Involved with the Organization

Dave Lozinak- Altoona Curve

Brent Ronan-MLB Scout

Stan Belinda-Former MLB Pitcher

Doug Strange-Former MLB Player

J R House-Current MLB Player

Buddy Clark-NorcaL East Assistant Coach

Mel Kepner-Assistant Head Coach

Scott Conrad-Sports Performance / Speed Coach

Joe Faretta-Assistant Coach

Andy Bagley-Assistant Coach

Kevin Peterson-Assistant Coach

Ron Hicks-Assistant Coach

Jeff Hollingshead-Assistant Coach