MEET OUR ACADEMY DIRECTORS AND PROFESSIONAL COACHES
TED FIJALKOWSKI – ACADEMY BASEBALL DIRECTOR
Professional Skills Coach specializing in Pitching – Baseball and Hitting – Baseball/Fastpitch
Coach Fijalkowski is the Baseball Director for our Academy and has 25 years of Coaching Experience. He played for West Chicago HS as a Pitcher. He was an All-Conference player at College of DuPage. Transferring to St. Leo University in Florida and played in two DII College World Series. Ted is heading our Baseball Department and will be the main contact for everything Baseball.
Contact for baseball 1-813-928-4527
MONICA CHRIST – ACADEMY FASTPITCH DIRECTOR
Professional Skills Coach Specializing in Pitching, Catching, All Fundamentals for Fastpitch
Coach Christ is the Fastpitch Director for our Academy and has 11 years of Coaching Experience. She played at Jacobs HS Varsity for 3yrs. She was an All-Conference player at ECC. Monica specializes in Pitching and Catching. Monica will be heading our Fastpitch Department and will be the main contact for everything Fastpitch.
Contact for Fastpitch 1-224-465-0019
NICK RODRIGUEZ – ACADEMY FACILITY DIRECTOR
Professional Skills Coach Specializing in Pitching, Hitting, Fielding, All Fundamentals of Baseball
Coach Rodriguez is the Director for our Lifezone360 Baseball~Softball Facility and has 3 years of Coaching Experience. He played at Hampshire HS Varsity for 3 yrs. helping his team reach the State tournament final 4. He was a college player at Goshen College where he reinforced Putting in the Work to become a Better Athlete is Key, becoming a 2 way Scholarship athlete. Nick will be heading up our Facility Structure and is the main contact for our Academy.
Contact for Facility 1-847-505-4599
JOHN ESCARENO – SPEED AND AGILITY COACH
Professional Coach for Speed, Agility, Core, and Strength
Coach Escareno grew up playing baseball in the West Dundee area and lives and breathes all sports, but specifically baseball. He has been around the game for the past 15 years playing and coaching the game. His goals are to make all players he sees better athletes. John has been working with large sports programs and the park district to develop athletes in the Fox Valley Area for many years and also works as a High School Teacher in D300.
PEYTON MCMAHON – SPEED & AGILITY – FUNDAMENTALS
Professional Coach specializing in Speed & Agility and Fielding Fundamentals
Coach McMahon has played baseball not only locally but all over the world. Coach Peyton placed in state 3 times at TCLL and is an honored member of the Hall of Fame, and was selected to an International Team representing the USA in Nettuno Italy. He wants to teach kids the Love of the Game.
NIC DIMARZIO – PITCHING – FUNDAMENTALS COACH
Professional Coach specializing in Pitching and Baseball Fundamantals
Coach DiMarzio has been playing baseball for 15 years, assisting Hampshire High School’s varsity team to a Regional Championship Game. He attended Morton College where he advanced his skills and mechanics for the Pitching Position. Knowing the key to success is Accountability.
NOLAN JOHNSON – HITTING & ANALYTICS COACH
Professional Coach specializing in Hitting and Analytics of the Game
Coach Johnson graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of South Florida after playing for our local little league, travel baseball and Jacobs High School. As a baseball player, coach and umpire, he wants to capitalize on his analytical lens for player development.
