Dave Christianson
Baseball Director |
Dave signed
with the San Diego Padres in 1980 out of John F. Kennedy High School in Chicago,
Illinois. He played 4 seasons in the Padres and Detroit
Tigers minor league systems before retiring in 1984. He
has been coaching and training baseball players for 25+
years and is recognized as one of the top baseball
coaches in Virginia. He has coached the Salem Post 3
American Legion Baseball Team since 1998 and has also
coached The Rip City Showcase Team since 1998. He has
seen many of his players go on to play college and
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Jared Christianson
Baseball Instructor |
Jared
played baseball in Salem. He was a 3 year
starter on The SW Va. Home School High School Baseball
Team. He also played 4 seasons of American Legion
Baseball for Salem Post 3 and 4 seasons of Fall High
School Showcase Baseball. His dynamic and fun approach
to developing each player's skills and knowledge of the
game has made him one of our
most popular instructors. He lives in Salem with his
wife Emily
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Kevin Harth
Baseball Instructor |
Kevin grew up in
Salem playing baseball for Roanoke -Salem Baseball Hall
of Famer Sandy Hill at Salem H.S. He is currently a
coach for the Salem Post 3 American Legion Baseball Team
and the Rip City H.S. Players Fall
Showcase Team. Kevin has
also coached at Andrew Lewis Middle School. He lives in
Salem with his wife Gwen and son Zach.
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Matt Trent
Baseball Instructor
all Instructor |
Matt played baseball at Cave Spring H.S. in Roanoke
graduating in 2000. He played college baseball at
Wingate University before being drafted by the St. Louis
Cardinals in 2005. He played 3 years in the Cardinals
farm system before being traded to the Colorado Rockies.
He finished his career with the York Revolution of the
Atlantic League in 2008. Matt's ability to share his
experience and knowledge with players of all ages make
him one of our top instructors. He lives in Roanoke with
his wife Emily. |
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Casey
Hodges
Baseball Instructor |
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David Christianson
Baseball Instructor |
David
played baseball in Salem. He was a 3 year
starter for Salem H.S. He also played 3 seasons of
American Legion Baseball for Salem Post 3 and
for the Rip City H.S. Players Fall Showcase Team. He is
excited to work with dedicated ballplayers of all ages
who want to reach their potential. He lives in
Salem with wife Brandy and daughters Hannah and Grace.
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Ron Reynolds
Ladies Fast-Pitch
Softball Director
Ladies Fast-Pitch
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Ron has
been The Ladies Fast-Pitch Softball Director at Rip
City since its opening in 1997. He coached the
Virginia Tech Lady Hokies Fast-Pitch
Softball Team from 1990-1994, was an assistant coach at
Salem High School from 1995-1997, then coached the
Virginia Scrappers Showcase Softball Team until taking over as
Salem H.S. Head Coach in 2008 where he was River Ridge District Coach of the Year.
Ron is one of the Top
Fast-Pitch Softball Instructors in Virginia and has been
instrumental in helping many young ladies go on to play college softball.
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e also spent 5 years as a college h |
Amy Johnson
Ladies Fast-Pitch
Softball
Instructor |
Amy grew up
playing softball in Tennessee. She played 4 years of
softball for Mount Juliet High School, located outside
of Nashville. During her time in Nashville she was
trained by Doreen Denmon at Club K. Amy went on to play
4 years of college softball for Tennessee Tech
University, where she was a member of two OVC Conference
and Tournament Championship teams.
Amy was also a part of the 2003 Tennessee Tech
team, which made its first appearance at the National Regional Tournament
in Texas. During her time at TTU Amy was named
Player of the Week, Academic All-American, she is on the
All-Time Homerun Leader board and was nominated for the
Tennessee Tech Woman of the year, and Tennessee Tech's
Female Athlete of the year
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