Pro Instructors

Chris Roberts

Chris Roberts attended Florida State University and was named a College Baseball All-American in 1992. He also competed for the 1992 U.S Olympic Baseball Team in the 1992. He was drafted in the first round (18th overall) by the New York Mets in the 1992 MLB draft. Roberts went on to pitch for eight seasons in the minor leagues and one season in Japan. After his professional career, he coached at several colleges and was the pitching coach at Stetson University from 2009 to 2015 where he coached NL Rookie of the Year, Jacob deGrom. During his time at Stetson, he had eight pitchers drafted by major league teams.

Darryl Knight

Darryl Knight went to Wekiva High School where he stood out as a power hitting catcher. He went on to play college baseball for Seminole State College and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. He was drafted in the 14th round by the New York Mets and has played three seasons in their minor league system. Young baseball players gravitate to his positive coaching style and infectious personality.

Matt Pierpont

Matt Pierpont pitched for the Colorado Rockies AAA affiliate Albuquerque Isotopes in 2019. He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in 2013 out of Winthrop University and has now played for seven seasons in their minor league system. Over his career in the minor leagues he has pitched 331 innings with a career ERA of 2.83.

Luis Curbelo

Luis Curbelo went to Cocoa High School where he was drafted in the sixth round by the Chicago White Sox in the 2016 MLB draft. Luis played five seasons in the minor leagues with the Chicago White Sox as a shortstop. In 2021, playing with the Winston-Salem Dash (White Sox High-A affiliate), he played in 109 games and led his team with 22 HRs and 66 RBIs.

Laz Rivera

Laz Rivera played collegiate baseball at multiple schools including University of Miami, Chipola College and the University of Tampa. In 2017, Laz was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 28th round. He played four seasons with the MiLB Charlottes Knights (Chicago White Sox Triple-A affiliate). He has a career batting average of .283 and plays second, third and shortstop.

Scott Allen 

Scott Garland was a varsity baseball player at Lyman High School where he was drafted in the 11th round by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Scott played for seven years in the minor leagues, two years with the South Bend Silverhawks (Arizona Diamondbacks affiliate) and five years with the Trenton Thunder (New York Yankees affiliate). While with the Trenton Thunder, the team won the 2013 Double A Eastern League Championship. Since leaving the minors, Scott coached and instructed at local academies before joining the ABA in 2022. He specializes in throwing, pitching and hitting.

Yasin Chentouf

Yasin (Yaya) Chentouf went to Dr. Phillips High School and received First Team All-Region as a senior. He then played college baseball with the Pitt Panthers for three seasons, where he became their all-time leader in saves. He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 2018 and played two years of minor league baseball in their organization. Over those two seasons, he pitched 120 innings with a 3.15 ERA and 18 saves. In 2018, he was named to the Mid-Season All-Star team while playing with the Connecticut Tigers.