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Our Instructors

Mark Haley

General Manager

Mark Haley is the former manager of the South Bend Silver Hawks, having led the team from 2005-2014. During that time, he was named manager of the year in the Midwest League in 2005, 2008 & 2013. He was Player Development Man of the Year for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2005 and was the first recipient of the Joe Garagiola Jr. Award for excellence in player development for the Diamondbacks in 2008. While at the helm, his teams were able to work themselves into the play offs 8 of the 10 years and won one Midwest League Championship and three Eastern Division championships. Early on, Haley was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 26th round of the 1977 amateur draft but instead chose to attend the University of Nebraska to play ball while earning his degree in education. He started coaching at UNL as an assistant from 1982-86. He also coached in the summer for the Alaska League and the Jayhawk League. He then became a recruiting coordinator and interim head coach while at the University of Tennessee (1987-91). He spent over a decade in the Chicago White Sox organization as a coach. He was with the South Bend White Sox (1991-1992), Sarasota White Sox (1993), Hickory Crawdads (1994), Venezuela League (1994) South Bend Silver Hawks (1995), Prince William Cannons (1996), and Winston-Salem Warthogs (1997), where he managed for 49 games. Returning to coaching, he was at Winston-Salem (1999, 2001-2002), with the Birmingham Barron’s (2003) and the Great Falls White Sox (2004) before joining the South Bend Silver Hawks. Throughout his coaching career, Haley has worked with over a hundred and twenty major league players.

Doug Buysse

Hitting & Catching Instructor

In addition to coaching catchers and hitters at the collegiate level, Doug Buysse has traveled throughout the Midwest as a baseball camp instructor, making appearances at Silver Spikes, Top 96, and College Coaches Skills Camps. He played for four years at Saint Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Ind., where he holds a career .351 batting average and a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage as a back-up catcher. Buysse is currently the head baseball coach at Indiana University South Bend.

Eric Danapilis

Baseball Hitting and Infield Instructor

Eric Danapilis comes to the Performance Center as a 2 time All American at the University of Notre Dame. Danapilis is a graduate of St. Joseph HS in Michigan where he was a 4 Time All-State Selection and a member of the Michigan Dream Team and a member of USA JR Olympic Team. He went on to play collegiately and graduate from the University of Notre Dame where he was a 4 Year Letter Winner, Freshman All-American, and was named Conference Player of the Year twice. While at Notre Dame, Danapilis set several season and career records and was selected as a member of 1990 Pan-American team. Eric was selected in the 27^th round of 1993 MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers. While in the minors, Eric led his league in homeruns and batting average while also becoming an All Star. Since retiring from playing professional baseball, Eric has coached at the high school, college, and travel ball levels.

Carlos Ferrá

Hitting & Infield Instructor

Carlos Ferrá has coached baseball for over 18 years, and is a physical education and Spanish teacher in the South Bend schools. In his native country of Cuba, Ferrá coached youth, high school and collegiate level baseball. He studied in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba at Nancy Uranga University and majored in baseball with a master’s degree in physical culture and sports. Several of his students play at the professional level in the United States and Mexico. Ferrá specializes in teaching professionally minded students between the ages of 11 to 18 and is adept at training any position.

Scott Wingo

Baseball Hitting & Defense Instructor

Scott Wingo is the current Volunteer Assistant Coach for the University of Notre Dame Baseball program where he works with the outfielders and assists with coaching the Irish on the base paths as well. Wingo played collegiate baseball at the University of South Carolina, where he was 2 time College World Series Champion in 2010 and 2011. As a senior in 2011, he was a team captain, 1^st Team All-SEC, and was the College World Series Most Outstanding Player. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 11^th round of the 2011 MLB Draft and played 3 seasons in the Dodgers Minor League organization. After his playing career was completed, Wingo began coaching as a student assistant at his alma mater and coached in the Coastal Plains League, a collegiate wood bat summer league. He then went on to coach for the North Greenville University and the University of Jacksonville baseball teams. During his time as a coach, he has worked with hitters, infielders, outfielders, and base runners

John Coddington

Softball/Baseball Throwing Mechanics Specialist

John Coddington has more than 40 years of experience in teaching throwing mechanics, injury care and prevention, and pre and post- surgical rehabilitation. He is a NATA board-certified athletic trainer, an Indiana-licensed athletic trainer and has attended numerous clinics and seminars relating to throwing mechanics and injuries to the throwing athlete. John was voted Athletic Trainer of the Year in the Clinical and Professional Division by the Indiana Athletic Trainer’s Association in 1989 and was also inducted into the Indiana Athletic Trainer’s Association Hall of Fame in 2001. He was inducted into the Ball State Sports Medicine Society Ring of Honor in 2008. Coddington is a 1976 graduate of Ball State University with a bachelor’s degree in physiology and health science with a specialization in athletic training and sports medicine.

Lessons

To speak with a trainer or for more information on custom training packages for individual or group lessons, call 574-404-3636.

Curt Hasler

Baseball Pitching Instructor

Curt Hasler is the current Bullpen Coach for the Chicago White Sox. During the offseason, Curt will join the Performance Center as a pitching instructor. Curt has been apart of the Chicago White Sox organization since being drafted in 1987. In 1988, Curt was the Opening Day starter for the South Bend White Sox and was the 1^st pitcher to start a game at the brand new Coveleski Stadium (now named Four Winds Field). After his playing career finished in 1991, he joined the White Sox minor league coaching ranks as a pitching coach. After working his way to become the minor league pitching coordinator, he was named the teams major league bullpen coach in 2017.

Drew Hasler

Baseball Pitching Instructor

Drew Hasler comes to the Performance Center as a current minor league pitching coach in the Chicago White Sox organization. Drew is a 2012 graduate of Mishawaka Marian High School where he pitched for the Knights. He then pitched for 3 seasons at Valparaiso University, where he played in the NCAA tournament as a freshmen in 2013. Drew was drafted in the 2015 MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox where he pitched for 4 seasons in the minor leagues. After his playing career finished in 2018, he joined the White Sox as a minor league pitching coach.

Rich Wallace

Hitting & Catching Instructor

Coach Wallace is the Assistant Baseball Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for the University of Notre Dame baseball program. Before joining the Notre Dame staff, Wallace spent time coaching at the University of Jacksonville, Creighton, High Point University and the University of Central Florida. Throughout his coaching career, he has coached 8 All Americans, 49 All Conference players, and had 49 players selected in the MLB draft. Before his coaching career began, Wallace played at the University of Central Florida where he was named a Freshmen All American and was named 3^rd Team All-Conference. During his playing career, he played in the NCAA Tournament 3 years and won the conference championship 3 times.

Chadd Blasko

Pitching Instructor

Chadd Blasko was born and raised in Mishawaka where he graduated from Mishawaka High School in 1999. While at Mishawaka, he was named First-Team All-State in 1999 and was a member of the North vs South Indiana HS All-Star Games as a Junior and Senior. He was drafted out of high school in the 47^th Round in 1999 by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. However, Chadd decided to attend Purdue University and pitched for the baseball team for 3 seasons. As a junior in 2002, he was named First-Team All-Big Ten Pitcher and finished with a 3.47 Career ERA, the fifth-lowest in Purdue history. Blasko compiled a 2.34 ERA against some of the nation’s elite players in the 2001 Summer Cape Cod League while playing for the Cotuit Kettleers; named as one of the league’s top ten pro prospects by Baseball America. He was drafted as the 36^th overall pick by the Chicago Cubs in the Supplemental First Round of the MLB Draft. While pitching in the Cubs organization for 5 seasons, he was named the Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2003 with a 1.98 ERA with 131 K’s in just 136 innings pitched and was also listed as the #5 Prospect in Cubs Organization in 2003 and 2004. Chadd also spent 1 year in the Baltimore Orioles organization in 2008. In 2009, he returned to Purdue to finish his degree and he acted as the Purdue Volunteer Assistant Coach for 2 seasons. Currently, Chad is a physical education and health teacher at Mishawaka High School.

Anna Irons

Softball Pitching Instructor

Serving as the starting pitcher at Saint Joseph high school for three years, and a two-year captain, Anna Irons lead the Indians to Semi-State four seasons in a row. Anna holds two school records in the most wins and most strikeouts, and was a two-time, first team all-NIC selection and two-time, all-state honorable mention. While in high school, she served as a student coach for Holy Family grade school, and at Chet Waggoner Little League working primarily with pitchers. Currently, Anna attends Saint Mary’s College and serves as the head JV softball coach at St. Joseph high school in South Bend.

Aaron Bond

Hitting & Outfield Instructor

The Performance Center is very excited to add Aaron Bond to our team of instructors. Aaron is a graduate of South Bend Clay High School where he helped lead them to the 2013 sectional championship. After high school, he went to the #1 ranked Junior College, San Jancinto College in Houston Texas. During both of his 2 years at San Jancinto, the team finished national runner up at the Junior College World Series. Aaron was drafted in the 39^th round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals but decided to return for his final year of Junior College. In the 2017 MLB Draft, Aaron was selected in the 12^th round by the San Francisco Giants. In his 3 seasons in the Giants minor league system, Aaron hit 33 home runs and 111 RBIs.

Taylor Neville:

Pitching Instructor

Taylor joins the Performance Center staff as a Pitching Instructor. Taylor played 4 years at Division-2 Notre Dame College of Ohio as a true utility player at 1^st Base, Designated Hitter, & Pitcher. During his time at Notre Dame College, they never finished below 3rd place in the conference. As a sophomore closer, he had an ERA of 3.1 prior to becoming injured. As a senior I led the team in batting average and on base percentage. Taylor became the varsity assistant head coach and pitching coach at John Adams HS in 2016. Taylor coaches for the South Bend Cubs Travel Baseball teams in the summer.