Jeff Osterode - Co-Director of Operations

• Over 13 Years Coaching Experience
• Head Assistant Baseball Coach at Boulder Creek High School (Anthem, AZ)
• Former Professional Player with the Seattle Mariners
• Played College Baseball at Orange Coast College and Cal State Fullerton
• National Pitching Association Certified Coach
• Has worked with over 12,000 baseball players
• 2008 AZBCA 5A Senior All Star Game Assistant Coach
• Director of High Desert Rattlers Baseball

COACHING STAFF

** = Certified Instructors through the NPA

Jose Alguacil- Jose is currently the head Infield Instructor for the San Francisco Giants. He played professional baseball for over 11 years with a few different teams.  Jose has been coaching at the Professional Level for over 7 years.

**Ed Barans - Coach Barans is currently an Assistant Coach at Boulder Creek High School.  He is also one of the head coaches of BCHS summer teams. Coach Barans has been coaching for many years at all different levels and has a great passion for the game of baseball.

**Jeff Baumgartner - Coach Baumgartner is the Head Baseball Coach at Sandra Day O’Connor High School in Glendale, AZ. He is a former Assistant Coach at Western Oregon University where he also played for four years. He was the 2007 5A AZBCA Arizona Coach of the Year and has also coached for team Arizona in the Sun Belt Classic.

Tom Bayus - Coach Bayus is currently an Assistant Coach at Boulder Creek High School.  He is also one of the coaches of the BCHS football team. Coach Barans has been coaching for many years at all different levels and has a great background in the game of baseball.

Jason Cooper - Jason is currently a Professional Baseball Player with the Cleveland Indians. He played at Stanford University prior to being drafted by the Indians. 

**Craig Essary – Coach Essary is an Assistant Coach at Boulder Creek High School. He is the director of operations and founder of the Rattlers baseball club in Anthem, AZ. He was a 2008 AZBCA 5A Senior All Star Game assistant coach. and is also on the summer staff at BCHS.

Harold Halman - Coach Halman is a former pro player with the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals. Harold played at the University of Indiana and has coached at the collegiate level. He has just recently got back into coaching. He is the head coach of one of the Rattlers teams and is now on the baseball staff at Boulder Creek.

Rob Kiepke - Coach Kiepke is currently the Head Assistant Coach at Tolleson High School in Tolleson, AZ.  He has been coaching in Arizona for over 15 years and is also on the coaching staff for Team Arizona in the Junior Sunbelt Classic.

Craig Lefferts - Coach Lefferts is a former Big League Professional player for 14 years.  He is currently a pitching coach with the Oakland Athletics.  Craig played at the University of Arizona and also played in 3 World Series.

Gary Levine - Coach Levine is currently the Head JV Coach at Boulder Creek High School.  He is also one of the head coaches of BCHS summer teams. Coach Levine has been coaching for many years at all different levels and is very well known in Arizona.

**Kaleb McKern - Coach McKern is the Frosh Coach at Boulder Creek High School and has been coaching young players for the past five years. He played college baseball at Grand Canyon University.   He is also a cross country coach and runs the FCA program at Boulder Creek.

**Shane Miller - Coach Miller has coached at the college level. He played at Eastern Oregon University and was also the head coach for the Bozeman Bucks American Legion team for six years.  

**John Reyling - Coach Reyling is currently an Assistant Coach at Boulder Creek High School.  He is also one of the football coaches. Coach Reyling has been coaching for many years at all different levels and is also a teacher at BCHS.

Scott Richardson - Coach Richardson is the Head Baseball Coach at Tolleson High School in Tolleson, AZ. He is the head coach of Team Arizona in the Junior Sunbelt Classic in Oklahoma.  He is also a former college coach.

Ryan Ridenour - Coach Ridenour is currently the Athletic Director at Desert Edge High School in Goodyear, AZ. He is a former professional player with the Philadelphia Phillies and played college baseball at Oregon State University and Oregon Institute of Technology.

**Bob Weinheimer - Coach Bob is an honorary Assistant at Boulder Creek High School and has been coaching for over 40 years. Coach is in the AZ High School Coaches Hall of Fame and was recognized as the West Coast Assistant Coach of the year for 2006. He played college baseball at Marietta College and professional baseball with the St. Louis Browns.