Extra Innings Instructors

Instructors at Extra Innings

Extra Innings offers individualized, year round professional baseball and softball instruction. Our staff uses a uniform step-by-step teaching system to encourage positive progress with all our students.

The Extra Innings staff features former and current professional players, college all-stars, and area college and high school coaches.

Ken Jones – General Manager / Baseball Instructor

Ken brings 8 years of Division I college baseball coaching experience to Extra Innings. As an assistant baseball coach at Western Michigan University and Ball State University, he recruited and coached over 25 players who have gone on to play professional baseball. In 2003, his pitching staff at WMU led the Mid-American Conference in ERA and strikeouts. While at BSU in 1998, he was part of their Mid-American Conference West Division championship.

As a player at WMU, Ken twice earned GTE Academic All-American honors, All Mid-American Conference honors as a catcher, and team captain. Drafted in 1995, he played 2 seasons with the San Diego Padres organization.

 

Dan O'Reilly – Baseball Instructor

Dan played High School baseball at Northrop High School where he was a member of the 1983 State Championship team. He was a member of the Indiana North/South All State 1985 team. Dan received a Baseball scholarship to Iowa State University where he was a 4 year letterman. He made all Big Eight team as pitcher his senior year at Iowa State. Dan pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1995. He has done private baseball instruction since 1996.

 
Bill Jones – Baseball Instructor

Bill Jones – Baseball Instructor

Bill Jones’ teams have won sectional, regional and state championships almost too numerous to count. He has instructed at camps, showcases and college coaching classes, and has also served the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association as Secretary-Treasurer and, since 1996, as Executive Director. He has received many regional and local honors, including being twice-named Indiana High School Baseball Coach of the Year, National Coach of the Year by NHSACA and being inducted into the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. His coaching record from 1960 to1998 stands at 1177 wins and 429 losses.

 
Cisco Mireles – Baseball Instructor

Cisco Mireles – Baseball Instructor

Coach Mireles played at Chicago State University in 1999, Illinois Valley Community College in 2000, were he was on the JUCO All Star Team State of Illinois.  Coach Mireles finished his college baseball player career at Indiana Tech in 2001 and 2002 and he was 2 time World Series Participant. Currently he is the varsity hitting coach at New Haven High School.  As hitting coach at New Haven HS, his team finished the year with a team BA of .315. 

 
Simon Klink – Baseball Instructor

Simon Klink – Baseball Instructor

Simon went to Canterbury High School 1996-2000 All conference 98, 99, and 00. Hit .545 as a junior. Pre-Season all state in 2000 and finished with a .611 average as a senior receiving all area and Honorary All- State. Simon attended Purdue University from 2000-2004. Four year letterman starting all games as Junior and Senior. Hit .321 and set single season doubles record. Earned all Big Ten in 2003. Summer of 2003 played baseball in Cape Cod League in Massachusetts. In 2004 picked as Best Defensive third baseman in Big Ten and Best Infield Arm by Baseball America. Ended season with .293 average and set records in "Hit By Pitch" and "Career Doubles." All Big Ten Selection in 2004. Simon was drafted in the 21st round of 2004 Amateur Draft by the San Francisco Giants. Played in Northwest League for the Salem Volcanoes in 2004 (Short Season). Team Leader in RBI’s and Home Runs. Selected to the All Star Team and Participated in Home Run Derby. In 2005 was sent to Augusta, Georgia to play for the Greenjackets in the South Atlantic League (Low A), Team leader in RBI’s. 2006 was sent to San Jose, California to Play for the San Jose Giants in the California League (High A).  

 
 

Manny Lopez – Baseball Instructor

 

Keith Shumaker – Softball Pitching Instructor

 
 

Amana Heckamen – Softball Hitting Instructor

 

 

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