Staff

Jeremy Jayaweera

President/17u Manager

Phone519-591-8315

Scout with the LA Angels. Jeremy graduated from the Nationals program in 2008. He went to school in Illinois and Iowa and graduated with a BA in Accounting. Jeremy heads into his 3rd year as President and 8th year with the program.

Tyler Kean

Director of Baseball Operations

Chris Iltshishin

18u Manager/Hitting instructor

Attended Frontier Community College in Illinois and Tusculum University in Tennessee. After the NCAA he returned to Canada where he attended and played for the University of Waterloo in the OUA. He currently plays for the IBL Kitchener Panthers and enters his 2nd season as a coach.

Jack Rankin

18u Coach

This will be Jack's first season with the Ontario Nationals as a coach, though he did wear the Nationals uniform as a player. Jack graduated from Durham College where he played baseball for three seasons. Jack joins our staff after coaching in the IBL for the Brantford Red Sox.

Ben Tinklin

Player Development - Rover Coach/Catching Coordinator

Ben played D1 college baseball at Kaskaskia C.C. Was team captain in Sophomore year. Played for IBL Kitchener Panthers. Graduated from U of Waterloo and heads into his 5th year with the Nationals.

Brady Schnarr

17u Coach/Pitching Instructor

Brady attended Frontier Community College and then transferred to University of Montevallo. He currently still plays for the IBL Panthers and is a staple on their pitching staff. Brady enters his 1st season with the Nationals.

Aaron McKay

16u Manager/Player Development - Player

Aaron graduated from the Nationals in 2015. He graduated from the University of Guelph. This will be his 5th season coaching with the Nationals.

Andy Leader

16u Coach - Hitting Coordinator

Andy enters his second season coaching with the Nationals. He graduated from the program and saw 2 years at Colby CC before transferring to NCAA D1 Canisius College where he led the team in every offensive category. Andy is a staple and proud of example of what every Nationals player should drive to be.

Mark Johnston

15u Johnston Manager/Player Development

Mark was a 9 year IBL vet with the Kitchener Panthers, 3 time All-Star (SS, 3B, C), 3 time IBL Champion. He was 2x Academic All-Canadian and 2x OUA All-Star at the University of Waterloo. Mark has coached for 10 years, guiding his teams to 3 AAA OBA Championships.

Todd Stronks

15u Johnston Coach/Infield Instructor

Todd played for the University of Guelph from 1997-2001. The 2001 team MVP was named Team Captain from 1999-2001 where he was a 2-time Academic All-Canadian, helping his team become a National Finalist in the 2000 season. Todd has been coaching for 10 years. Most recently, as an assistant coach on the U12 Kitchener Panthers, his team won the AAA provincial title.

Jason Borghese

15u Johnston Coach/Outfield Instructor

Played NCAA D1 at Troy State University in Alabama resulting in a First Team All-Conference selection for OF. Played two years of professional baseball in the Frontier league. Selected to the Canada National Team representing Canada in the 2000 World Cup Qualifier.

Matt Berger

15u Berger Manager

Matt comes to us from the ICBA where he coached many years with Stratford.

He looks to bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise. He enters his first year with the Nationals.

Jeff Shapton

15u Berger Coach

Josh Leuszler

15u Berger Coach

Will Brooks

14u Manager/Catching instructor

Will enters his 2nd season with the program. He grew up playing for the London Badgers and moved on to the highest level after. Will is currently looking to pursue a career in policing. He will continue to help our catchers this off-season.

Dustin Pope

14u Coach/Infield instructor

Jon Brooks

14u Coach

Mike Mueller

Rover Coach/Pitching Instructor

Mike is an alum of the program. Graduated from the program and attended Scottsdale CC in Arizona where he excelled into an important piece. From there he transferred to Arkansas to finish his career. Mike is in his 2nd year with Nationals; in addition a pitching instructor.

Sean Collette

Baserunning & Speed Coach

Sean has a heavy background in track & field. He was named to Team Canada's sprint team and attended the University of Guelph on where he won numerous awards. Sean has joined our staff as our primary speed coach.