Staff

Jeremy Jayaweera

President/Director of Baseball Operations

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 is eager to take on a new role this year with the program as the President.

Shawn Gillespie

18u Head Coach/Pitching Instructor

Phone519-495-0600

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Shawn pitched at Kent State University before embarking on a 5 year professional career as a hard throwing RHP. He served as GM and Owner of the London Majors and Stratford Nationals respectively.

Doug McKay

18U Assistant Coach/Hitting Instructor

Phone519-272-5555

Doug has coached for over 15 years. Plenty of experience to go around to advance our players. This is Doug's 10th year with the Nationals and the 18u team.

Ben Tinklin

17u Head Coach/Catching Coordinator

Phone519-574-8194

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 3rd year with the Nationals.

Jackson Martin

17u Assistant Coach/Outfield Coordinator

Jackson played college baseball at NCAA D1 Eastern Michigan University. In his senior year he led the club in RBI and SLG%. Jackson looks to lead our outfielders this coming season.

Johnny Giunta

16u Head Coach/Hitting Instructor

Johnny enters his 2nd season coaching with the Nationals. He graduated from our program in 2016 and earned a scholarship to McCook C.C. in Nebraska. Johnny will take on the role as 16u Head Coach this coming season.

Rhys Cornell

16U Assistant Coach/Baserunning & Outfield Instructor

Rhys attended Colby CC in Kansas and has returned to coach within our program. Rhys will assist with the outfielders and lead the organization in base running. This will be Rhys' 2nd year with the coaching staff.

Mike Mueller

16u Assistant 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 first year with Nationals as an assistant coach with the 16u squad; in addition a pitching instructor.

Aaron McKay

15U Head Coach/Infield Instructor

Phone519-274-3996

Aaron graduated from the Nationals in 2015. He now attends the University of Guelph. He is also a hitting instructor with the program. This will be his 4th season coaching with the Nationals. Aaron has been promoted to a head coaching role with our 15u team this season.

Zarley Cina

15U Assistant/Hitting & Fielding Instructor

This will be Zarley's 1st year coaching with the Nationals. He attended school in New York and Missouri; he currently plays for the IBL Kitchener Panthers.

James Morrison

15u Assistant Coach

Paul Grasby

14u Head Coach

Andy Leader

14u Assistant Coach

Andy enters his first 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.

Tyler Soucie

Pitching Coordinator

Tyler is an alumni of the Nationals program. He played D1 baseball at Canisius College followed by a stint in the Australian Baseball League as a Professional. He is the current GM of Playball Academy and owner of Velo Pitching. Tyler will take on the role as this years Pitching Coordinator for the program.

Kurt Robinson

Strength Coordinator & Pitching Instructor

Kurt is the owner of Canadian Baseball Academy in Cambridge. Played D1 baseball in Illinois before career ending injury. Kurt is a strong mentor to our players in the organization. Kurt will take on the role as the organizations strength coordinator this season.

Trevor Nyp

Infield Instructor

Phone519-504-5154

Played college baseball in Illinois. Won an OUA Championship with WLU. Played in the IBL. MiLB infield coach with the LA Angels.

Andrew Karkoulas

Instructor

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Andrew is the owner/operator of Peak Performance Athletics in Guelph. Andrew is widely regarded as one of the finest baseball instructors in Ontario.

Cam Black-Araujo

Director of Info & Media

Phone905-914-2399

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Cam joins the organization after spending the last year writing for the Canadian Baseball Network, Jays Journal and Prep Baseball Report where he also serves as a scout.