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Club News: Line Drive's Top 50 National Club Coaches #'s 1-50 (April 4, 2026)

By Carlos Arias

April 4, 2026

Birmingham Thunderbolts Head Coach Rocky Thompson, seen here after winning the 2024 PGF 18U National Championship.

Club News: Line Drive's Top 50 National Club Coaches #'s 1-50 (April 4, 2026)

LINE DRIVE’S TOP 50 NATIONAL CLUB COACHES

Line Drive Media put together a list of the Top 50 National Club Coaches which was released this week.

Note: if an impactful coach you support didn’t make the list, no worries… we will be honoring deserving leaders in multiple other ways coming up!

OC Batbusters org lead and 18U head coach Mike Stith (left) with standout 2029 player Devaeh Crawford.

To access each day’s Top 50 coach spotlights, click on the following links:

 

Here are #’s 1-50:

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  • 1. Mike Stith, OC Batbusters
  • 2. David Mercado, Athletics Mercado
  • 3. Rocky Thompson, Birmingham Thunderbolts
  • 4. Scott Smith, Texas Bombers
  • 5. Tony Rico, Firecrackers
  • 6. Marty Tyson, Corona Angels
  • 7. Bill Conroy, Beverly Bandits
  • 8. Kevin Shelton, Texas Glory
  • 9. Ryan Taylor, Aces Fastpitch Club
  • 10. KC Jackson, Impact Gold
  • 11. Josh Johnson, Unity
  • 12. Brian Tidd, Athletics Mercado
  • 13. Kristi Malpass, Texas Bombers
  • 14. Mark Smith, Athletics Mercado
  • 15. Stacy Tamborra, Athletics Gold Tamborra
  • 16. Jazz Jackson-Vesely, Impact Gold
  • 17. Nathan Nelson, Hotshots
  • 18. Greg Dickel, Iowa Premier
  • 19. Steve Appel, Arizona Rising
  • 20. Ken Briggs, BSC Bengals
  • 21. James Lamar, Lady Dukes
  • 22. Ernie Munoz, Lady Magic
  • 23. Sean Brashear, Firecrackers
  • 24. Eric Jones, Select Fastpitch
  • 25. Brittany Lewis, Armor Elite
  • 26. Bruce Richardson, So Cal Athletics
  • 27. John Corn, LLG
  • 28. Bob Turner, Top Gun
  • 29. Tony Campos, NW Bullets
  • 30. Joe Henderson, LTG
  • 31. Beth Singleton, Nebraska Gold
  • 32. Ray McDonald, Warrior Academy
  • 33. Rene Ciccarello, Tampa Mustangs
  • 34. Gerry Quinn, Illinois Chill Gold
  • 35. Tony Michalski (Coach Chow), Beverly Bandits
  • 36. Jeremy Higdon, Fury Platinum X
  • 37. Cory Robertson, Texas Blaze United
  • 38. Teo Caymol, Impact Caymol
  • 39. Kip Taylor, Georgia Impact
  • 40. Ramsey Harkness, Tennessee Mojo
  • 41. Kevin O’Donnell, Intensity
  • 42. Bobby Labs, Breakers Labs
  • 43. Scotty Smith, Epic
  • 44. Corey Mathis, Arizona Storm
  • 45. James Jimenez, Suncats Jimenez
  • 46. Suzy Willemssen, Virginia Glory
  • 47. Mike Rogers, USA Athletics
  • 48. Haley Woods, Cal Nuggets
  • 49. Kevin Hinde, Team NC
  • 50. Brian Madden, Oklahoma Athletics

 

— Carlos Arias, Line Drive Media (Follow Carlos on Instagram @los_stuff)

 
 

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