Champions Staff & Instructors
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Rick Bale
General Manager
KBC Board Member
859-881-0524
E-mail Rick
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Garrett Stark
Director of Soccer Development
Founder, Lexington Indoor Soccer League and Academy
Stark played recreational, competitive, high school, and college soccer. All in all, he has more than 24 years of experience (playing and coaching) in the sport.
859-312-1692
E-mail Garrett
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Mark Blythe
Director of Baseball Programming
Hitting /Outfield /Defensive Instructor - played college baseball at University of Kentucky. 4 year academic All-American at the University of Kentucky.
E-mail Mark
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Kevin Clary
KBC Board Member
Hitting, Pitching, Infield, Fast pitch softball Instructor - Head baseball coach for 2009 KHSAA State Champion Lexington Catholic Knights. 2009 KHSAA Baseball Coach of the Year.
E-mail Kevin
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Rob Buchanan
Hitting, Catching, Pitching Instructor - played college baseball at University of Kentucky. Former member of the Kansas City Royals organization.
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Kevin Goins
Hitting, Defensive Instructor - Played college baseball at Indiana University. Led the Big 10 in RBI's his junior year. Current head coach of the KBC 17's.
E-mail Kevin
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Rick Hatcher
Pitching instructor- Rick played baseball at Florida State University, where he compiled a 20–7 record with an ERA of 3.12. He is one of only twenty College World Series alumni to have played and coached in the CWS.
Following his career as a Seminole, Rick played in the Atlanta Braves organization, where he pitched the first perfect game in the history of the Durham Bulls (1982). Rick also served as the Pitching Coach at the University of Tennessee (1990–1992), Recruiter and Pitching Coach at Georgia Tech (1993-1994) and the Recruiter and Pitching Coach at the University of South Carolina (1995-1996).
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Becky Bishop
Softball Instructor - played in college at WKU & UK, named to the All-American Scholar-Athlete team, as well as the All-SEC Academic team (2 times) and the Sunbelt Conference Commissioners List (2 times). She played with the California Goldrush this past summer. As a coach, Becky has been awarded the NFCA 18U Coaching Staff of the Year award in 2006 while coaching the Louisville Lady Sluggers, who placed 5th in ASA Nationals that same year.
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Craig Snipp
Assistant Manager
Pitching Instructor - Played college baseball at University of Kentucky. Currently pitching professionally for the Washington WildThings of the Frontier League.
E-mail Craig
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Adam Revelette
Office Administration
Pitching Instructor - Played college baseball at University of Dayton and University of Kentucky. Former member of the Minnesota Twins organization. Was a 2008 Frontier League All Star with the Gateway Grizzlies. Currently playing with the Southern Illinois Miners of the Frontier League.
E-mail Adam
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Paul David Patterson
Pitching Instructor - Played college baseball at Northern Kentucky. Current member of the New York Yankees organization.
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Griffin Bailey
Pitching Instructor - Played locally at Lexington Catholic and for the University of Louisville. Signed as a free agent after his career with the Cardinals with the Houston Astros. Also played independently with the Southern Illinois Miners and Sioux City Explorers. Griffin is currently in the New York Yankees organization.
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Michael Bertram
Hitting, Catching, Defensive Instructor - Played college baseball at the University of Kentucky. Current member of the Detroit Tigers organization.
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Patrick Dunham
Pitching Instructor - Played college baseball at East Carolina and Auburn. Former member of the Seattle Mariners and Anaheim Angels organizations.
Mark Mangione
Hitting, Defensive Instructor - Played college baseball at the University of Kentucky. Former member of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.
Jason Scott
Hitting, Defensive Instructor - Played college baseball at West Virginia Tech. Current assistant coach at Transylvania University.
Marty Weisler
Pitching, Hitting Instructor - Played college baseball at West Virginia Tech. Played professional baseball with the Chillicothe Paints and Evansville Otters of the Frontier League.
For more information or to schedule a lesson with one of our instructors please contact Champions Sports at 859-881-0524
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Michael Johnson
Desk Staff
Zyler Cosby
Desk Staff
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