West Coast Storm Baseball Inc

WEST COAST PRO BASEBALL FACILITY LLC. AND WEST COAST STORM BASEBALL INC.  CEO / MANAGER

Louis Robert Rivera

2800 Reservoir Dr. Norco Ca. 92860

Norco resident since 1981

Cell 951 733-2347

*LOU RIVERA graduate from St. Anthony’s High School in Long Beach CA.1965. Attended Long Beach City College and Cal State University at Long Beach, where he Majored in Physical Education while Minoring in Speech and Music.

*First Coaching job was in the summer of 1965 For Coach John Herbolt’s Long Beach Poly High Schools JV Teams Summer Program.

* Coach and Board Member with Norco Little League from 1991 to 2003.

*Coach and Team Athletic Director with Norco Jr All American Football from 1991 to 2003.

*Coached in Corona Pony 1998 to 2001.

*Coached Youth Travel Ball “Basketball” and Norco Parks & Rec Basketball 1991 to 2002.

*Baseball Instructor and Coach in Riverside County since 1992. Built Outdoor Cage & Opened it up for Baseball Instruction at his Norco home in 1993, to help at no cost, Little League, Pony, and High School players in the Norco / Corona area. Officially put the name West Coast Professional Baseball Facility Llc in 2009.

 *Coach and Hitting Instructor for SO CAL TITANS Travel Ball team out of Norco from 2005 to 2008, Managed by Ron Elmore.

The TITANS in 2006 as a 14 n under Team were ranked # 1 in the State and #1 in the Nation out of 1260 Teams in the AAA Division.

In 2007 they Won the California State Championship for the 2^nd time.

          *In 2011 Norco Little league Junior Division- Diamond Backs coached by Bob Urbatsch Won League Championship. Lou was Hitting Instructor for team.

          *In 2012 Norco Little League Majors Division- Diamond Backs, coach by Urbatsch and Minor‘A’ Division–Angels, coached by Dennis Leary, Won League Championships. While Junior Division Diamond Backs, coached by Urbatsch lost in Championship Game. Lou served as Hitting Instructor for all three teams.

         *Player / Coach 1991-1997 National Baseball Congress “NBC” with the Orange County Astros and Manager Roger Senne. College/Semi Pro

Astros won 3 League Titles and 2 Tournament Championships.

*LA Dodger Scout Team Coach for MLB Scout, George Genovese 1997-1998 and 2003-2006.

Scout Team won the 2003 So Cal Stan Musial Tournament

*Coached with the Newport Beach Storm and Jerry Lehman starting in 2007 to 2010. College/Semi Pro

Storm played in the 2007 to 2009 “NBC” Wood Bat Summer College Program.

Storm won the ”AWBL” All Wood Bat League Titles in 2007 and 2008 for its 5^th n 6^th Titles in as many years.

Also “AWBL” Tournament Champions in 2008

In 2007 they won the “PCBL” Pacific Coast Baseball League’s CAL CUP Tournament Championship.

In 2008 and 2009 they won back-to-back “NABA” National Adult Baseball Association, Wood Bat Tournament Championships in LAS VEGAS.

In 2008 in AZ. at the NABA 18+ Wood Bat Division, STORM Lost in the World Series Championship Game. 10 days later Won the 28+ Wood Bat World Series Championship. They repeat in 2009 by Winning the ”NABA” 25+ Wood Bat World Series Title.

Also in 2009 the STORM won the ”PCBL” AAA Wood Bat League Title and also were Tournament Champions.

**Owner and Head Coach for West Coast Storm Baseball Inc. A College Summer Team since 2010. Participates in the NBC & PCBL Leagues

**2013 West Coast Storm Baseball Inc. becoming a Non Profit Organization in2014. And will go from 3 month program to year round to help College level and Pro Level Athletes work on there Skills under Game Conditions. College Scouts and Pro Scouts participate in program.

**Member of Minor League Baseball “MiLB” Alumni Association since 2004

**Certified Coach with the Rod Dedeaux Research and Baseball Institute” RDRBI” since 2008

**Certified Coach with the National Pitching Association “NPA” since 2007

**Certified as Agent Advisor with Sports Management World Wide “SMWW” in 2004.

**2013. Became Head Coach for US Marine Corps Purple Heart Baseball Team:  While reaching out to the Military Wounded Warriors Program to help PTSD victims Reconnect with their children,( by seeing and hearing Lou coach their Kids And Them, one on one and watching how difficult things became easier in time), Lou was approached by a New Baseball Program created by two retired Veterans, Ernie Medina US Marine Corps and Rick Rodriguez Jr. US Army. They have formed the First Baseball Program for Purple Heart-Wounded Veterans and Active Members of the Military. “Purple Heart baseball” They volunteered their resources to help Lou with his quest and then asked if he would also like to coach the L.A. based Wounded Marine Corps Team.

They have two teams with the hopes of having all branches of the Military represented in the near future.  The Inaugural Purple Heart Baseball Game was at Angel Stadium May18,2013, Veterans Day, following the Angels vs White Sox game, “Marines vs Army”

**2014. Second year with PHB. Second MLB Stadium Game on May 18th 2014 at Angel Stadium again. Army vs Marines.

** In 2015 the Purple Heart Baseball program changed leadership and disbanded in California area and is now located in Texas under new name of Heroes Baseball.

**2017 to Present. Retired from College Summer Baseball after 25 years. Doing one on one and small group private instruction in Norco & surrounding communities. Although there are adult, high school and intermediate level male and female players coming for instruction, 2/3's of the players are elementary school level.

**2018 to Present. known for connecting with kids who struggle with Physical and Mental Multitasking, mentally processing and physically reacting at the same time learning to understand ones self, etc. it was suggested to him that he would fit very well with a sports league in orange County that dealt with special Needs youth and young adults through Soccer, basketball and baseball. A Norco family who was bringing their son to him and were members of the Spirit League in Mission Viejo invited him to come out and see some games and volunteer, to see if it would fit with his methodology of coaching. Each kid is his or her uniqueness which will challenge each coach to find multitudes of ways to communicate their thoughts and instructions. "Baseball" being a dangerous sport to begin with needs the anticipation and the alertness of all coaches and staff members involved, at all times, as safety is a priority. In 2019 took the online evaluation course and the background check and was accepted onto the coaching staff of the Spirit League.

"Having been around adult and youth sports over the last 25 years where I have been involved with some kids diagnosed as ADHD, ADD, Asperger's, Autism, Mentally Challenged, also working with our Wounded Warrior's suffering from PTSD and including the fact that I too have a moderate learning issue, I feel I connect and anticipate where they may get lost and understand the frustration they may get"  This new journey has begun.

Liaison between WCSB, the Military Branches and Military Families 

GySgt John P Szczepanowski

Hometown: Chula Vista, CA

Current residence: Santee, CA

United States Marine Corps

Status: Active/pending retirement June, 2014

Date Entered Service: March 13^th 1989

Combat Service: Operation Desert Storm; Operation Iraq Freedom; Operation Enduring Freedom

Awards (Top Row) Purple Heart (Pending) Navy Commendation Medal x2; Joint Service Achievement Medal; Navy Achievement Medal x2; Combat Action Ribbon; Presidential Unit Citation

Current assignment Wounded Warrior Regiment District Injured Support Coordinator Southern California/ Southern Nevada

District Injured Support Coordinators (DISC) are Marines who are located throughout the country to conduct face-to-face visits and telephone outreach to wounded, ill and injured (WII) Marines and their families who are recovering within their assigned region. The DISCs assist WII Marines who are experiencing extensive transition challenges, convalescing at home and those who may be away from a local base or station’s resources. The DISCs assist Marines with psychological health, legal, benefits, employment, housing, and many other matters.

For more information or to request a DISC please contact the Sergeant Merlin German Wounded Warrior Call Center at 1877-487-6299.

 2010- 2011 Team Chief-Sr Enlisted Advisor, Embedded Training Team 2 Southern Helmand 1st Kandak AFG

 2008-2010 Team Leader-Police Transition Team 13 Al Gharma, TQ Western Al Anbar Province Iraq

 2004-2008 Liaison at NNMC/SNCOIC Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital Bethesda Maryland (Direct support off all OIF/OEF casualties)

 2002-2003 Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Japan

 1998-2003 4th Combat Engineer Battalion

 1994-1998 Inactive Ready Reserves Full time College student

 1993-1994 SMAW gunner 3rd Bn 24th Mar Johnson City TN Wpns Plt

 1990-1993 1st Bn 4th Marines; 1st Bn 9th Marines; 1st Bn 1st Marines

 Wpns Plt SMAW gunner and section leader

 1989-1990 Recruit Training, School of Infantry, Marine Security Forces Naval Base Mare Island CA

  * Active in multiple Veterans organizations,

03XX-Foundation,

Purple Heart Baseball Marine Corps Team Captain,

West Coast Storm Baseball Inc Board Member/Military Liaison

A competing Triathlete in long course racing (Ironman distance)

Family: Father John Stanley and Mother Lucy Rosa live in San Diego. My son (21) yr old John Michael lives in Vallejo California