CENTERVILLE ELKS HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

2026 Season CHS Baseball Varsity, Junior Varsity "A", and Junior Varisity "B" Coaching Staff and Bios

 Varsity Coaching Staff  (Objective:  Winning & Experience)  

(2026 picture coming soon!)

       
Jason Whited was selected to take over the Centerville Elks program in June 2014 following Terry Dickten who he had served under as an outfield and pitching coach for four years.  During his tenure as an assistant for the Elks they were able to achieve a record of 78-27 and win 3 GWOC Championships, 2 Sectional Titles, obtain 3 20 win seasons, and help 14 players go to play at the next level.  Prior to joining the Elks program Jason served as the head coach for Waynesville High School and achieved a two year record total of 22-27.  Since being chosen to take over the Elks Program Coach Whited has had 31 players go to play in the college ranks, 12 1st Team All Area Players, 13 All GWOC Players, and 6 All State Players.  Coach Whited also currently serves as the Miami Valley Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Coordinator and owns and operates Just Winning Baseball, LLC.  Jason teaches Social Studies at Centerville High School and is married to wife Amy and is the proud father to daughter MacKenzie and sons Jax and Ty.  (Updated 11/22/24) 

Accomplishments

• 2010 Bob Ross Classic Head Coach
• 2018 Centerville Teacher of the Year 
• 2018 Noon Optimist Bringing Out the Best in Youth Award
• 2018 Ohio Teacher of the Year District 3
• 2019 VFW Ohio State Teacher of the Year
• 2019 VFW National Finalist Teacher of the Year
• 2019 Worldstrides Finalist Teacher of the Year
• Sectional Titles - 4 (2017, 2018, 2019, 2024)
• District Champions - 2 (2017, 2018)
• District Runner Up - 2 (2019, 2024)
• League Titles - 3 (2016, 2019, 2022)
• GWOC Coach of the Year - 3 (2016, 2019, 2022)
• Overall Record as Head Coach:  200-126 (61% Winning Percentage)
• Overall Record as Centerville Head Coach:  178-99 (64% Winning Percentage)
• Tournament Record as Head Coach:  18-12 (Record with Centerville 17-10)

Year, Record, and League Standing

• 2015:  13-14, 5th GWOC Central
• 2016:  18-10, GWOC Central Co-Champions
• 2017:  17-10, 2nd GWOC National League East, Sectional Champions 11-1 vs Northmont, District Champions 2-1 vs Milford (9 Innings)
• 2018:  18-11, 2nd GWOC National League East, Sectional Champions 2-0 vs Beavercreek, District Champions 4-1 vs Loveland 
• 2019:  22-7, GWOC National East Champions, Sectional Champions 4-0 vs Miamisburg, District Runner Up 6-15 vs Elder
• 2020:  COVID Year
• 2021:  22-6; 3rd GWOC
• 2022:  20-7; GWOC Champions
• 2023:  15-12; 3rd GWOC
• 2024:  16-13; 4th in GWOC, Sectional Champions 3-2 vs Springboro, District Runner Up 2-13 vs Elder
• 2025:  17-9; 3rd in GWOC

 (Updated 9/11/2025) 

       
Doug Walls joined the Elks Coaching staff in 2015 to work with pitchers and has knowledge of the program from his playing days at Northmont.  Doug graduated from Northmont and went on to Muscatine Community College where he served as pitcher, first basemen, and designated hitter.  In 1993 Doug was drafted in the 4th round by the Colorado Rockies organization and was a starting pitcher from 1993-1999.  In 2000 he continued his career with the Detroit Tigers and finished his professional career with the Florida Marlins in 2001.  Since then Doug has served as a private pitching and hitting instructor along with coaching recreational and select teams of various ages.   

       
Adam Murphy began coaching at Centerville High School in 2015 as an assistant on the Freshmen team and 2016 as a varsity assistant.  Murphy graduated from West Carrollton High School in 2010 and then went on to Ashland University where he played as a member of the baseball team from 2011-2014. After coaching at CHS for 2 years he left to become the head varsity baseball coach at West Carrollton High School from 2017-2019. In 2020 Murphy became a varsity assistant at Springboro High School and stayed in that role until 2021. Finally in 2022, Murphy returned back to CHS where he holds a teaching job as an Intervention Specialist and is once again a varsity assistant. At CHS he has helped with catchers,1st basemen, hitters, base runners, and helps oversee the weight lifting program. Murphy also coached in the Dayton Classics summer organization from 2015-2019. Murphy resides in Centerville with his wife Madison.
 

       
Wes joined the Centerville Baseball staff in 2022.  Previously, Wes served as the Head Coach at Middletown High School from 2016-2022 where the Middies won 46 games during his tenure and bettered their win total each season. Before moving to Centerville, Wes served as an assistant coach in the Shenandoah High School baseball program for two seasons winning Pioneer Valley Conference titles each year.  Wes played his high school ball at Meadowbrook High School under Tim Roller where the Colts won the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference and District Champions in 2004.  He also played American Legion Ball for, State Qualifier, Cambridge Post 84.

Wes and his wife Ashley have lived in Centerville since 2014 with their dog, Lucille. 

Bio coming soon.

Junior Varsity "A" Coaching Staff  (Objective:  Competing & Experience)

   
Bio coming soon.

     
Coleton was born in Kettering, Ohio and grew up loving the game of baseball. He played baseball throughout high school at Fairmont. He then went on  to Ohio university to get his degree in Education. During his time at Ohio, he was an assistant coach at Nelsonville York for a year. After college he joined the staff in 2018 with the JV program. 

 Picture coming soon!

 Eric is new to the Centerville Baseball staff in 2024. He is currently in his 2^nd year as a Teacher at Centerville High School and 15^th overall as a Business and Computer Science Teacher previously teaching in the state of Indiana. Previously, Eric served as the Head Coach at Wayne High School (Fort Wayne, IN) from 2011 - 2016 where the Generals were Co-Conference winners 1x, Eric won over 40+ games during his short tenure. As well as having 7 of his former players move onto some form of post high school baseball. During his 15 years of teaching he has coached baseball as Head Coach or Assistant coach for 6 years, served as a Head Varsity Assistant Basketball coach at Snider High School in Fort Wayne,IN for 2 years and also served as a Head Assistant Coach for Snider Softball for 2 years before moving to Centerville, 

Eric attended Indiana Tech where he played baseball as a starting pitcher and earned a Bachelor's of Science in Business. While attending Indiana Tech and playing baseball Eric also attended University of Saint Francis (Fort Wayne, IN) where he obtained his Teaching degree in Business Education and Special Education. Eric also obtained his Masters in Education from Indiana Wesleyan soon after graduation and has acquired various Career and Technical education certifications from Indiana State. 

When Eric isnt coaching or teaching here at Centerville, he lives in Englewood, OH with his girlfriend Alexandra Lewis and their two dogs Lexi (Doberman/German Shepard mix) and Gracie (Bernese Mountain Dog) along with his 3 beautiful children 12 year old Brooklyn, 10 year old Ryan , and 5 year old Brielle where they love to go hiking, travel, huge restaurant foodies, and go kayaking.

Bio coming soon.

Junior Varsity "B" Coaching Staff  (Objective:  Development & Experience)

     
Kent joined the Centerville Elks Baseball organization in 2020. Kent is a Health and P.E. teacher at Centerville High School.  He graduated in May 2019 from Bowling Green State University where he played for the men’s rugby team and was part of the 2018 national championship team. Originally, Kent is from the Washington Court House area and attended Miami Trace High School.  He played first base on the Miami Trace baseball team, and is excited to get back into the game with a coaching role. 

Hank was born and raised in the Dayton area. He graduated from Dayton Christian High School and then attended Wright State University. In high school he competed in baseball, soccer and wrestling. Hank is married and has two children who attended Centerville High School. Hank has 20+ years of coaching at the youth and high school level. Hank has served on the Centerville Baseball League board as well as the Wee Elks board. The 2023 season will be his first year as a JV-A coach.