
Andrew Karkoulas
Owner
Andrew Karkoulas was born and raised in Guelph, Ontario. Andrew worked his way up through the Guelph Minor Baseball Association until he received a full baseball scholarship to the New York Institute of Technology, an NCAA Division 1 school at Long Island, New York. At NYIT, Andrew was a four year starter and a three year captain of the team. Andrew was a two way player who doubled as both a starting pitcher and outfielder. Throughout his collegiate career, he received many awards including, Team MVP, Gold Glove award and Senior Athlete of the Year. As well, Andrew also played two summers in NCAA sanctioned summer leagues. He was a member of the Lima Locos where he pitched and played first base and was named a league all star. The following summer, Andrew played in the Northwoods league for the Thunder Bay Border Cats. He was awarded with the silver glove for one of the leagues most outstanding fielders.

Elliott Curtis
Owner / Instructor
Elliott Curtis is from Waterloo, Ontario, where he grew up playing for the Waterloo Tigers. In 2011, Elliott was named the ICBA Junior Player of the Year, prior to moving on to the Ontario Terriers Organization. Elliott would go on to receive a scholarship from NCAA Division 1 Middle Tennessee State University.
Following Elliott’s Freshman College season at NCAA Division 1 Middle Tennessee State University, Elliott transferred to Columbia State Community College in Columbia, Tennessee. Elliott would go on to be named an All-Conference Second Baseman for Division 1 Tennessee Junior Colleges. This performance earned him a spot at the SEC’s University of Kentucky.
At Kentucky, Elliott played 2B, 3B, 1B, and RF while mainly hitting in the 3 hole or leadoff spot in the lineup. In 2020, Elliott graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, and being named to the SEC Honor Roll.
Following his college career, Elliott would go on to play two seasons of professional baseball in the Frontier League, with Equipe Quebec in 2021, and Les Aigles de Trois Rivieres in 2022.
After his professional career came to an end, during the winter of 2022, Elliott spent 5 months in Perth, Australia, playing for the Melville Braves in the Western Australia State League, where he was also the head coach of the 15U Melville Braves.
Elliott is passionate about the growth and development of young players, drawing from his own experience in college and professional baseball to help those players be the best that they can be.

Nathan Forer
Instructor
Nathan Forer grew up in the Brampton and Caledon area. He played baseball in Brampton, before finishing his minor baseball career out of Hamilton with the Canadian Thunderbirds. He experienced NJCAA Division 1, and NCAA Division 1 baseball during his time as a scholar-athlete south of the border. Nathan spent his NJCAA years at Kaskaskia College in Southern Illinois, before joining the Southern Illinois Salukis for his junior and senior year. Nathan wrapped up his NCAA Division 1 career with second team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors, an ESPN the magazine Scholar Athlete All-District selection, and an Abe Martin Award selection for display of leadership, dedication, and excellence on and off the field. His success during his senior year led to a selection by the New York Yankees in the 46th round of the 2010 MLB draft. With the NYY organization, Forer spent time with the Staten Island Yankees, Tampa Yankees, and Charleston Riverdogs. Following his time with the Yankees, Nathan finished his playing career with the Brantford Red Sox of the IBL.

Kyle Kush
Instructor
Kyle grew up in Guelph, Ontario. He played Guelph Minor Baseball before playing for the
Ontario Nationals and Ontario Blue Jays organizations. He received a scholarship to NCAA
Division I Canisius College in Buffalo, New York where he played for 5 years. He was the
starting shortstop his final 4 years, and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Sports Management,
and a Master’s degree in Sport Administration. He helped the Golden Griffins to the playoffs
in all 5 years and was part of the 2022 Conference Championship team. He is now currently
playing for the Guelph Royals of the IBL.

Johnny Halls
Instructor
Johnny grew up in New Market, Ontario and played elite baseball with the Toronto Mets Organization for four years. He earned a scholarship to pitch at NJCAA D1 Hutchinson Community College in Kansas. After some time down in Kansas, Johnny returned home and finished his collegiate career pitching for Durham College.

Max Rutherford
Instructor
Max grew up playing baseball in Barrie, Ontario. He developed his skills playing for the Lake Simcoe Nationals and the Elite Ontario Nationals program. His abilities earned him a scholarship to pitch south of the border for the NJCAA D1 Indian Hills Community College Warriors in Iowa. Max returned home to continue his academic and athletic career at the University of Guelph as a pitcher and sociology major.

Ben Salazar
Instructor
Raised in Waterloo, Ben came up through the ICBA with the Kitchener Panthers before earning a scholarship to NJCAA D1 Frontier College, then transferring to NJCAA D2 Lakeland CC. A 2022 Ontario provincial champion and National Bronze medalist as a starting catcher. He is the Director of Player Performance for the Mid Western Ontario Bearcats.

Scott Philp
Instructor
Scott played his minor league baseball in Guelph, Ontario. Scott developed his skills playing Elite Travel ball for the prominent Ontario Blue Jays. It was here where Scott earned a scholarship to play at Indiana Tech University. He has since returned home to further his academic career at the University of Guelph.

Cole Philips
Instructor
Cole Philips grew up playing baseball in Milton, Ontario. Cole played Junior College baseball for the SUNY Niagara Thunderwolves in New York. He then attended NAIA Florida National University as a pitcher.

Andrew Johnston
Instructor
Andrew grew up in Ontario and attended high school in Etobicoke. In his Grade 12 year he attended the IMG Academy in Florida. Andrew played at NCAA D1 San Jose State University as a catcher. Andrew is currently a member of the Great Britain National Baseball team and the u23 National Team. Andrew was an intricate part in helping the programs win their first ever gold medal. Currently Andrew is the starting catcher at the U of G as he furthers his academic career.

Daniel Meron
Instructor
Daniel Meron grew up playing in Thornhill, Ontario. Daniel is a Right Handed Pitcher who currently pitches for both the University of Guelph and the Thornhill Reds Senior Team. Daniel is a Criminal Justice and Public Policy Major.

Matt Stocco
Instructor
Matt has played at almost every level of professional baseball. He has enjoyed more than 10 years playing both collegiately and professionally as a catcher for the San Diego Padres. He has also embarked in over 8 years of instructing and coaching after playing.
Baseball is a passion that is more important then himself. He finds it incredibly important to pass and share all knowledge that he was fortunate to obtain.

Grace Blamauer
Instructor
Grace Blamauer was born and raised in Guelph, Ontario. Grace played the entirety of her minor softball career for her hometown Guelph Gators. She attended Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario where she played a prominent role on the softball team as their starting CF and at the top of the batting lineup. In 2018, she won rookie of the year, followed by MVP awards as a sophomore in 2019 and a senior in 2021. Grace was also named an OIWFA league all-star in her senior season. Grace concluded her successful university career in the classroom with a Bachelor of Kinesiology (Honours) with first class standing.

McKenna Kelly
Instructor
McKenna Kelly was born and raised in Guelph, Ontario. Growing up, she played for a number of different organizations, including the Guelph Gators, UTM Revolution, Vaughan Vikings, and the Waterloo Ghost. Through her minor softball career, McKenna competed in several provincial and national titles where she received the provincial tournament most promising pitcher and MVP honours on three different occasions. She went on to continue her softball career on a scholarship to pitch for the College of Charleston, an NCAA Division 1 program in Charleston, South Carolina. During her time as a Cougar, she helped her team reach the conference tournament three years in row and earned multiple CAA Scholar Athlete titles and Academic Achievement Awards. McKenna graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and is going on to complete a Ph.D. at the University of Toronto.