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Bill Bowman is a native of Santa Barbara who played professional baseball in the Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals organizations. His father Gene, brother Eddie, cousin Hall of Famer Eddie Mathews and uncle Bill “Hop a Long” Howerton all played professional baseball. Bowman was an area scout for the Major League Scouting Bureau covering Oklahoma, Texas, Nevada and California regions. He also had scouting duties with the Oakland A’s covering Northern California up to the Oregon border. Bill brings his vast knowledge from over 16 years of playing and scouting to his position as head of our scouting department and college advisory programs. |
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Major League baseball player 1971-1985. Infielder for the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, L.A. Dodgers, Montreal Expos, California Angels & Philadelphia Phillies. Member of 1981 L.A. Dodgers World Series Championship team. |
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Jim Dixon played baseball his collegiate years at UCSD and graduated with a degree in Pre-Law. In 1978, Jim signed a professional contract in the Mexican Major League (Liga Mexicana De Beisbol) for the Petroleros De Poza Rica. After playing five years in both the summer and winter leagues, Dixon retired as a player and pursued a 23-year law enforcement career in San Diego. In 1994, returned to baseball to coach the San Diego Monarchs 11U AAU National Championship team in Des Moines, Iowa. With coaching success at both the high school and college levels, Jim was offered an opportunity to be an assistant coach in the Western Baseball Professional League which resulted in a 1995 league championship. In 1998, Jim was selected to participate as an outfielder in USA Baseball's Senior Men’s Team; his team won a gold medal at the Nike World Masters Games in Portland, Oregon. |
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For over 15 years, Harry has been training and developing players from all age levels. During his career, Harry accomplished five National Championships in five different age divisions:
1993 AAU 12 & U;
1995 Omaha Super Series 14 & U;
U.S.A.’s 16 & U gold medal winning entry in the 1996 Junior Pan Am Games (a team that beat Cuba twice!);
1997 Sunbelt Classic 17 & U;
and 1998 AAU 18 & U.
His most memorable coaching experience was in the professional Western Baseball League as an assistant coach to skipper Jeff Burroughs for the Long Beach Rip Tide, winning two league championships. In 1999, Harry launched player development programs at the national level and has since helped hundreds of players move on to college and professional baseball. |
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Martin Stuka played at UCLA for legendary Coach Gary Adams. He continued his playing career overseas, coaching the National Team of France and the Paris University Club. Over the 20 years that span his career, Stuka has put together teams that have played the USA National Team, France, Spain, Italy, Holland, Belgium, Sweden and Ireland. He was an official for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. With a vast number of contacts globally, he has helped recruit players to teams around the world. In addition to his vast knowledge and experience of the game, Stuka is also fluent in five languages, making him one the top international coaches in baseball. |
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Matt Nokes is a 10-year Major League veteran. Starting in the San Francisco Giants farm system, he was quickly promoted to their Major League team in 1985 at the age of 21. Although he started in the National League, he played most of his career in the American League with the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees and Orioles. Injuries forced Matt to retire in 1996, but he made a comeback as a player and coach in the minor leagues. Although offered the possibility to play again in the Major League with Cleveland, Matt opted to continue as a player/coach in the minors, where he led the league in hitting another two years before retiring in 2004. |
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Jose Cortez started his baseball career at Don Lugo High School in Chino, CA, where he became a member of the All-CIF First Team which helped him land the starting catching position at Pomona Pitzer College in Claremont, CA. Jose to this day holds the all-time home run record at (70) at the D-3 level with accomplishing an unprecedented four-year All American status. Jose was drafted in the 14th round by the Philadelphia Phillies and played three years in the minor leagues, ending up at the AA level. |
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