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Justin Santonocito 
Mark Messina

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Jesse Rosenhahn
Kristen Scheffold


Justin Santonocito  
Owner
Baseball Instructor





Conference Player of the Year in DIV. I NJCAA  
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year DIV. II  
2 Time College ALL-AMERICAN  
Drafted in the 28th round by the Arizona Diamondbacks  
Played in over 50 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada  
Played his last season in the Cincinnati Reds organization  
Learned every position at the professional level  
Has taught students all over the U.S. and Canada



Jesse Rosenhahn
Softball Instructor

   


Jesse started for the West Seneca West High School varsity team for 5 years seeing time as their pitcher and catcher.  In 1994 and 1995 she was named to the All-Western New York and All-State Teams.  In 1995 she was also given the prestigious Player of the Year Award as both pitcher and catcher.  In her summers she had played for the Diamond Girls which was the first Buffalo team to make it to the 18-under nationals.  Jesse Rosenhahn and Brittany HoutJesse also played for the Women's Major  fastpitch team the Tonawanda Shamrocks where she had the opportunity to face such opponents as Lisa Fernandez, Dot Richardson, and many other Olympic players.  She went on to play at Canisius College where she was the starting catcher for three years.  Jesse also saw action on the mound and six other positions at Canisius during her tenure.   In 1998, she led the MAAC in homeruns and tied the school record.  In 1999 she was nominated for Mid Atlantic All-American, and made First Team All Region.  Rosenhahn has also been playing on the Empire State Team since the age of 15, winning 4 golds, 5 silvers, and 1 bronze.   In 2000, Jesse played on the Faso Insurance team which won the Women's Class C National Championship where she was named 1st Team All-American.  Recently, Jesse had been the Head Softball Coach at Hilbert College for 3 yrs., and the volunteer pitching coach at Canisius College  before deciding to come on board full-time at the Baseball Academy.



Mark Messina
Baseball Instructor

 

 

 

 

Pitched at Frontier High School
Received Joe Hesketh Award in 2000
Pitched at Monroe Community College
1st Team NJCAA All Region
Pitched at Binghamton University
Played in the Milwaukee Brewer Organization
Won NABF Major Division Nationals 2005
Has been instructing at the Academy for 2 yrs.
 



Kristen Scheffold
Softball Instructor

 

 

 

Graduated from Lancaster High School in 2001
Section IV Pitcher of the year ('01)
2x All WNY ('00-'01)
Lancaster's Female Athlete of the Year ('01)
Played at St. Bonaventure ('02-'03)
Plays at Buffalo State ('04-Present)
Plays on the Buffalo Bisons Travel Team
Played in the Canada Cup versus various Olympic Teams (Summer '04)
Finished in Fourth Place at the Women's Major Nationals


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