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 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 |