MEET OUR COACHES
ADAM EHRLICH
Hitting, Pitching, & Fielding Specialist
Contact: (818) 613-9169
Book: https://calendly.com/adamehrlich10
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Adam Ehrlich, a 6th round draft pick of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011, played professionally for 9 years, winning multiple Can-Am League championships as well as a NY-Penn League championship.
Adam was a 4-year starter at Campbell Hall High School, making 1st-Team All-League all 4 years and batting a blistering .566 in his senior season while leading the San Fernando Valley with 49 RBIs.
Adam has been coaching youth baseball players since 2015, and he coached high school baseball at Campbell Hall from 2017-2021.
JACK BENSINGER
Pitching Specialist
Contact: (323) 376-4385
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Book:
https://calendly.com/jackbensinger
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Campbell Hall varsity pitching coach Jack Bensinger is well-known in the Valley for his dominance on the mound in high school, where he made 1st-Team All-League twice during his time at Campbell Hall. Coach Jack went on to play at D1 Long Island University then transferred to Webster University, who was ranked #1 in the country at the DIII level and appeared in three College World Series. In 2016, Coach Jack had the 4th-best WHIP in all of DIII baseball, and he finished with the 2nd-lowest ERA in Webster University history. After receiving his Masters Degree in Management & Leadership, Coach Jack has returned to Campbell Hall to coach their pitching staff and has now come to SOBA to help develop our young athletes into top-tier pitchers.
JOHNATHAN CASTANEDA
“Coach Cass”
Hitting, Fielding, & Catching
Contact: (818) 923-0812
Current Burbank High School varsity hitting and catching coach Johnathan Castaneda joins us this year after finishing his collegiate career and transitioning to coaching full-time. “Coach Cass” spent the bulk of time during his college years training in our cages at SOLL and developing mentor relationships with some of the top young players in the area. As a player, Johnathan was a beast at the plate during his high school and college career, earning 2nd-Team All-City honors while batting a blistering .400 during his senior year at Burbank High. And it was his 2020 season at Valley College that really turned heads, when he hit .420 without a single strikeout at the plate a year after getting an All-League Honorable Mention. After another offensive explosion at Antelope Valley University where he batted .385 and after multiple Summer League All-Star selections, Johnathan has now moved his focus from his own success on the field to helping others succeed on the field.
STAN SPANCER
Fielding, Hitting, & Pitching Specialist
Contact: (818) 402-4337
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LA native Stan Spancer has been a fixture in the local baseball world for years, having coached and mentored several players all the way to the professional level for 25 years. Growing up with Joe Torre as a mentor of his own, Stan is as strong as it gets at the mental game of baseball and incorporates that into his training of our young athletes. Stan's career began in the world of sports, and now he has returned to his passion, giving lessons and running skils clinics for SOBA while also owning the premier one-of-a-kind mobile batting cage, Belted Baseball.
CALVIN ESTRADA
Hitting & Fielding Specialist
Contact: (818) 461-4723
Crespi Alum Calvin Estrada is back in the Valley after winning the 2022 MVP of the El Salvadorian Winter League, batting .415 and winning the LNB Championship.
Calvin earned 1st-Team All-League as well as East Division Player of the Year honors during his time at College of the Canyons. He then finished his college career at Long Beach State as a 2nd-Team All Big West selection, before going on to play Minor League ball for the Ogden Raptors and the Idaho Falls Chukars.