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Todd Fine

Co-Founder/Senior Director of Player Personnel

fine@toptierwins.com

Jessie Hunter

Vice President of Operations

jessh@toptierwins.com

Steve Burch

Director of Top Tier Youth Program

burch@toptierwins.com

Peter Wolff

Director of College Placement

pwolff@toptierwins.com

Todd Toborg

Design/Creative Specialist

toborg@prepbaseballreport.com

Kirsten Arnason Official Photographer bizarnie17@yahoo.com

Todd Fine

Owner and Director of Player Development
Todd is the co-founder and CEO of Top Tier Baseball.  Todd has led Top Tier to six consecutive AABC state titles (2004-2009), and the 2009 17U CABA National Championship. Under Fine’s direction Top Tier has had nearly 200 players go on to play at the next level including over 100 division I signees, and nearly 40 draft picks. Fine has coached for USA Baseball in the 2008 NTIS, and will coach this summer in the 2010 Tournament of Stars. He is a member of the USA Baseball Task Force, responsible for selecting the 18U USA Baseball National Team. In addition Todd will serve as a coach for Under Armour at their All American Game at Wrigley Field for the third consecutive year this summer. Todd is also a former associate scout for the Houston Astros (2004-2009), the co-owner of the Prep Baseball Report, Slammers, and PBR Academy. Todd pitched at MichiganStateUniversity.

Steve Burch
Seth Kenny

Manager, Top Tier 18U 
Kenny has been a Division I college pitching coach for nine years, serving five years at Illinois State University and four at Austin Peay University. He also served as the recruiting coordinator for two years. In his nine years as a college coach, he’s had nine pitchers drafted under his tutelage, including two who made the major leagues. Seth pitched at Eastern Michigan University, then played two years of pro ball in the Oakland A’s organization. This will be Seth's first season with Top Tier.

Matt Plante

Associate Head Coach, 17 Americans
Matt has coached Top Tier at the 18U and 17U level for the past 6 seasons.  Matt has been a intragual part of 5 of the last 6 Top Tier state championships. He has coached at the collegiate level for the past two years at Springfield College in Massachusetts.  Matt is currently an assistant coach at Kansas State Univesity.

Chris Stocker

Head Coach, 17U Nationals
Chris graduated in 2004 from St. Ignatius College Prep where he earned three years of varsity letters in baseball. In his senior year he hit .464 with 12 HRs and 64 RBI’s. He was voted to the Daily Southtown all-area team, Chicago Sun-Times all-area team, and the Illinois Coaches Association All-Star team. Stocker was also awarded the 2004 Lawless Award (Chicago Catholic League Player of the Year). After his successful high school career, Chris went to Eastern Illinois University where he left after one semester to continue his baseball career at Purdue University North Central where he became a four-year starter. At PUNC Chris hit .325 with 19 HRs and 132 RBIs form 2005-2008. His best season came in his sophomore year when he was named All-Conference, All-Region, and Honorable Mention All-American. For the last two-years Chris has coached at his alma mater, St. Ignatius. This will be his first year with Top Tier.

Alan Myszkowski

Assistant Coach, 17U Nationals
Alan recently completed his first season coaching collegiately serving as the pitching coach at Purdue University North Central. Prior to PUNC, Alan was the pitching and catching coach at Andrean High School for two years. In 2009 the 59ers won the Indiana State Championship, and graduated 6 Division 1 players from that team. Alan was also named Coach of the Year in 2008 for a pitching staff that set multiple Indiana pitching records; team E.R.A. (0.98), consecutive scoreless innings (72), and shutouts (13). Alan is currently the lead pitching instructor at Diamond Kings Baseball Facility in Saint John, IN. In addition he is a pitching advisor for the US Baseball Academy. Alan is entering his 1st season with the Top Tier program.

Ray Borucki

Head Coach, Top Tier 16U
Ray was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies, where he played professionally at the triple-A level. Ray was the hitting coach at Mundelein High School for multiple seasons, including an Illinois State Runner-up Team in 2002.  This is Ray's fifth year with Top Tier.
 

Peter Wolff

Assistant Coach, Top Tier 16U
Peter played for Lake Forest High School where he was an All-Conference selection and All-Area Preformer in leading the Scouts to a school record in Wins (29) and a 3rd Place Finish in the 2003 IHSA State Tournament.  He was also a member of the first Top Tier team in 2004.  Wolff then earned a scholarship to play for Michigan State University, where he was a 4-Year Letter Winner and a Four Time Academic All-Big Ten Honoree. Peter was recently named to the Pioneer Press All-Decade-Team, as one of the Top 10 pitchers in the area from 2000-2009.

Gary Bennett

Senior Coordinator of Catcher Development
Gary was drafted out of Waukegan High School in 1990 by the Philadelphia Phillies.  Gary has played in the major leagues for the last 12 seasons, and will be spending his 13th as a catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers.  His long career has included a number of playoff births, and was a member of the 2006 world champion St. Louis Cardinals.  This is Gary's third year working with Top Tier.

 

Scott Stahoviak

Roving Instructor 
Scott grew up in Gurnee and graduated from Carmel Catholic High School in 1988.  He attended Creighton University where he was a 3-time All-Conference Player, and he was named the 1991 Conference Player of the Year as well as the 1991 ABCA Division 1 College Player of the Year.  His '91 Creighton University team played in the College World Series and finished in 3rd place.  Scott was the 27th overall pick in the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft. Scott played at the Major League level for the Minnesota Twins for 5 years during the 1993 and '95 - '98 seasons.  After Scott retired from professional baseball, he became the hitting coach for the University of Illinois at Chicago (from 2003 - '05).  During his time at UIC, the team was ranked nationally in the Top 15 in Batting Average.  This will be Scott's first season with Top Tier.

Marty Patterson

Roving Instructor
After being drafted out of high school by the Chicago White Sox in 1993, Marty attended Michigan State University, where he was a three year starter.  Primarily a catcher, Marty also pitched, played first base and outfield.  He was elected captain in 1997 and earned Offensive Player of the Year honors.  Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in 1997, he played two years in their minor league system.  Marty has been a skilled hitting and catching instructor with Full Package and Top Tier Baseball since 2000.

Tug Gillingham

Roving Instructor
Tug played three years at Purdue University (2000-2003), where he earned Academic All-Big 10 honors, and played two years at Northern Illinois University. Tug served as the assistant coach at Triton Junior College for two years and coached one year at Walther Lutheran High School, his alma mater where he was a three-year all-conference catcher. Tug also played three years of professional independent baseball with the Windy City Thunderbolts, South Georgia Peanuts and the Sioux City Explorers. Tug has been instrtucting catchers and hitters for the last five years.  This is Tugs second year with Top Tier.

Ed Koziol
John Krenger

Manager, Top Tier 15U
John Krenger has been managing/coaching since 1995 at Hamlin Park in Chicago. With six City Championships three State Championships, three Bronze Medals, two Silver for AAU World Series Baseball in Florida.  Joined Todd Fine of Top Tier in 2005 and won the 2005 D2 AAU World Series in Florida. Then was the runner up to the East Cobb Astros in the CABA WS in Chrystal Lake 2005. In 2006 and 2007, Krenger coached his team to a CABA World Series Runner up in Virginia and Ohio. Was a 2008 State Champion and 3RDplace finish in the Connie Mac. In 2009, started a 14u travel elite with Top Tier and finished with 2009 Championship over former MLB player Micky Morandini 2-1 and three other tournament championships.

Tom Burch

Assistant Coach, Top Tier 15U

Kyle Frischmann

Head Coach, 10U
Kyle Frischmann was a two-year letter winner for Coach Todd Parola at Mundelein HS. In 2002 Kyle led the Mustangs to a 4th place finish in the IHSA Finals.  Frischmann earned a baseball scholarship to Lewis University, where he pitched and played infield. Kyle has coached Chicago area travel teams for the last 6 years. Frischmann currently works full time at Slammers Training Academy in Lake Forest. This will be Kyle’s first season with Top Tier.

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