Our Amazing Staff!!!

 

 Our 2015 Summer Camp Instructors:

Miles Verweel grew up playing baseball in Toronto, scouted by the University of British Columbia, he competed in the United States and Western Canada. While pitching for the Thunderbirds, Miles instructed and facilitated youth baseball clinics for Last Raps Baseball Corp. Aside from running instructional clinics for teams/coaches of all ages in Toronto, Miles is one of the lead skills instructors at the EYBA summer camp as well as the indoor skills program. He is also the JR Rookie ball skills instructor at EYBA.  Miles has provided 1-on-1 developments for many players looking to hone their skill and gives them the professional edge of an elite athlete. 
Bryan Pyper (25 years old) started with the Birchmount League in T-Ball before playing 9 years at East York. In 2009, Bryan won OFSAA with the Birchmount CI baseball team. For both his years at Genesee Community College his baseball team won 2 fall championships. He later transferred to Notre Dame college for 2 years on a scholarship where he played both Outfield and as a dominant Pitcher. He graduated in December 2013 earning a degree in History while making the Dean's List. He is currently on the way to becoming a licensed OCT high school teacher and will be the "closer" again this year for the East York Senior team. At camp he brings a wealth of knowledge from different positions, a positive attitude, and is known for making all activities at camp fun and challenging.

Stephen Andreopoulos has been apart of the EYBC staff since 2012, having started out as an IT, and has been a instructor since 2013. He is 20 years old (1996), and currently plays for the East York Junior team. Stephen started playing baseball at the age of 8, in the rookie ball division at East York; he has been playing on East York’s AAA teams since minor mosquito. During his career with East York,Stephen has won 2 TBA championships and multiple tournaments. In 2014 he was East York Collegiate institute's baseball MVP, and currently plays on Humber College’s baseball team. His uncle, who played in the minor leagues and is currently the Toronto Blue Jays bullpen catcher, inspired Stephen and helped him throughout the years to improve his skills. Stephen creates a fun atmosphere, has passion for the game and tries his best to teach kids not only baseball skills but life skills.
 

Phil Tsiaras (25 years old) is highly regarded for his AAA playing career at East York and has now turned his focus to coaching East York's Midget Elite team.
After Phil earned the Athlete of the Year Award in high school, he attended State University of New York at Canton. He recently completed his degree in Criminal Investigation with honours.                                                                                  Phil started all 4 years as a catcher and won Gold Glove honours in his first year. Phil brings a fun, engaging learning environment to the EY baseball camp. He is able to teach both the mental and physical skills of the game to players of all ages and skill levels.                                                                                                       This will be his 2nd full year with the Off-Season Clinics and 5th year with the East York Baseball Camp. 
   

Chris Aubin (20 years old) plays for the East York Junior team as a catcher and center fielder. Chris started his baseball career off in softball at Topham Park, he played softball up until major peewee where he made the transition into hardball at East York. Chris is currently playing at the university level for York University; in his freshman year he started in centre field and batted lead off, leading his club in on base percentage and stolen bases. Chris is now focusing more on sharing his baseball knowledge with the younger generations. This coming year he will be coaching the minor midget elite team at East York. In the off-season, Chris is one of the clinic instructors and this summer will be Chris’s second year at the camp as an instructor. 
   Shawna Niskanen (25 years old), started playing on the boys East York AAA Rep team until she was 12 years old. From there, Shawna continued her hardball career with the Birchmount organization on the women’s team, where they won a provincial title in 2004. Shawna was also on Team Ontario. Shawna applied for the BEAP (Birchmount’s Excellent Athlete Program) where she studied and trained to become a better athlete during her high school years. In grade ten, Shawna converted from hardball to softball and started with the Scarborough Stingrays organization. In her softball years with the PWSA, Shawna has obtained 2 provincial bronze, 2 silver and one national title and individual awards at National events such as top batter and team all-star. She continued her education at Humber College and currently has a Recreation and Leisure Services diploma. In the OCAA, she has accomplished 1 silver and 2 gold provincial titles as well as second-base all-star in the CCSA (Nationals). She is currently at Seneca College and completing her Behavioural Sciences Diploma and continues her softball career on the Seneca Sting Softball team.
  Zakk Webster (22, EY Junior Team, Pitcher, OF, 3rd year staff) 
 

John Luke Lamanna (21, EY Junior Team, Pitcher, 3th year staff) 

 
  Jeff Gibbs

                                                  Instructor-in-Training applications and interviews will take place in May and June.

Those interested in working at the camp should email Andrew at pacebaseballltd@gmail.com to state their level of interest, highest level played, position expertise and weeks they are able to commit to working at the camp. Relevant reliable references (i.e., former coaches/teammates) will be required for those new to the camp.