The Baseball Zone
The Baseball Zone

Instructors

Kevin Mooney - Hitting, Fielding, Pitching, and Catching Coach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 High School

  • First Team All State Catcher / VHSCA All Star
  • Batted .394 with 11 doubles and 0 errors in 22 starts

College - Randolph Macon College

  • 2018 South Regional Champions
  • 2018 CWS semifinalist
  • 2019 ODAC All Tournament Team
  • 2021 Third Team All Conference
  • Career Stats - .318/.435/.506

Sarah Galavis - Softball Hitting and Fielding Coach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 High School

  • Second Team All-Inland Valley League and All-CIF selection in 2012
  • First Team All-IVL and team's defensive MVP as sophomore​

Odessa College NJCAA

  • Played two seasons at Odessa College in Odessa, Texas
  • Earned First Team All-Western Junior College Athletic Conference honors in 2015
  • All-WJCAC Honorable Mention as a freshman​

Chico State

  • Appreared in 54 games for the Wildcats in 2016, starting 46
  • Racked up 8 multi-hit games
  • Third on the team in stolen bases
  • Assistant Coach for the 2018-2019 Softball season
  • Utility player, switch hitter, and slapper

Peter Bowles - Hitting and  Fielding, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Played High School baseball at Quince Orchard High
  • 2010, All Montgomery County selection (Utility)
  • 2011, All-State selection (Shortstop)  
  • 4-year starter at Towson University
  • 2012, Named as CAA Rookie of the Week mid-April
  • 2013, All CAA selection (Left-field)
  • CAA tournament Champions. Played in NCAA tournament (2013), Chapel Hill Regional.
  • 2014, All CAA selection (First-base), Led Towson in Hits.
  • 2015, All CAA preseason selection (Shortstop), Led Towson In Hits.
  • Named CAA Player of the week April 6th 2015.
  • Towson Career Totals .311 batting average, 49 doubles, 18 homeruns, 222 hits and 148 RBI.
  • 2015, One season with the Sonoma Stompers, of the Pacific Association of Professional Baseball.

Dan Mckenna - Pitching Coach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Attended Bishop Eustace Preparatory HS in Pennsauken, NJ, where he helped the Crusaders win the 1999 Diamond Classic Tournament
  • 4th Best Prospect in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League (ACBL)
  • Pitched at Rutgers University
  • Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2003 MLB draft
  • Student of the game with vast teaching experience
  • Scout for the Philadelphia Phillies

Summer Paglianete - Softball Pitching, Hitting, and Fielding Coach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • 4 year starter at Damascus High (51 wins)
  • 2009 no hitter (pitcher)
  • 2009 Perfect game (pitcher)
  • 2010-2012, All Montgomery County selection 
  • High school average batting average  .470's
  • Played at Salisbury University
  • 2015 CAC tournament champions
  • 2015 Regional Champions
  • 2015 Super Regional Champions (scored winning run
  • 2015 Played in National championship tournament (finished 2nd)
  • 2016, CAC tournament champions
  • 2016 Regional Champions 
  • 2013-2018 Camp Softball Trainer/director
  • 2019 Tournament director
  • 2017-2019 Quince Orchard High School Varsity Softball Assistant Coach

 

Christopher Hacopian - Infield Coach 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • 2022 Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year
  • 2022 - Baseball Factory Under Armour All-American
  • 2022 - 1st Team All Met
  • 2022 - Helped Churchill HS to a Region Championship with a .539 Batting Average, 12 HR's, and 40 RBI
  • Ranked #1 Shortstop  in Maryland by Perfect Game
  • Freshman at University of Maryland 
  • Named to the 2021 Maryland All-PBR Underclass Team
  • 2021 All Division 1st Team
  • 2021 -Helped lead Churchill HS to a Region Championship with a .488 Batting Average, .618 OBP, and 1.399 OPS
  • Named a Perfect Game All-American in 2020

John Dempsey - Hitting and Fielding Coach



 

 

 

 

 

High School

  • Played at Georgetown Prep 
  • 2x All Met
  • 4 year starter

College

  • Played at Wofford College (D1 Southern Conference)
  • 4 year starter
  • 2019 Baseball America, NCWBA, Perfect Game, D1 Baseball Freshman All-American
  • 2x All Southern Conference (2019 and 2022)
  • 2020 D1 Baseball 68th highest Batting Average in the country 
  • Career .319 Average, 29 HR, 200+hits
  • 3rd most doubles in a single season in Wofford history
  • Top 10 most hits in Wofford history

Matt Sweeney - Hitting and Fielding Coach



 

 

 

 

 

 

  • 4-Year Varsity starter at Magruder High School
  • 2X First Team All County
  • 1st Team All Met
  • 1st Team HS All American by Louisville Slugger 2006
  • Hit .600 with 11 Homeruns Senior Year
  • Drafted in the 8th round by the Los Angeles Angels out of High School
  • Played 6 years professionally
  • 2X Minor League All Star
  • Traded to Tamb Bay Rays for Major League All Star Scott Kazmir
  • Hit a HR off Clayton Kershaw Single A All Star Game
  • Rule 5 Pick for the Baltimore Orioles
  • Has coached at St. John's HS for 5 years / Professional instructor for 10+ years

Andy Coleman - Hitting and Fielding Coach



 

 

 

 

 

  • Played at Seneca Valley High School 
  • 1988 Montgomery County All-County 
  • 1989 Montgomery County All-County 
  • 1989 Washington Post All-Met 
  • 1989 Home Plate Club Maryland High School Player-of-the Year 
  • 4-year starter at UMBC 
  • 2nd All time in career RBI's (154) 
  • 5th All time in doubles (54) 
  • 8th All time in hits (219) 
  • .335 career hitter 
  • Hit .305 for the Shenandoah Valley Collegiate League 1992 Champion Winchester Royals
  • Springbrook HS Head Varsity Baseball Coach

Anthony Sosnoskie - Hitting, Catching, Pitching, and Fielding Coach



 

 

 

  • Starter Virginia Tech 2007-2010
  • Virginia Tech Baseball Rookie of the Year
  • 2008: Hit .315, 6 Homeruns
  • Summer 2008: Played for Lake Norman Copperheads and was named Top Prospect by Perfect Game, Player of the Week 3 times, Mid-season All-Star, Runner-up League MVP, Hit .368 with 7 HR.
  • 2009: Hit .314 with 7 HR, 51 RBI, 18 2B, 39 BB, 0 Passed Balls, ACC Player of the Week 1, National Player of the Week 1
  • Summer 2009: Played for Harwich Mariners in the Cape Cod League
  • 2010: Preseason All-ACC, hit 5 HR
  • 2011: Professionally has played for the Sussex Skyhawks and Worcester Torandoes of the Can-Am League, OBP of .417
  • 2012 - Pitching Coach for Landon HS
  • Current Varsity Head Coach at Bishop McNamara HS

* Inactive Instructor at this time

Kevin Mooney - Pitching Coach



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North Harford High School (2009-2012)
  • 4 year Varsity letter winner
  • Pitching: 24-8 record, 1.35 ERA, 301 strikeouts
  •  Hitting: .349 AVG, 9 HR, 77 RBI
  • 2012: ESPN/Gatorade MD Player of the Year, Varsity Sports Network Pitcher of the Year, Baltimore Sun Player of the Year
  • 2012: pitched perfect game in 3A state semifinal game (7 IP, 13 K)
University of Maryland (2013-2015)
  • Closer all 3 years
  • Holds school record for career saves (33) and tied for single-season saves record (13, Brett Cecil); 4th in career appearances (79)
  • Part of 2014 South Carolina Regional and 2015 UCLA Regional champion teams
  • Played in 2014 & 2015 Super Regionals at UVA
  • 2015 playoff stats (10 team games):
  • B1G All-Tournament Team
  • 8 appearances, 10.2 IP, 17 K, 6 saves
  • Played in Cape Cod Baseball League for Falmouth Commodores in 2013 & 2014
Washington Nationals (2015-2017)
  • Drafted in 15th round of MLB draft by Washington Nationals (464th overall)
  • Played two seasons for the Auburn Doubledays in NY Penn League (2015 & 2016)
  • Career ending shoulder injury in 2017

* Inactive Instructor at this time

John Novinsky - Pitching Coach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • 1997-2000 pitched for Iona College
  • Pitched in prestigious Cape Cod Summer League for Yarmouth - Dennis Redsox
  • 1999 Division I All-American
  • 2000 MAAC Pitcher of the Year. Posted an 8-1 record with a 1.86 ERA , 79 strikouts in 67 innings
  • 2000 - Ninth round Major League draft pick by the St. Louis Cardinals
  • 2001 - Received strikeout Award with the "A" Peoria Chiefs of the Midwest League
  • 2001 - Pitched in the Midwest League All-Star Game
  • 2002 Rolaids Relief Pitcher of the month for July and August while pitching for the Potomac Cannons of the Carolina League
  • 2003 - Posted 19 saves pitching for the Double AA Huntsville Stars
  • 2003 - Traded to the Milwaukee Brewers
  • 2004 - Posted 17 saves in 18 attempts pitching as the closer for the Double AA Huntsville Stars
  • 2004 - Promoted to the Triple AAA Indianapolis Indians
  • 2005 - Milwaukee Brewers AAA roster

* Inactive Instructor at this time

Jay Wingate - Baseball Hitting, Pitching, and Fielding Coach / Softball Hitting and Fielding Coach

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Played at St. Mary's College (1973-1976)
  • .383 Career Batting Average
  • Compiled 20-6 pitching record over 4 years
  • Inducted into the St. Mary's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997
  • Quince Orchard High School Softball Coach (2008-2017)

* Inactive Instructor at this time

Jason Aquilante - Hitting, Fielding, and Catching Coach



 

 

 

 

 

  • Played at Archbishop High School in Radnor, PA
  • 2-Time Philadelphia HS Player-of-the-Year
  • Played at Wake Forest University
  • Member of 3 ACC Championship teams
  • Played in 4 NCAA tournaments
  • Played in College super regional in 1999
  • Voted by Baseball America in 2000 as the ACC's Best Defensive Secondbaseman
  • 2001 ACC Second Team Catcher
  • Assistant Coach at William and Mary for two years

*Runs Winter Catching Clinic...does not teach private lessons

Derek Hacopian - Owner and Director of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Inducted into the Churchill High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995
  • All Conference First Team at James Madison University in 1991
  • Led James Madison team in Homeruns and RBI's in 1991
  • Played at the University of Maryland in 1992
  • 1992 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year
  • 1992 ACC Triple Crown
  • Batted .490 with 23 Homeruns and 83 RBI as a senior at the University of Maryland in 1992
  • Holds ACC single season records in Batting Average (.490), On-Base Percentage (.618), and Slugging Percentage (.943)
  • 1992 Mizuno NCAA Division I All-American
  • 1992 American Baseball Coaches Association NCAA Division I All-American
  • 1992 Baseball America Division I All-American
  • Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 1992
  • 1992 Appalachian League All-Star with the Burlington Indians
  • 1993 South Atlantic League All-Star with the Columbus Redstixx
  • Led South Atlantic League in Homeruns in 1993
  • 1995 Midwest League All-Star with the Beloit Snappers
  • Career .312 hitter as a professional
  • Retired in 1996 due to injury
  • 1999-2004 managed the Bethesda Big Train of the Clark Griffith Collegiate Baseball League

Charles Devereux - Pitching Coach / Fall and Winter Pitching Camp Coordinator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


               

  • Pitched for 4 years at the University of Maryland
  • Captain Senior Year at UMD
  • Pitched professionally with the Baltimore Orioles for 4 seasons
  • Pitched one year in the CPBL for the Taipei Tigers
  • 17 years coaching experience (13 years with BCC, 12 years with Landon HS)
  • Has coached over 30 players that have gone on to pitch in College
  • Has coached 6 players that have gone on to pitch professionally, including Danny Hultzen, the 2nd overall pick by the Seattle Mariners in the 2011 draft

 

Winter Pitching Camp Lead Instructor...does not teach private lessons

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9125 Gaither Road

Gaithersburg, MD 20877

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