Meet The Team
Our team is committed to making a positive impact in young athletes and families in the Denver community. Founded in 2006 by Scott Vatter, our team of instructors has dedicated much of their lives to the game through their playing career and into coaching. These passionate instructors coach with integrity to ultimately help us guide our youth baseball and softball players to grow in skills, character, confidence and leadership. Meet them below…
Scott Vatter
Founder
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Scott grew up in Colorado and has been coaching and instructing players for over 30 years. He primarily teaches hitting but can also teach infield. Scott lives in Highlands Ranch and has three daughters.
Playing Experience: University of Northern Colorado – (4 year starter in the infield, conference MVP 1993 and 1994, set several hitting records) Butte Copper Kings (Rookie ball 1995)
Coaching Experience: 20 + years high school coaching experience (All levels- Regis Jesuit, Highlands Ranch, Mountain Vista, Gateway). Former Associate scout for Atlanta Braves.
TY JACOBS
General Manager
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Ty is a Colorado native who has been around the game of baseball his whole life. His grandfather played baseball at Oklahoma (OU) and his father played Collegiately/ Professionally so Ty has been around the game since he could pick up a bat. He has coached at almost all levels and has the ability to work with players of any age!
Playing Experience: Cherokee Trail HS, UNC – Greeley (Played IF and Pitched), Seward County Community College (Middle IF and Pitched), Metro State- (Played MIF and Pitched)
Senart Templiers (FFBSC – France) (played SS and Pitched)
Coaching Experience: Collegiate Summer Ball for MHCBL and CCBL 4 years, Competitive Youth Teams
Current Head Varsity Coach at Rock Canyon High School
Tony Antolini
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Tony is a native of Colorado and spent thirty four years in public education as a teacher, coach, and athletic administrator. He has a passion for teaching the fundamentals of baseball and fast pitch softball to maximize an individual’s ability to truly enjoy the game. After his collegiate baseball playing career, Tony played competitive fast pitch softball for eight years.
Playing Experience:
Colorado State University
Coaching Experience:
Over twenty years of high school baseball with Head coaching at Regis and Rangeview High Schools.
Eleven years of private instruction, camps and clinics.
Former Recommending Scout for the Cincinnati Reds.
Matt Signorelli
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Matt is a Colorado native growing up in the Thornton/Northglenn area. He played baseball through high school where he competed as a catcher and infielder at Thornton High School. Matt has been married for 23 years to his wife Cara and has one son Adam who recently graduated from Eaglecrest High School.
Coaching Experience:
Director and head coach of the Centennial Tigers youth Organization
Freshman coach at Chaparral High School 2016-2020
Current freshman coach at Regis Jesuit High School 2021-present
Ryan Kieckhafer
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Coach for over 20+ years. Mostly at the youth select level and a few years at the legion level for high school.
Skills: Great communicator who loves to teach and develop young players. Main focus is on pitching mechanics and mental approach to strengthen both physical and mental game. Offers video breakdown and then specific drills to improve deficiencies. Also available to work with fielding and hitting.
Highlights: 2020 Nebraska State Champions, 12u AAA. 2020 Millard United “Coach of the Year”
Mike Hamilton
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Mike is a retired high school baseball coach and former scout with the New York Mets. He has been running baseball camps and instructing players for the past 20 years. He currently offers pitching and hitting instruction.
Playing Experience: University-Nebraska Kearney (1993)
Coaching Experience: Head baseball coach, Rangeview H.S (2000-2015), Former Associate Scout, New York Mets (2005-2008)
Daron Schulthies
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Daron has been around baseball his whole life. Originally from California, Daron moved to Colorado in 1996 and attended Heritage High School. He lives with his wife Danielle and has two beautiful daughters Payton and Kynlee. Daron currently works for the Highlands Ranch Metro District and enjoys golfing in his limited spare time. Daron also heads up HitStreak's brand new Fastpitch Organization!
Playing Experience:
Heritage High School 2006-2009
Hutchinson Community College- Juco World Series 2010
Metro State University
Coaching Experience:
High School baseball coach at Heritage and Rock Canyon High Schools
Varsity Head Girls Softball coach at Heritage High School (since 2018)
HitStreak Fastpitch Coach
Yvette Hendrian
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Yvette is a social studies teacher and softball coach at Eaglecrest High School. She is married to her husband Matthew and has two daughters, Alex and Kaitlyn. When not coaching or instructing, Yvette enjoys traveling and spending time with her family
Playing Experience:
Rangeview High School 1986-1989
UNC Chapel Hill 1990-1994- top 25 in the nation for ERA as a pitcher
Womens' Fastpitch Pro League
Coaching Experience:
UNC Chapel Hill Assistant Coach
Eaglecrest High School Head Varsity Softball Coach (11 years)
Private Pitching Instructor
Sean Jarrett
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Sean grew up in Colorado, traveled the world during his baseball career and now resides in Centennial with his wife and three young boys. His day job is in financial services and private real estate investments. His night jobs are coaching youth baseball, woodworking, and completing his wife’s to-do lists. If Sean could have one superpower it would be to teleport.
Playing Experience:
Otero Junior College NJCAA - 59 IP,60 K’s, 11 BB’s
University of Arizona NCAA D1 - College World Series participant
Oral Roberts University NCAA D1 - Super Regionals participant, Mid Continent Conference All-Tournament MVP & Oklahoma Big 4 Player of the Year
Colorado Rockies - Drafted in the 20th round, played 6 years in the Rockies Minor Leagues
Brisbane Bandits (Australia)
Camden Riversharks (Independent)
Coaching Experience:
Pitching Instructor: D-Bat Frisco, TX
Pitching Instructor: The Alley Brighton, CO
Assistant Pitching Coach: Valor High School
Head Coach: Centennial Youth Baseball League - Rubber Ducks
Matt Blackwood
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Matt grew up in the Highlands Ranch area where he pitched at Highlands Ranch High School before heading off to South Mountain Community College in Arizona. Matt currently teaches and coaches at Rock Canyon high school. Matt enjoys the outdoors and hanging out with his dog Ellie.
Playing Experience:
Highlands Ranch High School - 4 years
South Mountain Community College - 2 years
Coaching Experience:
High school summer teams 2020-present
JV Baseball Coach Rock Canyon High School
Vince Manalo
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Vince is a Colorado native growing up in southwest Denver. He played baseball and football at Abraham Lincoln High School in Denver and received athletic scholarships for both sports at the Colorado School of Mines. Vince has been coaching youth baseball for 10 years and is currently on staff at Regis Jesuit High School as an assistant freshman baseball coach. Vince is a devout Christian and lives in Parker, CO with his wife of 24 years and 16 year old son.
Vince loves coaching youth baseball and enjoys the process of building young athletes. He is well versed in the disciplines of playing catcher, 1st base and hitting.
Playing Experience:
Abraham Lincoln High School , Colorado School of Mines
Coaching Experience: Parker Hawks Football, Arapahoe Youth League; Parker Hawks Baseball, Arapahoe Youth League; Centennial Tigers Baseball Club; Current assistant freshman coach at Regis Jesuit High School
Trevor Welling
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Trevor is a Colorado native, born and raised in Parker. He has been playing baseball from the age of 4 until his freshman year of college where he played at Midland University in Nebraska. He has a deep passion for the game itself and its history. Trevor is a recent graduate of Metro State in Denver with a bachelor’s degree in history and a minor in anthropology. His dream is to work in a Smithsonian institute!. Trevor’s coaching goal is to grow the game of baseball through the young ball players coming up.
Playing Experience:
Legend High School: 4 years
Midland University: 2 years
Coaching Experience:
Legend Summer Youth Camps 2 years
Matt McHugh
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Matt joins HitStreak as a classic ‘Dad Coach.’ Growing up in the Midwest, he focused on football and baseball. An Architect by trade, Matt began coaching his two sons from tee ball into high school and turned it into a family pastime. His oldest son is currently a collegiate catcher. With a focus on catching, he has had wealth experience at the youth level and currently coaches at Regis Jesuit.
Coaching Experience:
Southeast Denver Baseball and Softball
-4x Cal Ripken State Champions
-2016 Cal Ripken World Series – Aberdeen, MD
2013-2018 AAA/Majors team
Regis Jesuit HS
2019-2021 Summer and Fall programs
2022-2023 Winter program and Spring JV assistant.
Crae Watkins
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Grew up in the Cleveland, Ohio area. Moved to Colorado in 2021 and currently lives in Denver working as a Firefighter Paramedic.
Playing Experience: Brookside High School
Lincoln University of PA (NCAA D2; All-Time Record Holder in Lowest Opponent Batting Avg., Combined Shutouts, and Games Saved (tied))
St. Bonaventure University (NCAA D1)
Coaching Experience: 13 and 14u Travel Ball Head Coach
Pitching Coach for Lorain County Ironmen of Great Lakes Intercollegiate League
Brookside High School (Assistant/Guest Coach)
Youth Baseball Clinic Instructor
Chris Dennis
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Chris is a Colorado Native, who grew up in Littleton, and graduated from Arapahoe High School in 2004. Chris started playing baseball at the age of 5 and has been around the game for nearly his entire life. He began his coaching career at the age of 22 and has coached levels ranging from college to youth over the last 15 years and has knowledge in all aspects of the game. Chris now lives in Aurora and has an 8 year old son Colby, and a step son Kayden who is currently a junior at Eaglecrest High School.
Playing Experience:
Arapahoe High School (OF,P) 2000-2004
Dana College (P) 2004-2005 2nd Team All GPAC Pitcher
Trinidad State Junior College (P) 2005-2006
University of Northern Colorado (P) 2007
Dakota Wesleyan University (P) 2007-2008 All GPAC Honorable Mention Pitcher
Coaching Career:
Director and Head Coach of Colorado Rage Baseball 2017-Present
Dakota Wesleyan University Pitching/Catching Coach 2008-2011
Mitchell Baseball Organization Teener Summer Team 14s 2008-2010
Arapahoe HS Varsity Assistant/Pitching Coach 2011-2012
Denver East HS JV Head Coach 2012-2014
AYL Spartans Head Coach 2015-2016
Julius Gaines
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Julius is a Colorado Native who trained at HitStreak himself growing up. He played baseball at Cherokee Trail HS, graduating in 2010. After High school, Julius played junior college baseball before heading to Puerto Rico and playing in the Puerto Rican Winter League. Julius specializes in hitting and Outfield play. Julius still plays regularly in various men's leagues in the area, as well as the Liga Latina baseball league in Denver.
Coaching Experience:
Rock Canyon High School 2017-2020, Current
USA Prime Summer and Fall Teams in 2023
Amanda Riley
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Amanda grew up in Northern California before playing 4 years of D1 softball at Monmouth University. Amanda was a pitcher for Monmouth, ranking 1st in Monmouth Softball Record Book for career strikeouts, innings pitched, and saves. She moved to Colorado in 2022, and currently works full time as a Technical Recruiter. In her free time, Amanda enjoys baking, rucking, working out, and country swing dancing.
Playing Experience:
Kimball High School
Monmouth University (2014-2018)
Coaching Experience:
Private Pitching Instructor
Stephan Dickens
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Stephan grew up in Denver where he attended Cherokee Trail High School. He was an exceptional all around athlete starring in several sports including footballs, baseball, and track. Stephan was a double major in business administration and psychology at Colorado State University Pueblo while also playing football. He has one son in elementary school, volunteers at ASEZ (faith based organization), serves as board chair of the Emerging Leaders National African American Insurance Association, and works professionally in financial services.
Coaching Experience:
2015-2016: Youth Athletic Development – Ultimate Performance Gym Pueblo, CO
2016: 3A Football State Champions – Ast. Defensive Backs Coach
2017: Overland High school Football, Aurora, CO Asst. Coach
2018- 2022: Vista Peak Preparatory High School Aurora, CO – Character Development Coach
2023 - Present: Speed and agility coach for HitStreak Youth Baseball teams
Ryan Schaefer
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Ryan is a Colorado native and huge baseball enthusiast. He played baseball at Elizabeth High School before playing collegiately at Metro State College in Denver. Ryan lives is Centennial and manages the shoe department at Dicks Sporting Goods at Park Meadows.
Playing Experience:
Elizabeth High School- Infielder
Metro State College- outfielder
Coaching Experience:
Varsity Baseball Coach- Highlands Ranch High School
Private instructor
James Shields
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James is a Colorado native born in Denver, and growing up in Centennial. He played baseball and graduated from Smoky Hill high school before attending the University of Northern Colorado. He currently lives in Centennial with his wife and four children. If they are not on a baseball field, the family loves to travel, ski and root for the Broncos!
Coaching Experience:
Youth Baseball coach- 2014 to present
Rock Canyon High school JV Coach- 2023- present
Colin Sweet
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Born and raised in Colorado, Colin began his baseball career at the age of 5. He attended Regis Jesuit High School for his Freshman and Sophomore years. Following that, he spent his Junior and Senior years at Cherry Creek High School from which he graduated. After high school Colin attended Iowa State University, where he was a walk-on member of the baseball team through the fall. Soon after Iowa State dropped the baseball program, Colin came home to Colorado and began coaching in 2008. Before joining HitStreak he coached youth with the Double Angel program, Slammers, and the Rawlings Team Colorado program.
He currently lives in Aurora with his wife Alyssa and son Branoch. The three of them enjoy spending as much time in the great outdoors as possible when not attending Branoch's many travel hockey commitments.
Ashley Wilson
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Ashley is from Wichita, Kansas where she played softball at Mulvane High School and was awarded All-League honors for 3 years. She currently resided in Centennial where she works as an occupational therapist to autistic children.
Playing experience:
Hutchinson Community College
Nate Taylor
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Nate was born and raised in Colorado, and currently lives in the Aurora/Centennial area with his wife and 3 boys. Nate has coached at Eaglecrest High School for 11 years, 8 of which have been spent as a varsity assistant coach. He also teaches social studies at EHS. Nate loves coaching the physical and mental side of the game, but primarily coaches due to his passion of developing boys into honorable young men.
Playing experience:
Grandview High School from 2000-2004
Coaching Experience:
Eaglecrest High School (2013-present) - freshman head coach and varsity assistant several years
Centennial Youth Baseball Association (2021-present)
HitStreak Competitive team (2024-present)
Lisa Frank
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Lisa’s bio coming soon!
Tom Sigrest
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Tom is a native of Boise, Idaho who came to Colorado in 2015 to pitch at Colorado Christian University. After chasing professional baseball in the independent leagues, he took an assistant coaching position at Green Mountain High School.
Playing Experience:
Northwest Nazerene University 2012-15
Colorado Christian University 2015-17
(Senior year avg 10 K/9)
California Winter League 2018
Coaching Experience
Green Mountain High 4 years varsity assistant
Jacob Love
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Jacob grew up in Southern California and Colorado, playing and coaching the game of baseball for over 30 years. He currently lives in Parker with his amazing wife and two boys. His free time involves coaching travel teams in ice hockey and baseball. Outside of that, he loves to travel and watch any kind of sporting events. He has been a flight paramedic and firefighter/paramedic for over 15 years.
Playing Experience:
Regis Jesuit High School 2 years
Chaparral High School 2 years
Feather River College (California) 3 years
** Left handed pitcher and 1st baseman
Coaching Experience:
Over 15 years of coaching experience
Current head coach for 13U HitStreak baseball team
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