Ricky Scruggs
Founder / Director of Instruction/ Peak Performance Specialist
Associate Scout, Kansas City Royals
Former Professional Player, 1st team All Big West selection UNLV. Over 15 years Private lesson experience. Founded Centerfield Baseball Academy . Has done thousands of private lessons for amateur and professional players. Licensed Pastor. Member of National Baseball Coaches Association. Performance Enhancement Specialist. Ricky studied for years with Jim Murphy and was interviewed for "The Journey to Inner Excellence" Jim's Newest Book.
Brent Strom
Director of Pitching and Athletic Pitcher Program Designer
Former MLB Pitcher Cleveland Indians and Pitching Coach/Minor league Pitching coordinator. Expert in Bio mechanics and athletic movement to create velocity and control. Studied with and contributed greatly to Pitching Central, the nations leader in cutting edge pitching performance.
Samantha Hoffman
Professional Pitching/ Hitting Instructor & Slapping Specialist
Former University of Arizona pitcher. Played for the 2007 University of Arizona National Championship Team, under USA Olympic Coach Mike Candrea. Certified American Softball Association Coach.
Cristobal Santana
Professional Hitting & Defense Instructor
Coach Santana has played 10 years of professional baseball in the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians and Oakland A's organizations. He also played the 2009 and 2010 seasons with the Tucson Toros. In 2011, he played for the Rockland Boulders.
Brandon Barclay
Professional Hitting Instructor
Served as CBSA Assistant Director of Instruction. Coached Centerfield club baseball teams. Certified by CBSA Director of Instruction Ricky Scruggs. Taught many of the best hitters in Southern Arizona.
Ernie Meza
Professional Hitting/Pitching/Catching Instructor
Played at Cochise College & University of the Southwest(Hobbs, NM) . Coached Benson High School 1997-2010. Benson High School Head Baseball Coach 2008-2010. Baseballs International Group Pitching Coach for Professional Scout League 2010.
Luis Tovar
Professional Hitting/Fielding/Throwing Instructor
Played collegiately at the University of California-Irvine(Irvine, CA) & Pacific Lutheran University(Tacoma, WA) . Luis has instructed at Centerfield for several years and he is certified by CBSA Director of Instruction Ricky Scruggs.
Ben Fife
Professional Catcher/Hitting Instructor
Played collegiately at Dordt College(Sioux Center, IA) from 2008-2011. Currently serves as the catchers and hitting coach at Desert Christian High School.
David Jagoditsh
Professional Pitching Instructor
Pitched collegiately at Pima Community College. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 32nd Round of the 2011 MLB Amateur Draft.
Jim Murphy
Strength and Conditioning Program designer and Mental Game Advisor.
Former Professional Player Chicago Cubs and coach Texas Rangers and Olympic Coach, Masters in Human Kinetics/Coaching Science, Certified personal trainer, Published Author(Dugout Wisdom & Inner Excellence)
