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Sandlot Staff
The staff at Sandlot is some of the most qualified baseball and softball coaches in the America!
Please read there bios below and choose one of our qualified coaches to help you or your ball player reach their full potential!
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Joe Cruz - Director of Baseball and Softball Operations
Baseball Experience:
High School:
- Overbrook Regional High School (1992-1995)
- New Jersey State All Star Game MVP
- All State - 1995
- All Group 4 - 1994, 1995
- All South Jersey - 1994, 1995
- All Olympic Conference - 1993, 1994, 1995
College:
- Camden County College (1996-1997)
- First Team All-American (1996-1997)
- New Jersey Athletic Conference All Region (1996-1997)
- Mount Olive College, Mount Olive, NC (1998)
- Played for team USA 1998 in Toronto, Canada
- Carolina Virginia Athletic Conference First Team All Region Tournament MVP (1998)
Professional:
- Somerset Patriots, Atlantic League (1998)
- Arecibo, Puerto Rico (1999-2000)
Coaching Experience:
- Director of Baseball Operations, Tall Pines Academy (2004-2006)
- Winslow Township Assistance Varsity Baseball Coach (2002-2006)
- Tall Pines Predators AAU Travel Baseball Coach (2005-2006)
- Young Guns AAU Travel Baseball Coach (2004)
- Grand Slam USA-Mount Laurel, Hitting Instructor (1996-2003)
- Arsenal Baseball Team Assistant Baseball Coach (1999-2003)
- Rutgers University-Camden Assistant Baseball Coach (2001)
- Overbrook Regional High School Freshman Baseball Coach (2000)
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Tom Trotman - Instructor
Coaching Experience:
- Head Baseball Coach - Cherry Hill West - 1970-2001
- Conference Championships - 1977, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997
- South Jersey Titles - 1974, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
- State Championships - 1989, 1992
- Diamond Classic Championship - 1989
Accolades and Honors:
- Coach of the Year by the Coaches Association - 1981, 1992
- Hot Stovers Coach of the Year - 1989 - 1992
- Philadelphia Inquirer's Coach of the Year - 1992
- American Baseball Coaches Association Coach of the Year - 1990
- Cherry Hill West Hall of Fame - 1992
- South Jersey Coaches Association Hall of Fame - 1998
- Pennsylvania Baseball Hall of Fame - 1994
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Chris Jones - Baseball and Softball Instructor
Baseball Experience:
High School:
- Highland High School
- 2 Year Letter Winner as Infielder
College:
- Camden County College
- 2 Year Letter Winner as a Pitcher
Semi-Professional:
- Tri-County League
- Gloucester Township (1990-1993)
- Warwick Shell (1994-1998)
- Over 30 Baseball League (1997)
- South Jersey Senior Baseball League (1998-Present)
- Current Player/Manager for SJMSBL Voorhees Phillies
Coaching Experience:
- Assistant Baseball Coach at Paul VI (1990, 1992-1994)
- Assistant Baseball Coach at Highland High School (1994-1998)
- Volunteer Assistant Baseball Coach at Williamson Trade College
- Coached Little League Softball and Baseball for more than 12 Years
- Served as Athletic Director for Eastampton Middle School for 2 Years
- Worked as a Teacher's Assistant for special education students for 4 Years
Currently:
- Sports Copy Editor for the Courier-Post, Cherry Hill
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Joe Ruffino - Instructor
Baseball Experience:
High School:
- Gloucester Catholic High School (1987-1991)
- 4 Year Starter for Dennis Barth's Team
College:
- Rider University (1991-1992)
- MSBL Voorhees Phillies
- 2006 First Team All Star Catching Selection
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Steve Irwin - Instructor
Playing Experience:
High School:
- Upper Mooreland High School, PA (1972-1976)
- 4 Year Starter
- State Championship Team (1975)
College:
- Penn State University (1977-1981)
Coaching Experience:
- Instructor Grand Slam - South Hampton, PA - 10 Years
- Little League Coach for 22 Years
- 8 Little League Championships
- 1 Little League District Championship
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Paul Keyser - Instructor
Playing Experience:
High School:
- Eastern Regional High School (2003-2005)
- County All-Star Member
- First Team All-Conference Honors
- Named Team MVP
- Helped team reach a 21-6 record
- Batted over .400 and broke the 30-hit mark
College:
- Wesley College (2006)
- American Legion Baseball Career
- .582 Career Batting Average
- Slugging Percentage Over .1000
Coaching Experience:
- Baseball Clinics, Camps, and Private Lessons - Last 3 Years
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Tim Trotman - Instructor
Playing Experience:
High School:
- Moorestown High School (1999-2002)
- 4 Year Varsity Starter
- 2 Year Captain (2001-2002)
- First Team All-Conference (2002)
- Honorable Mention All-South Jersey
- Reached State Playoffs All Four Years
College:
- Delaware Valley College (2002-2006)
- Scholarship Athlete
- 3 Year Athlete, 1 Year Starter
- ECAC Champions (2004)
- Reached Playoffs 2 Times
- Moorestown Rancocas Valley League (2004-2006)
- 2 Year Starter
- Reached Playoffs Both Seasons
- Reached Championship Game (2004)
Coaching Experience:
- Maple Shade High School Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach 2007
- Int'l Sports Center of Mt. Laurel Manager/Camp Counselor(2005-Present)
- Fielders Choice Baseball Academy of Berlin (2004-2006)
- Assistant Coach for Moorestown Babe Ruth (2001-2002)
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Stacy Jones - Softball Instructor
High School Experience:
- Evergreen HS (Vancouver, WA) 1988-1991
- ASA Travel Team - Finished 9th in Nationals
College Experience:
- Hofstra University 1991-1995
- 4 Year Starter
- Most Starts: 122
- Most Innings Pitched: 885
- Most wins: 96
- Most Strikeouts: 638
- No Hitters: 6
- 2 NCAA Div 1 Appearances
- 5th in the Nation in ERA
- Regional All American 4 years
- All ECAC 4 years
- All ECC in '92 and '94
- MVP in '92 and '94
- Gold Medalist- Empire State Games
- Hofstra Univ. Hall of Fame - April 2006
Professional Experince:
Coaching Experince:
- St. Johns Univ - Pitching Coach 1996
- Pitching Instructor/ Camp Director - All Pro Sports 1996 - 2001
- Briarcliffe College- Pitching Coach
- World Series App. 1997 - 2001
- Hammonton High School Head Coach '03 - '05
- 2 S. Jersey Titles
- 1 Sectional Title
- 2 CAL titles
- Coach of the year - 2004
- Philadelphia Inquirer Coach of the year 2004 and 2005
- Hammonton HS Hall of Fame - 2006
- Instructor at Swing Kids: 2002 - 2006
- Head Coach 18U Mystics
- Helped over 30 athletes into various colleges
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