Drake Blasco

  • 3 year varsity player at Brunswick HS
  • 2021 district champion
  • Division 2 commit out of high school
  • Hitting coordinator at NMC Performance
  • Led the class of 2029 team to a 21-10 record

Jason Reitenbach

  • Hitting Coach at Ashland University
  • Assistant Coach for Oberlin College (2025)
  • Played at Youngstown State University
  • Played at Findlay University

Ben Babcock

  • Driveline certification (Foundations of Pitching)
  • Rapsodo pitch design certification
  • Mentored 3 all-state pitchers (Delphos St. John’s)
  • 2022 Defiance staff ranked 3rd in program history in strikeouts
  • 2025 Defiance staff ranked 2nd in program history in strikeouts

Eric Birk

  • Played 2 years at Baldwin Wallace
  • 3 year letterman & senior captain at Brecksville-Broadview Heights
  • First Team All Conference
  • 4th season Varsity Pitching Coach at Brecksville-Broadview Heights HS
  • 5th season as NMC Head Coach

Troy Duke

  • Played at Mount Union
  • Part of the first NMC team
  • 2 year starter at North Ridgeville
  • 2nd season as NMC Head Coach

Ben Bliss

  • Played four years at Heidelberg University
  • 3x all conference & county at Wellington HS
  • Lorain County D3 & D4 Player of the Year
  • Assistant coach at Oberlin College
  • 3rd season as NMC Head Coach

Isaac Ramos

  • 2nd Team All-Ohio at Elyria HS
  • 1st Team All Conference at Elyria HS
  • Lorain County Player of the Year
  • Lorain County Mr. Baseball
  • Played at University of Findlay

Kaden Anderson

  • 3 year varsity starter
  • All-State Honorable Mention at Elyria Catholic
  • Played at Hiram College
  • 4th year Head Coach at NMC

Jack Heffke

  • 1 year of college ball at Mount Union
  • Suburban League All Conference Honorable Mention
  • 2 year varsity letterman at North Royalton HS
  • Starting SS on #1 seed North Royalton Bears (2023–24)
  • Suburban League Conference Champion

Gage Weaver

  • 2x First Team All District (Ontario HS)
  • 3x First Team All MOAC
  • 2023 State Runner-Up
  • Played at Ashland University

Brandon Lucek

  • All Conference at Strongsville HS
  • All State at Strongsville HS
  • Played at Toledo

Carter Weaver

  • 1st Team All-Ohio at Ontario HS
  • Played at Ashland University
  • 2023 State Runner-Up
  • All Conference & All District at Ontario HS

Don Bliss

  • Lake Erie Warhawks Board of Directors (2014–2021)
  • Abrahamowicz Family Baseball Board (2021–2024)
  • 12u Warhawks Head Coach – Cooperstown team
  • T3 Warhawks Collegiate Head Coach (50–28 record)
  • 2024 NMC 15u Head Coach / 2025 NMC 16u Coach

Mike Perry

  • 2021 Firelands Conference Coach of the Year
  • 2021 Ashland Times-Gazette Coach of the Year
  • Developed D1–JUCO athletes
  • Varsity Pitching Coach at Bay HS
  • 12 years high school coaching experience

Cory Fox

  • 2nd Team All-Ohio
  • Played at Lake Erie College & Adrian College
  • NYCBL 1st Team Closer
  • NYCBL All-Star

Nick Chernitsky

  • Tied for most starts in Hiram College history
  • Hiram College Freshman Athlete of the Year
  • CSC Academic All-District
  • 1st Team GCC & SWC
  • 2022 No-Hitter vs Amherst HS
  • 2023 Lorain County All-Star