Freelance Baseball and Softball Instructors
Hoagy’s All Americans takes pride in working with experienced freelance baseball and softball instructors in Columbus, OH. As freelancers, our coaches set their schedules and rates. Please reach out to our instructors directly for questions regarding their schedules, rates, availability, or upcoming class/camp plans.
Carley Gaskill
Rates:
- Half Hour – $55
- One Hour – $85
About:
- Ohio State Softball ’16-’21
- Shortstop/Utility
- 2021 Gold Glove (Team)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2018, 2021)
- Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2017)
- Over Six Years of Coaching Experience
- Travel Ball Co-Head Coach: Grove City Vipers 08
Sydney Long
Rates:
- Half Hour – $40
- One Hour – $65
About:
- Graduated from Hillsdale High School in 2018
- Four-Year Varsity Pitcher at Hillsdale High School
- Won the Division Four State Championship in 2018
- Three-Time First Team All-Ohioan
- Played for Elite-Level Travel Teams:
- Lasers
- Ohio Classics
- Beverly Bandits
- Four-Year Pitcher at Ohio Dominican University
- 2019 Ohio Dominican Newcomer Female Athlete of the Year
- 2019 Regular Season GMAC Champs
- 2019 1st Team GMAC
- 2021 and 2022 GMAC Tournament Champs
- 2021 2nd Team GMAC
- 2022 1st Team GMAC
- 2022 GMAC Pitcher of the Year
- 2022 Ohio Dominican Female Athlete of the Year
- Coaching Experience at the 12U and 14U Travel Ball Level
- Beginner- and Experienced-Level Pitching Focus
Kegan Lanter
Rates:
- Half Hour – $45
- One Hour – $85
About:
- Instructs: Hitting, Fielding, Catching, and Pitching
- Graduated from Thomas Worthington High School, Where He Started on Two OCC/District Championship-Winning Teams
- Two-Time All-OCC Player, One-Time Team MVP, One-Time All-District, One-Time All-Metro, and One-Time All-State
- Selected to Play in Mizuno All-State Games and OHSAA District Games
- Played One Year at Otterbein University, Then Transferred to The Ohio State University, Where He Started on the D1 Club Baseball Team and Won a Conference Title, Hitting Over .300
- President of the Big League Bandits Travel Program
- Head Varsity Coach at Worthington Kilbourne High School
Joe Gahm
Rates:
- Half Hour – $50
- One Hour – $85
About:
- From Milwaukee, WI
- Played Elite-Level Travel Baseball from the Age of 10 on Teams with Gavin Lux, Jarred Kelenic, and Owen Miller
- Started College Career at Auburn University
- Transferred to Chattahoochee Valley Community College, Where He Was a Member of the JUCO World Series Team in 2018
- Transferred to The Ohio State University, Where He Was a Relief Pitcher for Three Seasons
- Pitching Director for Wow Factor 614
Holden Martin
Rates:
- Half Hour – $65
- One Hour – $85
About:
Entering his second year as lead assistant at Capital University. In charge of the oversight and development of the offense and infield play.
Martin comes to Capital after most recently serving as the graduate assistant coach at fellow OAC school Muskingum University. At Muskingum, Martin oversaw the pitchers and served as the team’s academic coordinator.
In addition to his time at Muskingum, Martin has gained coaching experience as the head coach of the Owensboro RiverDawgs and as a pitching and hitting instructor at The Garage Baseball Facility in Clarion, Pa.
As a collegiate baseball player, Martin excelled as a pitcher and infielder for the Muskies.
There, he was a four-year letterwinner and was named the OAC Pitcher of the Week on April 12, 2021.
Quintin Applegate
Rates:
- Half Hour – $45
- One Hour – $70
About:
- Catching Instructor
- Graduated from Olentangy Berlin High School, 2nd Team All-OCC
- Played for Arsenal and Turn2 Organizations
- Upcoming Junior Catcher and Outfield at Wittenberg University (D3)
- Almost 10 Years of Catching Experience
- Currently Studying Cybersecurity and Data Science at Witt
- Playing Collegiate Summer Ball with Turn2
- Looking to Help Players Succeed in the Physical and Mental Side of Catching
Todd Holcomb (Hoagy)
Rates:
- Half Hour – $50
- One Hour – $80
About:
Coach Holcomb has a long history in baseball. He played travel ball, high school, and college. For travel ball he played locally in Dublin and for the Columbus Cobras travel teams. In high school he played at Bishop Watterson, where Coach Holcomb was a two-time all-state 1st team, one-time honorable mention, Mizuno preseason All-American, and Blue Chip Winner. He went to play JUCO baseball in Jacksonville, FL,—unfortunately, an injury ended his college baseball career before he could even start. As an adult, he has coached travel ball for 10 years is a Volunteer Assistant Coach for Bishop Watterson Varsity Baseball and the Director for Wow Factor 614.
Scott Manahan
Rates:
- Half Hour – $55
- One Hour – $85
About:
Scott Manahan begins his 36th year of coaching baseball. Scott was honored to have a lengthy high school coaching career with most of his time spent at Bishop Watterson High School in Columbus. He is currently the Head Baseball Coach at Capital University.
Teddy Cox
About:
- Capital University 2009-2013 B.A. Exercise Science
- RMU of HP 2016-2017 M.S. Health Science: Sport Performance
- 10 Years of Strength Training Youth-College Athletes
- 7 Years of Strength Training Experience with a Wide Range of Clients Online
- National Strength Conditioning Association – Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach
Learn More at Agoge Performance | Online Coaching
Jay Lewis
About:
- Hired as the Head Baseball Coach at His Alma Mater, Wittenberg University, in 1996, with His First Season at the Helm in 1997
- Served as an Assistant Coach for One Year for the Tigers Before Taking the Reins, Broke the School Record for Career Baseball Coaching Victories During the 2006 Season (379)
- 1994 Wittenberg Graduate Who Excelled on the Diamond for the Tigers in the Early 1990s
- Became a Three-Year Starting Catcher for Wittenberg from 1991-1993, After Spending His First Season at West Virginia Wesleyan
- Assistant Coach at St. Paris Graham High School, His High School Alma Mater, Before Returning to Wittenberg as a Coach
- Helped Lead the Falcons to a Division II State Runner-Up Finish in 1995
- Helped Coach Perennial Power Piqua in the American Legion League with Hall of Fame Head Coach Rick Gold
- Head Coached a Team at Wittenberg, Finishing Second in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament Twice; Several Players from His Team, Including Brent Parke, Ryan Born, Ryan Peters, Steve Less, and Kurt Hartfelder, Became Professional Baseball Players
- Became an Athletics Director at Graham High School in St. Paris Following the 2016 Season
- Resides in St. Paris with His Wife, Jennifer, and Their Children, Megan and Josh