Staff

I began my career with the San Francisco giants from 1989-95.  I then signed with Baltimore for 1 season.  I played for the New York Yankees from 1996-2001 where I was a member of the World Series teams in 1999, 2000, 2001.  I was also with Anaheim during their World Series season.  While playing in Baltimore again in 2004 I was recruited to participate in the Olympics with the Greek National team.  I am married with 3 children and have been a Gilbert firefighter for the last 2 years.  My experience in coaching youth baseball is extensive and fulfilling.  I was a Coach for Chandler National Little League Majors All Star team in 2007.  Our team was the Western Regional Champs and a semi-finalist in the Little League World Series. 

I was drafted out of the University of Pittsburgh in the 32nd round of the 1996 amateur draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. After five years in the Diamondbacks organization (where I first met Ken Huckaby in 1999) including parts of two seasons at the Major League level – I was traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.  Prior to the start of the 2003 season, I was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers. After the conclusion of the 2003 campaign, I signed as a free agent with the Texas Rangers and spent two years in the club's system in both the Majors and AAA.   I also played for the Yankees and Cardinals and in Italy for the Bologna Italieri of the Serie 1-A Championship League.  I had my first experience coaching in CNLL with Huck.  Our Red Sox did a great job and were League Champions!  I was  also the Assistant Caoch for the CNLL 2009  Majors & 2010 Juniors All Stars.  It was a great experience and has been equally rewarding to work with kids in the Little League system.  I am the Head Coach for the  BBC Generals 16U Club Ball team and also the JV Coach for Basha HS.





Greg Hansell

I was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 10^th round of the  1989 amateur draft out of Kennedy High School in La Palma,California.  I am celebrating my 20^th year in professional baseball.  I played with eleven different organizations over my 16 year career as a pitcher.  (Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland A’s, Kansas City Royals, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees)    In 2000,  I had the opportunity to  play for the Hanshin Tigers in the Japanese Professional Baseball League where I pitched for three seasons.  I also had the opportunity to play in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Venezuela.  Following my playing career, I spent four years as an international scout for the Rakuten Eagles of Japan.  I currently work with a sports management company.  I reside in Chandler Arizona with my wife and three children. 





Kory DeHaan

I was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 7th round of the 1997 MLB amateur draft out of Morningside College in Sioux City, IA.  I played 3 years in the pirates organization from Short Season A to Double A receiving 2 All Star Awards.  After the '99 season, I was selected by the San Diego Padres in the MLB Rule 5 draft and spent 4 seasons with them, including parts of 2 seasons in the Big Leagues.  After signing with the Cubs in '04, I failed a physical and had to get surgery on my throwing shoulder, which lead to my retiring at the end of '04.  During my career, I played all outfield positions, and mainly centerfield. I was very fortunate to learn from some of the best players in the game including Tony Gwynn, Trevor Hoffman, and Ricky Henderson.  Currently I'm a Hitting Coach in the Padres Minor League system.  I'm very excited to be able to work with Huck and his awesome staff!  I hope to instill in the kids all the little things I've learned through out my time in baseball, and can't wait to see where that will take them!  I currently reside in Chandler with my wife and 3 girls.





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Keith Wilson

Owner and head trainer for Pro Advantage Training.  Keith has developed a strength and conditioning program exclusively for BBC.  The program touches on agility, core training and arm maintenance techniques.  Keith has over 10 years of experience training professional baseball players. He was a strength and conditioning coach in pro ball for 7 years.  He was also the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator for the Arizona Diamondbacks for 2 years and the Milwaukee Brewers for 3 years.  He currently operates his training and consulting business, Pro Advantage Training, that serves athletes ranging from youth sports to the professional level.  For info regarding individual training programs please contact Pro Advantage at (480) 802-0482. There are gym locations in Gilbert and Tempe for your convience.

 Leslie Huckaby

No, I am not actually an Instructor but chances are when you contact BBC you will get me.  I handle all the communication and scheduling for camps, classes and private instruction.  I love to talk to parent's about our program and welcome the opportunity to do so.   It is so great to talk to and email people and finally get to meet them in person at a class or camp.  If you have any questions please let me know. Thanks for visiting www.azbaseballbootcamp.com !