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 Tim Mayo - General Manager Tim served for 4 years as a left
handed pitcher at Springfield College while attaining his Bachelors degree in Biology and his Masters degree in secondary
education in Biology. During his time at Springfield, Tim earned the Provost Award for the highest GPA in Biology during his
sophomore year. Tim was the assistant coach for the Longmeadow High School Baseball Team and Basketball Team from 2003-2008.
While at Longmeadow, Tim was part of the D1 Western MA Championship Team in 2008 (basketball). In the fall of 2007, Tim led
the Enfield Legion Fall baseball team to a 16-5 record, using wood bats while the competition used aluminum. Tim also served
as the pitching coach for the Holyoke Giants (NECBL) for four seasons. While serving as the pitching coach for the Giants
in 2005 he guided the team to a league best 2.38 team ERA allowing a minuscule 96 earned runs in over 363 innings pitched.
In 2009, Tim took the next steps in furthering his coaching career by accepting the head basketball job at Hopkins Academy
(Hadley, MA) and pitching coach at Division 3 Elms College (Chicopee, MA). Tim now owns and operates the Dream Bat Company
(Enfield, CT) as well as the DBC Baseball School. He was the lead baseball instructor for the Cressotti Baseball School from
2000 to 2009 and has worked at many of the areas top baseball camps and clinics. In 2010, Tim accepted the pitching coach
position at Western New England College in Springfield, MA. In 2011, Western New England's pitching staff finished #2
in the country for the fewest walks allowed/9 innings. The Golden Bears also made the school's first appearance in
the College World Series. Tim is entering his 3rd year as WNEC's pitching coach and his 4th season as Bomber's GM.
John
Mayo - 18U Head Coach John brings a vast array of coaching experience to the Dream Bat program. Mayo, who is entering his 3rd season in the program, has coached high school baseball for 29 years, including 13 years at Longmeadow, which he has turned into a WMass powerhouse. Mayo has also been the head basketball coach at Fermi, Longmeadow, Stafford, and East Windsor (2007 CT State Champs). He has coached high school and college football as a head coach at Fermi, Minnechaug, Stafford and American International College. Mayo was also the former athletic director at Stafford High School. As a player, Mayo excelled
at football, basketball and baseball at Fermi before going on to
play varsity football and baseball at Trinity College, Hartford, CT. John is
also entering his 3rd year as varsity football coach at Belchertown High School, MA. Mayo is a very disciplined and dedicated coach to both the game and his players.
Zach Cloft - 18U Assistant Summer Coach Coach Cloft is
coming out of his senior year at Western New England College. Zach was a pitcher for 4 years for the Golden Bears, finishing
his career in Appleton, Wisconsin at the College World Series. Coach Cloft started as an intern for the Dream
Bat Company, then a pitching instructor for the DBC Baseball School, he will be entering his 2nd season as pitching coach
for the 18U summer team in 2012.
Dan
Gomez - 2012 16U Head Coach/Catching Coach Dan is entering his first season as the 16U Bombers head coach. He will also be
working with the program's catchers in the off season. Dan is entering his second season on the Western New England College baseball staff
serving as a catchers coach in 2011.Gomez is a 2008 graduate of
Endicott College where he earned his bachelor's degree in Sport Management.While there, he was a four-year member of
the Gulls' baseball team and an All-The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) selection.He was the team co-captain and
Most Valuable Player as a senior. Gomez previously served as a coach for the East Longmeadow High School junior
varsity baseball team in 2009. In 2006 he played for the Holyoke Giants in the New England Collegiate Baseball League
(NECBL).
Marc Senia
– Head 14U Spring Coach/16U Fall Coach Marc Senia joined the bomber
staff in spring 2011 as the head coach of the 14U team. He has been coaching for the past 8 years in the
South Windsor American Legion program, where he also played for three years. He also played for two high school teams, (which
he captained) and also a local AAU program in CT. Senia graduated from Wheaton College in Norton Mass. He
earned a Bachelor’s degree in American History and a minor in Education. While at Wheaton, Senia played baseball for
4 years and served as a utility player, playing 2B, 3B and OF. He was fortunate enough to captain the 2002 team during his
senior year. Senia has been involved with many baseball camps throughout New England and has also helped
out with local high schools. Senia is a coach that loves teaching baseball to players that share the
same passion and dedication to the game.
Nick Gorneault - Bomber Hitting Instructor/Advisor Nick is entering his first year on the Bomber staff as one of the program's preseason hitting instructors. Nick, a Springfield, MA native and former UMASS standout, is now also a scout for the Los Angeles Angles. After being drafted by the Los Angeles Angels out of the University of Massachusetts, Gorneault spent several years in their minor league system before reaching the major leagues with the club in 2007. After a short stint in the Houston Astros organization, Gorneault signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. Nick is now the head scout for the Angels in New England.
Peter Hall –
14U Head Summer Coach & Assistant GM This will be Peter's first year with the Bombers. Peter attended Killingly High School
in Danielson, CT where his pitching success and defense prowess earned him recognition in the Eastern Connecticut Conference.
During his senior year, Pete hit a walk-off homerun to lead the Redmen over the NFA Wildcats, which would later become state
champions that year. After high school, Peter played 4 years of college baseball at Keene State College while earning
his Bachelor Degree in Physical Education. Peter played a key role in bringing KSC to their first ECAC Tournaments in
consecutive years. In 2007, Pete and his senior class lead KSC to their first NCAA appearance, making it all the
way to championship Sunday. After his baseball career, Peter stayed in the school systems and coached JV Baseball, JV
Soccer, and JV Women's Basketball. Along the way, he has also coached at Bill Holowaty's Baseball Camp, Norwich
Navigator Camp and KSC Baseball Clinics. In 2010, Peter decided to attend Springfield College where he is currently
working towards a Master Degree in Physical Education.
Adam
Tarquini - Fall Ball 18U Coach Adam grew up in Fishkill
N.Y. and attended John Jay Senior High School in Hopewell Junction, N.Y., where he was a four-year varsity starting catcher
for the John Jay Patriots baseball team. He began his high school varsity career as a freshman in 1998 and played on the team
until he graduated in 2002. With John Jay, Adam earned All-County and All-Section honors during his junior year and
All-County, All-Section, and All-State honors during his senior year. He was also named a Poughkeepsie Journal First-Team
selection during his junior and senior years. After high school, Adam went on to Springfield College in Springfield,
MA, where he played for winning coach and former Springfield College standout Mark Simeone. He was a four-year starting catcher
with the Pride until he graduated in 2006, having earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. While
in college, Adam was also the starting catcher for the Wappinger Yankees of the NYCBL during the summers of 2004 and 2005.
He also served as a camp counselor at The Springfield Area Baseball Camp during the summer of 2005, where he worked with area
youth on developing their skills in the sport. After college, Adam returned to John Jay Senior High School as the Head
Baseball Coach for the school’s freshmen team during its 2006 season. He then moved on to serve as the Assistant Varsity
Baseball Coach during John Jay’s 2007 season. In 2008, Adam moved back to Springfield, MA and became the Assistant
Coach for the Western Mass Braves AAU Under-14 Division during the team’s 2008 summer season. In addition to his
job as a Financial Analyst with the Springfield Public School System, Adam is currently the Assistant Junior Varsity Coach
at Cathedral High School in Springfield. Adam coached the 18U Fall Bomber team to a 2010 Championship in the team's
first year in the league, using wood bats against metal.
Bryan Adamski - 2011 16U
Head Summer Coach - 2012 Advisor Bryan
Adamski is currently an assistant coach with Amherst College. Working primarily with Amherst's hitters, the 2011 season
will be Bryan Adamski's third with the Lord Jeffs. A 2007 graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Adamski was a standout
for the Minuteman baseball team. During his senior season Adamski led UMass in home runs and slugging percentage,
while boasting a .994 fielding percentage playing the corners. Adamski was also the Minutemen's top pitcher in 2007, posting
a 2.67 ERA with a 3-1 record in 16 relief appearances and was the team’s lone player to start in all 40 games. Adamski
led UMass in both home runs and ERA as a junior. He is still the all-time saves leader at UMass. In summers
after Adamski wrapped up his season with UMass, he played in the prestigious Cape Cod League for the Chatham A's and Hyannis
Mets. He also spent two summers playing with the NECBL’s Holyoke Giants. This past summer, he led the West team
to the gold medal at the Bay State Games in what was his first year as the team's head coach. He returned to Holyoke
this summer to serve as an assistant coach for the Holyoke Blue Sox, primarily working with hitters.
Jeff Mayo - Seasonal Hitting/Catching Coach - Bomber Advisor Jeff is an Enfield CT. native who attended Enrico Fermi,
but graduated from Avon Old Farms. Mayo attended Elon University, NC where he was a catcher/pitcher during the 2001-2003 seasons. He transferred to Mars Hill College where he caught every game for the Lions throughout the 03-06 seasons. Mayo also played for the Holyoke Giants of the NECBL during the 04 and 05 seasons. Mayo played professionally for the New Haven Cutters during the 2006 and 2007 season before retiring. He has the unique distinction of not only playing professionally, but coaching at every level (high school, college, and professional). Mayo served as the manager for the Neunkirchen Nightmares, Germany’s top professional
team, during the spring of 2007. He was also the graduate assistant
coach at Urbana University, OH and assistant voluntary coach for
Mars Hill College Junior Varsity Team. Jeff served as the voluntary assistant to the Longmeadow Freshmen Baseball coach, as well as the voluntary hitting/fielding coach at Madison High School in NC in 2006. Jeff recently took the position of hitting coach for Wilkesboro
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