Extra Innings professional and college baseball instructors and softball instructors at Extra Innings Plano

Extra Innings Instructors

Instructors at Extra Innings

Extra Innings offers individualized, year round professional baseball and softball instruction. Our staff uses a uniform step-by-step teaching system to encourage positive progress with all our students.

The Extra Innings staff features former and current professional players, college all-stars, and area college and high school coaches.

	Kelly Archer – Baseball & Fastpitch Softball Instructor Coach Kelly is a former 27-5A All-District & All-City baseball pitcher and 27-5A All-District & All-City football quarterback at San Antonio's James Madison High School. Following high school, Coach Kelly pitched for 1 season in the Spanish American Baseball League before accepting an athletic scholarship to play quarterback at Div. II Eastern New Mexico University. He has played men's league recreational and competitive softball in "B" league, "A" league and Major League USSSA for 15+ years. He has been coaching recreational and competitive ASA fastpitch softball for the past 8 years and has served as league coordinator, skills camp coordinator/instructor and pitching clinic coordinator for Plano Sports Authority. Coach Kelly is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association, the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association and the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Coach Kelly and his wife are active members of the Church of Christ on McDermott Road and live in Plano with their 3 children.
	Mark Vaji – Baseball & Fastpitch Softball Instructor Baseball & Fastpitch Softball Instructor Coach Mark, originally from Cleveland, Ohio, was drafted straight out of John Marshall HS by the Chicago Cubs in the 20th round. He pitched for 6 seasons in the Cubs organization. Coach Mark also played several seasons of winter ball in Colombia, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic. Following his professional playing career, Coach Mark was the pitching coach, then head coach at Cuyahoga Collage in Parma, Ohio. He has also coached fastpitch softball in the Texas Glory organization. Coach Mark and his family live in Plano.
	David Tubertini – Baseball Instructor Coach David is a former Mississippi 3-1A All-District catcher at Saint Joseph High School in Greenville, MS. As a 3 year starting catcher and team captain, he led Saint Joseph to District and North MS playoffs 3 consecutive years, batting .370 as a senior. Coach David also excelled as a punter and kicker in football, accepting a scholarship to Div. II Delta State University after high school. Coach David is a lifelong student of the game of baseball and has coached at various levels for 20 years. Coach David is available for hitting and catching instruction.
	Adam Linscomb – Baseball / Fastpitch Softball Instructor Coach Adam grew up in Manchester, NH, where he played organized baseball for 12 years through high school (Manchester Memorial High School). Like most lefties, he played first base and pitched for several traveling teams, including an American Legion select team. In addition to baseball, Coach Adam lettered in tennis in high school, and played organized soccer for 9 years, including two years at Abilene Christian University. Upon graduation, he moved to Dallas, where he quickly became involved in both competitive and recreational softball, playing on several "B" teams and "A" teams over the past 5 years. Coach Adam has coached several youth league baseball and basketball teams, and for the past two seasons, he has coached within the Texas Pride Fastpitch Softball organization. He is currently with OnTarget Partners, a marketing firm in Frisco, TX, and, with his wife Meri and 3-month old son Jackson, resides in McKinney. Coach Adam and his family are members of the church of Christ on McDermott Road in Plano.
	Fielding Lewis – Baseball Instructor Coach Lewis, a native of Katy, Texas, was a 3-time all-conference pitcher and outfielder at the University of Texas Dallas before transferring to Texas Tech. While at Tech he was a Big XII All-Academic player. Following college Coach Lewis played 4 years of professional baseball for the Shreveport Sports, the Windy City Thunderbolts and the London Majors. Coach Lewis is the business director for Cornell Architecture and lives in West Plano.
	David Allen – Baseball Instructor David has 15 years of high school coaching experience: 9 as the head coach of 5A programs. He has coached and placed 45+ high school players in college, 3 college all-americans, 2 all-state players, 2 Texas HS All-Stars, 2 North Texas HS All-Stars, 3 MLB draftees & 1 professional. He was the program supervisor for the first fall baseball league in Plano. He has over 20 years experience as a baseball instructor at camps and giving private lessons. He has directed over 4000 kids in summer baseball camps over the past decade. In 2007 he founded the Lynx Baseball Club. In their first season of competition the 9's and 10's qualified for state with the 10's ending the fall season as the #1 ranked team in North Texas (USSSA). David played high school baseball at Plano Senior High, played college baseball at Richland Junior College (All-Conference 2 years) and at Stephen F. Austin State University.
	Harold Allen, Jr. – Baseball Instructor Coach Allen has an extensive background as both an educator and professional baseball player. He is a 2002 inductee in to the Indiana University Athletic Hall of Fame. Coach Allen has served as the USSSA Baseball Area Director in South Texas, the Athletic Director and head baseball coach at Valley Christian School and Athletic Director for Rio Grande Valley Sports. He is the founder of the Rising Star Baseball School and a motivational speaker. His baseball playing background includes Asheville Tourists MVP, Florida State League All-Star, Southern League All-Star while playing in the Houston Astros system, and 2 seasons on the Astros 40-man roster. Coach Allen is also the Assistant General Manager at Extra Innings in Plano.
	Chris Mitchell – Baseball Instructor .
	Jill Miller – Fastpitch Softball Instructor Coach Jill has been offering private lessons and coaching fastpitch softball in Collin County for the past decade. As head coach of the Texas Glory 14U team, her team placed 5th in the USSSA World Series in 2004. She also coached the Texas Glory 18U Gold team. Coach Jill has coached the Collin County Community College fastpitch team, was the head coach of 4A West Mesquite High School and is currently coaching varsity and JV fastpitch at 5A Garland Naaman Forest High School. She holds a degree in kinesiology, is a certified teacher and licensed athletic trainer. She is also the program manager for Justin Boots Sports Medicine at Mesquite Championship Rodeo and several national rodeo events. Coach Jill is available for pitching, hitting and fielding lessons at Extra Innings Plano.
	Rosaline Ash – Softball Instructor Fastpitch Softball Instructor Coach Rosaline is a native of Lufkin, Tx. She grew up playing ASA softball with Lufkin Pure Energy and NETX Sluggers. She was a four year starter for the Lufkin Panther softball team where she earned 1st team all district honors. She is a graduate of Prairie View A&M University where she was a 4 year starter on the softball team. She earned 1st team All SWAC honors in 2003, 2004, and 2005. She was ranked 14th in the nation in steals in 2003. In 2005 she was also ranked 28th in nation toughest to strike out with only 9 k?s on 168 at bats.
	Heather Walker – Fastpitch Softball Instructor Originally from Irvine, located in Orange County, California, Heather brings 18 years of softball experience to Extra Innings. Heather began playing softball since the age of 5. At the age of 10, Heather began playing competitive fastpitch softball for a 12U travelball team. In high school, Heather made school history by being the first freshman to ever hold a varsity starting position. Heather was a 4 year starting second baseman, varsity captain, earned the coach?s award, team MVP, most defensive player, honorable mention, and played against many USA softball players including Natasha Watley, Caitlin Lowe, and Amanda Freed. Heather played for the Orange Coast College softball team where she named team captain, most defensive player of the year, team MVP, one of the top 5 hitters in the Orange Empire, led her team in batting average & on base percentage. While attending OCC, Heather signed on as a volunteer varsity coach for her H.S. where she assisted players on their hitting & fielding. Heather transferred to the University of North Texas as the starting second baseman for the Eagles.