Legionaires Elite Coaching Staff

Jayson DesLauriers

Head Coach 18U

Jay has coached with our Elite program since year one and has been coaching with Baseball Oshawa for 12 years. Was named an honorable mention in Bob Elliott’s 2020 Canadian Baseball Network Most Influential Canadians in baseball. Serves as a Canadian recruiter for the Nomadic Baseball International program based out of Gilbert, Arizona. Was an assistant coach for the EBLO 16U All-star team that represented Canada at the World Comes to Palm Beach 2019 International 16u Tournament in West Palm Beach, Florida.

While also serving on the coaching staff of the Oshawa Legioniares 2019 EOBA Championship team. Jay also finds time to focus on new training and development ideas for our Elite program while spending time supporting the Baseball Oshawa association as a board member (Vice President) and special events such as Military Appreciation Week in Oshawa. Fully certified under Baseball Canada’s coaching certification program. Lastly Jay looks after co-ordinating our elite team winter training programs.

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Jamie Baker

Assistant Coach 18U

Coach Baker is in his 10^th season of coaching with the Oshawa Legionaires, during his tenure he has been a part of teams that went on to capture 3 EOBA titles and took home Bronze, Silver and won the Gold in 2012 while hosting the Provincial OBA Championships. That same team mostly stayed together and went on to win several tournaments in Canada and the US.

More than half of those hard working players have since graduated and gone on to play College Baseball here in Canada and the US, 3 players making very good Division 1 programs south of the border.

Dedicated to watching the sport grow this fully certified NCCP coach has been involved as a volunteer with Baseball Oshawa for the last 5 years helping organize and run many special events from player clinics, Ontario Elimination tournaments to hosting successful back to back 15U Canadian Championships.

Before starting his coaching career in baseball, the Oshawa born and raised Baker, played Fastpitch/Softball at a high level and went on to play for some of the World’s best Seniors Men’s team across the country. He has been a part of 4 club teams that have finished in the top 10 at the ISC World Championships and as a player he has received many Provincial, National and North American all-star awards over an 18 year period.

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Rob Snodden

Assistant Coach 18U

Rob has coached in the Oshawa Legionaires system for 25 years. Most recently he has served as an Assistant Coach and Pitching Coach with the Oshawa Elite 17U team and the current Oshawa Elite 18U team. He has been recognized on Baseball Oshawa's Wall of Excellence for his years of coaching and his success in the EOBA and OBA, including an 18U Ontario Championship in 1994.

A number of EOBA Championships as well as coaching roles with EOBA All-Star teams are part of Rob's lengthy coaching resume. Rob also volunteered his time on the OLMBA board and executive from 1983-1997. He brings a great deal of experience, baseball knowledge and a no-nonsense approach to teaching and respecting the game of baseball.

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Griffin Oliver

Assistant Coach 18U

Griffin Oliver is currently a shortstop with the Oshawa junior team, winning a national championship in 2019 and the Durham College Lords of the OCAA, a team that won the national college baseball championship in 2019, along with an Ontario silver medal. Oliver was an OCAA All-Star in 2019, batting .393, and named the Lords’ Most Valuable Player.

He was Durham’s Rookie of the Year in 2018. He was also named an OCAA All-Academic in both 2018 and 2019. Oliver’s time with Baseball Oshawa’s rep program dates back to 2009 with the 9U Legionaires. Griffin will be playing in his last junior season in Oshawa this summer along with being an assistant coach of the Oshawa 18u Elite team.

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Aaron Marshall

Head Coach 17U

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Aaron has been coaching with Baseball Oshawa for nine years including more recently the lead role with our 16U and 17U Elite teams. Over the past few years Aaron has taken a keen interest in Arm Care and with his desire for ongoing growth and development became certified in Foundations of Pitching through Driveline Baseball. The commitment to provide top level training for our players is shown by Oshawa sending him to Seattle and the Driveline headquarters to complete his certification.

Aaron now co-ordinates and leads our Legionaires Elite Arm Care Program developed for all our Elite teams that run from December through to April annually. Aaron also maintains his certifications for coaching through Baseball Canada’s coaching certification program.

Aaron has coached 3 previous EOBA Championship teams as well as coaching the EOBA All-star team to a Championship in the Bob Humphries Memorial tournament. He also has a passion for grass roots baseball and has led our indoor free intro to baseball clinics for youth for the past 6 years teaching and developing our younger youth.

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Tony Quick

Assistant Coach 17U

Tony has been coaching with Baseball Oshawa for 15 years having previously played in the organization since childhood. Recently, Tony has coached 14U, 15U, 16U levels for the Legionaires. As player and coach Tony has participated in many EOBA and OBA championships including a number of titles. Having a team participate in the 2019 Ray Carter Cup 15 U Nationals (hosted by Oshawa) has been a highlight of his coaching career.

Inspired by mentors such as Jim Lutton, Sam Dempster and Alfie Payne, Tony is a certified NCCP coach, dedicated to watching baseball grow locally. As player Tony played for the Oshawa Legionaires and finished off playing for the Oshawa Dodgers of the Inter-County Baseball League. Tony is proud that many players he has coached, continue to play and participate in the game and continue to give back.

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Connor May

Assistant Coach 17U

Connor has been in the Baseball Oshawa organization since he was 4 years old. His father, the late Troy May, was president of both the Oshawa Legion Minor Baseball Association and Eastern Ontario Baseball Association and founder of the Oshawa Dodgers Intercounty Baseball Club.

Baseball certainly runs in the family. His older brother Jamie both played and coached in the Baseball Oshawa organization and is now coaching with the Toronto Mets 15U team. As a player, Connor has had many achievements. He was the National Pitch Hit & Run champion and Baseball Ontario Player of the Year in 2011. Connor won a National Championship with the North York Blues bantam team in 2013. In 2017 was Durham College baseball rookie of the year and Freshman Athlete of the Year. In 2019 won a Junior National Championship with the Oshawa Legionaires and a National College Baseball Championship with Durham College. Connor is currently in his fourth year coaching in the Baseball Oshawa organization and shares his knowledge and love for the game every time he enters the park.

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Kadeev Bembridge

Assistant Coach 17U

Kadeev Bembridge is currently an Assistant Coach for the Oshawa Legionnaires Elite 17u team. He is a Former Outfielder product of the Pickering Red Sox Junior Team that was the 2015 Toronto Baseball Association Champions. He was an outfielder for the Durham College Lords of the OCAA from 2015-2017.

List of awards include 2016-2017 Durham Lords Men’s Baseball Team TOP GPA Award and 2015-2017 OCAA ALL-ACADEMIC team award. He completed a business degree from Trent University.

As a student athlete Kadeev was involved with the Oshawa baseball kids free clinic that focused on player development. This is one of the main reasons why he decided to pursue coaching after his collegiate career. He enjoys providing guidance, skills, and teachable moments to his players and watching them develop their potential.

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Shawn Earle

Head Coach 15U

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Shawn is embarking on his 5^th season as a Head coach in the Oshawa Legionaires program. Over the past 3 seasons he has also been part of Oshawa’s board of directors. He has volunteered countless hours towards youth baseball in Oshawa. From winter development camps to helping with many special events with Baseball Oshawa, Shawn has devoted himself to the development of the youth baseball players in the Oshawa community.

Shawn spent his childhood playing youth baseball in Scarborough with Wexford baseball. Many years later he took his knowledge of the game and began coaching within the Baseball Oshawa organization. In his first year he was asked to take the role as head coach for one of Oshawa’s house league teams in which he was recognized with the coach of the year award. After that season he then joined the 2006 Legionaires coaching staff as an assistant. Spending his time in his role as the infield instructor and 3^rd base coach. He was an assistant coach with the 2016 EOBA Allstar team in the fal that travelled to the Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach, SCl. In 2017 Shawn took over the role as head coach and has been developing the 2006 AAA age group ever since. Shawn is also a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)

2021 will be the first season that the Oshawa Legionaires 15u team will play in the Premier Baseball League of Ontario (PBLO). Shawn is looking forward to the season ahead and the continued development of it’s players within the program here in Oshawa.

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Mike Smith

Assistant Coach 15U

Mike is a Toronto native with 20+ years of baseball instruction and coaching experience. Mike has assisted coaching teams as a Hitting and OF coach in the United States (JV team in Bethlehem, Pa) teams in the OBA, and in the Fergie Jenkins Showcase League.

In 1995 he was able to secure a baseball scholarship to attend Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He had 4 successful years while playing down south, helping the Pioneers to the NAIA World Series in 1998 while hitting .400, with 11 home runs and 69 RBI’s. The Pioneers were 46-4-2 leading into the tournament.

He was later inducted into the Point Park University Sports Hall of Fame in 2011 with many offensive achievements.

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Kyle Service

Assistant Coach 15U

Coach Kyle was born and raised here in Oshawa. He has spent plenty of time around the diamonds in Oshawa raising two boys that play within the Baseball Oshawa organization. Kyle went to Vanier Secondary school where he played a couple seasons in the high schools baseball program. Obviously having two young boys who share that same interest, it would only be a matter of time before he would eventually volunteer his time to help the youth baseball player here in Oshawa.

Since joining the coaching staff in 2019 Kyle has been a big asset to the 2006 born AAA Legionaires team.

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