Player Development Team
MATT DIESEL- Director of Player Development
DERRICK WOOD- Assistant Director of Player Development
- Specializes in hitting/pitching programming and development.
- Owner of Diesel Edge Training Academy/Steel City Select.
- Coaching since 2008, former Assistant Varsity Coach at Pine Richland High School, where he won WIPAL in 2010.
- Head Coach of Shenango High School in 2019 going 18-2 in his first year.
- Current Head Coach of North Catholic
- Former first baseman and outfielder for Duquesne University.
- Find him on Twitter @coach_diesel and instagram @diesel_matthew
DERRICK WOOD- Assistant Director of Player Development
- Specializes in all skills for youth development.
- Assistant Director of Player Development and Baseball Operations for Steel City Select
- Assistant Coach for North Allegheny Freshman Team.
- Formerly played with SV Palomino and Pittsburgh NABA.
ANDY KURTZ- Director of Softball Player Development
BILLY LARKINS- Director of Sports Performance
- Specializes in softball pitching and hitting development.
- Coaching since 1990, former assistant coach at LaRoche 2003 - 2012
- Current head coach of the Steel City Select 16U Showcase team.
- Find me on Twitter @akurtz22 and Instagram @andykurtz6.
BILLY LARKINS- Director of Sports Performance
- Specializes in sports performance/strength and conditioning
- Owner of Larkins Sports Performance
- Director of Sports Performance for Chatam University
- Strength and conditioning coach for Maine University
- Former Director of Sports Performance for the Pittsburgh Penguins