Player Development Team

MATT DIESEL- 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 

• 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.

Jared Orwell- Hitting and Infield Development Coach 

• Collegiate baseball experience at John Carroll University 

Nick Harhai- Pitching Development Coach  

• Collegiate baseball experience at Gannon University 
  

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Anthony Ruggieri- Hitting and Infield Development Coach

• Collegiate baseball experience at Dennison University 
  

Justin Hamm- Hitting and Infield Development Coach

• Collegiate baseball experience at Gannon University 
  

James Rose- Hitting and Outfield Development Coach

• Collegiate baseball experience at CCAC 
  

​Tevin Anderson- Hitting and Outfield Development Coach 

• Collegiate baseball experience at CCAC 
  

Justin Lowe- Pitching Development Coach 

• ​Pine Richland graduate and SCS player