Diesel Edge Training Academy
  • Staff
  • Development/Rentals
    • Development Memberships (Hitting/Pitching/Youth/Defensive)
    • Private Lessons & Team Training
    • Camps and Clinics
    • Facility Rentals
  • HitTrax
    • HitTrax BP
    • HItTrax League
    • HitTrax Homerun Derby
  • Contact/Hours
    • Employment Application
  • Sports Performance

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 
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  • Staff
  • Development/Rentals
    • Development Memberships (Hitting/Pitching/Youth/Defensive)
    • Private Lessons & Team Training
    • Camps and Clinics
    • Facility Rentals
  • HitTrax
    • HitTrax BP
    • HItTrax League
    • HitTrax Homerun Derby
  • Contact/Hours
    • Employment Application
  • Sports Performance