VERRADO VIPERS BASEBALL

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                                 Vipers Coaching Staff

 


 

 
 






 
 Jim Shields – Head Varsity Coach                Email: jshields1@aguafria.org
                                                                         coachshields@verradobaseball.com 

Jim is in his third year at New Direction where he teaches History and PE.  It's also his third season as the Head Varsity Baseball coach at Verrado, as well as an Assistant Varsity Football coach. Jim grew up in Arizona graduating from Westview High School and attended Glendale Community College. He then transferred to Lyon College in Arkansas where he played baseball.  After college, Jim returned to Westview where he taught and coached for three years.  Jim, his wife Erin, and their son Connor, reside in Phoenix.



Tyrone Egbert - Varsity Assistant        coachegbert@verradobaseball.com

Tyrone is an Assistant Varsity Baseball coach at Verrado, and in his third year with the program. He grew up and graduated high school in Utah, and then played baseball at the College of Eastern Utah, as well as the University of Utah.  He moved to Arizona in 2001 and took a position as a Manager in Reimbursement Operations.  Tyrone has a son, Peyton, and resides in Glendale. 





Josh Shelton – Varsity Assistant         coachshelton@verradobaseball.com
 

Josh is an Assistant Varsity Baseball coach at Verrado, and in his third year with the program.  He currently works in Risk Management for a mutual fund firm in Scottsdale.  Despite growing up in Denver, Josh has been a valley resident for over 12 years, and graduated from Westview HS in Avondale where he was an All-Region First Baseman in 2000.  He completed his Bachelors in Broadcasting from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University in 2004.  Josh resides in Phoenix with his wife Nikki, and their newborn daughter Rylee.




Scott Martinez - Junior Varsity Head Coach  

Scott is in his first year as the Junior Varsity Baseball coach at Verrado, and was also the Head Freshmen Football coach in 2009. 








Ben Krey - Freshman Head Coach

Ben is in his first year with Verrado High School where he is a Spanish teacher, and also in his first year as Freshman Head Coach with the Vipers.  Ben grew up in Milwaukee, WI and helped Pius XI capture the 2001 WIAA State Baseball title.  He later attended the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and spent a semester studying in Spain before receiving his Bachelors in Spanish and English.  Throughout that time, Ben coached with the Freshman, J.V., and Varsity programs at Milwaukee Pius XI High School.  In 2006, Ben decided to pursue his Masters Degree in Secondary Education and move to Arizona.  Ben was recently married and resides in Phoenix. 




Stuart Parker - Freshman Assistant

Stuart was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY where he was awarded First Team All-City and All-State First Team honors as a shortstop in high school.  Before attending New York University, he had tryouts with the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies.  After an injury hindered a possible baseball career, he went on to pursue Wall Street and the financial markets as a Senior VP of an institutional sales trading dept.  After spending 30 years on Wall Street, he and his wife Linda moved to Arizona three years ago.  Stuart has spent the past three years as a coach at Millenium and Estrella Foothills, and for a short period, was an associate scout for the Seattle Mariners.