Upper Deck
Baseball Academy
COACHES
Jay Grenier - Baseball Hitting Instructor
Coach Grenier is currently the batting practice pitcher for the Pawtucket Red Sox. He was the former Hitting Coach for Bryant University Bulldogs and the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Coach Grenier previously served as the Head Baseball Coach at RIC and the Community College of Rhode Island. He was named the NJCAA Coach of the Year twice and was the Louisville Slugger Region 2 Coach of the Year three times. We are fortunate to have someone of his experience and caliber working on our staff.
Wade Briggs - Baseball Pitching Instructor
Coach Briggs was a four year pitcher at Rhode Island College. He was consistently in the top of the rotation during his college career. In 2005, Coach Briggs was able to lead his team to the Little East Conference Championship. Upon the completion of his playing career, he coached the highly successful 15u New England Lightening team to a 32- 10 record. Coach Briggs provides a structured program for the the high school pitcher looking to take his game to the next level.
Scott Lesuik-Softball Instructor
Coach Lesuik was the former Smithfield High School Softball Coach from 2012-2019. He has experience as a softball coach for several organizations and is currently the Head Coach for the Rhode Island Waves Program. His career consisted of playing four years at Bishop Feehan High School and four more years collegiately at Rhode Island College. His love of the game continues on the field as a player for the Rhode Island Senior Men's baseball league.
Brodie Carey - Baseball Hitting/Fielding Instructor
Brodie played for the University of Maine and St. Bonaventure University where he was an infielder. Brodie is a graduate of Bishop Feehan High School where he was a four year starter and Capt of the baseball team and also a member of the Swim team.
Brodie is also the Founder and Owner of 297 Baseball Academy located on the beautiful Island of Aruba.
Kayla Baptista - Softball Instructor
Kayla attends the University of North Carolina and is a freshman on the Softball team who compete in the ACC Conference D1