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OUR COACHES

Coach Shane Schumaker

Schumaker began his coaching career at El Camino Junior College in 2001 and was responsible for hitting and infield instruction along with assisting with recruiting efforts. At El Camino, he coached for five seasons and in 2004 helped coach the Warriors to a 30-7 record, the best in school history. That same season, Schumaker helped guide the Warriors to within one game of the state championship. Schumaker continued his coaching career by talking a job at UNCG. At UNC Greensboro he was the head assistant coach in charge of recruiting, hitting, offence and defense. Shane also has coached at Loyola Marymount University where he was responsible for hitting and defense. In 2009 Shane was an assistant coach at Cal State Dominguez Hills where he helped with recruiting, infielders, outfielders, hitting, and base running. He helped guide Dominguez to the NCAA West Regional Tournament as well as the CCAA Championship Tournament. In 2010 Schumaker help lead El Camino Junior College to the final four for only the second time in the school’s history. Schumaker was in charge of running the offence which ranked first in every offensive category in route to a conference championship.

Schumaker has been in charge of numerous camps and travel teams throughout his career. In the summers of 2002 and 2003, he took over head coaching duties for the West Torrance 19-under All-Star team. Both years he led his team to the Babe Ruth State Championships, where they placed second each year. Schumaker was an assistant coach of the Havasu Heat where he helped guide the Heat to a 37-8 record and a berth in the NBC World Series. Shane has help run camps at USC, UCLA, Cal State Fullerton, UCI, LMU, UNLV, UNCG, UNC, CSUDH, and many more. Schumaker has recruited and placed numerous players to major College programs. Thus far he has coached 46 professional players including 3 big leaguers Kris Medlen (Braves), Peter Parise (Cardinals), and Bryan Peterson (Marlins).

Shane began his baseball career at West Torrance high school where he helped the program win three Bay League titles. Upon graduation Shane continued his career as a Warrior at El Camino Junior College. During his time at El Camino Shane was named to the All Conference Team and also the prestigious All State team. Schumaker was a first team All-South Coast Conference selection and an All–Southern California infielder at El Camino. He was in the Top-10 in hitting in the state of California (.457) while at El Camino and currently holds numerous hitting records for the Warriors. Shane accepted an offer to play baseball at The University of North Carolina Greensboro where he was named a Pre-Season All American and an All Conference team member. As an infielder for the Spartans from 2000-01, Schumaker was a two-year letterwinner under head coach Mike Gaski. Schumaker led UNCG in 2001 with a .342 batting average, while hitting 10 home runs and driving in 52 runs en route to being named All-Southern Conference as well as an All-Tournament selection. In 2000, Schumaker batted .378, which led UNCG and was sixth best among SoCon hitters. Over his two-year career at UNCG, Schumaker led the Spartans in runs, hits, triples, stolen bases, RBI, on-base percentage, batting average and walks. He still ranks among the top-10 in career RBI, triples, home runs, stolen bases and batting average in just two seasons as a Spartan. In 2001, Schumaker was invited to the San Diego Padres camp where he then signed with the Chico Heat of the Western League. Schumaker finished his professional career with the Johnstown Johnnies in the Frontier League in 2002.

Coach Mike Garciaparra

Born in Whittier, California, Michael attended Don Bosco Technical High School, an all-boys catholic school, in Rosemead, CA. There he excelled in both sports and academics. He played all four years on Varsity baseball, football and soccer teams, and ran Varsity track for three years. He was also voted All State in football, baseball, and soccer. His athletic abilities helped garner honors such as 1st Team All League in baseball, football and soccer. When not attending school or studying, Michael also competed on a premier nationally ranked club soccer team with the Santa Anita Breakaway, which won both state and national titles. In baseball he also played for both the Mariners and Angels Scout team while in high school. He also was selected for many premiere showcase teams such as Area Code Team and Team One Perfect game teams.

Having graduated in the top 5% of his class, Michael was heavily recruited by many colleges, including UCLA, USC, Georgia Tech, Clemson, and the University of Tennessee, both for his academic prowess and his athletic skills. Michael accepted a full-ride scholarship to play baseball and football at the University of Tennessee.

Michael bypassed his college scholarship when he was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the supplemental 1st round (36th overall) of the 2001 June draft with the pick awarded to the Mariners after the free agent departure of Alex Rodriguez. He played almost 10 professional seasons with a AAA career batting average of .336. Played professionally with the Mariners, Brewers, Phillies, Orioles and ended in AAA with the Houston Astros last year in 2010. During his professional career he played mostly shortstop and second but then in the last 4 years has played every position on the field including catcher.

Coaching experience: Private and group instruction and training since 2004, Arizona Wildfire Baseball 2010-2011, Nomar Garciaparra Hitting Camp 2011, and various hitting and fielding clinics. Currently doing clinics and camps all around the country. Michael is available for private and group lessons and is doing weekly small group sessions in the South Bay, and surrounding areas focusing on all aspects of baseball.

Robert Stiehl

West High School Baseball Team 1994-1998

El Camino JC 1998-2000

Baseball instructor for El Camino JC baseball camps 1998-2000

Drafted in 1^st round of Major League Baseball Draft to the Houston Astros

2000 – Played in New York Penn league and Midwest League

2001- Played South Atlantic League

2002- DNP Surgery

2003- Played in the New York Penn League

2004- Played in the South Atlantic League

2005- Played in the Carolina League

2006- Played in the Texas League

Robert also did instruction every summer and ran camps during the season wherever he played.

Coach Joel Weeks

Played three years on the varsity squad at West Torrance High School in Torrance, Calif from 2001-03. He earned two first-team All-Bay League selections under Head Coach Harry Jenkins where he hit .444 in 2001 and .410 in 2002, and was named as an All-CIF second-team member and the Daily Breeze's Player of the Year in 2003 after hitting .390 at the plate and going 8-4 on the mound. Went to elcamino college where he played under Greg Bergeron. Batted .330 for the warriors and was named 2nd team all conference. Tranfered to Cypress College in 2005. He hit .330 in 51 games for the chargers under head coach scott pickler and earned 2006 first team All-Orange Empire recognition as an infielder. Transferred to California State Fullerton in 2007 and played second base for coach George Horton. Batted .346 over the first 15 games before injured. Played in the college world seris against UC Irvine. in 2008 played third base for coach Dave Serrano. Hit .320 in 52 games with 2 homeruns and 15 doubles. in 2008 signed a free agent coontract with the San Francisco Giants. Played in tha arizona rookie leauge(second base, third base, short stop, catcher) where he was part of 33 games. Batted .240 with four doubles and 11 rbi's. Part of the 2008 AZL Championship team. In 2009 was prmoted to the Augusta Greenjacket Class A and later to Salem Kiezer Volcanos short season. Played in 31 games(shortstop, second base, third base, catcher) for the Volcanos bating .294 with four homeruns, 15 rbi's, and 16 runs.Part of the 2009 NWL championship team. In 2010 played for the San Jose Giants Class High A. Played in 69 games for the Giants, batted .277 with 4 homeruns, 12 doubles, and 24 rbi's. Played several positions for the Giants(third base, shortstop, second base, cather, and left field) . Part of the California league 2010 championship team.

Coach Justin Houston

Houston played baseball for Little Miami High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Here he achieved All Conference, runner-up “Player of the Year” in the FAVC, All-City, and Honorable Mention All-State throughout his high school career as an infielder. He also played summer baseball for the Midland Redskins- a baseball powerhouse in Cincinnati, Ohio which has produced great talent over the years including Ron Oester, Todd Benzinger, Ken Griffey Jr., Barry Larkin, Mark Mulder, Corey Patterson, Zak Greinke, Ryan Theriot and Cameron Maybin to name a few.

Justin played collegiate baseball at the College of Mount Saint Joseph. He helped MSJ win the Heartland Collegiate Athletics Conference in ‘06-’07 as an infielder. To pursue a more suitable major, he transferred to Eastern Kentucky University graduating with a Construction Management degree. While attending EKU, he was assistant head coach for Model High School in Richmond, Kentucky. In the season prior to Houston’s arrival, the team suffered a 1-23 record. In his first season the Patriots improved to 10-13-1. Houston’s second season as Assistant Head Coach led Model High School to its best record ever posting a 19-11-1 record.

Houston stayed busy throughout the 2009 & 2010 summers in college by coaching the Milford Bandits and Little Miami Mustangs. He provided hitting and fielding lessons from ages 7- 18, before moving to California in August 2010.

Coach John Lockhart

Born and raised in Redondo Beach, California, John graduated from West Torrance High School in the top 5% of his class, while awarded All-League, All-Area, and All-CIF honors during two years of varsity baseball.

John went on to play baseball in California at Pepperdine University and El Camino Community College where his athletic prowess was acknowledged by Collegiate Baseball, and was awarded pre-season All-American honors. John obtained his Associate of Arts degree in Physical Education from El Camino Community College.

John accepted a Division I college scholarship to play baseball for Centenary College of Louisiana, playing one year for the Gents before signing with the St. Louis Cardinals in the June 2000 amateur draft. John’s academic merit was exemplified in 2000 by being awarded National Dean’s List honors, recognizing the top one-half percent of all college students. John played one year in the St. Louis organization before injury ended his playing career.

John obtained his personal training certification through the National College of Exercise Professionals (NCEP) in 2001 and has been involved with the fitness industry for the last 8 years:

General Manager for Body of Change, a personal training company located within the L.A. Fitness Health Club’s in South Florida. (2001-2003)

Regional Director and educator for the NCEP (2001-present)

Independent Sports Therapist (2004-2008)

Director of Sales and Development for UBF Personal Training (since Feb. 2009)

John helped develop a Holistic Nutrition Therapy and a Cardiovascular Conditioning Specialist class for the NCEP, and re-enrolled at Pepperdine University in 2004 to complete his Bachelor’s of Science in Sports Medicine.

John has made it a priority to create and design physical training protocols to keep baseball players injury free and maximize their performance. As a Sports Therapist, John has worked with baseball players of all skill levels: little league to the Major Leagues.

John has also done countless hours of private baseball instruction and coaching, including assisting Shane Schumaker during the summer of 2008 with the local South Bay Riptides.

John is one of the founders of 90 Degrees Performance Apparel and Baseball Training whose purpose is to provide the highest quality baseball services and apparel to athletes of all ages.

Fred Schumaker

Fred started his coaching career in the early 80’s. Schumaker was the head coach of numerous All Star teams at Torrance American Baseball. During his time at TABB he led his All Star teams to four World Series’ and numerous tournament championships. He founded the travel team the Heat where his team ranked first in the state. He continued his coaching career at West High School where he helped with daily coaching activities and in 1996 decided to step down to be able to watch his son continue his career. During his coaching career Schumaker has coached many collegiate baseball players who have gone on to win many awards and a few that have gone on to play professional baseball including his nephew Skip Schumaker.

Coach Mike Stone

Mike was born and raised in Redondo Beach, CA. He was a three-sport varsity letterman (baseball, football, basketball) at Redondo Union High School. In 1987, he was named the school's Most Valuable Athlete, earning All-CIF honors in both baseball (infielder) and football (defensive back). He broke the single season school record for double plays turned (24), and interceptions (12).

A three-year starter as a middle-infielder for coach Harry Jenkins, Mike was a team captain on two nationally ranked teams (1986, #6, USA Today; 1987, #20, Baseball America). On Pioneer League Champion football team, Mike played for current Mira Costa HS (3-time CIF Champion) coach, Don Morrow. He scored 16 touchdowns as a wide receiver during his senior season and was taught valuable lessons about the preparation and toughness required to be a winner.

Although recruited on the gridiron by several NCAA Division I universities, Coach Stone chose to solely pursue his lifelong love and passion for the national pastime when his college career began. Like many other standout high school ballplayers in need of further physical development to maximize future potential success , he opted to hone his skills at the highly competitive California community college level.

At El Camino College in 1988, his athletic ability earned him a starting spot as an outfielder for a Warrior squad that had more wins than any other since 1959. His successful transition to the new position was recognized with an honorable mention All-South Coast Conference selection. In 1989, Stone transferred to LA Harbor College to play for Jim O'Brien as his starting shortstop. He hit .375 on the season and was a 1st Team All-South Coast Conference & All-Southern California selection, leading the Seahawks to an appearance in the State Championship.

Stone accepted an offer to play the 1990 season for San Francisco State University, where he became the Gators' starting centerfielder. He hit .357 with 20 stolen bases, 49 runs scored, and had a 23 game hitting streak. Those numbers proved sufficient to earn him 2nd Team All-Conference honors. A torn rotator cuff injury put Mike out of commission for the 1991 season. With one year of eligibility remaining, he contemplated signing a professional free agent contract with an independent club or returning to SFSU for his senior campaign. Then Mike received an unexpected phone call from his high school mentor, Coach Jenkins.

In the 1991 off-season, Harry decided to end his two-year retirement from coaching high school baseball to accept the Skipper position at West Torrance High School Harry was quickly assembling a staff of savvy and seasoned coaches to help establish a solid winning foundation built on the tradition he had established at RUHS. Mike was asked to be a part of the Warriors' coaching staff and he accepted. From then until 2004 he became "Coach Stone", a distinction he knew would be his calling in the game of baseball.

During those 14 years on the West Torrance staff, Stone was both the Frosh/Soph head coach and a Varsity assistant. Along the way he was influential in the development of many great players, some of which would go on to become coaches themselves - Shane Shchumaker, Derek Nicholson (LA Harbor Head Coach), Josh Bendik, Tony Cosentino, John Lockhart, Joel Weeks, Justin Su'a (BYU), Tony Cabral, Greg Sain (San Diego Padres), Grady Sain (South Torrance Head Coach), James Garcia (SF Giants), Nelson Caraballo (Pepperdine) to name a few. Since 2004, Stone has been away from the game while working in the Insurance and Real Estate industry. His presence may have been away, but his heart and mind always remained on the diamond though

Coach Stone is well-rounded in all aspects of the game of baseball. He specializes in hitting, infield play, and baserunning, but is not limited to those skills. He can also instruct on pitching techniques and mentality, catching, outfield play, bunting, picking signs, physical fitness training, defensive footwork, and hand-eye coordination improvement. Any player seeking to improve his all-around game will gain valuable knowledge from working with Mike. Perhaps most importantly, a player will gain insight on the manner by which the game of baseball must be approached in order to be successful on a long-term consistent basis. He teaches what it takes to win.

Mike is extremely excited and enthusiast to join the South Bay Surf coaching staff. He looks forward to a long term relationship with his fellow staff members, and toward developing positive relationships with the players and parents.