Meet Our Instructors
Tyler orr
Vice President / General Manager of BC Athletics
Tyler played High School baseball for Neshaminy High School located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania and graduated in 2009. Tyler originally went to Lock Haven University, but had Tommy John Surgery and ended up transferring to Eastern University where he spent his last three years playing. While at Eastern, Tyler Played outfield and earned All-Conference honors and was nominated for the Male Athlete of the Year award following his junior season campaign. Tyler has since Graduated with a degree in Business and has been dedicating his time towards developing, inspiring and mentoring young men through the game of baseball.
Mike Spears
BCA Post Grad pitching Coach/Instructor
Mike Spears has 20+ years with playing/coaching experience with five of those years pitching professionally. He has worked with College, Minor League and current MLB Pitchers and was a former College Coach at San Diego Christian.
His goal is to assist pitchers with development in their mechanics, mental aspects of pitching along with performance. He brings passion, desire and a very strong work ethic along with strength and conditioning knowledge. He wants to share his experiences and educate players on and off the field.
JOHN BARLOWE
BCA Post Grad Field manager and Recruiter/ Hitting instructor
John brings a wealth of knowledge and coaching experience to BCA Post Grad that we are fortunate to have. Over 20+ years of College coaching experience, 4yrs of Professional Baseball, and 3 yrs of High school baseball as well as Athletic Director. Coach Barlowe also has 10yrs of experience coaching in the Southeastern Conference at Vanderbilt University as well as Head Coach at the NAIA level. He has also manage the Yarmouth Dennis Red Sox in the Cape Cod League that is devoted to the top college players in the country. Coach Barlowe is a great teacher of the game and recruiter as well as instilling high character into his players.
MITCH CARLSON
BCA Post Grad Director of Data and Analytics / Instructor
Mitch Carlson is originally from Minnesota and attended Orono High School where he earned 4 varsity letters and an all-conference award his senior year and graduated in 2014. Mitch then played college baseball for Carroll University in Wisconsin. While there he earned the starting 1st base job during his sophomore year and finished his career with a .270 average. He graduated in 2018 with a degree in exercise science and minor in Psychology. He also played amateur baseball for his hometown in Minnesota where, during the 2018 season, he was 3rd on the team in AVG. and 4th on the team in OBP and OPS.
Mitch has also been the head coach of the Maple Plain Legion team in MN and JV team for Brookfield East in Wisconsin. He has also worked as a private instructor and has worked with the Brewers as a lead instructor for their summer youth camps. He has a passion for coaching, mentoring and motivating young men through baseball.
David O’brien
Facility Manager/ Hitting instructor
David is a Knoxville native, playing High School baseball at Knoxville Catholic High School and graduated in 1990. He was voted Knoxville Catholic Most Outstanding Player in 1989 and 1990. David earned All-KIL in 1988, 1989, 1990.
All Region in 1989, 1990 and All State in 1989. He earned All-State Tournament in 1989. David started his coaching career in travel baseball at the Knoxville Boys Club in 1991 at age 19. He coached 10 years at the Knoxville Boys Club and 15 years in the Knoxville Thunder organization. David has been facility manager and has given personal baseball and softball instruction for over 20 years. During that time, David has had over 30 girls and boys receive scholarships to play softball and baseball at the collegiate level.
Casey Coleman
Pitching Instructor
12 years as a professional
– Parts of 4 years of MLB Service
– Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals
– 2009 MILB POY for Cubs
– Helped Represent TEAM USA in Pan AM games as well as Premier 12 Tournament in 2015
– Record holder in Mexican Winter League as a closer while playing with Tomateros De Culican
Jacob Balsley
Instructor
A Knoxville, TN native who attended Bearden High School where he was the Varsity starting shortstop for the baseball team all 4 years. He then went on to play collegiately at San Diego State University and Kennesaw State University as a middle infielder, corner infielder, and outfielder for both schools.
Unfortunately and ultimately, his career recently came to a close from battling multiple injuries, which led him to pursue a coaching career. He spent his first year coaching helping the Hardin Valley Academy baseball team.
He has seen the game from different angles and on all levels as he has spent countless hours with professional players and coaches, college players, and high school players. Taking after his father, who was the pitching coach for the San Diego Padres for 17 years, Jacob is very passionate about the game of baseball. He strives to increase the baseball IQ and performance of young athletes and aims his sights to not only develop the youth into great players, but also into great men along the way.
Blake Hubble
Infield/Hitting Coach
- Halls High School Grad
- 2019 District Co-POY
- All District Team
- Cisco College (Juco)
- 2022 6th nationally in triples
- TXNM Juco All-Star
- Wichita State Signee (D1)
- Tennessee Wesleyan University (A Top NAIA)
- 2nd Team All Conference
- AAC Conference Champions
- NAIA World Series Runner-Up
- Career .322 Average
Bruce Weyand
Strength and Conditioning
EDUCATION
•Sacred Heart University
•Masters of Exercise and Sport Science
•Kean University: Former D3 Pitcher
•Bachelors of Exercise Science
SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY Graduate Assistant
•Design and implement program for multiple sports included Football and baseball
•Monitor and Conduct testing to track KPI’s
•RUTGERS UNIVERSITY (Internship)
•CERTIFICATIONS: NSCA, CSCS, CPR/AED, First Aid
THE CLUBHOUSE: Head Performance Coach •Train small groups of athletes between the age of 8-14u
• Coach and teach a base level of functional strength, movement patterns, and general fitness
Coach Bruce enjoys building relationships with players to individually meet their physical needs in the weight room, along with the mentorship opportunities!