WHAT MAKES US HITTERZ
COACHES
The Hitterz staff have a mantra that we all believe in: No guts, No glory!
Our staff believes in pushing girls to take chances, be bold and not to be afraid of failure. This builds confidence in young girls that will one day translate into empowered women who do not hesitate to go for what they want. We grow great softball players today to be leaders in the future.
CHRIS ABAR
16U HEAD COACH
FOUNDING PRESIDENT
With over a decade of experience coaching girls softball at both high school and competitive levels, Chris knows how to cultivate great softball players. He leads with a passion for both his players and love of the game. Chris holds his coaches and players to the highest of standards and that is evident by the success of his organization as a whole.
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DON SCHATZEL
14U HEAD COACH
BOARD VICE PRESIDENT
With over 7 years with Sac Hitterz, Don understands softball should be fun above all else. He believes working with a team to be successful is hard work but the payoff is worth it.
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MILO LOPEZ
12U HEAD COACH
Milo has been coaching youth sports since 2009 and coaching competitive sports since 2010. His belief is not to expect from his athletes what he himself cannot do. He leads by example and always strives to be better. Seeing young athletes absorb information like sponges motivates him to work hard and provide them the best opportunity to succeed. At the end of the day, our youth is our future and in order to build for the future you must conquer the present.
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RICHARD BARNES
16U COACH
BATTING COACH
Richard has a large family with lots of girls, which has resulted in an intense love for softball, a 14 year career coaching at a competitive level along with 4 years coaching high school. Richard's expertise is in hitting the ball hard so he has become our resident batting guru for the whole Hitterz organization.
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TERRY HENDRICKSON
16U HEAD COACH
Terry has a long history of coaching youth sports. In his 18 years of experience, he has a proven passion for sportsmanship and hard work. He wants the girls to be the best of themselves on and off the field. Proving that the girls can beat any obstacle on the field with teamwork and commitment is his top priority.
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DAVID ARIAS
10U HEAD COACH
Although new to coaching competitive softball and with only one year of experience under his belt, David has come out swinging for the Hitterz organization. He has lead his team to several championships over his first three seasons and looks forward to many more. David has a hard nosed approach to softball and believes that attention to detail in practice will inevitably show up in game play. Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard!
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