OUR TALENTED COACHES
9U
Vicente Lopez - Manager
Vicente Lopez is a Salinas Valley native. He played 4 years of varsity baseball at King City High School, earning All County Honors his senior year in 2003. Vicente played 4 years of NCAA D3 Baseball at Claremont McKenna College where he was a starting pitcher and Team Captain. After graduating college in 2007, he transitioned to coaching and returned to his alma mater, KCHS, where he ran the baseball program for 3 years. In 2010, the program won its first championship in 18 years and placed 9 players into local JCs, D2 and D1 programs. From 2011 to 2017, Vicente coached Freshmen and Varsity Baseball at Berkeley High School. Vicente resides in Pleasant Hill with his wife Erin and children Izzi, Vicente and Ventura. He has coached at PHBA since 2021 and currently serves as a board member where is he in charge of the dirt!
9U
Dan Wright - Manager
10U - 680 Team
Craig Blythe - Manager
Craig grew up playing baseball in Southern California and developed a lifelong passion for the game. After serving in the United States Coast Guard, he settled in the Bay Area and earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from San Francisco State University. For the past five years, Craig has coached in PHBA and the Summer All Star programs, focusing on player development, character, and teamwork. He emphasizes effort, attitude, and accountability, believing that youth sports should teach life lessons as well as fundamentals. Off the field, Craig can often be found watching baseball, studying the game, or supporting players at all levels. He lives in Concord with his wife and two sons. Go Hawks!
10U - 680 Team
Conrad Diaz - Manager
Conrad was born in San Mateo and raised in Concord, where he was a multi-sport athlete at Concord High School, earning varsity letters in both baseball and football. He continued his baseball career at Los Medanos College and later at Cal State East Bay, where he completed his collegiate playing days. With over five years of experience as a personal trainer and coach at MMB, Conrad led private lessons and group camps focused on player development. More recently, Conrad has coached at PBHA, All Star and HAWKS programs. He is passionate about mentoring young athletes, focusing on skill development, building character, teamwork, grit and confidence. Off the field, Conrad enjoys travel and time outdoors with family & friends. He lives in Martinez with his wife Jessica and three kids.
11U-680 Team
Jason Goldstone - Manager
Jason resides originally from Fremont, CA. He was a 2001 graduate of Irvington High School, where he played 4 years of varsity baseball and was a first team all league selection as a pitcher his junior and senior years. He went on to pitch for two seasons at Santa Barbara City College before hanging up his cleats and moving on to graduate from UC Santa Barbara. Jason is a 10+ year resident of Pleasant Hill, where he currently lives with his wife and two kids. He has coached baseball for the last 5 years at PHBA.
11U- Tournament Team
Fred Mathis- Manager
Fred grew up in Elk Grove where he played high school baseball for the Elk Grove Thundering Herd. Following high school, Fred played baseball at Cosumnes River JC and finished up his playing career at San Francisco State University. Fred has been a coach in PHBA for 10 years, including a couple seasons coaching his daughter in Panthers. In addition to coaching, Fred served as a PHBA Commissioner for three seasons and is now the Vice President of PHBA for the past two years. Fred resides in Martinez with his wife, daughter and son. Go Hawks!
12U-Mission League Team
Clint Bartizal - Manager
Clint is a Pleasant Hill local, who grew up playing for PHBA. At Berean Christian High School, Clint lettered 3 years in baseball and football and was a first-team all league 1st baseman. Clint went on to play his first two collegiate seasons at Patten University, where he was named the team's 2006 Freshman of the Year. Clint played his final two seasons at Concordia University in Irvine, CA. After college, Clint returned to the Bay Area and is now the general manager of Golden Gate Sign, his family-owned business. Clint resides in Martinez with his wife and three children.
12U- Mission League Team
Jeremy Weiler- Manager
Jeremy Weiler serves as one of our Hawks Commissioners and is also our 12U Hawks Mission League team manager. Coach Jeremy needs no introduction, as he has been with the Hawks organization for the past 7 years. Jeremy grew up in Pleasant Hill & is a 1994 graduate of College Park High School. He was a three-sport athlete, lettering in football, wrestling & baseball. An All-League selection for both football & baseball, Jeremy represented the county in the summer of 1994’s the Contra Costa vs. Alameda All Star Football Game. Jeremy played football as a freshman at SFSU as a middle linebacker & finished his career at DVC earning MVP honors for the 1995 football team. Coaching has always been in his blood as he has coached at College Park, Pleasant Hill Rebels Football, PHBA, WC Bulldawgs and the Pleasant Hill Hawks. Jeremy resides in Pleasant Hill with his wife and two sons. The Hawks are fortunate & proud to have Coach Jeremy serve as both commissioner & manager! Go Hawks!
13U & 14U Team
Kyle Gross
After moving on from professional baseball in 2006, Kyle began working with players of all ages in the Bay Area. In 2008, he was hired as the Pitching Coach at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill. DVC went to the State Championship in Kyle’s first year of work, while having three pitchers drafted in the top 15 rounds. After 4 years at DVC, Kyle accepted the Varsity Pitching Coach job at local College Park High School. College Park went on to win back to back NCS championships and has transferred 14 players into D1 baseball programs. Kyle owns and manages the West Coast Kings Baseball Organization which develops and mentors high school and collegiate baseball players in Northern California. The Kings have a storied history of tremendous success in preparing student athletes for their high school programs and collegiate baseball at all levels. In addition, Kyle has worked as the Pitching Development Instructor for the Pleasant Hill Hawks since 2015.
13U & 14U Team
Justin Santich-Hughes
Justin Santich-Hughes, a native of Castro Valley, is a 2003 graduate of Castro Valley High School, where he lettered three years in baseball and was an all-league selection during his senior year helping his team to the North Coast Section semifinals with a school-record 26 wins. After graduating Castro Valley High School, Santich-Hughes was recruited to play baseball at then a top 10 baseball program in the country and recent College World Series participant, San Jose State University. After one season as pitching coach at Cal State Monterey Bay, Santich-Hughes decided to go to graduate school and at the same time applied for the Head Varsity Coach job at Acalanes High School for the 2010 season. In his first year at Acalanes, the Dons returned to the NCS playoffs for the first time since 2007 and went on to win four North Coast Section Championships in 9 seasons (2010-2018), while posting a record of 160-79-1 (.667 winning percentage). Over that span, the Dons had over 30 players go on to and play collegiately with 18 of those being at the Division 1 level.
