OUR TALENTED COACHES
9U-680 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.
9U- Tournament Team
Jeremy Weiler- Manager
Jeremy Weiler serves as one of our Hawks Commissioners and is also our new 9U Hawks Tournament team manager. Coach Jeremy needs no introduction, as he has been with the Hawks organization for the past 5 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!
10U-680 Team
Tim Della Maggiore - Manager
Tim was born in San Jose and grew up in Modesto, CA, where he played baseball at Central Catholic High School. After high school, Tim went on to Cal Poly and then pursued his passion in sports by receiving his Masters in Sport Management from University of San Francisco. Tim has coached in PHBA for the 4 years, coached Hawks Fall Ball, and serves as a commissioner in PHBA. Tim is currently one of the Hawks' Commissioners. Tim resides in Pleasant Hill with his wife and two sons. He has coached his sons in various sports throughout the years.
10U-Tournament Team
Rich Gomez - Manager
11U- 680 Team
Marty Young - Manager
Marty grew up in Portland, Oregon, where he played baseball at Jesuit High School, earning all-conference honors. After high school, Marty went on to play baseball at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles & graduated with a degree in Business. Marty brings over 10+ years of coaching experience to the Hawks and has three sons, with two currently playing Hawks baseball.
11U-Tournament Team
Tim Swift - Manager
Tim Swift is a father of 3 boys and has a life-long love of baseball. He played baseball through high school before stepping away to pursue an engineering degree. He has managed 9 different seasons over his sons' young baseball careers.
12U-680 Team
Corey Sheehan - Manager
Corey was born & raised in Pleasant Hill and grew up playing baseball with PHBA. He is the father of 2 children. Corey brings 9 years of coaching experience to the Hawks. He enjoys helping kids reach their baseball potential.
12U Tournament Team
Sam Huber - Manager
Sam was a multi-sport athlete in high school and played basketball in college. Sam’s love for baseball has led him to the States of Nevada, Arizona, New York and Utah where he continues to grow his knowledge of the game.
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.
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.
Tommy Beritzhoff
Tommy is a graduate of Acalanes High School class of 2011. During his time there, he played under Coach Justin Hughes and was a 3-year starter behind the plate. He was a member of the 2011 NCS Championship team which was the first of 3 straight that the Dons would win. After graduating, he went to Chabot College where he gray shirted and came on as a coach for Acalanes High School for 2 seasons, winning 2 more NCS titles as a coach. Continuing his playing career, Tommy went on to play at College of Marin under legendary Coach Steve Berringer. While at College of Marin, Tommy won back-to-back Conference champions and advanced to the super regionals in 2014.
Nick Simmons
Bio Coming soon
Kyle Gross
Director of Pitching
The Hawks is pleased to announce the continuing partnership with Kyle Gross as our Director of Pitching Instruction. Kyle has been working with the Hawks since 2015 to bring focused attention to proper arm care and strength development. He has been instrumental to the success of the Hawks and we look forward to an excellent season!
ABOUT THE HAWKS
The Pleasant Hill Hawks is a premier travel baseball program in the East Bay. The Hawks program prepares players for high school baseball through a combination of competitive game action, professional instruction and a coaching philosophy that focuses on player development and teamwork.
