Coaches & staff

More than baseball coaches.

Championship banners are the result of winning the people's battle. The road map to success drives straight through relationships, trust, mentoring and transforming lives. These are the people held to that standard.

Leadership & Administrative

Brad Rosse

President

The vision behind the club and the Collective above it.
Corey Eckstein

General Manager & Premier Head Coach

Former Ontario Blue Jays President and a Major League Baseball scout.
Kevin Nicholson

Player Development & Junior Head Coach

Builds the development plans that move players up a level.
Max Ishikawa

Baseball Operations & Premier Assistant Coach

Runs program-wide communication and game-day operations.
Brad Robinson

Mental Skills Coordinator

Leads the mental performance program, one-on-one and in groups.
Shawn Besse

Facilities & Park Maintenance

Keeps Delair and Townline ready, season after season.
Stephanie Deglan

Treasurer
Chelsey Iwama

Fundraising
Jonah Swanson

Digital Operations

Real staff and roles from the club. The Futures staff for 2027 is still being named.

2027 Coaching Staff

Premier

18U · Senior

Head Coach Corey Eckstein
Coach Eckstein returns for his 17th season with the Cardinals, and takes the reins of the program he once led to three PBL championships. He has coached the Junior National Team and scouted for the Kansas City Royals.
Assistant Max Ishikawa
Coach Ishikawa returns for his third season with the Cardinals. He came from Denver, where he was Head Coach and Athletic Director at FNE Warriors and took a 5A program to a 59-26 record and a city title.
Assistant Justin Atkinson
Coach Atkinson returns for his second season with the Cardinals. A former member of the Junior National Team, he was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2011 and coaches the physical side of a young player's game.
Assistant Josh Berenbaum
Coach Berenbaum enters his second season with the Cardinals. He won CCBC Pitcher of the Year in 2024 with the UFV Cascades, then pitched professionally for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Intercounty Baseball League.

Junior

16U

Head Coach Kevin Nicholson
Coach Nicholson enters his fourth season with the Cardinals and takes the reins of the Junior squad in 2027. San Diego picked him 27th overall in 1997, the first Canadian ever taken in the first round.
Assistant David Nash
Coach Nash enters his fifth season with the Cardinals after more than a decade coaching in Abbotsford. He helped lead a Peewee AAA team to a national championship and the Bantam Cardinals to a Western Canadian title, both in 2024.
Assistant Aiden Cutrell
Coach Cutrell enters his fifth season with the Cardinals, and played for the club himself from 2018 to 2021. He carried on at Douglas College and works with young players on development and mental approach.
Assistant Josh Brink
Coach Brink enters his first season with the Cardinals, back where he played from 2003 to 2005. He played college ball at Western Nevada College and UBC, and was later drafted by the Minnesota Twins.

Bantam

13U to 14U

Head Coach Dan Dick
Coach Dick enters his third season with the Cardinals, after 21 years in Abbotsford Minor Baseball. He has five provincial championships and three Western gold medals behind him, plus 13U Team BC in the High Performance Program.
Assistant Todd Boulanger
Coach Boulanger enters his third season with the Cardinals, with more than 25 years of coaching behind him. He won three provincial championships with the Fraser Valley Chiefs and has served as Technical Director for the Abbotsford Angels.
Assistant Carter Williams
Coach Williams enters his second season with the Cardinals, and played for the club from 2010 to 2013. He went on to play for Prairie Baseball Academy in Lethbridge, Alberta, where he won a CCBC championship.
Assistant Rajin Neger
Coach Neger enters his second season with the Cardinals, and played for the club himself in 2013. He moved on to Edmonds College and works with players on development and on reading the game.