 Mike Schneider, Field Manager
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Mike begins his first season as Field Manager with Quakertown. He is a former ACBL All-Star catcher who played with the Blazers from 1999 through 2001. A Northampton High School graduate, Schneider was a two-sport athlete that competed in basketball and baseball. Following high school, he signed a full baseball scholarship to catch at Eastern Kentucky University. Mike was an All-Ohio Valley Conference selection during his sophomore and junior seasons there. He still holds the record at EKU for hitting three home runs in a single game. After coming back from knee surgery late in his senior season in 2002 Mike went on to sign a free agent contract with the Montreal Expos. He hit .370 for the Vermont Lakemonsters in the New York-Penn League and was later promoted to the Clinton Lumberkings of the Midwest League. Mike is now a Special Education teacher at Northampton Area High School. He has coached baseball and basketball at the high school and college level. Mike resides in Northampton with his wife Anne and children Mike and Ellie. He is the cousin of Philadelphia Phillies catcher Brian Schneider.
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 Dan Horoshock, Coach
Dan is entering his 9th season with the Blazers. He is looking forward to another busy and exciting summer. In the spring Dan is an Assistant coach at Muhlenberg College. He previously was on the coaching staff at Palisades High School. He graduated from East Stroudsburg University with a Masters Degree in Education and now teaches in the Easton Area School District.
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 Eric Spadt, Coach
Eric begins his first season as an Assistant Coach with Quakertown. He played for the Blazers from 1997 through 1999 and was named to the ACBL All-Star team three times as a middle infielder. Eric starred at Northampton High School as a quarterback in football and a shortstop in baseball. Following high school, he received a baseball scholarship to play Second Base at Penn State University. As a Nittany Lion, Spadt became an All-Big Ten selection twice. During his senior campaign he helped lead PSU to a Super Regional. Eric was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2000 Major League Baseball First-Year Player draft as a Third Basemen. He played one season with the Reds organization hitting .321 with the Clinton Lumberkings of the Midwest League. Eric has gone on to coach baseball and teach Physical Education in the Parkland Area School District. He resides in Northampton with his wife Stacey.
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 Steve Raysely, Pitching Coach
Steve begins his first season as a Pitching Coach with Quakertown after five seasons with Parkland and Emmaus High School. He played in 1997 with the Blazers and posted a 2-1 record with a 1.80 ERA. Steve was a standout center on the basketball squad and pitched for baseball team at Whitehall High School where he graduated in 1995. He then opted to sign with Junior College power Potomac State (West Virginia) where he led the team in wins as a freshman. Steve then came back to the area and put up solid numbers to earn All-Conference honors at DeSales University.
He currently resides in Northampton with his wife
Janelle and children Jenna and Jacob.
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