Coaches
(17/18) Team Ice Select Vest - Luke Vest & Eddie Olmeda
Luke Vest is our owner of Ice Baseball. He played at Johnson, where he went on to become an assistant coach. He is now coaching at Hardin Valley Academy. Luke is committed to preparing athletes to develop and compete moving forward, as well as providing athletes with the opportunity to play at the next level with his connections across the southeast. Assistant Coach, Eddie Olmeda, is from Blythewood, SC, where he originally played at Lancaster. There, he achieved first team all-conference, along with runner-up conference player of the year. He coached a legion team in SC last summer, and he is currently playing at Johnson University.
(17/18) Ice White Swigert - Matthew Swigert & Jaxon Adams
Matthew played at Oak Ridge High School, where he then went on to play at King University. He brings great knowledge and experience as an outstanding athlete throughout his career. Matthew is committed to sharing his knowledge of the game to our athletes while providing them with opportunities to take their game to the next level. His assistant, Jaxon Adams, grew up playing with Matthew as well at Oak Ridge, and they both bring great energy that our players feed off of and thrive from!
(17/18) Ice Blue Wessel - Cole Wessel & Chris Peters
Cole Wessel and Chris Peters both attended Knoxville Central High School. Cole furthered his collegiate career while he currently plays at Milligan University, and Chris is currently playing at Roane State Community College. Each of these coaches are incredible, not just athletically, but also as people. Come see for yourself and take advantage of all of the great qualities they have to offer!
Nolan Cusey, originally from Dana Point, California, began collegiately at Irvine Valley College. He went on to further and complete his collegiate career at Johnson University. Nolan will help manage Ice Baseball as we are expanding our reach into Chattanooga, Cleveland, and Athens areas. As an incredible athlete, and with his vast experiences and intelligence of this game, we are excited to have Nolan in a major role with Ice Baseball, and we can’t wait to see what all he does for you!
(17/18) Ice Chatt Cusey - Nolan Cusey
(15/16) Team Ice Select Liefer - Cade Liefer & Travis Hobbensiefken
Cade is from Huntington Beach, CA, and he played at Cypress College. Travis is from Chino, CA, where he played at Mt. San Antonio College. He also has experience playing within the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League. Cade and Travis both went on to play at Johnson University, as they now seek to help coach younger athletes. Each of these athletes have many accolades throughout their careers, and our players connect with their knowledge of the game impeccably. Cade and Travis both strive to develop their players with their knowledge, along with all of their experiences within the game of baseball.
(15/16) Ice White Courson - Blake Courson & Brandon Casteel
Blake, a vital member of our staff, played at Johnson, where he is now Director of Operations for the University. Blake has high intelligence for baseball and knows many aspects of the game well. His assistant, Brandon, is currently playing collegiately at Bryan College. We are excited to have each of these outstanding coaches within our staff as they bring great knowledge, commitment, experiences, and our standard towards our program.
(15/16) Ice Blue Schiedecker - Xan Schiedecker & Isaac Hunter
Xan and Isaac both went to West High School, where they both decided to further their academic and athletic careers at Roane State Community College. Each of these coaches have outstanding integrity, and each of them are phenomenal leaders on and off the field. With their great skills and diversity within the game, we can’t wait for you to experience their dynamic approach of developing each player!
Devan Hinton, originally from Fort Oglethorpe, GA, furthered his collegiate career at Johnson University. Devan has a wide variety of skills as a players, and with a passion of baseball, particularly coaching youth baseball, Devan is excited to lead athletes on a path of development, opportunities, and a standard that aligns with our morals as Ice Baseball.
(15/16) Ice Chatt Hinton - Devan Hinton
(14) Ice White Pointer - Jacob Pointer & David Grimes
Jacob and David both played at Knoxville Central High School. Jacob went on to play at Roane State Community College, and David went on to play with BC Athletic Post Graduate Program. Jacob finished his collegiate career at Johnson University. Jacob has experience coaching, which we believe is very valuable for our younger age groups. David, still playing collegiately, has a vast variety of skills, and will bring plenty of energy every day. They each know the game inside-and-out in all different aspects, and they are committed to the goals of our program. Each of these coaches strive to show kindness and respect to those who are involved, and they coach in a great manner.
Chris Skidmore is one of our most experienced coaches that we have within our organization. With his past collegiate experience being at the Division 1 level at ETSU as well, he has so much to offer to youth baseball. With his mindset and goal being directly on our athletes, come be a part of something special with this team!
(13/14) Ice Chatt Skidmore - Chris Skidmore
(13) Ice White Lyons - Tre Lyons & Matt Newton
Tre played at Central High School, and Matt played at Cherokee High School. Each of these coaches are currently playing at Johnson University. Tre and Matt both have experience coaching at this age group, and each have a plan to follow a successful path within and through our program. Tre aims to be a leader by example, especially being someone that these players who are younger can look up to. He is bringing along valuable knowledge and experiences within baseball, and he strives to do an excellent job in developing his athletes.
(12) Ice White Murphy - Aidan Murphy & Andrew Lewis
Aidan Murphy and Andrew Lewis both attended Hardin Valley Academy, and they both made the decision to continue their academic and athletic careers at Pellissippi State Community College. Each of these coaches are ready to provide an amazing amount of energy every practice and game while being able to connect to these athletes on a real level. Come check out what each of these coaches has to offer you for a competitive experience full of energy, standard, and development!
Nolan Cusey, originally from Dana Point, California, began collegiately at Irvine Valley College. He went on to further and complete his collegiate career at Johnson University. Nolan will help manage Ice Baseball as we are expanding our reach into Chattanooga, Cleveland, and Athens areas. As an incredible athlete, and with his vast experiences and intelligence of this game, we are excited to have Nolan in a major role with Ice Baseball, and we can’t wait to see what all he does for you!
(11/12) Ice Chatt Cusey - Nolan Cusey
(11) Ice White Tremblay - Jacob Tremblay & Matthew Hebar
Jacob Tremblay and his assistant, Matthew Hebar, played at South Doyle High School. Jacob went on to play at Johnson University, and Matthew went on to play at Alice Lloyd College. Each of these coaches bring experience and a wide, diverse, variety of skills and knowledge for each player to learn at their own pace. We believe these two coaches fit in wonderfully with our younger age groups, and we can’t wait for you all to experience all that they have to offer!
(9/10) Ice White Hebar - Matthew Hebar & Jacob Tremblay
Matthew Hebar and his assistant, Jacob Tremblay, played at South Doyle High School. Matthew went on to play at Alice Lloyd College, and Jacob went on to Johnson University. Each of these coaches bring experience and a wide, diverse, variety of skills and knowledge for each player to learn at their own pace. We believe these two coaches fit in wonderfully with our younger age groups, and we can’t wait for you all to experience all that they have to offer!