McHenry County Hurricanes Travel Baseball Association

McHenry County College - Assistant Baseball Coach:
2007 – present  / 2003 – 2006 (Associate Head Coach).  Also currently working at MCC as the Coordinator of Registration Highlights:
-Helped MCC earn #3 Team Batting Ave (.378) in NCCA DII 2010
-Finished with a national rank of #18 in 2005.
-Helped place 24 players into four year programs during my time there. 17 of which were on scholarship
2004-2006 seasons saw a decrease in team ERA each season.

Rock Valley College in Rockford, IL
Head Baseball Coach: 2006-2007
Highlights:
Took a team that won 7 games the previous year and won 20 games  including the school’s first regional tournament win in 7 years. Included an extra inning victory over the #1 team in the country Joliet Junior College. Left to return to McHenry County College in a full time capacity

Chicago White Sox Training Academy 16u Travel Team:  2006
Competed in the Junior Olympics in 2006: Had a team ERA of 3.06 in the tournament against the best 16u teams in the country.

Chicago White Sox Training Academy Camp Instructor:  2001-2007

Chicago White Sox Training Academy Fall League Coach:  2002 - 2007

Crystal Lake Bombers
Head Baseball Coach 2002 – 2005, 2007-2008
Head Coach in the CABA World Series 2004

The Hurricanes are proud to announce the addition of Juan Acevedo to our Organization. 

Juan is a former Major League Baseball pitcher with eight (8) full seasons of experience.  As a semi-retired player, Juan will provide top-notch pitching instruction.

As a former local product out of Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville, Illinois - Class of 1988.  In 1992, Juan was drafted out of Parkland Junior College in Champaign, Illinois, by the Colorado Rockies in the fourteenth (14^th) round.  By 1994, became the organization’s top pitching prospect, winning Double AA Pitcher of the Year honors.  In 1995 and made his major league pitching debut as a starter against the Houston Astros, pitching five (5) scoreless innings.  Since then, he has the closer for the St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees.

Pitching instruction is top-quality in the area.  Moreover, unlike other local area pitching instructors, Juan knows what it takes to advance to the next level and pitch in the Major Leagues.  His instruction and lessons are based on itching experiences and knowledge gained from discussions with other Major League pitchers and pitching coaches.  Juan is committed to the personal development and success of each.  Therefore, he will expect the same commitment from the players.  While he cannot guarantee that each player will pitch at the next level, he can guarantee that each player will receive his personal attention and instruction to achieve that goal.

Tug played three years at Purdue University (2000-2003), where he earned Academic All-Big 10 honors, and played two years at Northern Illinois University. Tug served as the assistant coach at Triton Junior College for two years and coached one year at Walther Lutheran High School, his alma mater where he was a three-year all-conference catcher. Tug also played three years of professional independent baseball with the Windy City Thunderbolts, South Georgia Peanuts and the Sioux City Explorers. Tug has been instrtucting catchers and hitters for the last five years with the Hurricane Organization.

Mike has coached baseball for the last seven years at the high school level with stops at Jacobs, Belvedere and Johnsburg High Schools, and additionally has coached high school football for five years, all in the Fox Valley conference. Mike, currently teaches history and is the Sophomore baseball coach at Johnsburg High School. He has worked, organized and attended several local high school tournaments and showcases, including the Pitch & Hit Top 50 showcase and the Schaumburg Flyers High School baseball classic. 

Mike is in his 21st season coaching baseball. He has coached teams from U9 up to U18. He has coached in various World Series and Invitational Tournaments in Texas, Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois. He has guided teams to CABA, USSSA, and AABC State and Regional Championships.

Tom Kasper is in his 12th season coaching youth baseball and his 4th season with the Hurricanes.  Last season Tom’s 13U Hurricanes won two USSSA tournament championships.  Tom’s 14U team hopes to bring home some more hardware in 2012.  His teams have competed in major tournaments in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Kansas and Cooperstown, New York.  

Tom played catcher in high school, college and adult league play.  He has coached other youth sports including football, girls softball, karate and kickboxing.  Tom is black belt in karate and incorporates martial arts in his teams off season training and conditioning program.  

Baseball players today must be all around athletes just like in other sports such as football or basketball.  Tom emphasizes speed, strength and athletic training for his team including speed camps and conditioning.  
 

Keith in his 17^th season coaching baseball.  He has coached teams ranging from five year old upstarts and 9U through 17U travel baseball.  He has coached in various World Series and Invitational Tournaments in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio and New York.  He has guided teams to CABA, USSSA, Triple Crown and other national organization’s State and Regional Championships. 

Keith was born and raised in suburban Los Angeles and is a life-long fan of the game.  He was a starting outfielder for the 1981 California high school state champs – John F. Kennedy, Granada Hills, CA.  Upon relocating to the area in 2001, Keith and his older son joined with the Hurricanes where he managed and coached teams through 2007.  Keith returned to the organization in 2009 with his younger son to form the Hurricanes 9U travel team.  Last year the 9U Canes brought home five 1^st place tournament championships and this year’s 10U Canes have already taken their first two tournaments.

Keith has attended numerous ABCA Conventions and takes advantage of local coaching resources as often as possible.  Keith is in his 12^th season with the McHenry County Hurricanes and has also served as its Assistant to the President (2002-2004). 

Tony Dello, former minor league hitting instructor with the Arizona Diamondbacks, completed his 8^th season with the Diamondbacks organization in 2006 as the Hitting Coach for the Tennessee Smokies, Double A affiliate.  He has conducted camps and clinics throughout the United States including as far as Alaska. He has also served as a writer for Collegiate Baseball and Baseball Parent Magazines.  Tony served as Director of Youth Instruction for Arizona State University under head coach Pat Murphy. 

Before beginning his professional coaching career, Tony completed 8 successful years at the collegiate level leading the league in hitting at Northern Illinois University (IL) and James Madison University (VA).  Tony is highly regarded as one of the premier hitting coaches in the game.

• Tony began the 2007 baseball season with the Chicago Cubs major league team as an assistant in Spring Training.

• During the 2006 season, the Tennessee Smokies of the southern league finished second in hitting and first in homeruns with Tony as their hitting coach.

• In March 2006, Tony worked on the staff for the USA Team in the first MLB World Baseball Classic.
• In 2005, Tony was the hitting coach for the South Bend Silverhawks (Class A Affiliate for the Arizona Diamondbacks) who won the Midwest League Championship and led the league in hitting and homeruns.
• In July 2005, He coached in the Midwest League All Star Game, Peoria, IL.
• From 1999-2004, Tony worked for the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Team.
• In 2004, he worked for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League where the team played in the Championship game.
• In 2003, he worked with the U.S.A. Olympic Qualifying Team.
• In 2002, he worked with the National League All Star Team at Miller Park in Milwaukee, WI.
• In 2001, he worked on the major league staff of the World Series Champion Arizona Diamondbacks.
• In 2001, he visited the White House and met President George W. Bush.
• In 1999, he worked professionally for the Milwaukee Brewers.