2011 Kirkland Merchants Coaching Staff

U-18 Head Coach & Program Winter Hitting Instructor: Craig Bishop
	19 years coaching Seattle area youth baseball, including the last 11 as Head Coach of Taylor Baseball Spent 6 years as Head Coach of Inglemoor HS, winning 2 KingCo championships Owner of Bishop Baseball, where he serves as the hitting instructor for many of the area's top high school hitters
U-18 Asst Coach: Greg Neumann
	18 years of coaching youth baseball 5 years of coaching select baseball, working with teams at the 15, 16 and 18 year old levels
U-16 Head Coach: Derek Bingham
	8 years as a Varsity baseball coach Last 6 years as Head Coach at Lake Washington HS (2005 & 2009 KingCo 4A Champions) 9 years of coaching 15/16 select baseball 2005 & 2009 KingCo 4A Coach of the Year
U-15 Head Coach: Don Howarth
	6 years as a Varsity baseball coach, serving as an assistant at Lake Washington HS) 5 years of coaching select baseball, working with teams at the 15, 16 and 17 year old level
U-14 Head Coach: Brian Baldwin
	6 years coaching youth baseball, including 2 years with the Merchants program in 2005-06. Past President of Kirkland American LL and current Kirkland Merchants board member
U-13 Head Coach: Tyler Hansen
	6 years of coaching 13/14 year old level baseball Spent 2 years as an assistant high school baseball coach at Lake Washington HS
Winter Pitching Instructor: Chris Sheehan
	Coaching experience at the Division I and High School levels Former pitching coach at Gonzaga University Former pitching coach for Taylor Baseball