{"id":1885,"date":"2019-09-25T12:00:01","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-09-25T12:00:01","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T12:00:01","slug":"five-programs-named-2019-nfca-travel-ball-regional-coaching-staff-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=1885","title":{"rendered":"Five programs named 2019 NFCA Travel Ball Regional Coaching Staff of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOUISVILLE, Ky. \u2013<\/strong> Five programs were voted by their peers as 2019 NFCA Travel Ball Regional Coaching Staff of the Year, announced the Association on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Representing each of the NFCA\u2019s five Travel Ball regions, these respective coaching staffs \u2013 Virginia Unity 18u (East), Beverly Bandits 16u \u2013 Team Conroy (North), Tennessee Mojo 2021 (South), Texas Glory 2024 (South Central) and E.C. Bullets California 2020 (West)- are now eligible for the NFCA’s National Coaching Staff of the Year award, to be announced on Oct. 4.<\/p>\n

It marks the fourth straight year for the Tennessee Mojo organization and second overall for the 2021 squad (2017). Additionally, a Conroy-led Bandits team is recognized for the second time in three years.<\/p>\n

Regional Winners<\/strong>East \u2013 Virginia Unity 18u<\/strong><\/p>\n

Co-Head Coaches:<\/strong> Josh Johnson, Jenny Parker<\/p>\n

Posted an undefeated mark at Rock Gold Fall Powerball Invitational\u2026 Crowned Glory Fastpitch \u2013 Strikeout Cancer and USA SoftballAtlantic Coast Elite Showcase Champions\u2026 Fourth-place showing at NFA National Championship\u2026 Finished 17th<\/sup>at the USA Softball JO Cup\u2026 One of the 18u players organized and ran a Hurricane Relief Drive to help those in need following Hurricane Florence that devastated the Carolinas\u2026 Nine of 11 players signed National Letters-of-Intent.<\/p>\n

North \u2013 Beverly Bandits 16u \u2013 Team Conroy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Head Coach:<\/strong> Bill Conroy
Assistants:<\/strong>Rex Mack, Seth Holloway, Nick Carver, Casey Skeens<\/p>\n

Compiled a 68-7-2 overall record\u2026 Crowned 2019 PGF16u National Champion\u2026 Posted a 28-1 mark in elimination games\u2026 Captured first place at PGF Labor Day Tournament, King of the Hill, PGF Shootout and Demarini Invitational\u2026 Posted an 8-0 record at the Elite 1\u2026 Finished tied for fifth in final National NPS Rankings (US Club Rankings) for 16u.<\/p>\n

South \u2013 Tennessee Mojo 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

Head Coach:<\/strong> Brooks Cherry
Assistants:<\/strong>Wayne Key, Mark Sellers<\/p>\n

Captured 2019 16U USA JO Cup, the eighth national title for the 2021 squad, with a triumph over the Williamsburg Starz\u2026 Finished tied for 10th in final National NPS Rankings (US Club Rankings) for 16u.<\/p>\n

South Central \u2013 Texas Glory 2024<\/strong>

Head Coach: <\/strong>Lee Velazquez
Assistant:<\/strong>Trae Watkins<\/p>\n

Collected titles at the Triple CrownBomber Shootout, USSSAEaster One Day, USSSA Tournament of Champions and USSSA South National Championship\u2026 Put forth a fifth-place showing at the 12U PGF Nationals\u2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n

West \u2013 E.C Bullets California 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Head Coaches:<\/strong> A.J. Robinson, John Kubski
Assistant s:<\/strong>Keith Carden, Erin DaSilva<\/p>\n

Posted a 65-12-1 mark\u2026 Top of the field at the Fireworks NIT, PGF SoCal Invite, PGF Las Vegas Qualifier, Monster Mash and Triple Crown Players Classic\u2026 Finished tied for fifth at the Triple Crown\/USA Nationals, tied for ninth at Boulder IDT18u and tied for 13th<\/sup>at PGF Premier\u2026 Went undefeated at Surf City Las Vegas and Zoom into June\u2026 Team posted a 4.04 GPA.<\/p>\n

NFCA Travel Ball Coaching Staff of the Year award winners are voted on by fellow NFCA Travel Ball members within their respective regions. Only NFCA members are eligible for nomination and able to vote.<\/p>\n

To be recognized by your peers, gain access to our Drills Database, receive an exclusive Coaching Toolspackage (new each year) presented by USSSA, and many more member benefits, JOIN TODAY.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LOUISVILLE, Ky. \u2013 Five programs were voted by their peers as 2019 NFCA Travel Ball Regional Coaching Staff of the Year, announced the Association on Tuesday afternoon. Representing each of the NFCA\u2019s five Travel Ball regions, these respective coaching staffs \u2013 Virginia Unity 18u (East), Beverly Bandits 16u \u2013 Team Conroy (North), Tennessee Mojo 2021 (South), Texas…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1885\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}