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Desmond Aguirre, Head Coach, Owner & Director of Baseball

Head Instructor
All State Honors 1991-1992
1992 District MVP
San Jose State College, 1992-1995

Coach Desmond was born and raised in Lindsay, California where he started as a sophomore on the Lindsay High Cardinals HS varsity squad that went on to win three consecutive district championships. As a catcher and a starter in the pitching line-up for Porterville College Community College, Coach Aguirre earned All-State Honors. After transferring to the San Jose State Spartans he continued his college baseball career as a catcher until he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology in 1995.

Abdul Hilmy, Assistant Coach-14u Orange

Mike Begay, Assistant Coach-11u Arrieta

Erick Marcana, Head Coach-12u Marcana

Jace Arrieta, Head Coach-11u Arrieta

Scott Ollison, Head Coach-14u Black

Das Mitchell, Head Coach-14u Black

Camden Raibon, Assistant Coach-12 Marcana

Alex Hakes, Head Coach-13u Hakes

Alex is going into his first season coaching with the Texas Knights. Before, he was a pitcher out of the bullpen for 5 seasons at Corban University in Salem, OR. He graduated with a Master’s degree in Leadership and Kinesiology in 2023. During his time at Corban, he underwent Tommy John surgery which caused him to miss two seasons. This injury sparked his coaching journey, as he was able to learn a great deal from his coaching staff during his recovery in terms of philosophy and player development. Alex has been coaching youth baseball since 2014 at different age levels as well as in different states.

A native of San Diego, CA, Alex gained a multitude of experience during his youth development from many elite level coaches and players. Alex graduated from Valley Center High School in 2018 where he lettered in baseball and football 3 times each, respectively. He had the opportunity to compete for a couple elite level select organizations during his prep years, CBA and West Coast Clippers. During his time with these organizations he got to play with many current professional players as well as former D1 level players. These experiences were extremely formative in the development of his knowledge and passion for baseball.

Alex believes strongly in playing the game for the love of it and using the game of baseball to teach valuable life lessons. He believes in long-term development through consistent effort and building proper habits that match players long-term goals. Alex is positive and enthusiastic about the game which fuels his desire to help players maximize their potential. His passion for the game and helping people will fuel his ability to develop successful young men as well as ballplayers regardless of the number of wins and losses.