The StrikeZone coaching staff currently
consists of the following personnel:

		Ricardo Castillo Pitching, Hitting Instructor Ricardo was the associate head coach for Savannah State for the 2004-05 season. An accomplished pitching instructor, Ricardo has a large following in the Northern Virginia area. Ricardo was the head coach for the Virginia Patriots, qualifiers for the AAU National Championship and he is formerly the Pitching Coach at Bishop Ireton High School. Under his tutelage, he helped lead the team to the conference title game and was instrumental in pitching decisions that led to two victories over Paul VI in 2009. Ricardo has recently started working with South County HS, where he is an Assistant Coach. Prior to his coaching career, Ricardo played for Savannah State University where he was a Freshman All-American, and All Conference Selection. In addition to college ball, he played for the Luray Wranglers of the MLB sponsored Valley League, where he was selected as a 2002 All-Star.
		Greg Moviel Pitching, Hitting, Conditioning Instructor Greg began his baseball career at St. Ignatius High School and won a Division I State Championship in 2002 with the team finishing the season #11 in the country. He was was drafted in the 15th round by the Chicago White Sox, opting instead to attend Vanderbilt University. At Vanderbilt, Greg was a Southeastern Conference Academic All-American in 2004 and 2005. The team went to the Super Regional where they came one series short of going to the College World Series and also made the SEC championship game twice in three years. Upon completion of his Junior year, Greg signed with the Seattle Mariners where he has played for the past three years. Greg teaches pitching - he’s a lefty - and he also teaches hitting and fielding as well. He’s also highly experienced in general and baseball-specific performance conditioning. Greg comes from a baseball family, where his older brother Paul played for the White Sox and Rays organization for four years and younger brother Scott is currently playing in the Mets system since 2007.
		Jeremy Schutt Hitting, Pitching Instructor Jeremy is a graduate of Shenandoah University where he was honored as an NCAA All-American and was the first Shenandoah player to have his number retired. While at Shenandoah U., he set many records: D-3 Batting TItle (.506), USA South Triple Crown (.506 avg, 15 HR, 67 RBI's) and Highest Career Batting Average USA South (.423). Coach Schutt has been an assistant Varsity Baseball Coach at both West Potomac High School (Alexandria, VA) and Hayfield High School (Alexandria, VA). Coach Schutt has coached and manages numerous travel team for all skill levels. Coach Schutt is currently the Associate Varsity Baseball Coach for West Springfield High School, and helped lead the team to the back-to-back wins in the Districts in 09/10, a birth in the semi-final game in the Virginia State Tournament in 2009, and most recently the Virginia State Championship in 2010.

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