Extra Innings Instructors
Instructors at Extra Innings
Extra Innings offers individualized, year round professional baseball and softball instruction. Our staff uses a uniform step-by-step teaching system to encourage positive progress with all our students.
The Extra Innings staff features former and current professional players, college all-stars, and area college and high school coaches.
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Joey Magnani - General Manger/Extra Innings Instructor
Joey is a graduate of Ashland High School where he was a 3 year varsity starter. In his junior year, he was named was a TVL All-Star honorable mention winner, followed by his starting position his senior year at the TVL All-Star. He also led his varsity team his senior year to the Massachusetts Division III State Championship in 2000. Joey moved on from Ashland High to continue his career at Colby-Sawyer College in New Hampshire. While playing baseball, Joey majored in Sports Management/ Exercise Science. While at Colby Sawyer he was a four year starter in Center field and Left field. He is in almost every top ten offensive category in the schools history with his best game coming his senior year against Wentworth when he hit three home runs in three consecutive at-bats and had eleven RBI’s. Joey is currently the General Manager of the facility and will be available for hitting and fielding lessons. |
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Jeff Barnhardt – Extra Innings Instructor
Jeff graduated from Mansfield High School in 2002 and just graduated from Bridgewater State College with a major in Sociology and a minor in Special Education. During his junior year of high school, Jeff underwent two knee operations keeping him out of playing, but not out of coaching. He started as an assistant coach for an AAU baseball club his junior and senior year’s of high school before moving on to college. After undergoing three shoulder operations in college, Jeff continued to coach as a head coach of a 10 year old AAU team that won the State Championship in 2005. He continued coaching in 2006 with Team Nokona’s inaugural 11 year old team, which ended their season at a 25-9 mark, while making an appearance in the Division I National Championship Tournament. Jeff is currently the Assistant General Manager of the facility and is available for pitching, hitting, and fielding lessons.
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Keith Tompkins – Extra Innings Instructor
Keith graduated from Foxboro High in 2002, where as a senior he was voted to the Hockomock League All-Star team. Keith played summer ball throughout high school with Walpole Legion until he was 19. He still continues to play as well as manage the Wrentham Wrens of the Cranberry league while also being the head coach for the Walpole freshman baseball team. Keith is the lead catching instructor and is available for catching lessons as well as hitting and pitching lessons too.
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Justin O'Brien – Hitting-Fielding Instructor
Justin comes to Extra Innings with a world of experience and a great deal of knowledge for the game. Justin set many records during his playing days at both the high school & college level. He has traveled the country playing AAU baseball from the ages 11-17 (Ballplayers out of Ashland , MA ). At King Phillip High School , Justin played for a state championship team his sophomore year and broke the school strikeout record while going 8-0 his senior year. That season he was a Sun Chronicle All-Star, Hockomock League All-Star, and team MVP. After graduating from King Philip, Justin took his game to Springfield College where he pitched for four years. Justin is currently available for private pitching lessons at Extra Innings Wrentham and will also instruct at our pitching clinics.
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A J Turner – Hitting and Fielding Instructor
A J comes to Extra Innings after completing a great 4 year starting career at Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy Ma. While at Eastern Nazarene A J played Shortstop Second Base and Third Base. In 2004 A J was awarded the CCC Rookie of the Year, And in 2004 2005 and 2006 was named to the Common Wealth Coast Conference all star team. A J also had a few stints down in the Cape Cod League With the Brewster White Caps. While bringing excellent baseball IQ and passion for the game, A J also brings a level of enthusiasm and hard work, that will help each and every player he works with here at Extra Innings .
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Heather Cassidy – Extra Innings Instructor
Heather is also a new softball hitting and pitching coach here at Extra Innings. Heather is currently the girls Varsity assistant coach at King Philip Regional High School. Heather started at shortstop and pitcher for KP High. Heather has numerous accomplishments that follow her from her high school and college days where she played Division 1 softball. Heather also played two seasons with the Stratford Seahawks, an affiliate of the Stratford Breakettes. She is available for softball pitching, hitting and fielding lessons here at Extra Innings.
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