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            Joe Charboneau
             Head Instructor

"Super Joe" Charboneau made his debut with the Indians in 1980, splitting time between left field and designated hitter. His 23 home runs led the team and he captured the city's imagination with his hard hitting and his eccentricities.  By mid-season, Charboneau was the subject of a song--"Go Joe Charboneau"--that reached #3 on the local charts.He finished the season with 87 runs batted in and a .289 batting average while winning the American League Rookie of the Year award. He missed the final six weeks of the season with a pelvis injury. Charboneau injured his back in a headfirst slide in spring training the following year, and he underwent back surgery twice but never fully recovered, and the Indians released him in 1983. Charboneau spent the previous eight years as a minor-league hitting coach.

j_charboneau@uhitlive.com

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              Kevin Rhomberg          
CEO/Instructor            

Kevin is originally from Dubuque, Iowa. He attended the College of St. Francis and was drafted in the 14th round by the Cleveland Indians in 1977. He made his Major League debut September 1, 1982. He retired in 1985 with a career batting average of .383.  Kevin then became a scout for the Indians until 1990, where he took over as head coach for the Cleveland State baseball team. He would spend the next ten years as a college baseball coach. Kevin is currently doing minor league consulting, buying and selling minor league baseball teams. In 2007 Kevin also worked as part of the Lake County Captains radio broadcast team.

    2007   Player San Angelo Colts (ULB)
    2006   Pitching Coach Gary Railcats
 2003-2005 Manager Richmond Roosters
 2003-2004 Hitting coach Polk Community College (Winter Haven,FL)
 2001-2002 Pitching coach and recruiting coordinator Florida Southern 
 	   College (Made division 2 world series)
 2001-2002 Pitching and hitting coach Richmond Roosters 
           (Back to back Frontier League titles)
 2000-2001 Head baseball coach Lakeland Community College 
    1999   Player Canton Crocodiles, hit .301 and Managed 12 games
 1997-1998 Pitching coach Allegheny College (NCACC champs 1997)
    1996   Assistant baseball coach Kent state
 1991-1995 Played 4 years Kent State

Joe is a native of Mentor, OH. He attended Lakeland Community College in 2002 and 2003. He was captain both years and in 2003 earned  all-regional team honors. He signed as a free agent with the Sioux Falls Canaries (Northern League) in 2003. In 2005 he signed with the Richmond Roosters (Frontier League) and played for the San Angelo Colts (ULB) in 2006 and 2007. In 2007 he also bacame the hitting coach for the Colts.

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           John "Spark" Sankal

                     Instructor

Spark was the varsity baseball coach at Eastlake North High School for 26 years. His teams" 439 wins are the most at a single school in Lake County history. The Mentor High and Bowling Green grad won coach of the year honors in 1989, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2001. A former Lake County Baseball Coaches Assn. President and Greater Cleveland Baseball Coaches Assn. League representative, Spark has worked baseball camps locally and in Florida, and has also assisted at tryout camps for the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals. He has coached at all levels in the local summer leagues from ages six on up. In 2005, Spark was given the Sportsmanship, Ethics, and Integrity Award by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Retiring from teaching at North in 2005, Spark still coaches at North as a volunteer assistant, and coaches a summer team in the Erie Shores Collegiate Baseball League.

j_sankal@uhitlive.com

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Evie Evans
Fastpitch Softball Instructor

Evie specializes in fastpitch softball. She excelled as a pitcher and shortstop in high school and college. In high school she earned the Plain Dealer and News Herald Player of the Year award. She also received  the NEC Player of the Year award and was selected to the All NEC team four times. Evie attended college at Baldwin Wallace where she continued to do well. She set a school record of complete games on her way to being selected to the All OAC team four times. She also made the All Central Region Team twice and made the All-Tournament team once. After college she has done some instruction and coached at John Carroll.

e_evans@uhitlive.com

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                                                                                                                 John Aleric, MS, CSCS

                                                                                                                  Sports Performance Instructor

Graduated from John Carroll University with a degree in Physical Education/Exercise Science and holds a Master’s Degree in Kinesiology from the University of Illinois. Since his graduation Aleric has helped athletes ranging from the high school to professional in a variety of sports better achieve their performance potential.  In addition to being a former football coach and strength coach at John Carroll University and The College of Wooster he has worked with the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers and the sports teams at The University of Illinois. 

j_aleric@uhitlive.com