MEET OUR STAFF

Arizona Smashers Baseball coaches

Coach Chris nelson

Born in 1973 played Baseball and Football at Morse High School in San Diego. He was offered draft by Houston Astros his Senior year but decided to furthur his education at San Diego Mesa College where he received an Associates Degree. He was offered draft after his Sophomore season by the San Diego Padres but continued his education with Oklahoma State Cowboys where he was a Starting Pitcher on a scholarship. He was offered draft by the Florida Marlins at the end of his Junior season and signed with Oakland A's his senior year.
*Oklahoma State University Pitcher (1994-1995)
*Minor League Pitcher Oakland A's-AAA team (1995-2000)
*Most Valuable Pitcher, All Star Team and Strikeout King Awards.

COACH ADAM rios

Coach Rios specializes in strength & conditioning in all sports also nutrition. Former athlete and coach gives our athletes insight on pursuing a healthy career. With proper training and health to prevent injuries to have a successful career. Coach Rios gives all the core fundamental mechanics with over 15 years of experience.

coach wilver perez

Wil Perez
Wilver Perez (coach wil), is our infield coordinator and hitting instructor for the AZ Smashers, played for the Kansas City Royals from 2004-2008, also played in the Golden Baseball League from 2009-2011 when on to play 2 years in the Nippon Japanese League in 2012-13. Also played winter ball in the Dominican Republic for 1 year, Mexico, and Canada.
Bringing 10 years of experience from all over the world, Coach Wil is very knowledgeable about the game of baseball and we are happy to have him on board to help us with the development of our players.

coach tobias price

Tobias A. Price was born Aug 11. 1974 in San Diego, CA. He attended Lincoln Prep High School where he played football and baseball. He was awarded best pitcher two years in a row, most strike outs, most home runs, most RBI's and his greatest achievement in highschool was being awarded the Coca Cola MVP. tobias caught the attention of baseball scouts during his senior year of highschool and at just 17 years old, was the 13th round draft pick for the Baltimore Orioles. He later went to play for....Chillicothe paints, Yuma Desert Dogs, North Dakota Rattlers, Altoona Rail Kings, Catskill Cougars , Huntington Rail Kings, Lafayette Bullfrogs , Yuma Bull frogs, and Country of San Marino

Coach Pat Graham

Coached club/travel baseball combined CO / AZ for 12 years
Played D1 baseball at Bradley University - Missouri Valley Conference (OF,C) 2X - All Conference
Two years; Assistant Coach @ Elgin - IL NJCCA (hitting and catchers responsibility)

I stress three player principles: positive ATTITUDE, great HUSTLE, extra
EFFORT while emphasizing the importance of preparation. The lessons learned can be carried on well past the field of play. Game & practice expectations for players. We play Fast - Aggressive - Aware.

arizona smashers softball coaches

coach wendy Dreisbach

From Bristol, TN. Wendy attended Austin High School in Decatur, Al. where she played Softball and Soccer.
Married to a member of the Air Force she has had the opportunity to continue playing competitively in several countries including, Japan and Korea. While playing softball competitively for 35+ years, she has been on several championship teams.
While continuing to play she has also coached fast pitch for 15+ years, rec, middle school, club and High School. Wendy enjoys building strong women showing their personal and team accomplishments, sportsmanship, attitude and also the importance of their educational requirements.

Coach Toby Hutton (Coach T)

Born in Rockledge Florida, attended Cocoa High School where he played baseball and golf.
Joined Air Force out of high school and retired after 22 years. Played competitive softball for 20
of 22 years while serving. Played on 2 championship teams and was a 2 time all-star. Has been
coaching fast pitch softball for 10 years- rec, middle school, club and high school.