Our Instructors

All instructors at Extra Innings Hanover come with an extensive baseball or softball background. Whether they are former or current professional players, college all-stars, or high school or college coaches, Extra Innings Hanover offers serious professional instruction!

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Ed Collins - Senior Instructor

Ed brings over 15 years of baseball instruction to Extra Innings. He was an All-State Baseball and Football player drafted out of Union HS in the 9th round by the Milwaukee Brewers in 1994. Ed also played for the Florida Marlins and NJ Jackals during his professional career. In addition to his professional baseball career, Ed was also an All-American quarterback for Montclair State University a free agent signee of the NY Giants (NFL) and Las Vegas Gladiators (AFL). Ed is also the Head Baseball coach for Chatham High School. He is available for pitching, hitting and fielding lessons and we welcome his athletic expertise to Extra Innings.

Andy Yawger - General Manager

Andy graduated from Morristown High School in 2004. In his Senior year he was first team All county and Third team All state. Andy attended Long Island U. on a Baseball scholarship and still holds the all time appearence record at LIU with 70 appearences. Signed with Newark Bears in 2010 season and currently pursueing his professional baseball career.

Matt Rigoli - Extra Innings Baseball Instructor

Matt was an All-State baseball Player @ Parsippany HS. Matt went on to play collegiately at Pace University where he was drafted in the 21st round by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2008. Matt has also played professionally with the Brockton Rox and the Washington Wildthings. Matt is still pursuing his baseball career and is available for lessons at Extra Innings.

Erik Dial - Extra Innings Baseball Instructor

Erik graduated from Ridge HS in 2000 where he was a 3 sport All Stater (Football, Baseball and Basketball) Erik played 2 sports in College (Football and Baseball) earning a Scholarship for Baseball @ Rutgers University. Erik has been the Assistant Varsity coach at Ridge HS since 2005. He comes to Extra Innings with a great amount of athletic knowledge with his expertise being in Baseball. Erik is available for lessons at Extra Innings.

Katie Norton - Extra Innings Softball Instructor

Katie Norton is a graduate of Ramapo College of New Jersey. During her career playing for the nationally-ranked Ramapo College Roadrunners Katie was a All-Conference and All-Region pitcher, as well as an NFCA Academic All-American. In 2006 she led her team to the NCAA Division 3 World Series. Prior to attending Ramapo College, Katie was an All-State pitcher at Mt. St. Dominic Academy in Caldwell, New Jersey. She is currently a Middle School teacher in Old Bridge.

Meredith Rainer - Extra Innings Instructor

Meredith was a 4 year standout player at Felician College. Merideth played multiple positions in both HS and College, mainly starring as an outfielder. She is available for fastpitch hitting and fielding lessons and has been doing an outstanding job many of our players.

Alycia Ryan - Extra Innings Instructor

Alycia is a Morristown High School graduate that was named Daily Record Player of the Year, where she earned multiple honors. Alycia played her college softball at the University of Michigan. Alycia was named All-big Ten third team on a Michigan team that won the Big Ten and played in the college World Series. We are excited to have Alycia on our staff. She is available for hitting and fielding lessons.

Chris Zagyi - Extra Innings Instructor

Chris played his High School baseball at Oratory Prep. He moved on to play his college ball at Rowan University in Florida, where he pitched well enough to get drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2009 draft. Chris continues to work on his baseball career and is available for lessons.

Christina Buono - Extra Innings Instructor

Christina was a local standout that earned first team All-Conference honors at Hanover Park High School, where she pitched and played outfield. Christina continued her softball career at George Mason University, playing the outfield. Christina is available for pitching, hitting and fielding lessons.

Jeff Kistle - Extra Innings Instructor

As a standout player at Kittitany High School in NJ, Jeff Kistle was a top area outfielder. He went on to play his college ball at Kutztown University. He played four years with the Golden Bears as a power hitting corner outfielder. He has been a great addition to our staff as a top instructor and coach here at Extra Innings.

Kyle Murphy - Extra Innings Instructor

Kyle played his high school baseball around the corner at Hanover Park. As a top pitcher for the Hornets, Kyle was named to several area teams. He played his college baseball at Kean University, where his team won a college World Series. He is available for pitching, hitting and fielding lessons.