WASHINGTON BASEBALL ACADEMY COACHES

Motivators. Educators. Mentors.

TRAINING COACHES

COACH JACOB TERAO

Catching & Hitting Coach

Coach Terao was a 4 year varsity baseball and 3 year varsity football player at Seattle Prep where he earned first team honors his senior year and was the Seattle Prep Male Athlete of the Year winner

In football Coach Terao earned 1st team honors on offense, as a running back, and on defense, as middle linebacker, the only player in his 3A division to receive 1st team honors for both offense and defense.

In baseball Coach Terao's senior year he was a first team All-Metro Catcher, and made the Metro 3A Alll-Star Team. He was a top 3 ranked catcher in the state and top 10 Washington prospect for the MLB Draft.

Coach Terao played on the Baseball NW and PAC NW travel teams and was an Area Code Selection for the KC Royals. He played collegiately at Bellevue College, University of Portland and Towson University. He also played for the Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox, and Bellingham Bells collegiate summer teams.

After graduation Coach Terao became the catching and strength coach at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas 2022-2024. Coach Terao moved back to Seattle to take over the reigns of Go Tiime Athletics and Washington Athletic Academy. and is the catching coach st Bellevue College.

COACH RYAN RAMSOWER

Infiield & Hiitting Coach

Ramsower rejoins the coaching staff after spending the 2023/24 season as Assistant Coach at Utah State University Softball program. In addition to being the Assistant Baseball Director at Go Time Athletics Coach Ramsower works with Baseball Northwest and was named as the new Baseball Head Coach at West Seattle High School.

Prior to settling down in West Seattle Coach Ramsower served as an assistant baseball coach at Lower Columbia College from 2021-22, where he worked with all position players, specifically the infielders, and played a large role in the Red Devils' offense.

Prior to joining LCC, Ramsower was the head coach of two club baseball teams with the Hills Baseball Club from 2019-21 and was a part of the Catalina Foothills High School baseball coaching staff. During that time, Ramsower also worked as a strength coach.

Ramsower graduated from Washington State in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in humanities. He played two seasons at WSU, appearing in 49 games and making 28 starts. He began his collegiate career playing two seasons at Pima Community College.

COACH NATE SANTIAGO

Head Hitting/Infield Coach

Coach Santiago runs the Washington Baseball Academy hitting program.

Coach Nate Santiago is a top hitting/infield coach in the area with years of coaching experience. His Collegiate baseball career began at Bellevue CC 2002-2005 and continued at Centenary College where he was the starting shortstop from 2005-2007.

After graduating from Centenary College Coach Santiago turned his baseball career towards coaching and became an assistant coach at Centenary College from 2007-2009 before moving back to the Pacific Northwest where he became an assistant coach under legendary Coach Mark Yoshino at Bellevue CC from 2009-2012. Coach Santiago then became the Hitting Coach at Pierce College from 2012-2014 and from 2014-2016 was the Assistant Coach at Edmonds CC.

Coach Santiago has coached at the select level with Rijo Athletics, Baden, Easton and ProPlayer. He also has several years of college level experience coaching at Pierce CC, Bellevue CC, Edmonds CC.and at Centenary College.

COACH THOMAS WOLGEMUTH

Pitching Coach

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COACH JACK GERSTENMAIER

Infield Coach

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Pitching Coach

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COACH TYLER HAGGETT

Head Pitching Coach

Coach Haggett runs the Washington Baseball Academy pitching program.

Coach Haggett played at Meadowdale high school where he was named an All-Star League First Team Pitcher in his senior season. .Coach Haggett played at the collegiate level with Edmonds CC and San Jose State. He has coached for several top level select programs prior to taking over the pitching program for Washington Baseball Academy.

COACH ROMELL MITCHELL

Outfield/Hitting Coach

Coach Mitchell has years of experience in both playing and coaching. While attending West Seattle High School he was a 3 sport letter winner in Football, Basketball and Baseball. He earned All Metro 1st Team Selection as an Outfielder in both his Junior & Senior years.

Coach Mitchell was drafted out of West Seattle High School in the 17th Round of the 1997 Major League Draft by the Houston Astro's but chose to go to college and play baseball. He played ball at Bellevue College and St. Martin's College before being drafted by the San Diego Padres. He played professional baseball in both the Frontier and Canadian baseball Leagues.

COACH JACOB TALAMANTE

Outfield/Hitting Coach

Talamante graduated from Saint Mary's College of California where he played OF for the Gaels 2017-2021.

In his final season for the Gaels Talamante appeared in 43 games and made 42 starts as a fifth-year senior in 2021, the second-most starts on the team. He led the Gaels in batting average (.299), hits (47), doubles (12), triples (2), stolen bases (13), and on-base percentage (.414). His OBP was good for a top-ten finish in the WCC, and his 13 stolen bases were the fourth-most. He had a seven-game hitting streak and was named All-WCC Honorable Mention.

Talamante was signed with the Gary SouthShore RailCats, of the American Association of Professional Baseball, and then joined the Missoula PaddleHeads aof the Pioneer League.

COACH KEVN KING

Hitting Coach

Coach King Bio coming soon

COACH J.J. Asinas

Pitching Coach

Coach Asinas hails from Federal Way Washington and attended and played baseball at Todd Beamer High School.

Coach Asinas played collegiately at Central Washington University as a pitcher, and infielder. appearing in 54 games as a pitcher. He finished his 5 years at CWU with a 12-6 record, 137 innings pitched, and 111 strikeouts.

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