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Chris McRaney is the founder and President of Team Georgia Baseball Academy. Coach Mac has a variety of coaching experience in private and public high schools and has been a part of some very successful programs in his 10 year coaching career. Coach Mac’s TGBA teams have combined to post a 273-86 record that includes a Perfect Game National Title along with numerous state and regional championships. In addition, within the last three years alone, 45 former TGBA players have signed college scholarships. Coach Mac started TGBA because he has a passion for kids and for baseball. He is looking forward to the rest of the TGBA organization (coaching staff, parents and players) to continue building on its success. TGBA is well respected in travel ball circles both on and off the field. It is because of the coaches, players and parents that this reputation has been established. Most importantly, Coach Mac is committed to the development of the players as young men and athletes both on and off the field. He wants to encourage all those who play for TGBA to become winners of the most important game of all – The Game of Life. Coach McRaney was a double business major at Mississippi State where he earned his Bachelor’s degree. He also has a Master’s Degree in Special Education from Georgia State and currently teaches special education at the high school level. Coach Mac lives in Marietta with his wonderful wife Kathryn and their twin boys. |
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The 2012 season will be Jim Butler’s fourth year as a TGBA coach, where he has coached players in the 15-17 age groups. Prior to Team Georgia, Jim was a baseball coach at Alpharetta High School for four years. He also has five years experience coaching travel ball teams prior to joining Team Georgia. |
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Jason Borcherding, known as "Coach B", has been with TGBA since the first year of the organization. He served as the assistant to Coach McRaney the first three years for ages 15,16, and 17, and was part of the WWBA National Championship team. He has also been the Head Coach of the 15 and 16 year old TGBA teams who have won multiple state and regional championships. Coach B took a summer off when he became the Head Coach at Heritage High School in Conyers, GA, and is back to coach one of the 16 year old teams this upcoming summer. Jason and his wife Jackie reside in McDonough, Georgia and have two sons. |
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Jordan Hill played four years at Chattahoochee High School in Alpharetta, Georgia where he played for Coach Tim Lemons. He then attended Georgia Southern University. After college, Jordan decided to enter into the realm of coaching. He was an assistant varsity coach at Portal High School in southern Georgia for two years, as well as the the head coach of the Portal Softball team for one season. Following that, Coach Hill moved back to Alpharetta where he coached and ran the Alpharetta High School Jr. Raider program for three seasons. While coaching at Alpharetta High School, he also gave private hitting and pitching instruction at Auterson Baseball. Coach Hill was an assistant coach under Chris McRaney for the 2009 season with 16U Team Georgia. He is currently working at Grand Slam Sports Center as a private instructor. |
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Mike Bertolani has been involved with coaching youth baseball for six years. Prior to Team Georgia, he coached with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes organization, focusing on pitching, catching, and hitting, and the fundamentals and mechanics of each. Coach Bertolani strives to blend on-field performance with the importance of the off-field aspects of player development. He has played both youth and adult baseball, and lives in Alpharetta with his wonderful wife and their two children. |
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Craig Lawler has managed travel youth baseball teams for six years. Prior to joining Team Georgia, he coached teams in Michigan and Virginia, including 2008 district Little League champs. Coach Lawler is Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth certified to coach and has also managed a Class A men's softball team for 18 years. |
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