Meet The Mentors

High Level Mentorship From People Who Care

Mentor Pool Consists Of:

  1. Current and Former Collegiate Players and Coaches

  2. Current and Former Professional Players and Coaches

*Example Mentors Included Below*

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Richard Coletta

  • Played Division I baseball at Saint Joseph's University where he was a 3-year starter as an infielder.

  • Was Assistant coach at Saint Joseph’s as the pitching coach.

  • Was associate Scout with the Seattle Mariners from 2005-2017 and the World Series Champion Boston Red Sox 2017-19.

  • Was the Northeast Director for Team USA Baseball NTIS (National Team Identification Series) for four years.

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David Smith

  • Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 2023

  • Team Captain

  • Second Team College Baseball Foundation All‑American

  • Second Team All‑BIG EAST

  • BIG EAST All‑Tournament Team

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Pat O’Neill

  • One of the top defensive players in the BIG EAST at either second base or shortstop

  • .946 fielding percentage in 177 games played of which he started 168

  • Team Captain

  • Ranked 19th in school history in assists and is 18th with 57 doubles plays turned

  • Five-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and seven-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

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Jack O’Reilly

  • Assistant Coach at Villanova and currently Grad Assistant at nationally ranked Florida State University

  • He appeared in 185 games and started in 184 of them throughout his career

  • Two year team captain

  • Four-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team