Regional Director / Program Lead
Chris Cheshire
Leads program direction, coach alignment, player development standards, and the overall Rawlings Tigers NOVA baseball experience.
Leadership & Development
Coaching Staff
Meet the Rawlings Tigers NOVA coaches and staff guiding player development, team standards, and roster leadership across the program.
Program Leadership
One standard across every team
Program-wide direction, shared standards, and team-level coaching support.
Team Coaching Staff
Meet the staff for each season
Head coach and assistant coaches by season.
current Season
2027 Season
Team
14U Black
Head Coach
Chris Cheshire
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Leads the 14U Black staff with a focus on player development, team standards, communication, and competitive game preparation.
Assistant Coaches
Franz Helchinger
Doug Davidson
Team
14U Orange
Head Coach
Tim Jacoby
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Leads the 14U Orange staff with an emphasis on accountability, team culture, roster development, and game-speed preparation.
Assistant Coaches
Don Yizar
Adam Biddle
Team
13U
Head Coach
Jose Acosta
Assistant Coaches
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Team
12U
Head Coach
Ken Torres
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Leads the 12U staff with a focus on fundamentals, practice structure, player confidence, and game awareness.
Assistant Coaches
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Team
10U
Head Coach
Brandon Cleveland
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Leads the 10U staff with a focus on foundational skills, confidence, teamwork, and early travel baseball development.
Assistant Coaches
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Coaching Standards
What families can expect from every coach
Development, communication, culture, and alignment.
Development-first coaching
Practices are built around fundamentals, reps, baseball IQ, communication, and game-speed preparation.
Positive team culture
Coaches are expected to model effort, accountability, sportsmanship, and a team-first mindset.
Clear communication
Families and players should understand expectations, schedules, roles, and development priorities.
Program alignment
Teams operate under shared Rawlings Tigers NOVA standards while still giving each coach room to lead their roster.
Interested in coaching?
Help develop the next group of Rawlings Tigers NOVA players.
We are always interested in connecting with coaches who care about development, communication, effort, and a positive competitive environment.