Three Outs Instructors
Throughout the season, Three Outs Academy will offer small group clinics with our instructors. These clinics can be found on the registration page. Individual lessons are also available upon request.
Joe Cheney, Pitching Instructor
Coach Cheney has been with Three Outs for the past 4 years as the head coach of his son Luke's Three Outs team. Like many of our coaches, Coach Cheney has a wealth of experience and knowledge about the game of baseball, especially youth pitching.
Bio:
Playing:
1997-2000 Pitcher for Bowling Green University
1997-99 Pitcher, Lima Locos, Great Lakes Collegiate League
Coaching:
2001 Pitching Coach, Lima Locos
2002-16 Varsity Baseball Coach, Bay Village High School
2019-present -Three Outs Head Coach (2021 Hot Stove State Championship)
Coach Cheney is a teacher for Bay Village Schools and is able to use that background to teach and work with players.
John Whelan, Hitting Instructor
Coach Whelan is one of the most respected hitting instructors in Northeast Ohio and has agreed to help our hitters again this season. John is currently an Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach and Hitting Instructor at St. Ignatius High School. He has been with the Wildcats for the past 9 seasons and has worked with numerous local athletes as a private hitting instructor since 2007.
Bio:
Playing:
- Played High School Baseball St. Edward High School (1992) (Team Captain 1992)
- Received Baseball Scholarship to St. Bonaventure University in New York.
- Played NCAA Division 1 College baseball in the Atlantic 10 Conference at St. Bonaventure University 1992-1996 (Team Captain 1996)
Coaching:
- Varsity Head Baseball Coach St. Edward High School 2001-2007
- Varsity Assistant Baseball Coach (Hitting Coach) St. Ignatius High School 2015-Current
- Head Coach of Ohio City Baseball Club 17U Team
Todd Ratica, Pitching Instructor
Coach Ratica is currently the pitching coordinator for the Avon Lake baseball program.
Bio:
Playing:
Pitcher, John Carroll University 2003-2007
Fairview High School (1999-2003)- Three year letter winner
Coaching Awards:
-2016 SWC Coach of the year
-2016 Lorain County Coach of the year
Coaching:
Avon Lake High School (2024-2025 Season)
Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach
Bay Village High School (2022-2024)
Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach
Ohio Force Baseball Academy (2018-2019)
Academy instructor
Midview High School ( Fall 2015- 2019)
Head Varsity Baseball Coach
Paul Gigliotti, Driveline Instructor
Bio:
Paul Gigliotti has spent the last 26 years as a high school teacher and coach. He has been part of the Three Outs Academy program for the past five years as a manager, coach, and father. Coach Gigliotti played high school baseball and pitched at Lorain Catholic High School. For the past several years he has focused on youth pitching and devoted his studies to arm health through Driveline and Cressey Sports Performance.