PORTSMOUTH YARDBIRDS
Portsmouth Yardbirds Schedule
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L, 16-3 .
2019 Roster of Players
2019 ROSTER
| # | First-Name | Last-Name | POS | Classification | College Attending | B | T | Hgt | Wgt |
| 19 | Claude | Hayes | O/I/RHP | Sophomore | Rust College | Right | Right | 5’11” | 175 |
| 20 | Cole | Paquin | OF | Freshman | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) | Right | Right | 5’11” | 185 |
| 23 | Christopher | Berry | OF | Freshman | Mississippi College | Right | Right | 5’8″ | 185 |
| 21 | Eric | Lucey | OF | Freshman | Dean College | Right | Right | 5’10” | 160 |
| 2 | John | Roberson | OF | Sophomore | Paul D Camp Community College | Right | Right | 5’9″ | 160 |
| 12 | Joshua | Brown | OF | Rookie | heading to Hartford Community College | Right | Right | 5’7″ | 140 |
| 28 | Ahmir | Mitchell | OF/RHP | Junior | Rust College | Left | Right | 6′ | 200 |
| 4 | Joe | Gross | SS | Sophomore | Houghton College | Right | Right | 5’9″ | 165 |
| 3 | Daniel | Qin | 2B | Freshman | Amherst College | Right | Right | 5’11” | 174 |
| 14 | Anthony | Kettner | 2B | Freshman | Paul D. Camp Community College | Right | Right | 6′ | 140 |
| 25 | Liam | Geib | 3B | Freshman | Ursinus College | Right | Right | 5’11” | 195 |
| 16 | Jalin | McMillan | 3B | RS-Junior | Grambling University | Right | Right | 6’2″ | 210 |
| 22 | Oscar | Benitez | 1B | Freshman | Lynn University | Left | Right | 5’11” | 205 |
| 24 | Cameron | Wallace | 1B | Rookie | heading to Christopher Newport University | Right | Right | 6’1″ | 220 |
| 9 | Ryan | Gallagher | C | Freshman | Dean College | Left | Right | 5’10” | 185 |
| 18 | Karl | Velikonja | C | Freshman | Ursinus College | Right | Right | 5’10” | 180 |
| 10 | Kent | Bingman | C | Freshman | Marymount University | Right | Right | 5’11” | 185 |
| 1 | Dominque | Barnes | RHP/SS | Freshman | heading to Claflin University | Right | Right | 6′ | 170 |
| 6 | Keyshawn | Johnson | RHP/SS | Rookie | heading to Paul D Camp Community College | Right | Right | 5’10” | 160 |
| 8 | Talmon | Hubbard | RHP/SS | Sophomore | Paul D Camp CC heading to Claflin University | Right | Right | 6’2″ | 161 |
| 17 | Luke | Verga | PO | Freshman | Ursinus College | Right | Left | 6’0″ | 190 |
| 15 | Robert | McDaniel | PO | Freshman | Rust College | Right | Right | 6 | 172 |
| 11 | Noah | Floyd | PO | Sophomore | Marymount University | Left | Left | 6’0 | 165 |
| 5 | Justice | Page | PO | Rookie | heading to Clark Atlanta University | Right | Right | 5’11” | 165 |
| 7 | Christopher | Lansdowne | PO | Freshman | Paul D Camp Community College | Left | Left | 5’9″ | 145 |
| 13 | Brook | Hamilton | PO | Freshman | Paul D Camp Community College | Right | Right | 6’2″ | 180 |
| Tahlib | Whitfield | PO | Rookie | going to Virginia State University | Right | Right | 5’10” | 235 |
Head Coach: John Bates
Coach Bates is currently serving as the assistant Coach/recruiting coordinator at Rust College in Holly Springs, MS. Coach Bates has previously served as head coach at Lane College in Jackson, TN as well as several other coaching positions. Prior to beginning his coaching career, Coach Bates served our Country in the US Army.
Coach Bates earned his BS degree in Education from Liberty University, and his BA in Theology from the University of Minnesota Graduate School of Theology, Brooklyn center, MN.
Coach Bates played his collegiate baseball at Coahoma Junior College in Clarksdale, Mississippi and then Mississippi Valley State University. Coach Bates will be entering his first TSL season as an associate head coach with the Portsmouth Yardbirds.
Assistant Coach: Jabari Brown
Coach Brown is currently serving as the assistant baseball coach at Claflin University in South Carolina. Coach Brown will be in his first year as the assistant coach for the Portsmouth Yardbirds Baseball Club. We are happy to have Coach Brown joining us this summer.
Assistant Coach: Don Gilbert
Coach Gilbert will be joining the Yardbirds for the 2019 season. Coach Gilbert hails from the Pacific Northwest where he spent 2 years playing outfield for Edmonds CC in the state of Washington. He’s currently the Asst Varsity Coach at Norfolk Christian where he’s helped turn the program into one of the state’s finest. In addition to coaching at the HS level he’s spent over a decade coaching Travel, Showcase and American Legion baseball. The Yardbirds are excited to have Coach Gilbert’s plethora of experience for the 2019 season.
