Directors

12U Black Head Coach

Baseball First Base/Outfield Instructor

Coach Stimmell provides excellent instruction for his young players with his calm demeanor and his attention to detail. Coach Stimmell lead his 10U team to a Championship win in the 2020 River Driver Classic, was the 2020 Fall Ball 10U Champion, and came in second place in the 10U EBL League Championship. He is always looking for learning opportunities. Coach Stimmell can often be found at local clinics and camps in the York County area. A member of the Sanford/Springvale Little League baseball/softball board, Coach Stimmell is highly regarded as a solid youth teacher. A graduate of Coe-Brown Northwood Academy, where he participated in varsity baseball, Coach Stimmell then went on to graduate from Plymouth State College. Coach Stimmell is married with two children and a dog, George.

14U Teal Head Coach

Coach Orlando joins the Coastal Riptide staff having experience playing and Coaching AAU and Junior Olympic travel baseball. Coach Orlando competed in the AAU Junior Olympics as a catcher for the New England Mariners. Coach Orlando served as the team captain and starting catcher for three years traveling across the Country representing all 6 States in the New England region. Coach Orlando graduated from Marshwood High School as a four-year varsity starter while being named All-Conference and participant in the Maine All-Star game. Coach Orlando attended the University of Southern Maine to continue playing baseball. Coach Orlando currently resides in Berwick, Maine, and enjoys coaching competitive youth baseball and skill development. 

14U Teal Head Coach

Coach Janis joins the program after spending the last seven seasons coaching with the USA Mavericks. He coached several age groups running from 11U to 17U and reached multiple EBL championship games. Previously, he was the Varsity Baseball Coach at Farmington High School in NH, coached the middle school team before that, and also took the Farmington 11U All-star team to the NH state championship game. He played collegiately at Lyndon State College, where he was the winning pitcher in his debut outing.

14U Black Head Coach

Coach Boissonneault joins the Riptide staff after a very successful 25 years of varsity baseball experience. Guiding the Spartans, Coach Boissonneault achieved the ultimate success by capturing the State Championship in 2002. Under Coach’s tutelage, the Spartan teams were perennial playoff contenders and competed in 4 Western Maine Championships and 2 State Championships. During this time, Coach also was a leader in youth development in the Sanford/Springvale Little League coaching several teams and offering assistance to multiple all-star teams. Coach Boissonneault lives and teaches math in Sanford with his wife Stephanie and four children.

15U Gold Head Coach

15U-18U Tournament Director

Coach Sirois joins the Coastal Riptide staff with an excellent baseball resume. He lead our 13U team to the EBL Division one Championship in 2020. A veteran of the local sports circuits, Coach Sirois got his start on the diamond as a standout player for some powerful Thornton Academy Baseball teams. Coaching success soon followed as he began his career in education and coached at the Junior Varsity levels at Kennebunk and Bonny Eagle. In 2003 Coach Sirois got his chance to run his own program and quickly turned the Bonny Eagle Scots program around and was named Coach of the Year in the highly competitive SMAA. Coach Sirois left the baseball diamond to pursue Educational Administration where he currently serves as the principal at Kennebunk High School. Coach Sirois returned to the diamond to coach his boys at the youth levels. He has run numerous clinics as well as served as the Biddeford All-Star Head Coach 2017 – 2019, 2021 where his teams routinely make deep playoff runs. A veteran of the travel ball circuit, Coach Sirois also served as the Head Coach for the Southern Maine Waves team. Coach Sirois resides in Biddeford with his wife Laureen and his boys Landon and Colton.

10U Black Head Coach

Coach Brown joins the Riptide staff with an extensive playing and coaching resume. Coach Brown is a graduate of Portland High School, where he was a standout on both the football and baseball diamond earning both All-Conference and All Academics in both sports.

After his high school playing days, Coach Brown attended Fitchburg State and later the University of Maine to complete his education. Coach continued to play ball in the highly regarded Twilight baseball league in Portland, Maine, and compete in the Southern Maine Men's Baseball league.

Through his two boys coach has been very active in his community of Saco, Maine, where he is a fixture on the sidelines coaching and volunteering at various events and sports. Coach Brown continues to focus on his love of Baseball and serves as the VP for Saco Little League and coach at the all-star level.

Coach Brown resides in Saco with his wife Liz and his two boys.

14U White Head Coach

Pitching Instructor 

Coach Tielinen joins the Coastal Riptide staff as its Pitching and Conditioning Coordinator. Coach Tielinen is a respected and dedicated coach with over 19 years of experience in athletic development. With a BS in Kinesiology and Physical Education from the University of Maine Orono, Coach Tielinen is committed to athletes' success by teaching hard work, discipline, respect, and character. Coach Tielinen has provided pitching instruction to players ranging from elementary school to the Major League level and was an assistant coach at St Josephs College for four seasons. There, he developed the Monks off season & in-season strength training programs for all players and provided pitching instruction. The Monks were nationally ranked in numerous pitching statistics for multiple seasons. Coach Tielinen resides in Kennebunk with his wife, three children, and their dog Duke.

Instructor 

Nick is a 2004 graduate of Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, MA, where he played varsity soccer, basketball, and baseball. During his senior season at Cushing, he was named an All-Central New England Prep School League pitcher. Following high school, he focused on soccer, playing on a collegiate level at Gordon College, where he was a three-time all-conference defender and a captain for two years. Nick is now a social studies teacher at York High School in York, ME. In addition to teaching, he serves as the York High School Baseball’s Associate Head Coach, working with middle infielders. He is also now entering his fifth year as a coach of the Saco Bay Physical Therapy Summer Baseball team, which plays its home games in York. Nick currently resides in Somersworth, NH, with his wife, Hannah, and their three children.

Catching and Third Base Instructor

Coach Gundlah played four years of Varsity Baseball at York High School under Coach Chadbourne. As a Catcher/3B, Coach Gundlah was an All-Conference selection his senior year. From there, Coach Gundlah decided to take a post-graduate year at Bridgton Academy. With the help of Coaches Aaron Izaryk and Tim Atwood at BA, Coach Gundlah now attends Saint Joseph’s College, playing third base and outfield. Coach Gundlah has worked at Coastal Riptide summer camps since their inception in 2017.

Head instructor for Training programs

Coach Edgar's love of the game of Baseball was developed and fostered in the Dominican Republic.  Coach Edgar moved to the United States in 2013. Coach attended Portsmouth High School, where he was the starting shortstop for the very successful Coach Hopley and the highly regarded Portsmouth Clippers baseball program.

Coach Edgar went on to play at Southern Maine Community College, where he was a three-year All-Conference player.

Coach Edgar continues to play at a very competitive level and has been the starting shortstop in the Granite State Baseball League for the past several years.

Along with his Head Coaching duty for the 13U White Coastal Riptide team, Coach Edgar  also serves as the lead instructor for Coastal Riptide's growing training program and a lead hitting instructor for Riptide's rostered players.

11U Teal Head Coach

Coach Johnson's involvement with the Coastal RipTide program dates back to 2017 as a hitting and 1st base instructor and a lead camp instructor for CRT summer camp programs.

A graduate of York High School ( 2017 ), coach J was a key component as a freshman playing 1st base and hitting at the top of the order for a team that won a state championship in 2013.

Coach J was a 1st team all-conference player all four years and participated in the Maine Underclass and Sr Class all-star games.

Coach continues to be a lead hitting instructor for the kids in the CRT program and is also the head coach for Coastal Riptide's u11 and u16 travel teams.

12U Teal Head Coach

Coach Russell is a 2007 graduate of Coe Brown Academy, where he played varsity baseball, basketball, and golf. Coach Russell joins Riptide with nine years of experience coaching youth sports, including coaching in the Coastal Riptide Fall Ball program for the past two seasons. Most recently, Coach Russell helped lead the Sanford 11U All-Stars to a runner-up finish at the Maine State Tournament. Coach Russell also recently accepted a role on the Sanford Little league Board of Directors. Coach Russell lives in Sanford with his fiancé and their five boys.

9U Black Head Coach

Coach Stefanilo joins the Coastal Riptide staff having nine years of varsity baseball coaching experience at Mt. Blue and Falmouth High Schools. Coach Stefanilo graduated from Sanford High School, where he played football, hockey, and baseball. He graduated from the University of Maine at Farmington after playing four years of baseball and being the team captain. Coach Stefanilo is an assistant Varsity football Coach for Sanford High School and coaches basketball and baseball at Sanford Middle School, where he currently teaches 8th-grade math. Coach Stefanilo is married and has three children.

Youth Tournament Director

Roving instructor

Coach Colbeth joins the Riptide staff, filling a much-needed role as the club's youth tournament director as well as a roving training instructor. Coach Colbeth works directly with Jana Doughty, Coastal's Director of Operations, selecting regional tournaments for our players 9U thru 12U. Coach also provides winter training support with a focus on infield play and pitching.

A native of Mount Desert Island, Coach Colbeth was a standout three-sport athlete and an all-conference selection in Soccer, Basketball, and Baseball.

A graduate of the University of Maine Orono, Coach Colbeth remains very active in youth sports in his community of Wells, Maine, and serves on several local youths sports boards providing coaching support.

Coach Colbeth resides in Wells, Maine, with his wife Sasha and three children.

Baseball Middle Infield Instructor,
Middle Infield Instructor, 

Roving Game Day Coach

Coach Cone joins the Coastal Riptide staff after a successful career at Div II Saint Michaels College in Vermont. Coach Cone played middle infield for his entire baseball career. A York High School graduate, Coach Cone was a key component in the successful run for the Wildcats in capturing the 2013 Class B, Maine State Championship team. Coach Cone currently resides in York and works for KeyBank as a Licensed Banker in Saco, ME.

Catching Instructor
Roving Instructor

Coach Descoteaux has been a fixture in the baseball scene in Biddeford for the past 23 years. Regarded as a top teacher Coach Descoteaux has helped develop many players that have gone on to experience success at the varsity level and beyond. A catching coach by position Coach Descoteaux has been a fixture with the Biddeford High School varsity baseball program for the past 16 years. Coach also took over the Club baseball program at the University of New England and helped build that program over the past eight years seeing his Nor’Easters reach the playoffs three out of the last four years. Shawn currently works for the University of New England and lives in Biddeford with his wife and three children.

Pitching Instructor

Coach Keefe joins the Coastal Riptide staff with an impressive baseball resume. As a four-year varsity starter for Somersworth High School, he was a leader on the mound and at the plate. Coach Keefe took the next step and continued his playing career at Division II Southern New Hampshire University. A right-handed pitcher, Coach Keefe enjoyed a successful career and is now sharing his baseball knowledge and experience with the kids in his hometown of North Berwick, Maine. Coaching his son Aiden as he progresses through the ranks of youth baseball, Coach Keefe has been at the helm of several Allstar teams that have had nice runs in tournament play. Coach K will be a lead pitching instructor for Coastal

Catching Instructor

Coach Quint is a 1994 graduate of Hodgdon High School in Hodgdon, ME, where he played varsity soccer, basketball, and baseball all four years. Coach Quint was named to the All-Aroostook team as a catcher during his senior year. He went on to play two years of Division III baseball at Colby-Sawyer College, graduating with a B.A. in History and Political Science in 1998. Coach Quint is the Head Coach for the Biddeford High School Cross Country, Indoor & Outdoor Track & Field teams, a role he has held for the past six years. Chris currently works for the Maine Department of Labor as the Director of the State Workforce Board and lives in Biddeford with his wife, Kim, and two children, Thea and Levi.