Directors

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.

15U GOLD 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. 

13U Black Head Coach

15U GOLD 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.

16U GOLD 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.

13U Elite Coach

15U-18U Tournament Director

Coach Sirois joins the Coastal Riptide staff with an excellent baseball resume. He led 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.

11U D1 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.

Lead 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.

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.

Pitching Instructor

Coach Uhlir will be helping the Coastal Riptide staff as an assistant pitching instructor this year. As a player, Coach Uhlir was a four-year starter at Thomas Edison high school in Alexandria, Virginia, where he enjoyed considerable success as a pitcher and as an outfielder. Following high school, Coach Uhlir earned a red-shirt spot as a pitcher with the James Madison University Duke's baseball club but unfortunately suffered a career-ending arm injury shortly after. After that injury, Coach Uhlir turned his attention to coaching baseball, focusing on youth baseball. He has amassed over 15 years of coaching experience and currently serves as president of the Little League program in Portsmouth, NH. Coach Uhlir brings a calm, focused approach to coaching youth players and firmly believes in the principles of double-goal coaching and the Positive Coaching Alliance. In addition to addressing mechanical issues, Coach Uhlir focuses heavily on the mental side of pitching while keeping things light and fun.

17U D1 Head Coach

Coach Stokes is a lifelong resident of Berwick, Maine. Coach Stokes was a standout athlete for Noble high school, participating in baseball, football, and basketball. 

Coach Stokes has been a fixture in youth sports in the Berwick and Lebanon area for the past ten years, providing coaching as well as much-needed organizational support for the growing athletic programs in that community.

His involvement with Coastal Riptide is numerous. He is serving as an assistant coach for the 13U and 14U teams that went on to compete for state championship recognition, along with his coaching duties at Coastal Riptide. Coach Stokes provides instructional support for the kids in the program. 

Coach Stokes currently resides in Lebanon with his wife Melissa and three boys, Ethan, Braden, and Jackson.

Training Instructor 

Coach Robinson is a native of North Carolina coach Robinson compiled some impressive baseball stats. He was a four-year starter for Clyde Erwin Highschool as a right-handed pitcher.

Coach Z was the player of the year his senior season and took his talents to Eastern Carolina University, where an arm injury ended his college career prematurely. 

Coach Z relocated to Maine in 2020, where he served as Pitching Coach at York High School as well as the head Junior Varsity coach. 

Coach Z continues his love in the heart of pitching for Coastal Riptide, working with players in our 14U through 18U divisions.  

13U D1 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 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.

13U Elite Coach

Youth Tournament Director

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.

18U GOLD Head Coach

Pitching Instructor
Roving Instructor

Coach Bernier is a native of Rochester, New Hampshire, he compiles an impressive baseball résumé both as a player, instructor, and coach. 

Coach B was a 3-year starter at Spalding High School, earning some impressive accolades as a left-handed pitcher.

Coach B went on to a successful career at Division III, New England college, and served as captain his final two years. From there, coaching became a passion as he assisted and coached at various levels, from legion baseball to assistant coach at his alma mater, where he served as Pitching Coach.

Pursuing his graduate degree at Springfield college coach was a graduate assistant as well as serving as the pitching coach for the collegiate summer league, Westfield star fires. In 2022 Coach Bernier took the helm of Sanford high school, where he led the team in his first season to the playoffs for the first time in several years at that program. 

Coach Bernier serves as a roving instructor on the Coastal Riptide staff and is one of the lead pitching instructors for the program.

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.

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