Lindo Javelona
Title: Director of Teams
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Education:
West Charlotte High School
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (BS in Biology)
Experience:
Played at West Charlotte High
All-Conference selection
Assistant Coach of the West Charlotte High Fall Team (1998)
Assistant Coach of the Carolina O’s (2000)
Assistant Coach of the On Deck O’s (2001-02)
Head Coach with the On Deck O’s 2002-present)
Head Coach of the 16U On Deck O’s, which finished 8th at the Perfect Game/ Baseball America World Wood Bat Underclassmen Championships (2005)
Head Coach Baseball Coach at Covenant Day Middle School (2012-2014)
Head JV Coach Marvin Ridge High School (2015)
NFHS Coaching Certification (2015)
General Manager On Deck Academy (2011-2018)
Director of Teams (10U-14U) On Deck Academy (2019-present)
Mark Mennitt
Title: Instructor
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Education:
Independence High School
Mars Hill College (BA in History/Social Studies Education)
Experience:
Played in High School at Independence High, State Champion 1984
Head Baseball Coach for 24 years (Independence, Parkwood, Marvin Ridge)
Won 12 conference titles as a head coach, 11 Coach of the Year Awards
Appeared in 4 Regional Championships & won back-to-back State Championships in 2015 & 2016 at Marvin Ridge HS
*ALL BASEBALL STAFF CAN INSTRUCT IN HITTING & DEFENSE FOR SOFTBALL PLAYERS AS WELL
Andrew Love
Hometown: Weddington, NC
Education: Weddington High School
Bard College
B.A in Biology
Experience:
-Played 4 years on the Bard baseball team, two of which were full years (Covid)
-Pitched 78.1 innings in 4 years as a consistent starter/long reliever
-Played in Beach Collegiate Baseball League (summer 2021), and was named to the All-BCBL 2nd team
-4 time Liberty League All-Academic Team
Michael Owen
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Education: Carmel Christian School
Emory & Henry College (BS in Physics, Math, and Chemistry)
Experience:
-All-Region as a senior
-Earned the win in Carmel Christian’s first ever playoff victory
-Played five years at Emory & Henry as a RHP
-2x Team Captain
-Southern Collegiate Baseball League All-League Team (2021)
-Missed the 2022 season due to Tommy John Surgery
-College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
Anthony Ramirez
Title: Coach/Instructor
Hometown: Queens, New York
Education:
Central Academy of Tech. and Arts (CATA) [High School]
UNC Charlotte (BS in Health Systems Management)
Experience:
Played four years in high school at Sun Valley High School (1) and Central Academy (3) respectively.
Was on team for CATA’s first appearance AND win in the NCHSAA Playoffs in School History (Beat West Wilkes High School 4-2 in 2017)
Had an overall ERA in HS of 2.49 through 3 years at CATA.
Assistant Varsity Coach at CATA from 2020-2021
Coached at On Deck since 2021