Eddie Hull is our Co-Founder and the Director of Program and Player Development. Hull wears a variety of hats inside our program, and will mostly be found in the dugout with our showcase teams and our college team.

Coach Hull is the Director of Athletics at Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School and was named the Head Baseball Coach at Charlotte Catholic High School on May 17th, 2023. He led the 2024 Cougars to a 23-10 record, winning the SW4A Conference Tournament and finished as the 4A West Regional Finalist.  He previously served two years as an assistant coach at Catholic, as well as two years on staff at Queens University of Charlotte. Hull also spent one season as an assistant coach at Charlotte Latin.

Hull was born and raised in Charlotte. He attended Charlotte Catholic and was named first team All-State in 2012, along with being named the MEGA-7 Conference Player of the Year. Hull played on year of junior college baseball at Louisburg College, followed by three years for the Charlotte 49ers.

Hull has coached and done lessons throughout the Charlotte area since 2017. He also owns Eddie Hull Baseball Camps, LLC.

Coach Hull lives in Charlotte with his wife, Cassidy.

Daniel Cooke is our Co-Founder and Middle School Program Director. He is also the Head Coach of our 13U Navy team.

Cooke is entering his sixth year at the helm of the baseball program at Charlotte Latin School. Since he has taken over the program, Latin Baseball has had its most successful seasons in over 15 years.

Cooke brings over 12 years of HS head coaching experience, while going 103-82 in his last 8 seasons as the head coach at Porter Ridge and Independence. Cooke’s teams have won two Southwestern 4A Conference Championships (2014 & 2016), two conference tournament titles (2014 & 2018), and advanced to the state playoffs six times. He has coached 4 All-State players, along with 14 players going on to play at the collegiate level. Coach Cooke was named the Southwestern 4A Coach of the Year in 2014, 2016, and 2019.

Cooke is a graduate of Gardner-Webb University, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management. He was a two-sport standout in both football and baseball, earning All-Big South honors in both. In baseball, Cooke appears in the GWU record books in several categories, including most career runs (170) and most career stolen bases (94). He also ranks in the top 20 for career tackles in football. He served as captain for both teams as a senior and was selected as the GWU Male Student-Athlete of the Year.

Coach Cooke was inducted into the Gardner-Webb Athletics Hall of Fame in the Fall of 2021.

Cooke and his wife, Angela, have two children: daughter, Emma (7), and son, Bennett (3). They reside in Indian Trail.

Nick Daddio is our 14U Head Coach. Daddio is a graduate of Hough HS, where he played both baseball and basketball. Daddio went on to play baseball for the Charlotte 49ers, where he caught for the Niners and was roommates with Coach Hull.

Daddio was named the Head Varsity Baseball Coach at Hickory Grove Christian School in July of 2022. He also teaches a variety of Business Education classes at HGCS. Before Hickory Grove, Daddio spent several years as a varsity assistant at Jay M. Robinson HS in Concord.

He and his wife, Sara, live in Kannapolis, with their son, Knox (2), and dog, Hoosier.

Ryan Benson is our Showcase Director and Head Coach of our 2027 Gold team.

Benson is from the burgeoning metropolis of Clayton, NC, outside of Raleigh. Coach Benson a longtime high school baseball coach in the Charlotte area, with stops at Cox Mill, Jay M. Robinson, and Butler. He also teaches history at Butler High School. He led Butler to a conference championship in 2023, his first season at the helm, and was named the SW4A Conference Coach of the Year in both 2023 and 2024.

In the summers, Coach Benson has worked with all levels of baseball from the youth level all the way to summer college baseball. Benson specializes in data analytics and player development.

Coach B throws batting practice slightly harder and a little more accurately than Coach Daddio, and he loves being a Corndog!

Ryan and his wife, Janel, reside in Mint Hill, with their daughter, Rylee (1).

Zach Jarrett was named our Showcase Hitting Coordinator in May of 2024.  He works with all of our hitters throughout our middle school and high school teams.  Zach is also an assistant coach at Gaston College under Coach Shohn Doty.  The 2025 season will be Zach’s first season as a collegiate coach.

Zach grew up in Hickory, NC and played at Hickory HS.  He then went on to star at UNC-Charlotte, where he was an integral piece of the 49ers lineup for four years.  Jarrett concluded his four-year career at Charlotte starting 203 of 205 games played, with 205 hits and a .268 career average, with 27 doubles, 26 home runs and 127 RBIs.

Zach was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 28th round (#848) of the 2017 MLB Draft.  Jarrett played four seasons with the Orioles organization, and then spent two additional years with the Gastonia HoneyHunters of the Atlantic League.

Zach currently lives in Charlotte and is pursuing his Masters in Athletic Administration from LSU.

Chuck Rinehimer is the Head Coach of our 2026 Showcase Team. He brings over 20 years of coaching experience to the Corndogs.

Chuck is Hazelton, Pa. He played college baseball for the Ohio Valley Fighting Scots from 1994-98. Rinehimer played under Coach Bob Crawford while at OVU and was a three-time All-American. During his career at OVU, Rinehimer recorded 35 career home runs and a phenomenal career fielding percentage of .982. Chuck was inducted into the Ohio Valley Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016.

Coach Rinehimer started his coaching career (2001-2007) at Lewisville HS in South Carolina, where he was a JV Head Coach and Varsity assistant. He then moved onto South Point HS in Rock Hill as a Varsity assistant in 2008 and 2009. Chuck then got into the collegiate ranks, coaching in the SCBL for the Carolina Sox. He was an assistant in the summer of 2010 for the Sox and took over as a the Head Coach in 2011 and 2012.

Chuck serves as the Associate Head Coach at Charlotte Catholic HS. The 2025 season will be his 11th season on staff at Catholic.

Chuck is a longtime, legendary 6th grade math teacher at Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School, and resides with his wife, Kelly, and sons, Tate and Caleb, in Rock Hill.

Coach Hull on Rinehimer – “Coach Rinehimer is the best coach I had growing up. He’s honest, knowledgeable, and full of passion for the game. He impacted me in many different ways, and he is a big reason that I am a coach today. I could not think of a better man to lead our 2026 team!”

Chris Clare is currently an assistant coach with our 2026 Showcase team. He recently finished his professional playing career.

Chris grew up in the Charlotte area and attended Charlotte Catholic HS, where he was a two-time All-Conference selection. He led the Cougars to a conference championship his junior year. He graduated from CCHS in 2013 and went on to start at High Point University. Clare started 151 career games over his three year career at HPU, while hitting .320 with 179 hits and 78 RBI. Clare was named first team All-Big South his junior year, and then was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 21st round of the 2016 MLB Draft.

Clare played several years of minor league baseball, getting as high as AAA with the Norfolk Tides. His lone AAA home run came in Charlotte, while playing back home in front of many family and friends.

Chris currently works in the tech industry. He also serves as a varsity assistant at Charlotte Catholic.

Sam Skinner was added to the Corndogs staff in August of 2022. He works with our middle school teams and is currently our 13U Gold Head Coach.

Coach Skinner is the Head Varsity Baseball Coach at Cuthbertson High School in Waxhaw. The 2025 season will be Skinner’s third season at Cuthbertson. He led Cutty to a 17-12 record in 2023, and a 25-3 record in 2024.  He previously had coaching stops at Independence and Olympic.

Skinner is a Charlotte native, and currently lives in Charlotte with his wife, Lindsay.

Coach Cooke on Skinner – “Coach Skinner is a huge addition to our staff here with the Corndogs! Sam instantly makes us better. He is a great baseball coach, but more importantly, a great human being that will make a very positive impact on our players!”

A Charlotte native, Hutch graduated from Myers Park High School and UNC-Charlotte. He has spent time teaching at Providence Day School, Charlotte Latin School, and Sierra Canyon School in California. He has worked in several capacities in education, including as a history teacher, Dean of Students, and Department Chair.

Coach Bibby is currently on Coach Cooke’s baseball staff at Charlotte Latin, serving as the Head JV Coach for the Hawks.

A Charlotte native, Gov graduated from Charlotte Latin School and NC State. He has coached all levels of youth baseball, spending many seasons with the Stealth here in Charlotte.

Coach Hull on Gov: “Gov is the best boss I have ever had!  We spent several years working together at Grand Slam USA in Matthews.  He will make a huge impact on our middle school players here with the Corndogs!”

Rob Sisson joined the Corndogs staff in the summer of 2024.  He currently serves as the General Manager of our college team, as well as an assistant coach with our 13U Navy team.

He is also entering his second year as a member of the coaching staff at Charlotte Catholic HS. He serves as the Director of Baseball Operations and assists in all aspects of the program.

Rob graduated from NC State in 1999, where he majored in Business Management. He received his Masters in Sports Management from NC State in 2003. He was an equipment manager with the Wolfpack Baseball team from 1998-2002.

Rob teaches at Mount Holly Middle School, where he is a business education teacher. He also spent 19 years coaching baseball at Ashbrook HS. Rob lives in Charlotte with his wife, Sheri, and son, RJ, who is a 7th grader at Holy Trinity.

Jeff Pluta will return to the Corndogs staff in the summer of 2025 for his 3rd season as the Manager for our college team.

Jeff led the SCBL Corndogs to a 24-16 record and a 2nd-place finish in 2023, and a 21-19 record and 3rd-place finish in 2024.

Jeff has been coaching baseball for the past 16 years. He currently serves as the Head Baseball Coach at Great Bay CC in Portsmouth, NH.  The 2025 season will be Pluta’s first season at Great Bay.  He previously served as an assistant coach at Plattsburgh State, a Division III institution in upstate New York, for two seasons.

Prior to Plattsburgh, Pluta spent six seasons as a high school head coach at Smith Academy (MA), where he compiled an 89-36 record. The Falcons qualified for the postseason in each of his six seasons. During his tenue, Smith made its only State Tournament appearance in program history and were three-time Hampshire League Champions. Coach Pluta also spent time on the travel ball circuit, serving as the 18u Head Coach and Pitching Coordinator for the Westfield Renegades, a travel baseball club in Massachusetts.

Will Rorie will return to the Corndogs staff in the summer of 2025 for his 2nd season as an assistant coach with our college team.

Will is a Charlotte native.  He played at Myers Park High School and then at Rockingham CC.

During the spring season, Rorie is an assistant coach on Sam Skinner’s staff at Cuthbertson HS.

Michael Osinski will return to the Corndogs staff in the summer of 2025 for his 2nd season as an assistant coach with our college team.

Osinski is a New York state native.  He was a standout at Vestal High School, where he excelled on both the baseball and football fields.  He then came south for college, where he attended Longwood University in Farmville, VA.  Michael started 161 of 163 career games at shortstop for Longwood.

Osinski was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 31st Round of the 2017 MLB Draft.  He played five seasons with the Red Sox organization, and finished his career with the Gastonia HoneyHunters of the Atlantic League.

During the spring season, Osinski serves as an assistant coach on Eddie Hull’s staff at Charlotte Catholic HS.

Austin Blackmon is entering his second year as a member of the Corndogs coaching staff.  He will be the Head Coach of our newly formed 2027/2028 team in the summer of 2025.  

Austin grew up in Lancaster, SC and graduated from Buford HS.  He is currently a student at Winthrop University, pursuing a degree in Social Studies Education.  During the spring season, Blackmon serves as the Head Coach of the C-Team at Buford HS.

Andrew Kreissl will return to the Corndogs staff in the summer of 2025 as an assistant coach with our 2027/2028 team.  He spent the 2024 summer season with our 13u teams.

Kreissl is a Charlotte native, graduating from Charlotte Latin School.  He played summer baseball with the Corndogs and is one of the original members of the first Queen City Baseball Club team.

Andrew is currently a student at Ole Miss, where he is majoring in Criminal Justice.