Staff

Instructional Staff

Harry Nelson

Manager, President Moosic Mets Baseball

Presently works as an Associate Scout for the Boston Red Sox organization. Moosic Mets manager for 25 years both with High School and College teams. Played Minor League baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. Semi pro softball player with Parodi Cigar of the Eastern Seaboard League. Total of 50 years in baseball. Coach Nelson offers individual baseball pitching and hitting instruction during the offseason.

Ron Chiavacci

Team Pitching Advisor

Pitched professionally with MLB's Montreal, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Philadelphia and Houston clubs as well as the South Korea Wyverns. Acts as the Moosic Mets Special Pitching Instructor working with many of the Mets pitchers during the off season. Ron currently owns and operates the ProStaff Baseball Training Facility Wheeler Ave. & E. Grove St. Dunmore PA.

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Russ Canzler

Hitting Advisor

Drafted in the 30th round in 2004 out of Hazelton Area High School by the Chicago Cubs, earned the Silver Slugger Award in 2006.

In November 2010 signed by the Tampa Rays as a free agent is currently listed on the Active Roster and will attend Big League camp. Russ serves as a

special hitting instructor for many of the Moosic Met players during the offseason. Russ still resides in Hazelton during the off season.

Paul McGloin

Instructor, evaluator

A graduate of West Scranton High School, McGloin played collegiate baseball at the University of Scranton and in the Northeastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Summer Baseball League. McGloin began coaching in 1997 and has had experience at various collegiate positions as well as serving as special envoy for Major League Baseball in Europe. McGloin is currently the head baseball coach of West Scranton. In 2008, he led the Invaders to the Lackawanna League Division I Championship for the first time since 1992. In the four seasons McGloin has been at the helm, West has also made two district semi – finals appearances. Coach McGloin is the owner and head instructor at Electric City Baseball Academy..

Brian Jardine

Instructor,Evaluator

Played at Bishop O'Hara from 1990-93. Four year starter and letterwinner as a shortstop at Moravian College from 1994-97. Still holds many school defensive records. Began coaching as an assistant at University of Scranton for two years before serving in the same capacity in the Pocono Mountain School District. In 2007 he began working as a teacher and coach in the North Pocono school district and has been the Varsity head coach since 2009. He has record of 23-19 into this season. Coach Jardine serves as an instructor at many baseball camps including a seven year stint at ProStaff as well as the Moosic Mets summer camp.

2011 Coaching Staff

Manager: Harry Nelson

Moosic Mets Support Staff

Bill Nelson, General Manager & Player Promotion Director

Danny Nelson, Vice President & Pitching Instructor

James Brown, Business Manager & Travel Cooordinator

Mike Sulcoski,Team Publicity & Web Manager

Laura Nelson, Secretary & Treasurer

Leigh Ann Nelson, Team Correspondence

Scott Pulkkinen, Web Statistician

Frank Sokola, Website Sponsor

Advisors: Scott Tokash, Don Zimmerman, Ross Wayman