Meet our coaches

  • ANDREW DEROSE

    LEAD HITTING INSTRUCTOR

    Bio:

    Head coach of the 17u Storm Showcased team & most recently Asst. Coach & Hitting Coach of the 14u Storm Select Team

    All City/All Borough/All Dioceses Athlete 1995

    Played with Brooklyn Cadets & Bayside Royals travel organization

    1994 Silver Medalist NYS Empire State Games (NYS Olympics)

    Division 1 baseball at St. Francis College in Brooklyn (Northeast Conference)

    Scouted & attended workouts for NY Mets, Cincinnati Reds & Chicago Cubs

    Holy Cross Hall of Legends 2021

    Certified by USA baseball & softball in coaching and hitting

    Certified Sports Anxiety Coach

  • Nic Luc

    LEAD PITCHING INSTRUCTOR

    Bio:

    Played at Adelphi University & professionally with the Empire State Greys & Trenton Thunder

    Degree in Psychology and was named Adelphi’s Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year

    He is a seasoned coach, with experience as an Assistant Coach at Adelphi University & baseball coach at Berner Middle School

  • TOM LOCASIO

    HITTING/FIELDING/PITCHING COACH

    Bio:

    Assistant Head Coach at Dowling College 1993-1994

    1990-1991 Suffolk County Community College Assistant Head Coach/Pitching Coach

    1991 All Star Pitching Coach for NJCAA North East Region at Yankee Stadium

    High School Baseball Coaching Experience:

    2008-2015 Head Baseball Coach of Travel Organizations (Massapequa Cyclones, East Coast Jays, Long Island Force, Long Island Devils & Dodgers Nation

    Playing Experience:

    1985-86 NYIT

    1986-88 Suffolk County Community College Player/Captain

    1988 NJCAA All Region First Team All Star

    1988-1990 Dowling College Varsity Player

    1989 Dowling College East Coast Athletic Conference MVP Knickerbocker Baseball Conference Player of the Week April 30 1990

  • MICHELLE PRINCIPE

    SOFTBALL COACH

    Catcher for Commack High School

    - All-League Selection

    Played at Susquehanna University

    Instructed softball camps for grades 3-12 during my time at Susquehanna University.

    Bachelor’s Degree in Childhood Education

    Master’s Degree in TESOL education.

    Currently work at Bowling Green Elementary School in East Meadow.

  • HILARY GRULLON

    SOFTBALL COACH

    STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH

    Hilary Grullón is a certified strength and conditioning coach with a solid background as a competitive softball athlete.

    Played at Central Islip Senior High School, Played at Academy of Art University.

    Driven by a passion for high performance, Hilary combines on field experience with professional training to help athletes develop strength, resilience, and functional performance always with a focus on safety, strategy, and long term results.