John Bava
John has played, coached & worked in sports for the past 25 years. John began playing baseball competitively at an early age and continued to improve as an athlete, earning All-League & All-American honors in baseball his senior year at Thomas Downey High School in Modesto, Ca. He continued to play baseball in Jr. College. After his playing career was over, he coached high school varsity baseball & then became a private hitting instructor. Currently is coaching baseball at Monterey Trail High School in Elk Grove, Ca.
John earned a Bachelor’s degree in Communications with a minor in Sports Management from the University of Ca, Santa Barbara in 1999. In 2003 he received a Masters degree in Sports Management from the University of Pacific in Stockton, Ca.
Over the past seven years, he worked for several professional sports teams including the Sacramento Kings, San Francisco 49ers, the Sacramento River Cats (AAA Oakland A’s), & the Stockton Ports (Single-A Oakland A’s). He was also the Sacramento Area Director of National Scouting Report (NSR), helping many of the areas student athletes navigate the college recruiting process.
Athletic Accomplishments:
1992 led Thomas Downey HS to a CIF sub-section championship game
1993 All-League Catcher, Thomas Downey HS
1993 Stanislaus County All-District team
1993 Mizuno HS All-America
Josh Lex
Hello everyone, my name is Josh Lex and I am currently the Head Varsity coach at Laguna Creek High School. I have returned to my High School alma mater and took over as head coach in November of 2010. This will be my first year as a head coach. I’m excited about this upcoming season and can’t wait to get started.
As for my baseball career starting with my High School. I went to Laguna Creek High School where I lead the area with 9 HR and hit .513 as a Senior. I was a three year Varsity player and earned many awards and MVP my Senior year. I was voted onto the California Optimist team in 2000 for Baseball and Football.
I then went to Sacramento City JC. I played two seasons at Sac City where I was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 27th Round of the 2001 MLB Draft after my freshman season. I did a DNF and returned for my sophomore year where I was given a scholarship to Oral Roberts University. As a Sac City Panther my freshman year we took 3rd in the state and as a sophomore we took second in state.
I played two season’s at Oral Roberts University, where as a junior we made it to the Texas A&M Tournament. As for my senior season I hit .330 with 11 Homeruns and 67 RBI’s. Our team had the best D-1 record in the country. We were placed in the Texas university regional where we lost to Texas in the championship game. I was then Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 28th Round in 2004.
With the Toronto Blue Jays I was there for four years and played in three season’s. My highest level in season was high A and my highest level in spring training was AAA. Although I was hampered with nagging injuries during my three seasons I still did good. After my rookie ball season I was invited to Instructional League. I was released by the Toronto Blue Jays on the last day of spring training in 2007.
After the Toronto Blue Jays I was picked up by the Florence Freedom in the Frontier League. I played two season with the Freedom where I made the All-Star team in 2007. I finished my Professional career with the freedom in 2008 and hit a homerun in my very last Professional AB. It was a great way to end my career as Injuries would come back to get me. I had a great baseball career and now look forward to passing on my knowledge and experience to my high school team and also to the kids at RBI Baseball.
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