BASEBALL ELITE COACHING

STAFF

 A partial listing of our Baseball Elite Coaching Staff is below.  Scroll down to find your favorite coach and learn more about him!
 

Bill Consiglio                                    

              Bill Consiglio is currently the President of 21st Century Sports.  His responsibilities at 21CS include overseeing the baseball and softball player development and coaching programs.  Consiglio also serves at the international level, working with different baseball organizations around the globe to assist them with the promotion and development of baseball in their country.  Prior to founding the company, Consiglio served as a Division I college baseball coach from 2000-06.  In 2001-02, he served as an Assistant Coach at Miami of Ohio University in Oxford, where he coached 15 players who went on to play professional baseball, an astounding number for only two seasons.  After obtaining his Master's Degree in Sport Behavior and Performance, from Miami of Ohio University, Consiglio then moved on to Fairfield University in Connecticut, where he served as the Lead Assistant Coach in both 2003 and 2004.

            From there, Consiglio joined the St. John's University coaching staff in Queens for the 2005 and 2006 seasons.  During this time, he helped lead the Red Storm to their first Big East Conference regular season championship in more than a decade while continuing to assist with the development of MLB draft-level talent.  Consiglio has also served as a coach in the New England Collegiate Baseball League (www.necbl.com) and New York Collegiate Baseball League (www.nycbl.com), both of which belong to the elite category of MLB-sanctioned college summer leagues.  In 2003, Consiglio managed the Amsterdam Mohawks, leading the storied franchise to their first NYCBL championship since 1988.  After the 2008 MLB First-Year Player Draft, Consiglio has coached over 80 players who have gone on to play professional baseball, a very high number in such a short period of time.

HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE
            Since leaving the college game during the summer of 2006, he has continued his coaching career in the high school ranks.  During his first season as Assistant Coach at Keio Preparatory Academy (Purchase, N.Y.) in 2007, the Fighting Unicorns elevated their program from sectional champion to state finalist, coming within one out of winning the N.Y.S. Class C state championship.  Along the way, the program set a host of school records, including total wins, batting average, E.R.A and number of players who won individual accolades, such as All-State and All-Section awards.  In 2008, Keio sealed the deal, winning the school's first-ever baseball state championship.  During the summer of '08, Consiglio also assisted with the Hudson Valley's baseball team in New York State's Empire State Games.  A collection of the area's best baseball talent, the team went on to win their first gold medal in nearly 20 years. 

             In 2009 Consiglio moved over to Saunders High School, helping lead the way there with eventual Section I Head Coach of the Year Award Winner Chuck Alben.  In their first year together, the Blue Devils achieved a school-record 15 wins and their highest ever playoff seeding (#5).  Unfortunately 2010 was a different story, where under Consiglio the Blue Devils lost 10 games by a combined total of 14 runs while competing against the 2nd toughest schedule in all of Section I (over 100 schools in Westchester, Putnam, Rockland and Dutchess counties).  During the summer of 2010, Consiglio once again served as an Assistant Coach for the prestigious Empire State Games.  He plans on returning for the 2011 summer event.

            Under Consiglio's oversight, 21st Century Sports has expanded from an individual operation based in Westchester County, New York to an international presence, providing instruction to children literally around the world.  Outside of the local N.Y. area, 21st Century Sports has conducted clinics in Connecticut, Long Island, Canada (Kingston, Ontario) and more recently, Brazil (Ibuina, Sao Paolo).  His camps and clinics have consistently garnered attention in newspapers.  To view a sample of the articles that have been written about 21st Century Sports, please visit the section titled "Media Coverage". 


Sean Kennedy 

Mike Chiapparelli      

            Coach "Chap", as he is commonly known throughout Westchester County, is an annual member of the 21st Century Sports coaching staff.  Coach Chiapparelli's resume is, simply put, the stuff legends are made of:  28 seasons, 12-time League and/or Journal News Coach of the Year, 12 League championships, 2 Sectional Titles and 2 N.Y.S Class AA titles (2008 and 2009).  In addition, he has helped produce over 100 players that have gone on to play college baseball, including some at prestigious univesities such as Duke, Wake Forest and Notre Dame.  During this time, Coach "Chap" has also continued to diligently serve the town of Mamaroneck, teaching Physical Education in the school district and donating incredible amounts of time to the youth football, baseball, softball and ice hockey programs every single year.  Those of you who live in Mamaroneck are likely very aware of Coach "Chap" and all that he does.  Without a doubt, we feel very fortunate to have "Mr. Mamaroneck" as a member of the 21st Century Sports coaching staff.


Scott Seabury           

             Scott Seabury enters his third year on the 21CS Baseball Coaching Staff.  Currently, Seabury is the J.V. Head Coach at Newburgh Free Academy in Newburgh, N.Y.  Prior to arriving at N.F.A., he served as an assistant coach at the college level, coaching at Mount Saint Mary's (2002-02) and his alma mater Cortland State (2000-01).  At Cortland St., he was named an N.C.A.A. All-Region selection in 1998 and 2000 and in 2000, was named to the N.C.A.A. Division III All-World Series Team.  Seabury also played Varsity baseball and football for four years at Suffern High School.  His senior year he was named Rockland County AA Offensive Player and Pitcher of the Year.  Presently, Seabury serves as an elementary Physical Education teacher in the Newburgh Enlarged City School District.


Josh Cuozzo            

             Josh Cuozzo enters his second year as a baseball instructor on the 21CS Baseball Coaching Staff.  Coach Cuozzo arrived to 21CS via Mt. St. Vincent's College in Riverdale, N.Y., wherre he was a 3-time Captain, both an impressive and rare feat.  In addition to garnering the 2009 Skyline Conference's Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, he ranks 3rd all-time in career hits and earned a N.Y.S. Region Gold Glove while manning the infield at 3rd base.  Cuozzo also pitched for the Dolphins before sustaining an injury his junior year that prevented him from competing regularly on the mound during the rest of his career.  Prior to his stint at the Mount, Cuozzo was a state champion at Clarke High School in Long Island, captaining the squad to the N.Y.S. Class A championship in 2005 while winning All-Conference honors.  Cuozzo is currently scheduled to be Saunders' Varsity Assistant for the upcoming 2011 season while serving as a teacher in the district.


Chris Vasami

             Chris Vasami is one of the latest members to join the 21CS Instructional Staff.  Chris currrently plays in the Colorado Rockies' minor league system, (Yes, Chris is a minor league baseball player!).  He was drafted in the 2007 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Colorado Rockies after a standout college career as both a pitcher and first baseman.  Chris first played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish before moving onto Elon University in Elon, N.C.  Prior to the 2007 season, Chris was named an All-Southern Conference selection for the Fighting Phoenix.  While a member of the Mamaroneck Tigers, in addition to helping lead the Tigers to the Section 1 championship, Chris was named The Journal News Player of the Year in both 2002 and 2003, as well as being named a Louisville Slugger All-American in 2003.  Chris has already been working in the Private Instruction field for some time, working with children of all ages on his own.  We look forward to Chris continuing his good work with 21st Century Sports starting in the Fall of 2007.
 

Joe Kearns

            Joe Kearns enters his fifth year as a member of the 21CS Baseball Instructional Staff.  Coach Kearns is currently the Head Baseball and Football Coach (JV) at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, N.Y. while also serving as a physical education teacher in the district.  He graduated from New England College in 2000, where he played for the Pilgrims baseball team.  In 2000, he was named New England College Male Athlete of the Year.  Prior to college, Kearns graduated from HoraceGreeleyHigh School in 1996, lettering in baseball, football and track.  Coach Kearns is also a high-performance endurance athlete, having participated in the 2007 NYC Marathon and is currently training as a tri-athlete. 

 

Rich Moran

            Rich Moran enters his third year as a member of the 21st Century Sports Baseball Coaching Staff.  Moran served as the Varsity Pitching Coach at John F. Kennedy Catholic in Somers, N.Y. for the past two seasons, including in 2008, when the Gaels earned their first-ever N.Y.S. Baseball Championship.  Before coaching at Kennedy Catholic, Moran played for Long Island University, where he was a four-year conference starter for the Blackbirds.  During his sophomore season at L.I.U. he was voted the team's Most Valuable Pitcher while ranking fourth in the Northeast Conference with a 2.21 E.R.A.  During his college playing days Moran also competed in the prestigious and M.L.B.-sanctioned Coast Plains Summer League in North Carolina for the Wilson Tobs in Wilson, N.C.  Currently, Moran is a Phyical Education teacher for the New York City Department of Education and has been working baseball camps and clinics for the past six years throughout Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess Counties.


Billy Horn

                Billy Horn joined the 21CS Baseball Elite coaching staff in October 2009.  Horn most recently served as the pitching coach for the current Division II National Champion Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida.  Under his tutelage in 2009, Horn oversaw the prorgamming and devlopment of the reigning Division II National Pitcher of the Year.  He also  assisted in developing another current pitcher who is projected to be a first-round draft pick in the 2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft.  Prior to coaching at the collegiate level, Horn enjoyed a remarkable rise from unrecruited high school player to professional pitcher in the Golden League (CA) and Italian Professional League.  Horn was even selected as a member of the 2004 Italian Olympic National Team.  He credits his rise to perseverance and willingness to listen to coaches who tried to improve his game.  "I really didn't know much about pitching coming out of high school.  I even had trouble getting innings my first couple years in college.  But I just kept working hard until I finally got my chance.  Hopefully someone else can learn from my experience."  Clearly, we are excited that Coach Horn will now have a platform to work with our players.


Marco DiRuocco

            Coach DiRucocco enters his fifth year as a member on the 21st Century Sports Baseball Coaching Staff.  Coach "D" recently completed his fifth season as the Varsity Head Baseball Coach at Harrison High School in Harrison, N.Y.  In his first two seasons as Head Coach, Coach "D"'s teams won two league championships.  Also, Coach “D” was named both League Coach of the Year (2007) and League Coach of the Year Runner-Up (2006).  That is a quite impressive two-year run!  In 2010, DiRuocco led the Huskies all the way to the Section I Class A title game before bowing to eventual state final four contender Lakeland High School.  Coach “D” also serves as a Middle School Physical Education teacher in Harrison, where he has served since graduating from SUNY Cortland in 2001.
 

Anthony Cervini
            
             Anthony Cervini enters his second year as a member of the 21CS Baseball Instructional Staff.  Coach Cervini is currently the Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach at Pleasantville High School in Pleasantville, N.Y., serving as the Panthers top Varsity Assistant for the past 7 years.  He graduated from Marist College in 2000, where he was a four year starter and captain for three years, breaking numerous school records.  In 2000, he was named Marist College Male Athlete of the Year.  Coach Cervini has been working and running baseball and softball camps for the past 10 years throughout the tri-state area and is currenly a special education teacher at Eastchester High School in Eastchester, N.Y.
 


 

 

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