Staff

Mark Sheehan

Mark has trained extensively with former MLB pitcher and pitching coach Dr. Tom House founder of the National Pitching Association (NPA) and Rod Dedeaux Research Baseball Institute (RDRBI) at USC. Mark was appointed by Coach House as the National Director of the NPA in 2015 and served in that role through 2017 before branching out on his own with Evolution Athletics Baseball.

The Collegiate Baseball News awarded Sheehan the 2014 Teaching Professional of the Year Award in Orlando at the ABCA Annual Convention.

Sheehan has teamed with the Institute of Sports Medicine Department at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Chicago Children's Hospital and Midwest Orthopedics to provide science-based instruction and rehabilitation for their pitching clients.

Additionally, Sheehan has coached for the Great Lakes Region with USA Baseball NTIS (National Team Identification Series) program as well as for Caliendo International Sports, where he coaches 15U-17U teams on International trips.

Mark currently splits his instruction time between Evolution Athletics in the Chicago suburb of Naperville and Evolution Athletics in northern California.

Coach Sheehan is one of the most highly respected and sought-after coaches in baseball with a vast amount of experience training pitchers from little league baseball all the way up to MLB players as well tutored a number of MLB and college pitching coaches in addition to consulting with 4 MLB teams in recent year.

Tomas Michelson

Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 29th round of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft from the University of Illinois-Chicago. 

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John Jakiemiec

Coach Jakiemiec is a hitting and pitching instructor as well as a Certified Personal Trainer with a Corrective Exercise specialty designation.  He has coached high school and travel baseball for several years and is one of the founders of the Marin Sports Academy ("MSA"), a non-profit organization that provides youth opportunities to participate in sports through camps, clinics, training and competitive team play.  MSA is best known for its Bombers Baseball Club, one of the top travel ball organizations in Northern California.

John played multiple high school sports in Michigan, before going on to play college football for Dartmouth Colleg.  He played one year of JV baseball in college before coming to the realization that football would be his focus.  This realization might have had something to do with the quality of ballplayer Dartmouth was bringing during this time, which included Mike Remlinger (Giants #1 pick in 1987), Brad Ausmus, and Mark Johnson.  Jakiemiec remains friends with Mike, Brad and Mark.

John credits his experience working with Tom House as the foundation for his pitching instruction, while his hitting model is derived in part from the works of Tom Robson, Coop DeRenne, and of course, Ted Williams!

Coach Jakiemiec is head coach and co-general manager of the DuPage Pistol Shrimp, summer collegiate wood bat team that plays in the elite Prospect League.

Ken Miller

Ken has been in the fitness and sports performance fields for over 20 years.  Having spent a bulk of his career in the health club industry from personal trainer to educator, he has influenced the careers and educational development of hundreds of personal trainers and performance coaches.  He is also a NASM Master Instructor, conference presenter, a Movement Specialist and Strength Coach with Evolution Athletics and owner of the Training Station in Alameda, California.

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Noah Burkholder

An EA trained product, Noah was rehabbed by owner Mark Sheehan. Through his commitment to the game, he became a Texas Ranger draft pick. Noah is a valuable asset to the Evolution Athletics with his skill and knowledge of baseball!