Our Instructors.

“Our staff here at Samp’s Hack Shack is extremely credentialed, qualified, and experienced, but equally as important to us is the level at which they care about kids. Our athletes walk out of our doors knowing they got better and that they have a facility full of coaches that know and care about them as people. That is priceless to us. We are blessed to have the staff that we do.”

— Owner, Bill Sampen

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    Bill Sampen

    Bill was drafted in the 12th round by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1985 MLB draft. Bill pitched 10 years professionally including 5 seasons at the Major League level with the Montreal Expos, Kansas City Royals, and California Angels. In 1990 Bill went 12-7 with a 2.99 ERA and was voted to the Baseball Digest All-Rookie Team. He has 10 years of experience as varsity head coach at the high school level. Bill is a Head Coach for and runs the Canes Midwest Baseball & Softball programs.

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    Kevin Barnhart

    Kevin is a graduate of Ben Davis High School and has much experience as a coach at various levels. He is the father of Tucker Barnhart who is a 2x Gold Glove winning catcher. Kevin is an Educator by trade and combines his knowledge of the game with his love for teaching kids.

  • Ernie Day

    2023 14th round draft pick by the Seattle Mariners. Additional professional experience in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. Played D1 baseball at Campbell University. Coach Day offers Pitching & Hitting instruction.

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    Kelsey Endress

    Kelsey Endress is a rising Junior at Division 1 Florida Atlantic University. She has been giving lessons for the past 4 years and loves passing knowledge and love for the game to the next generation of players. Kelsey was the 49th ranked pitcher in the class of 2022 nationally as well as the 140th ranked overall player in her class. She was a 4 year varsity starter at Brownsburg High school with a career batting average of .318 and 382 strikeouts across 3 years due to Covid.

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    Kerrington Cross

    Kerrington is a graduate from Brownsburg High School and formerly played Division 1 baseball where he earned Big 12 Player of the Year, Golden Spikes Semi-Finalist, and All-Big 12 selection (‘23, ‘24, ‘25). 2025 7th round Draft Pick of the San Diego Padres.

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    Olivia Sappington

    A Virginia native, Olivia is a former Division 1 softball player and team captain at the University of Connecticut where she spent 6 years as a 1B/OF. Olivia was a part of the historic 2022 class that reestablished the championship culture by winning the Big East Regular Season Championship after a 25-year drought. During her time in Storrs she was named a 4x NFCA Academic All-American, 2x American Athletic Conference (AAC) All-Academic Team Member, and a 2x Big East All-Academic Team Member. She also earned AAC First-Team recognition. Olivia was awarded with the UConn Athletics Courage Award and the UConn Softball Dana Hughes Courage Award, both given to a student-athlete each year who exemplifies resiliency and the ability to overcome adversity after she dealt with numerous ACL injuries during her time at UConn. Olivia has coached numerous travel softball programs all over the country and specializes in hitting and defensive instruction.

  • Dean Turpin

    Current Assistant Coach at the University of Indianapolis. Former Pitching Coordinator at Kalamazoo College & former Assistant Coach Vermont Lake Monsters.

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    Tavian Cosby

    Tavian was a 4-year varsity letter winner at Edinburgh High School as a first baseman and pitcher. After High School, Tavian graduated from Ball State University with a degree in Sports Administration and Coaching. Tavian was the pitching coach at Muncie Burris High School. Tavian is a Head Coach for Canes Midwest.

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    Kurtis Ternet

    Kurtis was a 4 year varsity pitcher in high school, and played summer baseball for the Indiana Prospects. He then attended Hanover College where he played for 1 year before deciding to get into coaching and instructing. He took personal pitching, fielding, and hitting lessons for 5 years in high school and college. He specializes in pitching, fielding, and hitting. He has been a coach within the Indiana Expos/Canes Midwest organization since 2021.

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    Andy Pascoe

    Coach Pascoe played college baseball at the University of Evansville where he was a 4-year player (2007-2010) as a catcher/infielder. In 2009, Andy earned second team All-MVC honors after leading UE in hitting with a .331 batting average. Following his playing career at the University of Evansville Andy joined the baseball staff. He remained on the University of Evansville staff from 2011-2015 before named Assistant Coach / Hitting Coach at Butler University (2016-2019). Following the 2019 season, Coach Pascoe was named the 7th Head Coach in Western Illinois University history (2020-2022).

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    Jeremy Kehrt

    After graduating Plainfield High School in 2004, Jeremy went on to play at University of Southern Indiana. In 2008, he was drafted by the Boston Red Sox and went on to play professionally for 9-years in both the Red Sox and Dodger organizations, totaling over 1,000 innings pitched. He was a 2015 Texas League All-Star and now serves as a scout for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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    Isaac Sampen

    After being named as an Indiana All-Star, Isaac originally committed to play baseball at West Virginia of the Big 12 Conference. Personal matters led Isaac to Parkland Community College where he became a Junior College All-American after leading the nation in slugging percentage. Isaac then continued to Eastern Illinois University as a two-way player, but played only a few games before injuries ended his playing career. Isaac runs and is a Head Coach for Canes Midwest.

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    Leo Tobasco

    Leo graduated from Brownsburg High School in 2012 after only 3 errors in his high school career. He took an academic scholarship to IU and played two years of club ball under the legendary IU coach, Bob Morgan. Leo is a Head Coach for Canes Midwest.

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    Ryan East

    As a player, Ryan was an All-Marion County and all MIC team selection in his senior season at Warren Central High School. After high school, Coach East went on to play collegiately at Franklin College and was a 4 year letter winner. As a senior he earned all HCAC conference honors and was named co-MVP of the Grizzlies. Coach East has served as both Freshman and JV Coach, and is now Varsity Assistant Coach at Avon High School.

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    Brad McCaslin

    Brad was a 4 year varsity letterman at Avon as a pitcher and 1st baseman. He received multiple All-County, All-Regional, and All-State honorable mentions. Upon graduation, Brad attended Otterbein University where he played college baseball. Brad has been a coach for the Indiana Expos since 2019.