• Mike Gaski — At Large (President)
• Ernie Young — Recent Athlete (Secretary General)
• Jason Dobis — At Large (Treasurer)
• George Grande — At Large
• Steve Keener — Little League Baseball
• Damani Leech — NCAA
• John McHale, Jr. — Major League Baseball
• Richard Neely — AABC
• Edward Skovron — AAU

Mike Gaski — At Large (President)

The 2010 UNC-Greensboro baseball season will be the 20th season for coach Mike Gaski. He has been the only head coach for the university since the baseball program's inception in 1991.

During his tenure, Gaski has coached over 20 players who have been either drafted or signed to the majors including: Ricky Orton (2007-08), Matt Gaski (2007-08), Ryan Falcon (2003-07), Guy Welsh (2006-07), Jermaine Mitchell (2006), Chris Mason (2003-05), Taft Cable (1999-01), Brian Moehler (1991-93), Jarrett Santos (2003-04), and Jay Metzger (2001-04).

He has also has had on his squads four All-Americans, five Freshman All-Americans, three Freshman All-American honorable mentions, and two Academic All-Americans.

He has guided the program to a NCAA Tournament appearances and league championships in two different Division I conferences - the Big South and Southern. Gaski has also led the Spartans into the Top 30 of several national polls over his 17 seasons. In 2006, Gaski guided the Spartans to the program's first-ever win over a No. 1-ranked team when UNCG knocked off North Carolina, the eventual national runner-up.

In 2007, Gaski was presented with his 500th win as a head coach - all of them coming with the Spartans. UNCG topped Army, 13-5, at UNCG Baseball Stadium on March 3 to present Gaski with his milestone win.

In 1998, UNCG's first season in the Southern Conference, the Spartans posted a then-record 22 league wins en route to the conference title. After posting a 40-18 overall record, the team narrowly missed its third NCAA trip in five years. In 17 seasons of Division I play, Gaski's teams have an impressive 549-398-1 record, which includes victories over many established programs. During his tenure at UNCG, he has won three Conference Coach of the Year awards. Overall, Gaski has tallied a 558-431-1 record in his career.

In 1994, the Spartans posted 39 wins, and captured their first Big South Conference title. UNCG also made its first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament. In 1997, the Spartans recorded a school-record 45 wins on the way to the Big South Conference regular-season and tournament titles and a No. 28 final national ranking.

Gaski began coaching at the collegiate level in 1979 as an assistant at Cleveland State and spent one season with the Vikings. After his tenure with Cleveland State, Gaski headed to Ohio State in 1980. There, he coached the pitchers and catchers. Gaski helped the Buckeyes to back-to-back record-setting seasons and their first NCAA appearance in more than 15 years. From Ohio State, Gaski went to Florida Southern to assume the position of assistant head coach with the Moccasins. During his four-year stint (1983-87), the team made four consecutive NCAA appearances, finished second in the nation in 1984 and claimed the Division II National Championship in 1985.

Gaski left collegiate coaching in 1988 to assume the position of Executive Director of the Spanish Olympic Program in preparation for the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. As the principal administrator for Olympic baseball preparation, Gaski's responsibilities included the development of a national baseball program and the preparation of the Olympic venues for the Games. Upon his return to the United States and UNCG, Gaski was immediately enlisted by USA Baseball to serve as a consultant on international affairs and Olympic preparation.

He was elected to his first term as President of USA Baseball on January 7, 2001 and was re-elected to the position on January 10, 2005.

In March of 2001, Gaski was elected by the International Baseball Federation to serve on the technical committee that oversees all international competition, including the World Championships and the Athens Olympic Games in 2004. In February 2006, Gaski was elected technical commissioner by the International Baseball Federation's Executive Committee in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Previously, he was vice president for the organization's Board of Directors and represented the U.S. in a variety of international congresses. In 1991, he became the team leader of the U.S. squad in the Pan American Games in Cuba and joined the 1992 USA Olympic Baseball coaching staff in a similar role.

In 1993, Gaski was elected treasurer of the Pan American Baseball Confederation that governs international baseball throughout the Americas.

Gaski returned to the Olympics in 1996, serving this time on the USOC International Games Prep Committee for the Atlanta Games. In 1998, Gaski joined Team USA as an assistant coach as the National Team prepared for the IBA World Championships.

Though Gaski's administrative skills place him in high demand throughout the United States and abroad, he continues to serve on the Board of Directors and Advisory Board of numerous statewide and local organizations including the North Carolina Amateur Sports Association. He conducts UNCG's popular baseball camp and appears as a lecturer and clinician throughout the nation. Gaski just completed his term as a member of the NCAA Baseball Division I Selection Committee and served on several advisory groups. Most recently, he was asked to serve on the NCAA Baseball Academic Enhancement Working Group, a committee charged with addressing the concerns surrounding academic performance by baseball student-athletes and their correlation to the NCAA's new APR standards. Gaski earned a bachelor's degree in English from Detroit in 1973, a master of fine arts in creative writing from UNCG in 1977 and a master of arts in English from Ohio State in 1982.

Gaski has two sons. Matt was a senior infielder for UNCG for the past two years after spending his first two years at Florida, who was the national runner up in 2005. After this past season he was drafted by the San Diego Padres and is currently in their minor league system. His younger son, Nick, graduated from the University of North Carolina this past year with degrees in Chinese and history. He recently spent the past summer working for Major League Baseball as an intern in their Beijing office.

For more information on Mike Gaski and his camp offerings at the University of North Carolina – Greensboro, please go to mikegaski.com.

Ernie Young — Recent Athlete (Secretary General)

An alumni of the USA Baseball program, Ernie Young was a member of the 2000 Olympic Team that won the gold medal in Sydney, Australia. Young hit .385 (10-26) with one home run and eight RBIs for Team USA in Australia. Young was also a member of the 2003 USA Baseball Olympic Qualifying team. On top of serving on the USA Baseball Board of Directors, Young also serves as an Executive Committee Member for the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) as a recent-athlete representative. Young, orginially from Chicago, played professionally for 14 years. Before his retirement in 2007, Young was the active home run leader in Minor League Baseball with 319.

Young has three children: Aubrey, Mirando and Elijah. He graduated from Mendel Catholic High School in Chicago, and attended Lewis University in Romeoville, Ill.

Young is currently coaching in the Chicago White Sox system and serves as baseball's representative to the United States Olympic Committee's Athlete Advisory Council (AAC).

Jason Dobis — At Large (Treasurer)

Jason Dobis has been a member of USA Baseball’s Executive Committee (and now in its current form, the Board of Directors) since 2001, first as a “Recent Athlete” and now in his current position as treasurer. Dobis was a pitcher for the silver medal-winning 1994 USA Baseball 18U National Team and later spent three years in Minor League Baseball. Jason is the immediate past representative (before Ernie Young) for the sport of baseball to the United States Olympic Committee's Athlete Advisory Committee (AAC).

George Grande — At Large

George Grande, a 41-year veteran of the broadcasting business, has been the television play-by-play voice of the Cincinnati Reds since 1993. He and partner Chris Welsh are working together for the 17th consecutive season. They are the longest-running TV duo in Reds history. A native of New Haven, Conn., George has covered Major League Baseball since 1965. Since 1980 he has hosted the National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Cooperstown, N.Y. George also anchored the first-ever ESPN SportsCenter telecast on Sept. 7, 1979, and spent 10 seasons with the all-sports network anchoring that award-winning show and covering the World Series, NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Finals, Super Bowl, NCAA men's basketball tournament, College World Series and major college football games. From 1989-90, he broadcast Yankees games on WPIX, and, from 1991-92, he broadcast Cardinals baseball games before he joined the Reds TV team in 1993.

In 1967, George began his broadcasting career as the sports director and news director of the University of Southern California radio station, KUSC-FM, followed by radio stints at KNX in Los Angeles; WERI in Westerly, R.I.; and WNHC in New Haven. He completed his radio broadcast career by handling the Boston Red Sox' pre- and post-game shows on WMEX. Grande also anchored local TV sports telecasts at WTNH in New Haven and at WCBS in New York. He started broadcasting baseball games in 1971 for the West Haven (Conn.) Yankees in the Eastern League. George graduated in 1969 from USC, where he played baseball for four seasons and was a member of the 1968 College World Series championship team. While at USC, he played with 14 future Major Leaguers, including Hall of Famer Tom Seaver and slugger Dave Kingman.

Steve Keener — Little League Baseball

Stephen D. Keener joined the executive staff of Little League Baseball, Incorporated, in 1980. In 1994, he was elected president of the organization by Little League's International Board of Directors, and, in 1996, he was elected its chief executive officer. Under his leadership, Little League has expanded its reach around the world, improved its service to volunteers, responded to changes in technology and society, and expanded its leadership role in youth sports safety.

When Keener took office in 1994, Little League was already widely recognized as the world's largest youth sports organization, with more than two million players in approximately 80 countries. In the middle and late 1990s, international baseball experienced a growth phase that ultimately brought the Little League program to more than three million participants in more than 100 countries. Responding to this rapid expansion worldwide, Keener led the launch of Little League's capital campaign, "A World of Opportunity." The campaign sought to grow the Little League Baseball World Series from eight teams to 16 teams, to establish a leadership and training center to serve Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and to expand Little League's use of technology in service to local volunteers in communities worldwide. Successfully completed in 2001, the campaign has helped ensure the future of Little League.

As the program has grown, Keener has also recognized the importance of providing volunteers with more of the tools they need to serve the children who play and the communities who choose to join the Little League movement. He has presided over the launch of the ASAP safety program, which has reduced injuries to players and volunteers; the Coach and Manager Training Program, which provides education in baseball and softball training techniques; and the Little League Child Protection Program, which seeks to identify those who would take advantage of children and exclude them from Little League's volunteer ranks.

The safety and well-being of children has been one of Little League's guiding principles since its founding in 1939. In service to that goal, Keener also has taken a leadership role in the broader youth sports arena, speaking out on topics as diverse as background checks for volunteers, equipment safety and pitch counts to protect young arms. In 2004, Little League became the first international youth sports organization to require that volunteers submit to an annual background check. In 2007, Little League Baseball instituted a rule that limited the number of pitches that could be thrown in a day, as well as the amount of rest required, based on the age of the pitcher. Mr. Keener's leadership has led to other mandatory safety enhancements including bases that disengage from their anchors to lessen foot and leg injuries, dangling throat protects for catchers and the elimination of the on-deck circle for ages 12 and under.

Keener's achievements in service to Little League also include the successful negotiation of television contracts, first with ABC Sports and now with ESPN. These contracts have not only brought direct benefits to local leagues but also expanded the number of Little League World Series games seen around the world on television, including games from every other division of Little League Baseball and Softball. Mr. Keener has also given volunteer recognition a high priority in the organization, establishing and expanding the Little League Awards Program. Mr. Keener is also the guiding force behind relationships with Little League's family of corporate sponsors.

Mr. Keener is a native of the Williamsport area, where he still resides with his wife, Cheryl. They are the parents of two sons and a daughter. All three of their children have been or continue to be Little League participants. He is a graduate of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa.

Damani Leech — NCAA

Damani Leech has worked at the NCAA national office for more than 10 years. In his current role as Director for Baseball and Football, his primary areas of responsibilities include management of the Division I Football Championship, postseason bowl licensing, external operations for the Men's College World Series, sportsmanship and fan behavior and other issues related to college football and baseball.

Damani began his career at the NCAA in 1998 in the Membership Services group, prior to joining the baseball and football staffs in 2003.

Damani Leech is a former football student-athlete at Princeton University, earning Third-team All-America honors and earning First-team All-Ivy League as a defensive back for three consecutive years. A native of Tacoma, Wash., he currently ranks second in the Princeton football record books for most interceptions in a career with 20. He received his bachelor's degree in Public Policy and International Affairs from Princeton University in 1998 and earned a master's in Higher Education Administration from Indiana University in 2004.

Damani is married to Dr. Tamara Leech and has two daughters, Brianna (5) and Simone (2).

John McHale Jr. — Major League Baseball

John McHale Jr. was named Major League Baseball Executive Vice President of Administration on March 7, 2002.

McHale joined the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2001 as the team's Chief Operating Officer.

Prior to that, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Detroit Tigers for six years and the Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations of the Colorado Rockies for more than three years.

A 1971 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, McHale received law degrees from Boston College Law School in 1975 and the Georgetown University Law Center in 1982. While at Notre Dame, he played defensive end and linebacker on the football team.

McHale and his wife, Sally, have three children, Duncan, William and Frances.

Richard Neely — AABC

Richard Neely assumed the duties of President of the American Amateur Baseball Congress (AABC) in October of 2007, after serving at various vice president levels. Based in Farmington, N.M., the AABC is one of the largest youth organizations from age 14 through adult.

Neely is a former college athlete and graduate of the University of Oklahoma with degrees in Finance and Marketing. Richard and his wife Susie have a son and daughter and reside in Farmington.

Edward Skovron — AAU

Edward Skovron has been a member of the AAU Family since 1990 and sits on the AAU Board of Directors. In addition, he also holds the position of National Baseball Chair along with being the New England AAU District President, one of National AAU’s largest districts, serving over 30 sports throughout five states. Ed has been a big part of youth sports over the years, including involvement in the Little League, Babe Ruth and American Legion youth sport organizations. He was also named “Man of the Year” in 1989 for his outstanding support and dedication to youth sports in his hometown of Johnston, R.I.

Besides being an AAU volunteer, he’s also owner of several businesses: New England Carpet Consultants of Providence, R.I; Moosehead Furniture of Monson, Maine, and Old Pro Sports of New Jersey. Ed also served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.

Ed’s biggest prize is his three children: Stephanie, mother of three and a well known interior designer in the Rhode Island and Massachusetts area; Todd, also an AAU volunteer as well as a Web designer; and Erik, proud father of two and a manager for T-Mobile Communications in Rhode Island.