Our Staff
Director of Academy
Mike Coziahr
Baseball Instructors
Hunter Vick
Pete Della Ratta
Softball Instructors
Charity Butler
Sandy Hemmerling
Hunter Vick:
-Pelicans Training Academy Lead Instructor/ Pelicans First Base Coach
2001 - 2002 - Played at Faulkner State Community College
2003 - 2004 - Played at the University of West Florida
2004 - Played with the Pensacola Pelicans
2005 - 2007 - Played with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Organization
Pete Della Ratta:
-Pelicans Training Academy Instructor
Graduated from University of South Alabama
1996 - Drafted by Oakland A's
1996 - 1998 - Played in A's organization, advancing to double-A
1999 - 2001 - Played in New York Mets organization
2002 - Player/ coach with Pelicans - Won League Championship
2007 - Pelicans Pitching Coach
Charity Butler:
-Softball Instructor of the Academy
2002 - Gatorade Will-to-Win National Athlete of the Year Award Wendy's High School Heisman Award All-State Performer at TateHigh School
2003 - Four Year Starter at Southern Miss (2003-2006)
Ranks in USM Softball Top 10 in all-time records for hits, runs scored, doubles, stolen bases, games played,games started, putouts, assists and double plays turned USM Leadership Scholar
(2003-2006) USM Award of Excellence Scholar
(2003-2006) Four-Time Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medalist
(2003-2006) Four-Time USM Student Athlete Olympic Gold Academic Award
(2004-2006) Three Time NFCA ALL AMERICAN Scholar Athlete
(2004-2006) Three-Time COSIDA Sports Information Directors' Association Academic All-District Team
2005 - Led TEAM to a Conference USA Championship and NCAA Regional Tournament Birth
2005 - 2006 Two-Time ESPN the Magazine Academic ALL-AMERICAN
2005 - 2006 Two-Time USM Team Captain
2006 - Southern Miss Female Athlete of the Year - Conference USA Scholar Athlete of the Year - NFCA Scholar Athlete of the Year - Conference USA Hitter of the Week Honors - NSCA Strength and Conditioning ALL-AMERICAN Athlete of the Year -
2006 - 2007 - Professional Softball Player with Michigan Ice Women's Professional Fastpitch
Led in the following offensive categories:(Rookie Season) 2006 Batting Average (.302), Slugging Percentage,
On-Base Percentage, and RBI
Sandy Hemmerling:
-Pelicans Training Academy Instructor
1997 - 2000 - Played at University of West Florida
UWF Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Received UWF Outstanding Scholar-Athlete Award
Hold UWF career strike outs, game high strike outs, and career shut-outs records
2008 - Assistant Pitching Coach at Okaloosa Walton Community College