Con Aquilante

Founder & Chairman

caquilante@angels-baseball.org

Con Aquilante has been serving the baseball community for over the past 30 years, at the youth, high school, and collegiate levels. His service began in the Berwyn Paoli Little League, coaching four of his sons through the Little League ranks. His teams routinely competed for league championships at all levels. During his little league tenure, Con was selected to manage the summer All-Star LLWS tournament team. And in 1989, his team came one win away from winning the PA State Little League Championship.

In 1990, Con's fifth son, Jordan Michael Aquilante was born. Jordan was born premature, weighing only 1.5 pounds at birth. He had the looks of his mother, the fight of his father, and the love of his four brothers and one sister. Soon after his arrival, he was stricken with pneumonia. His little body battled the sickness for almost two months, but finally succumbed in April of 1990. A little boy was taken from his family; but the seed of a little boy's fighting spirit was planted.

As his older boys grew out of Little League, Con created a Player Development Program that was the area's first to expose High School players to college programs. During the initial years of his program, Con began to develop his curriculum of life management strategies.

In 2003, the seed really began to blossom and Con's thoughts turned towards helping those less fortunate; those who could not afford his services. In 2004, a five-hour meeting took place between Con and the Marian Anderson Rec Center in South Philadelphia. The Rec Center is dedicated to teaching and promoting baseball to inner city kids of Philadelphia. Soon after their meeting, coaches from the Rec Center began to bring out six kids twice a week to work with Con and his staff. And thus, The Jordan Foundation and Angels Baseball was born.

Since its inception in 2004, Angels Baseball has extended its arms further into the Community, working with kids from several Mid-Atlantic states. Among its accolades, the non-profit has helped approximately 150 kids receive college baseball scholarships. Most of these kids have become first generation college students. And even more Angels Baseball graduates have come back to the program to help guide youth as they move through the program. Many youth have benefited from Con and his teachings over the years; which all began in April of 1990, when a little boy, the program's first Angel, planted a seed that continues to grow strong.

Jason Aquilante

President

jaquilante@angels-baseball.org

Jason serves as President of Angels Baseball and oversees Baseball operations in Maryland. Jason played his High School Baseball at Archbishop Carroll in Radnor, PA where he was a two-time Philadelphia City Player of the Year. Jason played Collegiately at Wake Forest University, where he played on teams that won three ACC Championships; played in four NCAA Tournaments; a Super Regional; and was ranked as high as 9th in the country. During his time at Wake Forest, Jason was voted by Baseball America as the ACC’s best defensive second baseman (2000); and was named to the 2nd team All-ACC team in 2001 as a Catcher. Following his playing career at Wake, Jason coached for two years at The College of William & Mary; where he was responsible for Catchers and assisted with hitting and infield defense. Following his two-years at William & Mary, Jason moved to Maryland, where he began working as a Private Instructor and running camps and clinics in the Mid-Atlantic region. In the Fall of 2017, Jason introduced Angels Baseball to Montgomery County, MD for kids ages 8-11. The program grew by 75% after its first year as more and more parents see the value of the 'Angels Way'.

Bill Glah

VP, Operations

wglah@angels-baseball.org

After 12 years of serving the youth baseball community at the Little League and Travel levels, Coach Glah has joined the ANGEL’S staff. His enthusiasm to serve, inspire and teach young athletes is invaluable. Coach Glah fills many roles; but none more important than his willingness, desire and ability to spread the Culture of Angels Baseball! He is a natural coach, inspiring confidence first while nurturing the learning and problem solving along the way. Bill is involved in every facet from our on-line store right through to our Player Development Programs, Team Training and our 18U team. Bill is a former Marine Captain and Top Gun graduate and served 5 years of active duty. He is a shining example of Servant Leadership!

Derek McNab

Coach

Coach Mac, a native of Canada was a product of the Canadian National Team. He went on to play 4 years at Mansfield University in Pennsylvania. After a short stint at the next level he turned to coaching and quickly realized the impact he could have on the development of our youth. A chance meeting in 2008 with Con Aquilante opened an opportunity for Mac to become part of what is now known as Angels Baseball. "The opportunity to work with Con, our coaching staff, and the players and families of this unique organization has served to strengthen my passion for developing our young men in this great game. Angels baseball transcends far beyond the game alone. It is so deeply rooted in developing the character of our young men and preparing them to compete on the field and more importantly, in life."

Louis Santos

Coach

Coach Lou is a real student of the game. He is a "high energy" guy that makes you want to grab a bat and jump into the cage. Lou is our hitting guru! His teachings focus on the finer points of hitting and explaining why each drill is important to building a powerful swing. His positive attitude and energy serves as a boost for every player. Coach Lou is also involved with coaching in our player development program as well as our team training workouts. On game days for our 18U team, Louis is our first base Coach and works with hitters throughout the game. We are all incredibly lucky to have him on our staff. Before moving his family from Puerto Rico to Philadelphia, Lou had the privilege of training Carlos Beltran when he was just 15 years old. To this day, the two are still close friends!

John Dockins

Coach

Coach Doc has been with the Angels program for the past 7 years. He is not only a vital part of the coaching staff, but he is a guy who is vested in helping young players realize their dream. His calm coaching style, warm smile and love for the game makes everyone around him want to learn. Doc can always be found in the batting cage or working with the catchers. On game days, he is that calming voice in the dugout for that player who is having a rough outing. Coach operates his own facility in Cinnaminson, NJ and still makes time to cross the bridge and spend time with the Angels. It is always a blessing when he pops through the door!

David Brown

Coach

David entered the Angels program as an 11 year old kid; and joined our 18U team when he was 13 years old. He had a tremendous pitching career at Hatboro Horsham High School. He then spent his college career pitching at Kutztown University and graduating in 2018. David is now the Assistant Pitching Coach at Mercer Co. Comm. College in Trenton, NJ; a highly competitive Junior College program and perennial World Series contender. In the summer of 2018, David spent eight weeks coaching in the Summer Collegiate Coastal Plains League in NC. David is wearing a lot of hats on the Angels staff. He is working with our Player Development and Team Training Programs; conducting private and small group Pitching lessons; and is taking on the role of working with our 18U pitchers. His commitment to the kids, the program and the game is inspiring to watch. The Angels are so fortunate to have him as a role model!

Anthony DeVito

Coach

adevito@angels-baseball.org

Anthony DeVito is an Angels Alum who played and trained with us for four years during his High School Years.

Anthony attended Central High School in Philadelphia and graduated with honors in 2014. While there, he played Varsity baseball all four years! He achieved “All-Public League” status in both his junior and senior year. As a senior, he also became a starter for the prestigious Philadelphia Carpenter Cup - representing the Philadelphia Public League.

As a freshman in college, Anthony attended Mercer Co. Comm. College, routinely ranked as one of the top 10 - D II Junior College Baseball programs in the country. As a sophomore, he accepted a scholarship to attend Kutztown University where he anchored the pitching staff all three years. He graduated from KU with a degree in Business in 2018.

Anthony will be involved in all facets of our Angels Baseball Program. This winter, he will be assisting with youth team training duties, working with our HS pitchers and will also be available to do youth pitching and hitting lessons.

It is always a pleasure to welcome back a member of our “ANGELS Family” and have them pass on their knowledge of both the game and life to the next generation!! Anthony has outstanding knowledge of the game along with a strong passion to mentor student athletes on their journey through LIFE and SPORT!