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Jacob Baca
Aaron Shellenberger
Matthew Baca
Jacob Baca, organization President, is a graduate of Goddard High School, class of 2012. While at Goddard he was a 3 year starter on varsity, earning 1st team all league catcher honors his senior season. He helped Goddard earn a 4th place finish at 5A state in 2012. After High School, Baca took his baseball career to Newman University, where he played for Coach Zane Ehling. Jacob began his coaching career in 2015 as an assistant varsity/head JV coach at Wichita West High School. After a short stint he found his way to Andover High School where he spent three years from 2016-2018 as the head JV/C team/assistant varsity coach. The 2019 season was spent at Circle High School as the head JV coach. Beginning in 2020 Jacob took the assistant varsity job at Wichita North High School where he stayed for 3 years. The 2022 and 2023 season's were spent at Wichita East High School as the assistant coach. Jacob's goal is to have an impact on the young men in the organization the same way his coaches did for him growing up. He also takes pride in preparing them for life on and off the baseball field. Jacob is currently in his 13th year of coaching and enters his third year as assistant coach at Wichita Northwest. Jacob also works as a para at Wichita Northwest High School. Jacob, his wife Kaylee, and their twin boys reside in Wichita.
Matthew Baca
Aaron Shellenberger
Matthew Baca
Matthew Baca, Vice President of the Kansas Curve, and hitting instructor for the organization, is a graduate of Goddard High School, class of 2015. While at Goddard he was a 3 year starter on varsity. He earned honorable mention SS honors his sophomore season, 2nd team all league utility his junior year, and 1st team all league utility his senior season. After high school Matt signed to Barton County Community College to continue his athletic and academic career. Matt spent two years at Barton from 2015-2017 where he played 3B for Coach Brent Biggs. While at Barton the Cougars advanced to the Region 6 tournament in Wichita during his sophomore season. Baseball was an option for Matt after Barton but he decided to pursue his degree. Matt graduated from Emporia State University with a Bachelors degree in Human and Health Performance. Matt currently works for Textron. Matt, his wife Caitlyn, and their son Lucas currently reside in Wichita.
Aaron Shellenberger
Aaron Shellenberger
Aaron Shellenberger
Aaron Shellenberger, director of baseball operations, is a 2020 graduate of Andover Central High School. At Andover Central, Aaron was a utility fielder and pitcher. Unfortunately, his junior season was cut short due to injury and his senior season was canceled due to Covid. After high school, Aaron went on to play at Tabor College for Mark Standiford. At Tabor, Aaron is triple majoring in sports management, sports information director, and coaching. During his junior year at Tabor, Aaron was selected to represent Tabor as the male student-athlete representative for the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Student-Athlete Leadership Team (KCAC SALT). Aaron now attends Wichita State where he is pursuing his degree in Sports Management. He is now on staff as the GA with the Wichita State baseball team. Aaron started as an assistant coach for a local organization in the summer of 2021. Aaron enters year number 5 with the Curve organization. Aaron resides in Wichita, KS.
Jacob Compton
Jacob Compton
Aaron Shellenberger
Jacob Compton, head coach of the Curve Collegiate team and Pitching Instructor for the organization, is a 2015 graduate of Goddard High School. While at Goddard Jacob was a three year starter on varsity. He earned honorable mention 1st base and 2nd team all league pitching honors his senior year. After high school Jacob signed to pitch at Pratt Community College for Coach Eric Thompson. Jacob spent 2 years at Pratt from 2015-2017. His freshman year at Pratt the Beavers made the first round of the Region 6 tournament. They fell short in the 3 game series with Neosho. After his 2 years at Pratt he signed to William Jewell college where he served as a RHP out of the bullpen. Jacob graduated from William Jewell College in May of 2019 with a Bachelors in Business Administration. Jacob spent 1 year on the 18u purple staff in the summer of 2019, and also on the Pratt CC coaching staff during the 2019-2020 school year. Jacob enters year 9 with the Curve and year 3 has the college team head coach. He now lives in Wichita where he works for Textron Aviation as a technical recruiter. Jacob and his wife Remy reside in Wichita.
Logan Dryden
Jacob Compton
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Braden Ash
Jacob Compton
Logan Dryden
Braden Ash, assistant coach for the Kansas Curve Collegiate Team, is a 2017 graduate of Derby High School. At Derby he was a three-year varsity starter at shortstop, earning AVCTL-Div. 1 honors. He also pitched his junior and senior seasons, propelling Derby into the 6A State Tournament with complete game wins in the regional championship games of both seasons. Braden initially signed with Wichita State out of high school, and after a short stint with the Shockers, he would eventually find his home at Southwestern College in Winfield, KS. As a Moundbuilder, Braden was a relief pitcher, and he remains in the top ten in six different single-season and career statistical categories. His single-season records include 4th in ERA, 5th in wins, 5th in saves, and 5th in appearances. For career records, he currently sits in 5th for saves and 9th for appearances.
In the summer of 2022, while continuing his rehab from labrum surgery, Braden served as the pitching coach for the Prospect Wave, a summer college team in the Mile High Collegiate League in Denver. The team made the organization’s first playoff appearance that summer and Braden was selected to coach in the league’s mid-season All Star game.
Braden finished his playing career in the summer of 2023 as a member of the Kansas Curve collegiate team and began coaching for the Curve in the fall of 2023. Ash enters his fourth year as a member of the Curve staff and second year with the Curve college team. Braden and his girlfriend reside in Wichita, KS.
James Hoffman
James Hoffman
James Hoffman
James Hoffman, Curve college placement advisor, is a 2002 graduate of Buffalo High School in Buffalo, Oklahoma. Doing high school, James was a multi sport athlete playing baseball, football, and basketball. After high school went to Northwest Oklahoma State University in Alva, Oklahoma where he majored in Physical Education with a minor in Spanish. James sat out of sports for 3 years and then decided to walk on and play football in 2005. After the 2005 college football season, James decided he wanted to pursue a career in coaching. In the spring of 2005 James was named head baseball coach at Cherokee High School. He led them to a 16 win season after only having 3 wins the prior year. In 2006 James became an assistant baseball coach at NWOSU under hall of fame coach Joe Phillips. He stayed on staff until 2008. In the summer 0f 2008 James served as an assistant coach for the Dodge City A's collegiate summer team. James took some time off from coaching and returned to the diamond in 2015 coaching little league in Alva. In 2021 James started coaching with a travel baseball organization in Oklahoma where he was the head coach of his own team. James enters his fourth year with the Kansas Curve. James currently resides in Alva, Oklahoma with his wife Holly and their 3 kids.
Cash Pechin
James Hoffman
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Dakota Rodd
James Hoffman
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Jackson Syring
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Jake McKenzie
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Jake Mckenzie, head coach of Kansas Curve 13u Mckenzie, is a graduate of Trinity Academy class of 2020. In McKenzie's time at Trinity, he was apart of 2 teams that went to state in back to back years. After high school McKenzie went on to play at Hesston College. After graduating with his associates from Hesston, he decided to focus on academics and attended Wichita State. McKenzie graduated from Wichita State this past spring with a Bachelor’s in Marketing. Post graduation, he is now working full time in commercial insurance at M&M Insurance Associates. McKenzie enters his 2nd year of coaching. He previously served as an assistant coach for a local organization. This will be year number 3 for McKenzie with the Curve. He currently resides in Wichita, KS.
Zach Lebrun
Jackson Syring
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Mike Hart
Mike Hart
Mike Hart
Mike Hart, head coach of Curve 13u Hart, is graduate of Enid High School, class of 1992. While at Enid, Mike earned all league honors his senior year. After high school Mike moved on to Northern Oklahoma College where he earned his associates degree in Health. After his two years at NOC were finished he moved on to Northwest Oklahoma State where he earned his bachelor's degree in Organizational Leadership. Mike also had a short stint in semi pro ball, playing for the Las Vegas Indians back in the mid 90's. Mike has 10 years combined of federal government service, still counting, USAF veteran, defense health agency/department of defense, and currently works what the FDIC in Wichita. Mike has coached baseball for 16 years ranging from youth to high school/travel baseball. This is Mike's second year as a member of the Curve staff. Mike currently resides in Derby, KS.
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