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Manager and Head Coach- Bo Diaz
Coach Bo enters his fifth season with the Cypress Bay Lightning. Bo comes from a baseball background. Born in Venezuela, He is the son of Major League Baseball player Baudilio "Bo" Diaz, who played in the big leagues for 12 years from 1979 to 1990. Coach Bo played at Wellington High School where he earned a 6A State Championship in 1999 and was Honorable Mention in the state of Florida. In his collegiate years, he played at Lynn University, Stetson University, and Flagler College. He has earned two Master's degree and is big on academics. He brings a positive outlook and passion to the game. He works hard to promote all around players that are leaders in the community. You will see him use his formula of S+S=S. Come by the field and he will share his formula with you. He has a great support at home with his wife Victoria and his 3 children, Bo Andre, Emiliana, and Lucas.
Coach Bo enters his fifth season with the Cypress Bay Lightning. Bo comes from a baseball background. Born in Venezuela, He is the son of Major League Baseball player Baudilio "Bo" Diaz, who played in the big leagues for 12 years from 1979 to 1990. Coach Bo played at Wellington High School where he earned a 6A State Championship in 1999 and was Honorable Mention in the state of Florida. In his collegiate years, he played at Lynn University, Stetson University, and Flagler College. He has earned two Master's degree and is big on academics. He brings a positive outlook and passion to the game. He works hard to promote all around players that are leaders in the community. You will see him use his formula of S+S=S. Come by the field and he will share his formula with you. He has a great support at home with his wife Victoria and his 3 children, Bo Andre, Emiliana, and Lucas.
Assistant Coach Dean Kanganis~ Coach Dean is entering his second season with the Cypress Bay Lightning. Dean comes from baseball family that originated in Yonkers, NY and migrated to South Central Pennsylvania. After High School, Dean played his collegiate baseball at the Division III level for Penn State - Harrisburg as an infielder. His coaching career started shortly thereafter before moving to Florida in 2015 to further embed himself in the baseball world. He previously spent 4 years at Westminster Academy, and in travel baseball. As a teacher, and a coach of all age groups, Dean preaches the philosophy of hard work leads to progression - not perfection. He brings a youthful excitement to The Bay, with the intentions of developing players for the collegiate level.
Assistant Coach Jason Gray~Coach Jason played high school baseball at Coconut Creek and was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in 1995. He spent the next 5 years in the minor leagues as a starting pitcher. Jason moved to Weston in 2005 and began coaching his son in little league, and then moved to travel baseball. Jason has spent many years in travel baseball and has coached for the Weston Eagles, Weston Rattlers, Weston Hawks, and WTB. Began coaching high school in 2019 at Cypress Bay working with the JV pitching staff and now is working with both Varsity and JV. This will be his second season at Cypress Bay High School.
Assistant Coach Al Schwach ~
Coach Al starts his 5th year with our program. He brings to the table a passion for the game and a wealth of knowledge to assist in developing our pitching staff. His approach gets pitchers to work outside of their comfort zone which will allow our players to perform at the next level. Coach Al played at Dade North and then transitioned to a coaching role by working with local travel teams for 10 years. He then spent 4 years at Piper High School and 10 years at Western High School developing their pitching staff. He has a proven track record and many years of experience at different levels. He loves the game and spends his free time helping young athletes develop both physically and mentally. He brings great value to our program and we look forward to continuing that trend of success as he helps our veteran and rookie pitchers this season.
Coach Al starts his 5th year with our program. He brings to the table a passion for the game and a wealth of knowledge to assist in developing our pitching staff. His approach gets pitchers to work outside of their comfort zone which will allow our players to perform at the next level. Coach Al played at Dade North and then transitioned to a coaching role by working with local travel teams for 10 years. He then spent 4 years at Piper High School and 10 years at Western High School developing their pitching staff. He has a proven track record and many years of experience at different levels. He loves the game and spends his free time helping young athletes develop both physically and mentally. He brings great value to our program and we look forward to continuing that trend of success as he helps our veteran and rookie pitchers this season.
Assistant Coach AJ Tarallo ~ Coach AJ starts his 3rd year with the Bay. He played High School at Western High School and had the privilege to be coach by our very own Coach Al Swchach. After High School, Coach AJ play NAIA baseball with Point Park University which is located in Pittsburgh, PA. He is currently the Head Coach for the 14U Fort Lauderdale JCC Maccabi Games baseball team. He also works for the i9 program out of Davie, specifically in running the baseball program. Coach AJ brings his energy and knowledge to our program and We are very excited to have him. He is currently working on finishing his Bachelor's Degree and then plans to continue his education at FAU working towards a Master's Degree in Sports Management.