Meet The Instructors

Mark Hayward - Owner/Instructor
1969 - Bronco World Series Champ (Oak Park, IL)

1975 - Oak Park-River Forest High School Baseball MVP, 2nd Team All State)

1976-1977 - Triton College, River Grove, IL

1978-1979 - Southern Benedictine College, Cullman, AL

1980 - Freshman Baseball Coach Fenwick HS, Oak Park, IL

2000-2002 - Strikes Baseball Academy, Hitting and Pitching Instructor

2002-present - Ballyard Academy

Brian Biernacki - (630) 743-3728

- Fielding and Hitting

Pete Miller - (773) 742-0795

- Fielding & Hitting

- Pitching

John Maheras  (630) 965-3169

- Fielding and Hitting

- "Best" BP in town.  2nd ONLY to Mark Hayward!!

- 40 years experience at shortstop

- 8-time camper at Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp

Josh Falco

-  Pitching and Catching

-Played for Lake Park High School