Travel Council Overview
Mission
The Noblesville Youth Baseball Travel Program is committed to developing talented young men with a passion for baseball. As an extension of the Miller Baseball Program, each player and coach will be pushed to achieve excellence on and off the field through first class instruction and support. While demanding commitment and denying selfishness, all players and coaches will be expected to work to improve everyday while putting the team before themselves.
Overview
The Development Council (DC) is the development, evaluation, and accountability arm of the NYB Travel Program for ages 8 – 12. The DC will conduct the selection process for both the players and coaches. Each councilman has considerable playing experience, along with valuable coaching experience. The DC’s objective is to use their perspective and insight to teach coaches and train Noblesville players in a positive and fun environment. Committed to the development of each player, the DC will make decisions in order of program, team, individual. No other travel program can offer the collective experience while instilling “The Miller Way.” A standards-based curriculum will be installed in order to lead each player and team on a path of reaching their potential.
Leadership
Justin Keever
Entering his 20th year as the Head Varsity Baseball Coach at Noblesville High School, Coach Keever serves as the Development Council Director and sets the vision and direction of player and coach development for the NYB program. Injecting the “Miller Way” in terms of fundamentals, philosophy, and terminology will then allow the Development Council to further educate players and coaches throughout the program. Paying special attention to the development of coaches, Coach Keever holds “Coaches’ Corners,” which will be used to educate and instruct coaches on the program’s values and best practices.
Under Coach Keever’s leadership, the varsity Noblesville Millers have won four Sectional Championships, three Regional Championships, three Hoosier Crossroads Conference (HCC) Championships, and the 2014 Indiana 4A State Championship. While maintaining the best overall conference record during his time, he’s been voted HCC Coach of the Year (2x), District K Coach of the Year, and 2014 Indiana High School Coach of the Year. Prior to starting his Noblesville career, Coach Keever was a varsity assistant coach at Avon High School. Collegiately, he was a two-year starter at SS/1B at Butler University where he set the single season batting average in 1999 (.426), earned the team’s Most Outstanding Offensive Performer award, and was twice selected to the MCC All-Tournament Team. Coach Keever currently teaches mathematics at Noblesville High School and resides in Noblesville with his wife Nikki, children Eagan, Dylan, and Reagan.
Zach Zavac
One of the original Development Council members, Zach has served NYB for over 13 years. He currently leads and manages all day-to-day responsibilities of the Development Council. Concurrently, Coach Zavac has been an NYB travel head coach for four years and assistant coach for five years. A Milwaukee, WI, native, Zach was a two-year letter winner at Marquette University High School and named All-State American Legion. Collegiately, he was a four-year starter, Co-Captain, and 2nd Team All-Conference at 1B/OF at Northern Illinois.
Council Members
Kevin Milam
Kevin has served NYB for the past 14+ years as a travel head coach (six years), board member, and Development Council member. Previously, Coach Milam spent three years as an American Legion assistant coach in Illinois and Missouri as well as four years of travel baseball (14U – 16U) in Illinois. During his playing days, Kevin was a three-year letter winner Mattoon H.S. (IL) (1991 Big 12 Conference Champions; won 2 Regional Championships), two-year starter Lincoln Land CC (All Region 24 performer and 1993 NJCAA World Series), and one-year at Illinois State University. Currently a Sr. Account Specialist with Allergen, Kevin lives in Noblesville with his wife Kelly and two children Max and Claire.
Brian Canada
Coach Canada has spent the past five years as a head coach in the NYB Millers (7U – 11U) travel organization. A 2001 Hamilton Southeastern High School graduate, Brian earned three varsity letters in baseball and four in basketball. He continued his playing career at Miami (OH) University where he became a four-year starter at SS/3B and led the program as Team Captain to the 2005 MAC Championship and NCAA Regional Tournament appearance at Texas. His success is evidenced by being selected 1st Team All-Conference MAC, 2005 All-MAC Tournament Team, and 2005 All-Mideast Regional Team. Playing for college head coaches Tracy Smith (current head coach at Arizona State), Scott Googins (current head coach at Cincinnati), and Dan Simonds (Dir of Baseball at IMG Academy), Brian finished his career in the top ten of Miami’s hitting records in Hits, Doubles, Runs, and At Bats. Academically, he was selected the 2005 Miami Male Scholar Athlete of the Year and three-time MAC All-Academic Team. Brian is currently a Senior Director of Sales for medical device company Stryker (15+ years) and lives in Noblesville with his wife Amy and four children Ben, Reese, Jimmy, and Archie.
Eric Osborn
Coach Osborn spent seven years as a varsity assistant baseball coach at Fishers High School where he worked as the hitting and infield coach for the entire program. Eric came to Fishers after spending two years coaching collegiately at Valparaiso University and Indiana Tech primarily working with catchers, outfielders, and hitters while serving as 3rd base coach. Coach Osborn also assisted with recruiting and organizing/running baseball camps. He also spent one season as an undergraduate assistant coach at Purdue University assisting with day-to-day operations of the baseball program and worked with infielders, baserunners and hitters. A 2001 Hamilton Southeastern High School graduate with four varsity letters in baseball, Eric was named All-State in 2000 while also being selected a 2001 Indiana North/South All-Star. He went on to become a four-year starter at 2B for Purdue University where he was twice named Academic All-Big Ten. A 2007 Purdue graduate (management with a minor in marketing), Eric currently works as a sales representative for BSN Sports and lives in Noblesville with his wife Molly, twins Max and Kylie, and youngest Tucker.
Charlie Hagelskamp
Coach Hagelskamp has spent four years as a head coach in the NYB Millers travel organization and one year in the Indy Titans organization where he also serves on the Board of Directors. Previously, he also served as a varsity assistant football coach at Bishop Chatard High School. During his playing days, Charlie was a three-year letter winner at Bishop Chatard High School where they twice won the Regional Championship. Charlie currently works as a Product Manager at Edify and lives in Noblesville with his wife Beth, son Luke, and daughters Lyla and Emma.
Jeremy Hochstedler
A current head coach in the NYB Millers travel organization, Coach Hochstedler previously spent five years as a varsity assistant at Manchester University and Homestead High School. During that time, he also coached travel baseball (15U – 17U) in the Fort Wayne Spartans organization. Jeremy has four years MLB front office experience (R&D, Analytics, and Scouting) with the Milwaukee Brewers and Boston Red Sox as he was heavily involved in scouting meetings, trade deadlines, draft day decisions, catcher defense evaluation, and pitch optimization. A 2002 Noblesville High School graduate with three varsity letters in baseball, Jeremy helped lead the Millers to the 2001 Sectional Championship while being voted by teammates (3x) as the team’s “Most Dedicated Player.” Collegiately, he was a two-year baseball starter at C/3B at Rose-Hulman where he was a Team Captain, Co-MVP, & 1st Team HCAC All-Conference player. Recognized as the school’s 2006 Sam F. Hulbert Award Winner for the student-athlete who “most exemplifies leadership, sportsmanship, & determination to succeed,” he remains in the top 10 career hitting categories: OBP, SLG, OPS, & HBP. Professionally, Jeremy is the Founder and CEO of Telemetry Sports, a sports analytics/data company that serves more than 500 NCAA baseball programs and 20 NFL organizations. Jeremy lives in Noblesville with his wife Amy and four children Grady, Tyler, Molly, and Lucas.