Coaching Staff
Every BRE team is coached by people who played the game at a high level and live in this community. Two professional coaches on every team, backed by the same leadership group.
No parent coaches. Ever.
It’s a core part of how BRE works. Every team is run by professional coaches with college or pro playing experience. Playing time and positions are earned at practice and decided by coaches whose only job is developing your player.
Program leadership
Robbie Coman
Director of Travel Baseball Operations · Head Coach, BRE 14U
West Palm Beach, Florida native and a five-year letterman for UVA Baseball. Played on two College World Series teams (2014 and 2015) and was part of the 2015 National Championship team. Professional experience in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. Robbie builds the schedules and oversees every BRE travel team.
Jason Beale
Director of Player Development
Charlottesville native and son of local baseball legend Sammy Beale. Director of Player Development at St. Anne’s-Belfield School. Virginia High School State Player of the Year at Western Albemarle, pitched at Virginia Tech, and earned Two-Way All-American honors at Ferrum College. Jason runs the BRE winter player development program.
Duke Fox
Chief Operating Officer · Coach, BRE 17U-18U
Washington, DC native and UVA graduate. Head Varsity Baseball Coach at St. Anne’s-Belfield School, President of McIntire Little League from 2017 to 2020 and a board member with H3 Baseball. Duke handles operations, registration and family communication for BRE.
Team coaches
Max Mann
Coach, BRE 14U
Charlottesville native and Monticello High School graduate. JV Coach at St. Anne’s-Belfield and former club baseball player at James Madison University.
Connor Lilley
Coach, BRE 15U
Charlottesville native who coached at Monticello High School for five years, including two as JV Head Coach. Monticello graduate who played four years of college baseball at Mary Washington and Roanoke College.
Lee Carneal
Coach, BRE 15U
Charlottesville native and Assistant Coach with the Albemarle High School varsity team. Albemarle graduate who played college baseball for three years at Hampden-Sydney and one at the University of Charleston.
Axel Johnson
Coach, BRE 17U-18U
Played at Texas Christian University and Missouri Southern State University, where he was part of three conference-winning teams and a Super Regional run. A summer-league All-Star in both the Coastal Plain League (Forest City Owls) and the Alaska Baseball League (Anchorage Glacier Pilots). After college he played six seasons of independent professional baseball across three leagues, including 2019 as player/coach for the San Rafael Pacifics, where he was named Offensive Player of the Year. Axel is also an assistant coach at St. Anne’s-Belfield.
Brian Yeagle
Coach
Charlottesville native and St. Anne’s-Belfield graduate who played four years of college baseball at High Point University. Previously Varsity Head Coach at St. Anne’s-Belfield and JV Coach at Miller School.
Tyler Flood
Coach
