2025 VARSITY COACHES

Head Coach JaRell McIntyre (Coach Mac).  We have his introductory bio here.

Ben Lopez - Assistant Varsity Coach

Ben brings years of baseball experience as both a player and coach to the program. He played two years at Delta College and two years at CSU East Bay, where he earned a B.S. in Kinesiology.  After completing his M.L.S. in Sports Law and Business from Arizona State University, he dedicated his career to blending education and baseball development.

Ben has coached multiple varsity sports at Mountain House High School, including baseball, tennis, and soccer. Outside of high school athletics, he has work as a Performance Analyst for Perfect Game, utilizing cutting-edge tools like Trackman, Blast Motion, Timing Gates, force  plates, and GPS trackers to evaluate and enhance player performance. He also has served as a coach and scout for Wow Factor National teams and provided private instruction at the Catching Academy in San Ramon.

"I’m passionate about helping young athletes grow on and off the field, and I’m excited to contribute to this program. Let’s make it a great season," said Lopez.

Tony Crivello - Assistant Varsity Coach

Tony Crivello, the Varsity Pitching Coach  for Tracy High Baseball brings decades of experience with Tracy High and NorCal Baseball Club. A key figure in the program’s most successful campaigns, including its last section title, Tony has developed hundreds of players who advanced to collegiate and professional baseball.

In addition to leading the varsity pitching staff, Tony will oversee programming for all Bulldog pitchers, ensuring consistency and excellence across the program.  Known for his hard-nosed yet personal approach, Tony connects well with players on and off the field, fostering their growth.  Tony and Coach Mac have known each other for 25 years and share a vision for building a winning culture at Tracy High.

Kieran Davis - Assistant Varsity Coach

Kieran returns to Tracy High after graduating in 2020.  He was a varsity starter for 3 years and then played at Delta College where achieved 1st Team All State honors.

After Delta, Kieran transferred to Charleston Southern University in South Carolina and played one year there before returning home to coach for NorCal Baseball and H4S Athletics.

Strength and Conditioning Coach Vinny Pelillo
Vinny is a 2004 graduate of Tracy High where he played two years of baseball and track.  He attended Delta College and Sacramento State where he obtained a BS Degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Human Performance and Sport.

Vinny has been coaching and training athletes for 18 years and has been happily married for 13 years.  He is the Director of Strength & Conditioning and Operation for Altamont Performance Lab.

A more in depth article about Vinny can be found here when he was interviewed earlier this year regarding his new role on the football program.

Strength and Conditioning:  Jon Combs

Jon (Tracy High Class of 2011), is a thriving former college baseball player, with a background in Sports Medicine & Exercise Science. In 2016 he opened doors to his first Sports Performance &  Fitness Training Academy, Hungry for Success Athletics. Located in Tracy, Ca. 

Prior to opening his first training academy, as a personal trainer he’s trained a variety of clients from young children to professional draft picks you see on TV like the Marlins Osiris Johnson and the Mariners, Cody Bolton. 

As a baseball player & Coach, Jon brings 15+yrs of combined  experience. He’s coached & trained numerous athletes to D1 scholarships in the last 8 years of his professional career.

Coaching Career:

-West High Varsity (15-16)

-Modesto Junior College (16-20); 2x Big 8 Playoff Appearances 

-Chabot Junior College (23-24); Elite 8 Finalist

-NorCal Baseball (2015-Present)

-Future Stars Baseball (2018-Present)

Currently Jon is the Program Director & Performance Specialist for Hungry for Success Athletics Sports Academy.

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JV Head Coach Adam Deharo

Adam grew up in Tracy and went to Tracy High playing baseball all four of his years (1995-98). He was on the JV team his Freshman year and then was a three year starter for Coach Vic Alkire on the Varsity.

When Adam graduated he went to Australia to play on a international team representing the United States. After that he played in a semi-pro league in the Bay Area for a couple years then continued to play in the Cal-Mex league for about 10 years until he started to enjoy coaching more than playing. 

He has been running the Tracy Heat travel ball team since 2014 and has been the JV Coach for the Bulldogs for 6 successful years. 

Rudy Garcia - Assistant JV Coach

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Freshman Head Coach Justin Tomek

 Justin grew up visiting major league clubhouses because his cousin, John Foster, pitched in the majors for ten years (Braves, Brewers, and Cubs). One of his greatest baseball memories was hanging out with Leo Mazzone of the Atlanta Braves and learning how to throw a changeup. 

Justin went  to Linden High School 2004-2008, where he played football, basketball and baseball. He received countless offers to play D1 football but ultimately chose baseball. 

After high school he went to play at Lewis-Clark State in Lewiston Idaho, the defending NAIA National Champions. There he grew under the Late/Great Coach Ed Cheff.  After Red Shirting, he came back home to play at San Joaquin Delta College, under then/now head coach of UOP, Reed Peters and pitching coach Denny Peterson.  In 2011 Delta won the California JUCO State Championship. 

After Delta he was offered a scholarship to The University or Saint Mary in Leavenworth Kansas. There he pitched for the Spires for the remaining two years of his eligibility under Coach Rob Miller.

After graduation he came back to California where he started his coaching career. He linked back up with High School Coach/ Mentor Joe Piombo where they took the reigns of a 10u team out of Lodi. They stayed with that team until they got to high school. Piombo ended up taking the Venture  Academy Varsity Baseball coaching job and Justin went back to coaching a 9u team out of Tracy. 

Justin is currently still coaching the same team but they are now 12 years old.

Justin is married to his wife Jenna, and they have three boys Jax (11), Jace(8) and Jagger(5).  They all have a deep love for baseball. The things they enjoy outside of baseball are hunting, fishing, and golf. 

Friday, August 2, 2024

TRACY HIGH SPORTS WELCOMES NEW VARSITY BASEBALL COACH 

JaRell McIntyre (“Coach Mac”)

Coach Mac replaces four year Tracy High Coach Ted Muniz who stepped down at the conclusion of the 2024 season. Coach Mac comes to us with a strong resume of baseball having grown up in the Sacramento area as a star baseball player at Laguna Creek High in Elk Grove. “I attended the school when it first opened and graduated in 1998. I lettered in basketball and baseball at the school but received my highest achievements as a shortstop on the team becoming a strong offensive player.” JaRell would be drafted by the New York Yankees his senior year but choose to attend college first at the University of Nevada - Reno.  

At Nevada JaRell was a starter at 3rd and 1st base and went on to play with some elite ball players in the Alaska Summer Baseball League. He would help lead his Nevada Reno team to the NCAA Regionals in 2000 at Stanford Stadium.

After college JaRell started his business endeavors with Pitney Bowes and then with Grainger. He moved to Tracy with his wife Adrienne in 2015 where he started his own business distributing industrial, office, and medical supplies. They have three children. 

“Family and community are important to me. Tracy reminds me of what Elk Grove was like in the late 1990s when it began to explode with growth. We really like it here.”

What can we expect from Coach Mac?  “I believe in playing the game the right way and with a focus on fundamentals. I know we have a lot of talented youth here, but I want to make sure we are providing them coaching in the fundamentals and how to be an all around team player. I want smart baseball players who understand the game and respect the team unit.”

“I’m big on respect. Does the player respect themselves; how do they carry themselves, are they a good classmate, do they respect their community, their teachers, parents, siblings, and guardians.” 

“I believe the COVID years affected the players who are now attending High School, it impacted their developmental years of baseball. They missed out on critical reps, so I want to focus on filling that gap.”

Coach Mac will bring with him an understanding of the young student athlete and what they are experiencing in life. “I am a licensed minister and was a Young Adult leader at Well Christian Community Church in Livermore which is led by Pastor Napoleon Kaufman (formerly of the Raiders). “ I’ve been involved with this generation for a very long time, and I will encourage our student athletes to be positive young men and strive for their very best.”

When not working, Coach Mac loves to fish in the local Delta and is an avid reader.

“I look forward to setting up some meetings soon with the prospective players and doing interviews for our JV and Freshman coaching assignments.”