Our new head coach JaRell McIntyre (Coach Mac) has announced his 2025 coaching staff. On the Varsity he will be supported by Ben Lopez and Kieran Davis. Another assistant will be named in the future.
On JV Adam Deharo returns for another season and will have Rudy Ramos as an assistant.
On the Freshmen, Justin Tomek will be the new coach with an assistant(s) TBA.
Coaching Biographies
Head Coach JaRell McIntyre (Coach Mac). We have his introductory bio here from when he was announced.
Varsity Assistant Ben Lopez
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.
Varsity Assistant Kieran Davis
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 Conditionin: 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.
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.
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.