High School Coaches

Name:  Clint Verbeek Hometown:  Covington LA Inaugural Year with Knights Knation:  2023 (Youth Program), 2024 (HS Program) Bio:  Clint Verbeek is a former two sport athlete at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Hammond, LA. where he was a three-time all-district, two-time all-state, and kicking.com All American. Continuing his athletic journey, Verbeek pursued football and baseball at…

NAME:  Jordan McKenzie HOMETOWN:  Franklinton LA INAUGURAL YEAR WITH KNIGHTS KNATION:  2024 BIO:  JORDAN MCKENZIE IS A FORMER KNIGHTS KNATION ALUMNI THAT RESIDES IN FRANKLINTON LA WHO WAS A 2021 GRAD OF FRANKLINTON HS.  JORDAN MOVED ON TO CO-LIN CC IN MISSISSIPPI WHERE IN HIS TWO YEARS PLAYING AT CO-LIN HE played in 86 career…

NAME:  JT BLAIR HOMETOWN:  SPARTANBURG SC INAUGURAL YEAR WITH KNIGHTS KNATION:  2024 BIO:  JT Blair is 2012 graduate of Spartanburg HS, Spartanburg, SC ⁃ he played collegiately at Millsaps College in Jackson, MS.  Blair’s coaching career includes the following Asst. Head Coach at Spartanburg HS from 2016-2017, Assistant Coach at Birmingham-Southern College 2018-2020, & Assistant…

NAME:  JAY POWELL HOMETOWN:  MARTIN MS INAUGURAL YEAR WITH KNIGHTS KNATION:  2024 BIO: Attended West Lauderdale High School Played third base and pitched for a state championship team in high school Drafted by San Diego Padres out of high school but did not sign Played college ball at Mississippi State University Team won 40 +…

NAME: TROY LEWIS HOMETOWN:  METAIRIE LA INAUGURAL YEAR WITH KNIGHTS KNATION:  2024 BIO:  TROY LEWIS WAS A 2012 GRADUATE OF DUTCHTOWN HS WHERE HE WAS A 4 YEAR STARTER ON THE INFIELD & ON THE MOUND AS WELL AS 2 YEAR ALL-STATE SELECTION.  UPON GRADUATION, TROY STARTED HIS COLLEGIATE CAREER AT COASTAL CAROLINA BEFORE COMING…

NAME: CHRIS OLIVIER HOMETOWN:  MANDEVILLE LA INAUGURAL YEAR WITH KNIGHTS KNATION:  2024 BIO:  CHRIS OLIVIER IS A KNIGHTS ALUMNI THAT PLAYED IN BOTH THE YOUTH PROGRAM & THE KNIGHTS HS PROGRAM.  OLIVIER GRADUATED FROM LAKESHORE HS IN 2020 WHERE HE WAS NAMED TWO-TIME DISTRCT MVP BEFORE ADVANCING HIS CAREER AT DELGADO CC WHERE IN 2023…

NAME: JACKSON TARVER HOMETOWN:  BATON ROUGE LA INAUGURAL YEAR WITH KNIGHTS KNATION:  2024 BIO:  JACKSON TARVER IS A 4 YEAR ALUMNI OF KNIGHTS KNATION FROM BATON ROUGE LA.  TARVER IS A 2022 GRADUATE OF PARKVIEW BAPTIST WHERE HE STARRED IN BOTH FOOTBALL & BASEBALL FOR THE EAGLES.  WHILE PLAYING AT PARKVIEW, JACKSON WAS A STARTING…

NAME: SCOTT FONTAINE HOMETOWN:  CHALMETTE, LA INAUGURAL YEAR WITH KNIGHTS KNATION:  2024 BIO:  Scott Fontaine is a 1992 graduate of Grace King High School in Metairie LA where he was a 4 year starter.  Scott was selected to the NORD All-American Team as a freshman in high school where he played against some of the…

NAME: BRANDON HILLIARD HOMETOWN:  ST FRANCISVILLE LA INAUGURAL YEAR WITH KNIGHTS KNATION:  2024 BIO:  COACH HILLIARD IS A 2011 GRADUATE OF WEST FELICIANA HS WHERE HE ALSO PLAYED BASEBALL.  HILLIARD FURTHERED HIS CAREER AT BOSSIER PARISH CC.  AFTER FINISHING AT BOSSIER BRANDON BEGAN UMPIRING AND COACHING.  HILLIARD’S HS COACHING CAREER HAS INCLUDED STOPS AT LIBERTY,…

NAME: RILEY BEIRS HOMETOWN:  GRAND PRAIRIE TX INAUGURAL YEAR WITH KNIGHTS KNATION:  2024 BIO:  RILEY BEIRS IS A NATIVE OF GRAND PRAIRIE TX WHO CAME TO LOUISIANA TO FINISH IS COLLEGIATE CAREER AT LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN UNIV AFTER STARTING HIS CAREER AT BACONE COLLEGE.  DURING HIS COLLEGIATE CAREER RILEY PRIMARILY PLAYED CATCHER BUT ALSO PLAYED 1B…