High School Coaches

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:  Gage Veron Hometown:  Houma LA Inaugural Year with Knights Knation:  2024 Bio:  Gage Veron is the Head Coach of the Freshman Baseball team at Catholic High School. A proud graduate of Terrebonne High School, Gage played as a catcher throughout his high school career and continued his playing days at Baton Rouge Community College…

Name: Adam Durand Hometown:   Inaugural Year with Knights Knation:  2024 Bio: 

Name: Craig Castello Hometown:  Prairieville LA Inaugural Year with Knights Knation:  2024 Bio:  Craig Castello is a 2002 graduate of West Feliciana HS in St Francisville LA.  Castello started his collegiate career at Wallace-Dothan CC before finishing at Southern University where he graduated in 2007.  After graduating from Southern, Craig began his HS coaching career…

Name:  Anthony Fidanza Hometown:  Zachary LA Inaugural Year with Knights Knation:  2024 Bio:  Anthony Fidanza Joins the Knights Knation coaching staff after completing his collegiate eligibility at Southern Univ in 2023.  Prior to playing for the Jaguars, Fidanza played two season at Holmes CC in Mississippi.  Anthony prepped at Zachry HS where he played baseball…

Name:  Mike Forbes Hometown:  Baton Rouge LA Inaugural Year with Knights Knation:  2023 Bio:  Mike Forbes is a 2000 graduate of Central HS in Baton Rouge LA.  Mike played collegiately at Bossier Parish CC, Delgado CC, and UNO.  Coach Forbes has been a head coach in high school baseball for over 14 years including stops…

Name:  Bo Edmiston Hometown:  Columbus MS Inaugural Year with Knights Knation:  2024 Bio:  Bo Edmiston is a ’99 graduate of Greenville Christian School in Greenville MS where he starred in both baseball & basketball.  Upon graduation, Bo went on to play 2 years at Missississippi Delta CC, where after the 2000 season he was drafted…