Front Office

Lawrence Vera

DIRECTOR OF BASEBALL OPERATIONS

Phone(705) 791-5504

As a Fanshawe graduate for Police Foundations, Lawrence enters his 11th year as a coach and has taken his passion for baseball to the next level by starting the Titans Baseball Club. With his 5 years of dedication to Ontario Athletics 2018 FJSL Champs and previously, 5 years with Barrie Minor Baseball AAA; there’s no doubt Lawrence has the knowledge of which elements it’ll take to develop athletes into champions.

Being a 4x GBSSA Champion with Innisdale High School, Lawrence was recruited by Niagara County Community College. In 2 years working as a Recruitment Coordinator, 15 athletes are grateful to continue their dreams of playing baseball recruited by post secondary schools under Lawrence’s watch.

“The Titans shouldn’t be an Athletes end game. I want it to be the beginning of their successful career.” - LV.

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Eddie McKiernan

Director of Player Development

Emaileddie.mckiernan@titansbaseball.ca

Eddie McKiernan serves the Titans Baseball Club in a significant dual capacity: as the Head Coach of the 16U Titans and as the organization’s Pitching Coordinator. Coach McKiernan was born and raised in Southern California. He is a distinguished 2007 graduate of Monrovia High School where he won a State title in 2006 and was named State player of the year. After a fine high school career, McKiernan committed to the University of Nevada Las Vegas as a pitcher and infielder. In 2007, he was also drafted in the 17th round of the MLB draft by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as a pitcher. He pitched 6 seasons with the Angels organization, spending parts of 3 years in Triple A. In 2013, he spent the season with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. After Spring Training in 2014, he retired to pursue his career as a coach.

Coach McKiernan’s transition from player to coach started at Monrovia High School, where he served as an assistant from 2014-2016. He was promoted to Head Coach at La Salle High School in Pasadena, California where, in his first season, he managed his team to the State title game in 2017. Eddie also ran an indoor baseball facility and club teams from 2008-2017, where he coached over 100 college and pro baseball players. He also was part of the SGV Arsenal program, one of the top club programs in the USA, with Garrett Cole, Aaron Hicks, Aaron Sanchez, and Lucas Giolito among its many distinguished alumni. In 2020, Eddie moved to Newmarket to be with his wife Natalee and two boys, Owen and Miller.

Maximizing the potential of each of the Titans pitchers is the goal for the former Los Angeles Angels’ product. Eddie’s high performance experiences as California Athlete of the Year and his mound appearances in College, AAA, and Major League baseball is the basis to improve Titans pitchers: “I’ve been lucky enough to have some amazing pitching coaches in my career. I will take everything I have learned and pass the knowledge along to the boys. The boys will be on a tightly-watched program. I will help them really understand their craft, and maximize each player’s potential.” Maximizing his own potential led Eddie to many highlights in his playing career, but one was most special: “My first big league camp invite in 2009. I was 20 years old in a clubhouse with guys I looked up to growing up. I pitched well, got invited to be part of the freeway series. Pitched against the San Diego Padres at Angel Stadium in relief: 3 up, 3 down!”

Eddie McKiernan is open about his best assets as the Head Coach of the 16U Titans: “I think my best skill as a coach is getting the most out of each athlete. I build relationships with players, earn trust, and push them to the limits.”

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NIc Langlois

Digital Marketer

Jim Stewart

Coordinator of Marketing, Recruiting, and Communications; Education Compliance Officer

It is Jim’s intention to help grow and develop the Titans High Performance Baseball brand. He will be establishing corporate and town partnerships in the Regions of York and Simcoe. He will be writing weekly content for the Titans Baseball website as Coordinator of Communications. His duties will also include the scouting and refining of Titan student-athletes, as well as preparing the organization’s players for academic success in their post-secondary destinations by collecting players’ report cards, counselling players regarding academics, coordinating S.A.T. sittings and preparatory activities, providing on-line support for players’ writing assignments, and advising at-risk students.

Currently, Jim is the sole proprietor of JMS Educational Services—a company he founded in 1998. Proofreading and editing texts for first-time authors, improving student performance through authentic tutoring, and contract writing for Canadian and American textbook publishers are three core services provided by JMS. He has been an Aurora resident for over 30 years and looks forward to helping the Titans Baseball Club grow deep roots in the towns of Aurora and Newmarket where he coached baseball at numerous levels from 1995-2007.

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