Baseball teams are like family.
Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses,
but we all have the same goals and determination.
Baseball teams are like family. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses, but we all have the same goals and determination.
Stan Kowalski
Stan created the Charleston Baseball Academy over 26 years ago to give athletes the opportunity to learn the game of baseball at the highest level and showcase players talents to college coaches and professional scouts. A Lowcountry native, Stan was a two-sport athlete (basketball and baseball) at Hanahan High School. After high school, Stan continued his basketball and baseball career at Spartanburg Methodist College and then transferring to Charleston Southern University sticking with just baseball.
Stan enjoyed great success as a pitcher for the Buccaneers, leaving the school with the most pitching victories in season and in school history. After his playing days, Stan spent eight years as an assistant athletic director for operations at Charleston Southern, Atlanta Braves Associate Scout and President of Player Development for Benchmark Sports Advisors. Stan began training pitchers of all levels over 30 years ago before officially opening Pro Level Sports (now CBA) in December of 2001.
Some of Stan’s most prized players include Steven Jackson (Pittsburgh Pirates/New York Yankees), Matt Crim (The Citadel/Atlanta Braves), Chris McGuiness (The Citadel/Boston Red Sox/Texas Rangers/Pittsburgh Pirates), John Murrian (Winthrop University/Detroit Tigers), and Matt Vaughn (Clemson) to name just a few. Stan also is Director and Head Coach for the Carolina Prospects Baseball Organization.
trey pooser
The right hander graduated from Hanahan High School, outside of Charleston, SC before pitching four seasons at the College of Charleston. From there, Trey transferred to the University of Kentucky where he was drafted by Tampa Bay in the 10th Round of the 2024 draft.
In perhaps the biggest game in the history of the Kentucky baseball program, starting pitcher Trey Pooser came up huge, blanking a potent Oregon State lineup for seven innings in a 10-0 UK victory.
Pooser pitched seven innings, allowing just one hit while walking four and striking out eight.
Trey will be assisting our remote pitching instruction for STRIKEPROGRAM.
josh merrigan
Josh Merrigan enters his second season as an assistant coach with the Western Illinois University baseball program, serving as the team’s pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. A native of Yankton, South Dakota, Merrigan brings extensive experience in collegiate baseball, with previous coaching stops at Charleston Southern University, Radford University, Youngstown State University, and Highland Community College.
A former standout player at Oklahoma State University, Merrigan was selected in the MLB Draft three times and went on to play professionally before transitioning into coaching. With more than 20 years of collegiate coaching experience, he has built a strong reputation as both a pitching specialist and an accomplished recruiter.
Merrigan’s experience at multiple levels of the game continues to play an important role in the development of players at every level.
Coach Merrigan will be assisting our remote pitching instruction for STRIKEPROGRAM for players up to 8th grade only, with a limited amount of players. Please reach out below on how to connect with Coach Merrigan.