Baseball Instructors

Below are the Current Baseball Instructors at ACA. 

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Pitching Coaches

Mick VanVossen 

  • Pitching Instructor and Strength Coach 
  • Professionally Played for the Washington Nationals & Chicago White Sox organizations. 
  • Drafted by Texas Rangers and Washington Nationals 
  • 4 year starter at Michigan State University


Zach Stephens 

  • Pitching Instructor 10+ year Pitching Coach 
  • 2 year pitcher at University of Buffalo. 
  • (D1) LHP Pitcher. 
  • 2 year pitcher at Grand Rapids Community College.

Juston Miller 

  • Pitching/Hitting/Catching Instructor and Strength Coach, HS. Coach 
  • Currently Varsity Coach at Lowell HS (2005-Present.) 
  • Has helped in developing multiple successful professional, collegiate and H.S players. 
  • Pitched at Aquinas College (99-03) 
  • Owner of ACA Hardball Training Center. 
  • Founder of Hardball Inc. Travel Baseball 
  • Founder of MIMSBL.

Hitting Coaches

John Vander Wal 

  • Hitting Instructor, OF & 1B, 
  • HS. Coach West Michigan White Caps Hitting Coach 
  • 14 year MLB veteran – (Expos, Rockies, Padres, Pirates, Giants, Yankees, Brewers, Reds) 
  • MLB Record 28 pinch hits in a season. 
  • 129 pinch career hits. 
  • Drafted by Expos 
  • 3 year Western Michigan University 
  • 2003 WMU Hall of Fame
  • Drafted 8th round by Astros out of High School.
  • Hudsonville HS standout


Brent Steele 

  • Hitting Instructor
  • HS. Coach 
  • 3 year Aquinas College INF/OF 
  • 1 year Saginaw Valley University player 
  • 4 year Aquinas College Hockey player 
  • 10+ years assistant coach at Lowell, MI.


Juston Miller 

  • Pitching/Hitting/Catching Instructor and Strength Coach, HS. Coach 
  • Currently Varsity Coach at Lowell HS (2005-Present.) 
  • Has helped in developing multiple successful professional, collegiate and H.S players. 
  • Pitched at Aquinas College (99-03) 
  • Owner of ACA Hardball Training Center. 
  • Founder of Hardball Inc. Travel Baseball 
  • Founder of MIMSBL.

Glenn Miller 

  • Currently playing professional baseball. 
  • Off-season - assistant coach at Davenport University. 
  • Played Started out at Spring Arbor University (NAIA)
  • Finished playing at Eastern Michigan University (Division 1) 
  • Played with the Pit Spitters of the Northwoods League. 
  • College, and professional baseball, has played in over 350 games and have nearly 1500 plate appearances.

Jason Ladd

  • Former Varsity Head Coach at Howell HS
  • Over 300 wins as a Varsity Coach
  • 7 times District Coach of the Year
  • 2 time Regional Coach of the Year
  • Over 20 years experience coaching Youth Travel Baseball
  • 2002 All American Baseball Player (Aquinas College)