Jason Pagan, Director
Jason Pagan is the director and head coach of Baseball - Softball 101. In addition to overseeing the Baseball 101 and Softball 101 programs, he has coached at the University of Hawaii, Hilo and College of Southern Nevada.
After the 2014 season, well-known Lady Coyotes like Mikela Manewa went to Oregon State University, Tiani Hensley to Utah Valley University, Presley Whetman to Arizona Christian University, and Ariel Frantz to Boise State University. Many of them were known for hitting. Manewa, for example, led the SWAC in batting average (.466) and was selected to the All-Region 18 first team the year prior to being recruited by Oregon State. CSN also produced numerous All-Region 18 softball players over the years, as well as a handful of NJCAA All-American nominees.
In addition to his time with College of Southern Nevada, Jason Pagan has also served on the coaching staffs at Palo Verde High School and Bonanza High School in Las Vegas. After coaching high school and college ball, Pagan formed the Scorpions Baseball and Lady Scorpions Softball programs with longtime friend and colleague Joe Lee. Eventually, the program was reformed to become Baseball Softball 101.
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Alyssa Sotelo
Head Coach, Softball 101 - Pagan 18u, Softball 101 - Pagan 16u
Coach Alyssa Sotelo was a third base starter (shortstop secondary) for Bethany College for two years after a successful high school career with the Legacy Longhorns in North Las Vegas (hitting .537 her senior year). She joined the coaching staff of Softball 101 -18u after serving as an assistant coach with Legacy High School in 2019. She believes conditioning, repetition, and detailed mechanics make the player.
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Genevieve Ibarra
Coach, Softball 101 - Pagan 18u, Softball 101 - Pagan 16u
Coach Gen Ibarra is a first-time coach who is attending the College of Southern Nevada. Prior, she played fast-pitch softball for 14 years as a utility player for club teams and Barstow High School, where she graduated with a 4.2 GPA. She primarily played third, first, pitcher, and outfield. Coach Gen is currently studying early childhood education and enjoys serving as a role model for the student-athletes on both teams.
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Coach K
Coach, Softball 101 - Pagan 18u, Softball 101 - Pagan 16u
Coach K began her coaching journey with a Bobby Socks team in Hawaii almost two decades ago. Since then, she has successfully coached recreational softball and travel teams in Hawaii, California, and Nevada, including Crush, Sun Devils, and Scorpians. Her daughter is a Softball 101 legacy player, currently rostered as a starting utility player for Tuskegee University.
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David Leavitt
Head Coach, Baseball 101 - Pagan 16u
Coach David Leavitt has been coaching club baseball for more than ten years with Softball 101 and other teams. He originally became interested in coaching when his son started playing recreational ball. Today, he finds the coaching experience rewarding — taking young players to the next level. He also enjoys fishing, hiking, and the outdoors.
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Kevin Hernandez
Coach, Baseball 101 - Pagan 16u
Coach Kevin Hernandez has coached baseball for more than eight years after serving in the U.S. Coast Guard for for five years. He is a longtime Las Vegas resident, having graduated from Eldorado High School in 1994. He enjoys teaching student-athletes skills that will serve them on the field and for the rest of their lives.
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Brett Romney
Asst. Coach, Baseball 101 - Pagan
Coach Brett Romney is a longtime Las Vegan who graduated from Clark High School in 1999. He has coached baseball for nine years and is known for developing strong fundamentals. He believes student-athletes should be strong in the classroom as well as on the field.
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Troy Lake
Head Coach, Baseball - Pagan 16u
Coach Troy Lake has coached club baseball for almost five years in the Las Vegas area. Before joining Baseball 101, he coached several successful Little League teams. In high school, he was a multisport athlete, playing baseball (catcher) and hockey before playing D1 hockey for Providence College and then several professional teams.
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Jason Quinn
Head Coach, Baseball 101 - Pagan 13u
Coach Jason Quinn joined Baseball 101 more than a year ago after successfully coaching Little League Baseball for more than seven years. He coached his team to win the AAA Western Little League Championship in 2021. He believes in challenging players at levels appropriate to their skill level so they can maximize their contributions to the team.
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Rodney Mazion
Coach, Baseball 101 - Pagan 12u
Coach Rodney Mazion is a newcomer to coaching baseball but not sports. Mazion was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft out of Hillsborough High School. He was again drafted by the New York Mets in the 15th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft out of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He played for the Pittsfield Mets of the New York Mets organization in 1993. He also played professional football as a defensive back.
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Joseph Barile
Coach, Baseball 101 - Pagan 10u
Coach Joseph Barile began coaching Baseball 101 shortly after graduating from Penn State Beaver in 2023 and returning to Las Vegas where he had attended Cheyenne High School. While he earned his degree in accounting, he minored in sports administration and enjoys teaching baseball fundamentals.
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Amanda Zunno
Head Coach, Softball 101 - Pagan 10u
Coach Zunno was the head coach of Rancho High School Varsity Softball for ten years (2013-2022). She also coached the Orcas at Northwest Girls Softball for three years and was head coach of the 8u All-Star team there. She also has a master’s degree in sports science and human performance and a bachelor’s degree in physical education (K-12).
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Chris Zunno
Coach, Softball 101 - Pagan 10u
Coach Zunno has two decades of combined coaching experience, including seven years as the associate head coach of the women’s basketball program at Bishop Gorman High School, five years as an athletic director and head coach of the women’s basketball team at Cristo Rey St. Viator High School. He also coached several seasons with Northwest Girls Softball.
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Samantha Farley
Coach, Softball 101 - Pagan 10
Coach Samantha Farely has more than two years of coaching experience and 12 years as a player. In addition to her time with Softball 101, she worked as an assistant coach with Rancho High School during their 2022 season. She enjoys giving back to the sport that gave her so much through school.