Jeremy Johnson - Director of Baseball Operations / Pitching Instructor
High School
• Drafted in the 11th rd. by the Detroit Tigers out of Mooresville Senior High in (2000)
• Western Foothills Conference Player of the year (2000)
• Iredell County Player of the Year (2000)
• 1st Team All-State (2000)
• 1st Team All-Observer Team (2000)
Professional
• 11 yrs of Professional Pitching Experience
• 2nd in (2002) among Detroit Tiger minor league pitchers with (14) wins
• 5th in all of minor league baseball in winning percentage in (2002) going 14-2 (.875%)
• Strung together a 21 1/3 scoreless inning streak in (2002) for the Lakeland Tigers
(Advanced A- Detroit Tigers)
• 5-0(3.35 era) in the month of August in (2002) for the Erie Seawolves (AA Detroit
Tigers)
• 5-3 record with a 2.82 era in the Eastern League (AA Tigers) in 2003
• 3.44 era in 2007 with the Toledo Mudhens (AAA Tigers)
• 2nd in International League (AAA Tigers) in walks per nine innings as a reliever with a
little over 2 walks per nine (2007)
• Pitcher of the Month for the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) in April 2009
• 5th in the Pacific Coast League (AAA Astros) in era with a 3.51 in 2009
• Pitched for the LG Twins (Major Leagues in Korea) in the Korean Baseball League
from July to September (2009)
• 67-57 career record with a 4.14 era with over a 1,100 career innings pitched
Coaching/Instruction
- Head Coach of Lake Norman Copperheads Collegiate Team ( SCBL Champions ) 2014
- Head Coach of Lake Norman Copperheads Collegiate Team ( SCBL Champions ) 2013
- Head Coach for Post 66 Sr. Legion (2012)
- Head of Baseball Operations at Benchwarmers Sports Complex
- Head Coach for Benchwarmers Fall Showcase Team (2011)
- Pitching Coach for Post 66 Sr. Legion (2011)
- Head coach of Core Cardinals in the 2010 fall season
- Assistant Coach Core Athletics teams in the 2009 Fall season
- Head Coach of 15 yr old Carolina Copperheads in the fall of 2006
- Went 22-4 and ranked 1st in state, 1st in region and 4th in nation in 2006 fall season
- 8 players from the 15 yr old (2006) team are currently playing Collegiate baseball
- Head Coach of 14 yr old Carolina Copperheads in the fall of 2005
- Professional Pitching Instructor since 2002
You can reach Jeremy at jjohnson@copperheadsports.org or by phone at 704-277-8851
Chris Estilow - Showcase Teams Director - Coach / Hitting & Catching Instructor
The Lake Norman Copperheads are pleased to announce the addition of Chris Estilow to their staff. Chris brings a wealth of knowledge to the organization. In 2000, Estilow was a catcher and third basemen for the NJCAA Division III World Series Champions, Gloucester County College. In the following year, he signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins organization where he spent two years as a catcher. After hanging up the spikes, he returned to Gloucester County College to spend two years as an assistant coach. He followed that stint by spending six years as a head coach at the high school ranks. He most recently returned to North Carolina and took over as the head coach at Wilkes Community College. Throughout his career, he has always worked with youth players to help them maximize their potential and coached many youth/showcase teams.
You can reach Chris at coachestilow@gmail.com or by phone at 609-280-0461
Zach Rosenbaum - Coach / Pitching Instructor
The Copperheads are excited to announce that Zach Rosenbaum will be returning to the field in 2014/2015. He will be the head coach of 13U Copperheads - Rosenbaum and be available for instruction for all of our teams. Things have come full circle for Rosenbaum as he was once a member of the Copperheads youth program. Moving on from there, he had a stellar career at North Meck High School and UNC Charlotte. In 2008, the New York Mets selected him in the 18th round. Since leaving the professional ranks, Rosenbaum has solidified himself as one of the top instructors in the area. General Manager Derek Shoe, "We are very lucky to have someone of Zach's caliber in our program. Not only is he very good at what he does, he is also deeply rooted in the community which is important to us." "Having guys like Zach on our staff is a huge benefit to every player that steps foot into our organization, so we couldn't have been more excited to learn that he wanted to be a part of what we are building here," he added. Welcome (back) to the Copperheads Zach!
You can reach Zach at zachrosenbaum22@gmail.com or by phone at 704-453-6014
