Mark Chagnon
Baseball Training & Softball Hitting
Playing Experience:
Mark Chagnon played for Orland Park Sparks Travelers from the ages of 10U to 16U. Chagnon attended Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox all four years and was named All-Conference his Senior year of high school. After high school, Chagnon attended Eastern Illinois University in Charlston and played under Coach Jimmy Schmitz all four years in the Ohio Valley Conference. Chagnon was named First Team All Conference in 2005, 2006, 2007 and First Team All Region in 2006. Chagnon was the top ten in career average on base percent and at bats for Eastern Illinois Panthers.
Coaching Experience:
Out of college, Chagnon took a position as a hitting instructor at Swing Town Baseball Academy from 2000 through 2003. He then worked as a hitting instructor at On-Deck Baseball Academy from 2008-2013. Chagnon started his coaching career for Top Tier in 2015 and has coached 11U and 14U players. Chagnon joined the DuPage County Hounds in 2017 as the 16U coach and continues to coach for Sean Osbourne and his youth organization which has been rebranded to The 643 Baseball Club.
Contact Mark for Baseball Training & Softball Hitting Lessons:
Email: markchagnon328@gmail.com
Phone: 708.691.5733
Sean Osborne
Baseball & Softball Hitting
Playing Experience:
Osborne grew up in Lemont and attended Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox, Illinois, about 40 miles outside of Chicago. In 2005, Osborne's collegiate baseball career began as a member of the Mesa Community College Thunderbirds. At Mesa, Osborne participated in the 2005 and 2006 Junior College World Series and performed at a high level with a .347 batting average in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference, which is a wood bat league. His Alma Mater MCC and former coach Tony Cirelli won the 2014 World Series. In 2007, Osborne transferred to Indiana State University to finish his collegiate career. As a scholar athlete, his grit was on full display, as he set and still holds the school record for being hit by a pitch 40 times as a batter. The Sycamores recognized his leadership skills and went on to appoint Osborne as the team captain and recipient of the team leadership award his senior year. His former head coach Lindsay Meggs is now the head coach for the University of Washington in the PAC-12.
Coaching Experience:
After graduating from Indiana State with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sports Management, Osborne returned to Illinois to join the coaching staff as a varsity assistant at Lemont High School. In 2010, Osborne was hired as the hitting and catching coach of the Benedictine University Eagles where he started his collegiate coaching career. The following year Osborne was the graduate assistant and head junior varsity coach for the Robert Morris University Eagles. After two successful baseball seasons at RMU, Osborne received his Master of Business Administration with concentrations in management and second concentration in human resources.
On September 1, 2011, Osborne was named the first head coach of the DuPage County Hounds, one of the members of the Midwest Collegiate League, a summer baseball league in Chicagoland. He is entering his seventh season with the team where he now takes on the role as the team's owner, after four years of being the club's head coach and two years as a General Manager.
While studying and coaching at Robert Morris, he also managed a youth travel team for three years. He quickly realized his passion was geared more toward youth sports which is why he started the DuPage Hounds youth travel organization as an umbrella and feeder program to the summer collegiate team. What started as the DuPage Hounds is now The 643 Baseball Club.
Contact Sean for Baseball & Softball Lessons:
Email: sjosborne4@gmail.com
Phone: 630.373.9913
Marty Kobernus
Baseball & Softball Hitting
Playing Experience:
- Pitched in Cleveland organization
Coaching Experience:
- Certified Strength and Conditioning coach ASMI
- Pitching & conditioning coach
- @ Morton Jr college
- @ Benedictine College 2 yrs
- @ Judson University 2 yrs
- Over 50,000 lessons individualized to athlete’s specific needs
- @ Jack Perconte Sports Academy 10 yrs
- @ Chicago White Sox Academy 14 yrs
- @ Diamond Edge Academy 4 yrs
- Clients include 57 baseball players who have signed a professional contract
- including son Kyle Kobernus
- Well over 200 athletes to play at the collegiate level Softball experience
- Former head coach Taylor Made Titans
- National Qualifier every year
- 100 % college recruitment for all Titans on the 14u & 16u teams
Contact Marty for Baseball & Softball Lessons:
Email: martykobe@gmail.com
Phone: 847.338.0916
Justin Cox
Baseball Training & Softball Hitting
Playing Experience:
Justin Cox played D1 baseball at Troy University in Alabama. He was a middle infielder that had to adapt and learn to play third base and outfield. Justin was an All-State High School Shortstop/Second baseman in NC. He played two summers in the NECBL (Northeast Collegiate Baseball League) college wood bat league in NY, MA and CT. In those two summers playing for the Albany Senators and Ithaca Trojans, Justin was a two-time league all-star. He played one year in the Coastal Plain Wood Bat League for the Asheboro Copperheads.
Coaching Experience:
Justin has coached and taught individual/team baseball lessons for 15+ years at the youth and college level, but has been around the game his entire life. He has coached travel baseball for the past eight years in Illinois. His teams have been ranked in the top ten in Illinois, top 20 in Midwest the previous four seasons at the 9-12u levels. Justin teaches all aspects of the game, but specializes in middle infield/corner infield and hitting. He currently coaches with Top Tier and helps train the Hinsdale Devils youth program.
”Baseball is an amazing game that requires thick skin and mental toughness. Baseball is a metaphor for life that will teach kids how to deal with failure and appreciate success as they go towards becoming a productive adult. I look forward to working with your son or daughter and helping them reach their full potential in baseball or softball.”
Contact Justin for Baseball Training & Softball Hitting:
Email: jbcox8@gmail.com
Phone: 630.415.6111