Staff

Nick Herrin

Club President

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Nick Herrin

Club President

Herrin is the club’s owner, founder and the director of the inevitable A’s branch. Herrin coached college baseball for seven seasons, including stints at Jeff Co, Harris-Stowe State and SWIC. Hundreds of players that have played under Herrin have gone on to play collegiately, several dozen of them at the D1 level. He coaches the top team at one of the high school age divisions, typically 17u. Maryville University Graduate.

Alec Logue

Chief Operating Officer

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Alec Logue

Chief Operating Officer

Logue is the COO and owns part of Athletics. He handles uniform operations and runs several elements of the club on the business end. Logue specializes in working with infielders and pitchers and is the head coach of a youth team each season as well as a top team in our high school program.

In 2015, Logue graduated with a B.A. in Accounting from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Matthew Herrin

General Manager

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Matthew Herrin

General Manager

Matthew handles many of the operations of the club. Matthew has been coaching baseball for over a decade and he also handles the media and website for the Athletics.

Dave Wiggins

Club Director

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Dave Wiggins

Club Director

Dave Wiggins is the Club Director. He brings a wealth of youth and high school baseball knowledge and experience, being in the field for over 20 years. After spending 6 years as the Varsity coach at his Alma mater, Webster Groves High School, he recently became the Head Baseball Coach at Principia HS. Dave spent 16+ years with Recruits Baseball Club as their Program Director, and he is excited for his new role in the Adidas Athletics Program!

Phone:636.232.1615
Email:perry@adidasathletics.org

parker cuddihee

Club Director

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parker cuddihee

Club Director

As the Club Director for the Adidas A’s, Cuddihee is one of the main decision makers within the organization and oversees responsibilities such as scheduling, operations, and customer service. He is also the primary contact for players within the high school program, and players wanting to join the A’s.

He has coached dozens of 1 players, typically coaching a youth team in the spring and one of the club’s national teams during the Summer. Cuddihee primarily works with A’s pitchers as a trainer for ABA – ARMS Pitching Development. He is also one of club’s main evaluators during tryouts, and helps evaluate in house talent as well.

Cuddihee played baseball at STLCC as a pitcher from 2016-2019.

Phone:636.232.1615
Email:perry@adidasathletics.org

Jacob Baca

A's Midwest (Wichita) Director

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Jacob Baca

A's Midwest (Wichita) Director

Jacob Baca, Adidas A’s Midwest GM, is a graduate of Goddard High School, class of 2012. While at Goddard he was a 3 year starter on varsity, earning 1st team all league catcher honors his senior season. He helped Goddard earn a 4th place finish at 5A state in 2012. After High School, Baca took his baseball career to Newman University, where he played for Coach Zane Ehling. Jacob began his coaching career in 2015 as an assistant varsity/head JV coach at Wichita West High School. After a short stint he found his way to Andover High School where he spent three years from 2016-2018 as the head JV/C team/assistant varsity coach. The 2019 season was spent at Circle High School as the head JV coach. Beginning in 2020 Jacob took the assistant varsity job at Wichita North High School where he stayed for 3 years. The 2022 and 2023 season's were spent at Wichita East High School as the assistant coach. Jacob's goal is to have an impact on the young men in the organization the same way his coaches did for him growing up. He also takes pride in preparing them for life on and off the baseball field. Adidas A’s Midwest came about with Baca merging his Kansas Curve 15u-18u teams with the program. While with the Curve, they racked up 290 college commits and multiple tourney championships over the 12 years. Jacob is currently in his 13th year of coaching and enters his third year as assistant coach at Wichita Northwest HS. Jacob also works as a para at Wichita Northwest High School. Jacob, his wife Kaylee, and their twin boys reside in Wichita.

Phone:636.232.1615
Email:perry@adidasathletics.org

Connor Cline

Pitching Coordinator & Customer Service Specialist

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Connor Cline

Pitching Coordinator & Customer Service Specialist

Cline oversees pitching development for the club, serving as the lead pitching instructor for both ABA and ARMS South County. Cline pitched 3 seasons at the D1 level at both Louisiana-Monroe and Indiana State, graduating from ISU in 2021. Cline was the Missouri Valley Pitcher of the Week at Indiana State in 2020 after beating the university of Tennessee, and was ISU’s starting pitcher in their 2021 regional game. Cline is an A’s alumni, playing for the club from 2012-2017. Cline is one of the club’s primary decision makers in both player development and player evaluation

Phone:636.232.1615
Email:perry@adidasathletics.org

Luke Lampros

Defensive Coordinator

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Luke Lampros

Defensive Coordinator

Lampros serves as the defense coordinator for the program and is also one of the club’s main coaches, acting as head coach for one of the club’s top high school teams each season. Lampros specializes in developing A’s players defensively, specifically infielders. However, he also works with outfielders and catchers, and teaches base running as well. Lampros played five years of college baseball at Harris-Stowe State, playing literally all 9 positions on the field before graduating in 2021. Lampros is also an alumni of the A’s program, playing for the club from 2014-2017.

Phone:636.232.1615
Email:perry@adidasathletics.org

Jess Lafentres

VP of Youth Baseball Operations

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Jess Lafentres

VP of Youth Baseball Operations

Jess LaFentres has been coaching in the St. Louis area for a long time, and at one point ran his own high school team/club called the River City Hawks. LaFentres works to help young players overcome adversity and be winners when it comes to the mental side of baseball. LaFentres believes youth baseball should be used to teach life-lesson. These life-lessons teach young players to deal with their emotions appropriately and that player development and improvement is more important than winning. LaFentres is a retired Army Veteran, Warrant Officer.

Phone:636.232.1615
Email:perry@adidasathletics.org

Andrew perry

Strength Coordinator

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Andrew perry

Strength Coordinator

As club director Andrew Perry handles many of the day to day operations. Andrew specializes on youth baseball and also coaches high school basketball.

mickey smith

Recruiting Coordinator

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mickey smith

Recruiting Coordinator

Smith is one of the club’s primary coaches, typically coaching one of the better 17u or 18u teams. Smith primarily works with pitchers during the off-season in ARMS pitching development. An alumni of club, Smith has coached with the club for 9 seasons. Smith played at and graduated from North Central College, and is the JV Baseball Hear Coach at his Alma mater Webster Groves High School, where he was an all conference player at. Smith also handles collegiate recruiting for the club.

MATT BELL

Youth Coordinator

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MATT BELL

Youth Coordinator

Bell, a LHP and Paducah, KY native, began his career at Bellarmine University. From there, he had stints at Dyersburg State CC and University of Tennessee-Martin, before pitching at Harris-Stowe State, where he graduated. Bell serves as the club’s head of youth development, and is head coach of several youth teams in the organization. He has worked as a pitching instructor in years past, and loves developing a passion for the game in young players.

KARSTEN TUREK

Facility and Quality Control

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KARSTEN TUREK

Facility and Quality Control

Turek is one of the longest standing employees of the club and is recognizable to most from his hours spent at the front desk at ABA St. Louis. Help with various tasks and operations within the club and coaches a team within the youth program. Main caretaker of ABA St. Louis

MATT TABOR

Hitting Specialist

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MATT TABOR

Hitting Specialist

Coach Tabor has been coaching with the organization since 2015 and has developed a passion for an individualized approach to hitting instruction, working with players of all ages and skill levels including several Division 1 hitters. As a Rapsodo and Blast Motion Certified coach, Tabor utilizes advanced analytics to tailor training programs that produce measurable results.

Since 2020, he has served as the Head JV Coach at De Smet Jesuit High School, where he demands a high standard from young players to prepare them for the Varsity level and beyond.

As of 2025 Tabor serves as the Director of Communication and Operations for Adidas A’s Illinois.