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COACHING STAFF

Lino Figueroa

Co-owner of Athletes HQ® - Dupage

Hitting and Catching Instructor

Lino was a 4 year college baseball player at Lakeland University, played summer collegiate ball in WCBL(Alberta, Canada) and ONSL (High Point, North Carolina). 

Derek Salata

Pitching Instructor

Entering his 2nd season with the Schaumburg Boomers. Derek was a 2023 MLB Draft Pick by the Oakland Athletics. Derek pitched at Illinois State D1 for 5 years. 

Awards: National Pitcher of the week and multiple MVC Pitcher of the week honors. 

Derek also played summer collegiate ball in the Northwoods League and WCL. 

Jess Conenna

Softball/Fastpitch Pitching Instructor (Internal Rotation Methodology)

Former Division 1 Pitcher (Northern Illinois and Indiana Hoosiers). Jess has been training pitchers at the Elgin Athletes HQ location for the past 5 years

CJ Deshazer

Hitting and Infield Instructor

CJ is a former, multiple level college standout, who was a Switch-Hitting Shortstop and impact player for a Heartland CC team that went 41-4. CJ spent a year as a starter for an Oakton CC team that appeared in the College World Series. He then went on to play for nationally ranked Northwood University (D2).

Tony Medina

Major League Assistant with the Chicago White Sox
 Former Hitting Coach and Director of Baseball Analytics for the Schaumburg Experience in player development and analytics with the Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals, and Houston Astros
Four-year collegiate player at Cornell College

Hannah Rodriguez

Head of Softball Player Development

Softball Hitting and Infield Instructor

Hannah Rodriguez brings an incredible resume from her college career as both a player and a coach. Hannah was the NAIA National Player of the Year, 3x 1st Team NAIA All-American, 2x Conference Player of the Year, and as a coach was the Coach of the Year in 2019 and holds a coaching record of 229-82

Additional Awards as a College Coach include CCAC Conference Tournament Champs 2016, 2019, Regular Season Conference Champs 2019, 2021, NAIA World Series Appearance 2021​​

Brett Taucher

Pitching Instructor

Brett was a Division 1 baseball player at Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville. Prior to attending Souther Ill. Brett pitched at Heartland (JUCO) as well as Quincy University (D2). During the summers Brett was also a standout in the Northwoods League posting a 1.20 ERA.​

Alese Antonello

Softball Pitching Instructor

Former NCAA D3 college softball at Wheaton College, 2x All-Conference Pitcher of the week in the Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) and recognized as an All-Conference honoree. 

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Athletes HQ® offers elite baseball and softball training programs focused on hitting, pitching, catching, infield development, and strength training. We work with youth, high school, and college athletes to improve bat speed, exit velocity, throwing mechanics, pitching velocity, and defensive skills. Our facility utilizes advanced player development technology including Rapsodo, Blast Motion, and high-speed video analysis to deliver measurable results. Athletes HQ® provides private lessons, group training, team programs, camps, clinics, and recruiting support for players across the Chicagoland area including Elgin, Schaumburg, Naperville, Rockford, and surrounding suburbs.

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