Coach Gerrity begins his sixth year as a coach at RBA West and ninth year in the organization. His baseball ability led him to VCU on scholarship to play for the Rams. Chris played all four years, and in three separate years, made it to the NCAA Regionals. In 2001, Chris was named CAA Player of the Week during his junior season. Chris spent four years as the General Manager of the Petersburg Generals, a Summer Collegiate Plain League team. Chris served as Assistant Coach in 2003, and he led the Generals to the league's most wins and the league's best fielding percentage. To date, over 50 players have been drafted from the Generals during his tenure. Chris has become the Director of Team Development at RBA, and is excited about working with teams from 12 year olds to Showcase.

Coach Shultz begins his third year as a Coach at RBA West. He was one of the first to take lessons from Coach Smith as a student. Ricky played at Randolph-Macon College, where he was a pitcher. Coach Shultz was the Head Coach at the Maggie Walker Governor' School for the past three years. Coach Shultz is the Head Coach for the RBA 13U Team.

Coach Rigsby begins his second year as a Coach at RBA West and his fourth year in the organization. Mitch played at James Madison University, where he was a four year starter in the middle infield. While at JMU, he received All-Conference honors as a junior, and is 1 of 25 players in JMU history with 200 or more hits. Mitch is the Head Coach of the 14U team.

Coach Smith (The Godfather) started the Richmond Baseball Academy, Richmond's first indoor year-round facility, 14 years ago. A scout with the Minnesota Twins, Coach Smith spent the least 11 years scouting for professional baseball, and the 15 years prior to that, coaching baseball at the Division I level. Smith has been on the staffs of LSU, Tennessee, Kentucky, and VCU. Over 130 players having had the benefit of Smith's coaching have signed professional contracts. Twenty-two players have made it to the Major Leagues, with Justin Verlander as his most recent. "Development" is the key for Coach Smith. His focus has been to teach young players the proper fundamentals to prepare them for success at the next level-whether that's Little League All-Stars, middle school, or preparing high school players for college. To date, over 175 area players have gone on to play at the college level over Bob's last 14 years. Bob is now the Pitching Coach at George Washington University, and will remain a consultant for the coaching staff at RBA.

Coach Secrest begins his third year as a Coach with RBA West. Coach Secrest is presently the Head Coach at the Steward School. His twenty plus years as a high school coach and a scout with the Atlanta Braves bring tremendous knowledge to RBA West. Bruce is the Head Coach of the 16U Team.

Coach Atkins begins his second year as a coach with RBA West. Ronnie coached at the University of Richmond for 22 years, where he compiles 717 wins. While at U of R, he won 5 regular season conference titles and 4 conference tournament titles. He also took the Spiders to 7 NCAA tournaments and the 2002 Super Regional. In 1007, Ronnie was inducted into the University of Richmond Athletic Hall of Fame. Ronnie is the Head Coach of the 17U team.

Andrew Slater is starting his first season as coach for RBA West. Andrew will be coaching our 15U team. Coach Slater is coming to RBA after three seasons as an assistant coach at Western Kentucky University. Slater served as WKU’s recruiting coordinator and primary hitting instructor. In his two seasons there, Slater has helped bring in a pair of recruiting classes that have been recognized nationally by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. That includes a handful of High School All-Americans on the 2008 roster. Prior to coming to the Hill, Slater spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Virginia Military Institution. While with the Keydets, he worked with hitters and infielders, and served as third base coach. He was also promoted to VMI recruiting coordinator in 2003. In his four years, VMI compiled 84 wins and advance to the semifinals of the Southern Conference Tournament. The Keydets also qualified for the 2005 Big South Conference Tournament after a fifth-place finish in the league.

Matt Davis will be in his first year as head coach for RBA West. He will be coaching the 12U team. Coach Davis is a Chesterfield native where he earned a full scholarship to play centerfield for VCU. Davis was a four year starter for the Rams. The Ram's Centerfielder was named Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Virginia's State Player of the Year. Davis was also named to the Louisville Slugger All-America team, finishing second in the country in stolen bases and ended up with a .396 batting average. Davis was a member of three NCAA Regionals at VCU. Coach Davis played in the elite Cape Cod, Coastal Carolina, and Frontier Leagues during his career. Davis was just inducted into the VCU Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008.
Davis will be helped out by his twin brother Mark Davis, who played Catcher and second base for UVA Wise.