Coach Strome has loved baseball his entire life, playing on travel teams out of Cincinnati and at Sidney High School. After graduation he attended Ohio Wesleyan University, where he earned his undergraduate degree in Exercise Physiology and was a four-year letterman on the baseball team. He lead the OWU team in RBIs and home runs, was Honorable Mention All-Conference and 2nd Team All-Conference, and still holds a record there for most doubles in a game. After undergrad, Coach Strome went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology at the University of Akron; while there, he also worked to create strength and conditioning programs for the Akron football and baseball teams, thereby working with athletes for over twelve years. Since completing graduate school, Coach Strome has worked within various health and wellness fields, including cardiac rehabilitation, Fortune 500 employee wellness, and hospital administration. He has a wife and two beautiful daughters, who also share his love for baseball.

Coach Clinger began his coaching career assisting his son's high school summer team. He was instantly hooked and continued to do that for two years. From there, he started the Westerville American Legion team so players in his son's class would have a place to play in between high school graduation and college ball. That year the team ended up losing their District Championship to the eventual Ohio State Legions Champs. In the mid-90's he created and coached the Westerville Boys of Summer team, a college player Summer program made up of mainly NCAA D-III players, winning double championships in their 3rd year. Clinger's coaching opportunities really took off when he was an assistant coach with the Delaware Cows of the Great Lakes Collegiate Wood Bat League. There, he worked with NCAA D-I players from places like Mississippi, Mississippi State, Clemson, LSU, Georgia, and locally from Ohio State, Ball State and Kent State. Working with this level of players made him realize that college baseball is where he wanted to coach, as the players knew the fundamentals and just needed to learn the fine points of the game. This led Clinger to an 8-year run as an assistant coach at Ohio Wesleyan University, where he coached the catchers and also worked with batting, base running and corner infielders. OWU is where he developed recruiting abilities and learned the inner workings of what all a collegiate head coach is responsible for doing.

Coach Wilt is the current Head Baseball Coach at Crestline High School, bringing a competitive playing background and a strong emphasis on mental performance and player development. A 2014 high school graduate under Texas 6A Championship Coach Eddie Cornblum, Coach Wilt signed to play college baseball out of high school and developed his understanding of high-level competition through both of his playing and coaching experiences. Coach Wilt is certified in Mental Performance Mastery (MPM) through renowned mental performance coach, Brian Cain. He prioritizes discipline, consistency and mental toughness as cornerstones of his program. His approach focuses on developing confident, accountable athletes who are prepared to compete both on and off the field. Coach Wilt is committed to building a sustainable, winning culture rooted in hard work, preparation, and team-first values.

Tanner graduated from Shelby in 2024, was a 3 sport athlete, playing baseball, football and basketball. He was part of the 23-24’ state final four run on the basketball team in Shelby. He was also a 3 year starter in baseball, playing 2nd and catcher and a 7 time letter winner in high school. After graduating High School, Tanner went to Heidelberg University to play football. His heart has always been in sports and mentoring others. Tanner has joined Better Baseball to continue his passion for sports, coaching, and to give back to the next generation of athletes.

Coach Prosser is a 2025 Galion graduate who went on to play baseball at Youngstown State University. Coach Prosser has now joined Better Baseball to continue his passion for baseball and share his knowledge with the next generation of players as our 15u assistant coach and individual skills coach.