Pitching
Dave Wainhouse -
Dave is a former major league pitcher and now the owner of the Washington Baseball Academy.
Wainhouse, a first-round draft choice in 1988, played 13 years of professional baseball. Dave brings years of experience to his pitching instruction at RIPS, having played for Jim Leyland (Pittsburgh Pirates/Colorado Rockies), Felipe Alou (Montreal Expos), Tony LaRussa (St. Louis Cardinals), Don Baylor (Colorado Rockies) and Lou Pinella (Seattle Mariners). In the minor leagues, Dave recorded over 100 saves, was named to the Triple-A All Star team three times and was the Triple-A Rolaids Reliever of the Year in 1999. Wainhouse was also a member of the 1988 Canadian Olympic team and played his collegiate career for Washington State University.
Dave was also named the pitching coach for Seattle University with their inaugural season set for 2010. Dave now resides in Kent with his wife Marci and their two children, Joe and Ava. Dave can be contacted by email (wainhoud@seattleu.edu) or by phone (206)501-6076 for scheduling information.
Ron Rakowski -
Ron is the pitching coach for the 18U Brewers while also coordinating the pitching for all Brewer teams. He is currently the Head Assistant/Pitching Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Tacoma Community College.
Before his position at TCC he worked as the Head Assistant-Pitching coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon and prior to moving to the Northwest Ron was an assistant coach at San Francisco State University and DeAnza Junior College in California. Ron has also been the head Coach of the St. Cloud River Bats in the Northwoods Collegiate Summer League as well as a coach with the Fresno Royals, a collegiate summer league team in California. Ron has also coached 6 years at the High School level, 4 at Clovis High School in Clovis, California. While there he assisted the team to back-to-back National Championships (USA Today 1997- 1998).
During the summer Ron works as an instructor at the Stanford University All-Star Baseball Camp as well as High School All-Star Camps at Gonzaga University, the University of Kansas and the University of Washington. Ron has a Master of Arts Degree in Teaching from National University, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Kinesiology from San Francisco State University and an Associate of Science Degree in Criminology from Fresno City College. Ron lives in Renton with his wife Barbara, daughter Susannah and dog Sabrina. Coach Rakowski can be contacted by email (rrakowski@tacomacc.edu) for anyone interested in private lessons.