Staff + EBLO Coaches

Denny Berni

General Manager

A former catcher in the Boston Red Sox organization, Denny Berni leads the Etobicoke Rangers baseball program. Denny is firmly implanted in the Toronto baseball community, as he is the founder of one of the top baseball schools in Canada with Pro Teach Baseball in addition to being both a key coach and administrator with the highly successful Etobicoke Rangers Baseball Organization.

During his amateur career, Denny was a member of four Ontario Championship teams, and he represented the province in three Canadian Championships. After high school, Denny attended Orange Coast College and Southern California College on a baseball scholarship. At Southern California College, he was twice named an N.A.I.A. California State All-Star, and in his junior year he recorded a batting average of .420 — which still stands as a season best.

After his senior year at S.C.C., Denny signed with the Boston Red Sox and spent four years in the Boston Red Sox farm system. In the fall of 1993, Denny led Boston’s Instructional League with a .322 batting average. During his time in the minors, he worked with some of baseball’s greatest hitting instructors, including Jim Rice, Carl Yastremski and Terry Crowley.

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Zach Prisciak

Zach graduated from the University of British Columbia (NAIA) after playing there for 5 years as a catcher. Zach is also a Driveline certified instructor at Pro Teach baseball, where for the past 9 years he has been instructing in all aspects of the game. This will be Zach's 5th year coaching with the Rangers, after playing in the organization for 6 years prior.

Andrew Hyde

Prior to coming to the Rangers, Andrew was a graduate of Notre Dame College (OH), where he was a 4-year starting pitcher for the Falcons from 2009-2012. After graduating, Andrew served as the Pitching Coach at Humber College from 2015-2018. This is his 7th year in the Rangers organization as a pitching coach.

Geoff McCallum

McCallum brings a wealth of playing and coaching experience to the Rangers, and runs the High Performance program at Pro Teach Baseball. McCallum was born in London and played collegiately at Stetson University where he was under the tutelage of some great baseball minds. Pete Dunn guided the Hatters for 37 years and compiled a 1312-888-3 collegiate coaching record before retiring in 2016, Larry Jones, father of Atlanta Braves All-Star third basemen Chipper, Milwaukee Brewers pitching coach Derek Johnson and current Winthrop University head coach Tom Riginos were all brains that McCallum has had the luxury to pick.

After leaving Stetson, highlighted by a 48-16 senior season and a regional final loss to Georgia Tech, McCallum embarked on a professional career that led him to the Seattle Mariners and Florida Marlins minor league systems, the independent ranks, the senior national team on five occasions and four winters in Australia as a player/coach.

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Marcus Biassati

- 9 years with Etobicoke Rangers, winning 3 provincials

- 2 years at Dakota County Technical College (D2 Juco)

- 2 years head coach of North Toronto A’s 14/15U AA

- 5 years running baseball camps/clinics

- Graduated Guelph Humber with Kinesiology degree

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Kyle Hill

Kyle attended Wayne State University (NCAA D2) in Detroit as a pitcher, where he was picked up numerous awards during his tenure - including two Second Team All-GLIAC selections, a first team All-GLIAC selection, an ABCA/Rawlings All-North Central Region First Team award and an NCAA sportsmanship award. In his summers he pitched for the Yuba Sutter Gold Sox in Marysville California, as well as Jet Box Baseball in Michigan where he won 2 NABF Men's Championships.

As a coach, Kyle was a student assistant coach for Wayne State from 2008-2010 where he helped oversee a pitching staff that was one game away from the Division 2 College World Series. He then came home and helped the 16u Etobicoke Rangers win the AAA OBA Championship in 2010. This is Kyle's 7th year as a coach with the Rangers. He is also a level 3 certified umpire, and the current pitching coach at Humber College.

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Troy Black

As a player, Troy spent 4 years at the University of Maine (NCAA D1) where he was a 4 year starter in the infield. In his time there he was a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American, as well as a two time selection to the All-America East Second Team. At the culmination of his career at Maine, he signed a professional contract with the Baltimore Orioles.

As a coach, Troy worked as an infield coach as a student assistant at the University of Maine, then as a hitting/infield coach at Humber College, helping them win 2 OCAA championships and 1 National Championship. He is currently the head coach at Humber College. This is Troy's first year with the Rangers, where he is the 15U Head Coach.

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Brendan Lyons

As a player, Brendan graduated from the Rangers program as a pitcher/1st baseman, and went on to play collegiate baseball at Kansas City (Kansas) CC, as well as Humber College. While at Humber, he captained the Hawks to their first ever national title, while also taking home MVP honours for his performances on the mound as well as at the plate. Brendan returns to the 16U staff after leading them to a provincial bronze in 2019.