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Front OfficeDave Hoyt - Principal
Dave Hoyt is the principal of the Seacoast Mavericks collegiate team and owner of the USA Mavericks Baseball Club, as well as proprietor of USA Training Center. Dave played professional ball for the St. Louis Cardinals and Minnesota Twins organizations after a stellar career at the University of New Haven and Yarmouth Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod League. With a vision for providing high quality baseball instruction in a state-of-the-art environment, Dave founded the USA Mavericks Club and USA Training Center nearly ten years ago, forever changing the landscape of baseball in the greater Seacoast area. Now home to over 120 top athletes and 16 professional instructors, the USA Mavericks Club hosts six age divisions, U12 through U18, and is considered the premiere youth baseball program in New Hampshire and Southern Maine. The Seacoast Mavericks represent Dave’s franchise in the Futures Collegiate Baseball Leagueof New England(FCBL), a wood bat collegiate league that provides elite collegiate athletes the opportunity to compete in a Minor League format each summer. Over the last four years, Dave’s extensive networking experience has had a direct result in Mavericks high school players being awarded a combined $3.2 million in academic and athletic scholarship money at colleges and universities all over the country. Dave Hoyt was drafted into the MLB in 1981 as an 18th round pick by the Minnesota Twins. He spent the next seven years playing professional ball for the Twins and the St. Louis Cardinals before finishing his career in Italy with the San Marino Hawks. Dave has since been a coach, instructor, associate scout for the St. Louis Cardinals and mentor to countless middle, high school, and college athletes. Dave lives in Rochester, NH with his wife Diane Mike Daboul- President
Mike Daboul has been promoted to President of Seacoast Mavericks after having been Director of Baseball Operations for the last two years. In his new role, Mike will oversee all aspects of the collegiate team. Also a Scout for the Minnesota Twins, Mike has covered players in the Northeast since 2002. The first player Mike sent to the Twins was picked up in the 18th round of the 2006 draft. Mike is from Hampton, NH where he played baseball at Winnacunnet High School, before attending Merrimack College in North Andover, MA. A pitcher for the Merrimack College Warriors, Mike helped lead the team to Northeast 10 title after title. As Head Coach for the Winnacunnet Warriors for the last 15 years, Mike led his team to a Class L state championship in 2002 as well as three years earlier. Between coaching and instructing players in private lessons, Mike has worked with over 100 players who have gone on to play college or professional baseball, as well as players who have been named Gatorade Player of the Year, Louisville Slugger 1st Team All American, Big East Player of the Year, and Big East Rookie of the Year. Three of Mike’s players have been named Collegiate All Americans. Mike Daboul has over 5 years of educational leadership experience as Assistant Principal at Winnacunnet High School where he previously taught English for 10 years. Mike resides in Portsmouth, NH with his wife Zoe and daughter Charlotte. Contact Mike at - MDaboul@SeacoastMavericks.com Jamie Keefe- Director of Operations
Jamie Keefe was a 3rd round pick out of High School by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1992 draft. After playing over nine years of professional baseball, primarily as an infielder, Jamie reached AAA in 1997 before finishing his career in independent baseball with the Frontier League’s Chillicothe Paints in Chillicothe, OH. After retiring as a player in 2001, Jamie was hired as Field Manager for the Chillicothe Paints. For over a decade he led teams in both the Frontier and Can Am Leagues, compiling well over 400 wins over his career. Jamie was hired as Manager of the Pittsfield Colonials in 2010, and in his first three seasons led the team into the playoffs. His leadership and success in Pittsfield earned him the Can Am League’s Manager of the Year award in 2011. The following year, Jamie was hired as General Manager of the Pittsfield Suns in its inaugural season with the Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL). Jamie Keefe is currently Director of Operations for the Seacoast Mavericks as well as Assistant Coach at UMass-Lowell alongside Head Coach Ken Harring. Jamie has two sons, Brigham and Brooks. General Manager
Mike played baseball at Cardinal Spellman High School in Brockton, MA, and has spent the majority of his adult life coaching and volunteering with youth sports on the Seacoast. Mike served as a board member, coach, and manager for over 9 years with Portsmouth Little League including managing the 2010- 12 year old district team to the NH state championship and the New England Region semi-finals. Currently serving as Portsmouth Babe Ruth’s president and the president of New Hampshire East Youth Hockey, Mike continues to coach at all levels and works with other volunteers in the community to ensure that players of all abilities have an opportunity to play sports. Mike is a graduate of Northeatern University and is employed as the Manager of Market and Product Development for Long Term Care Partners, LLC. He has resided in Portsmouth, NH for the past 20 years with his wife Kelly and sons-Connor and Spencer. Sean Evans – Player Personnel
Sean is a native of Buffalo, NY and played his high school baseball for Bishop Timon before moving on to play at Jamestown (NY) Community College and then the University of South Carolina Game Cocks. Sean was drafted in the1991 Major League Baseball Amateur draft by the Pittsburg Pirates in the 23rd round. Currently, Sean is a Portsmouth (NH) police officer as well as serving as an evaluator of potential players for the Seacoast Mavericks. Contact Sean at - SEvans@SeacoastMavericks.com Danielle Fournier-Assistant GM
Danielle Fournier is a Sports Studies major at the University of New Hampshire and will graduate in 2014. She is a member of the UNH Athletic Staff, the UNH Campus Recreation Facilities Staff, and participates on the UNH Women’s Rugby team. Danielle was a Stadium Operations Intern in 2012 for the Lowell Spinners, the Class A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. In this role Danielle oversaw all game-day promotions and activities for the Spinners, and gained invaluable experience in all aspects of minor league operations. Danielle resides in North Andover, MA. Contact Danielle at dai67@wildcats.unh.edu Kim Cahill-Director of Marketing
Kim Cahill brings over 25 years of marketing, public relations, and event planning experience to the Seacoast Mavericks staff. A professional writer and marketing strategist, she worked for Addison-Wesley Trade publishers for 12 years and at D.C. Heath Educational Books for 6 years. She has a degree in English/Writing from Westminster College. Kim is currently a Product Marketing Manager at Heinemann Publishing and resides in South Berwick, Maine. Contact Kim at kcahill@seacoastmavericks.com |
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