Joe Strazza - Owner - Former Smithtown Christian Varsity Head Coach
Tom Strazza - 12u & 18u Head Coach
Graduated from Sachem High School and furthered his education and Baseball career at Eastern University. Coach Tom began coaching with DBA in 2014 and has been a Head Coach for Ronkonkoma Middle School since 2021. His goals as a coach are. Some of his achievements are:
- 3 year Varsity Starter for Sachem North High School
Joey Strazza - 14u Head Coach
Coach Strazza graduated from Sachem North High School and furthered his education and baseball career at Wesley College 2018-21, now finishing his degree at Delaware State University. Coach Strazza began coaching at DBA in 2016 and his goals are to help refine and define skills that are necessary to win. Coach focuses on dealing with adversity and managing the mental side of the game. Some of his achievements through baseball are:
- Varsity starter at Sachem North High School
- Starting pitcher for 3 years at Wesley College
- At Wesley, made playoffs 3 years in a row
- Made deans list 4 different semesters
Chris Canale - 11u Head Coach
Coach Canale graduated from Sachem North High School and furthered his education and baseball career at C.W. Post LIU College. Coach Canale began coaching with DBA in 2019 and his goals are to continuously guide and mentor players, helping them achieve their maximum level of performance, while minimizing their risk of injury. Some of his achievements through baseball are:
- Team captain for Sachem and C.W. Post
- Won All-County recognition at Sachem in 2000 & 2001
- Won All-Region recognition at C.W. Post
- In 2004, Led C.W. Post offense with .347 average, 51 hits, 5 Homeruns and had 14 multi-hit games
- Former assistant coach at Sachem East
Steven Foster - 18u Assistant Coach
Coach Foster graduated from Sachem North High School and furthered his education and baseball career at Hofstra University. Coach Foster has been coaching for DBA since 2021 and his goals are for the kids to strive to be the best of their abilities. Some of his achievements are:
- Career batting average of .305 at Hofstra
- Played for the Harwich Marines in the Cape Cod League
- Eighth all-time in hits for Hofstra (208)
- Fifth all-time in games played for Hofstra (190)
- Ninth all-time in runs for Hofstra(128)
Justin Aviles
Coach Aviles graduated from Brentwood High School in 2018 and went on to further his academic and baseball career at Marietta College in Ohio as a starting pitcher and then transferring to SUNY Old Westbury majoring in B.S in Finance. Coach Aviles started coaching with us at DBA in 2017. His goals as a coach are to get the best out of each and every player by focusing on the weaknesses in depth from both the physical and mental side of the game. Some of Coach Aviles achievements are:
- 2x All-League at Brentwood
- League 1 all conference
- League 1 MVP
- Top 100 all Long Island Selection
- All-NYS team selection at Brentwood
Anthony Flynn - 16u Head Coach
Coach Flynn graduated from Mount Sinai High School and furthered his Education and Baseball Career at Clarke University. Coach Flynn started coaching with DBA 2017 and his goals as a coach are that as you should, go into every game, at bat and pitch ready to compete, don’t over complicate or over-stress things and just go out and play the game that you fell in love with. Some of his achievements are:
- 4 year Varsity player for Mount Sinai High school
- All-League in 2014
- 5 year pitcher for Clarke University
- NAIA Opening round from 2016-19
- HAAC Tournament Champions in 2018
- HAAC North Division Champions in 2017 and 2018
- Played for Joe Strazza all years he played travel ball 2008-2014
Jake Sciarotta - Assistant Coach
Coach Sciarotta graduated from Sachem North High School then went to Fairleigh Dickinson University for 2 years and Palm Beach Atlantic University for 3 years after that to finish his degree in Human Health performance and to finalize his baseball career. Coach Sciarotta has played for DBA since he was 14 and has been coaching with DBA since 2021, his goals as a coach are to do whatever it takes to win. If you believe you can, you will. Some of his achievements are:
- Captain for Sachem High School
- 3 year Varsity starter
- Coaching internship at the 10u & 14u level
Matt Saraniero - Assistant Coach
Coach Matt graduated from Smithtown High School East and furthered his education and baseball career at Eastern University. Coach Matt played for DBA since he was 13 under Coach Joe Strazza and has been coaching with us since 2016 while playing for our 18u team. His coaching philosophy is that in a game where almost everything is out of the players control, the one thing they can always control is the effort one puts into the game. So by putting in anything less than max effort the player is simply shorting themselves. Some of his achievements are:
- 2 year varsity starter for Smithtown HS East
- All-League for Smithtown East as a Junior
Dan Palermo - Assistant Coach
Coach Palermo graduated from Sachem High school East in 2018 and furthered his education and baseball career at Iona college for 2 years and 2 years at Monroe college. Coach Palermo is one of our newest additions to our coaching staff having started here in the summer of 2021 and brings a vast knowledge in the game of baseball. His main goal as a coach is to help prepare his players to continue their baseball career at the next level all while maintaining a fun and educational environment. Some of his achievements are:
- 3 year varsity starter
- 2x All league 1 for Sachem East
- All Suffolk county for Sachem East
- 2018 Suffolk County Golden Glove Winner
- MAAC Rookie of the Week at Iona College
- 2021 NJCAA All-Region Team
Joe Iglio - SUNY Old Westbury, Former Coach at SUNY Old Westbury
Dennis Lopez - 12u Head Coach
Coach Dennis graduated from Newfield High School in 2007 and furthered his Education and Baseball Career at John Jay College. Coach Dennis has coaching experience from John Jay college as an assistant (2012-13), St. Joseph's College as an assistant (2014-15), Winter Springs High School JV Head Coach (2016-18) and has been working with DBA since 2021. His coaching philosophy is understanding the mental part of the game will allow a player or team to reach their full potential. Some of his baseball achievements are:
- 2nd team all conference and NCAA Scholar-Athlete in 2010
- 1st team all-conference, John Jay male athlete of the year, ABCA New York Regional Gold Glove (SS) and John Jay Team MVP in 2011
- 1st team all-conference and John Jay Team MVP in 2013
Chris Perez
Coach CP graduated from Kings Park High School and furthered his education with a full ride to New York Institute of Technology. Coach CP began coaching with DBA in 2014 and has been with us since. His goals as a coach are. Some of his baseball achievements are:
- All-County, All-League and Long Island Champions at Kings Park High School
- Conference pitcher of the year at NYIT
- D-1 Northeast All Region Team
- Played for the Kalamazoo Kings in the Frontier League
- Signed with the San Diego Padres in 2008 (Eugene Emeralds A-)
- Tigres de Cartagena-Indios de Cartagena / Colombian Professional Baseball League
- 20 years of coaching experience
Matt Riselvato
Coach Rizz graduated from Lindenhurst High School in 2015 and furthered his education and baseball career at Suffolk Community College for two years until transferring to Queens College where he completed his education and baseball career. Coach Rizz began coaching with DBA in 2014 and is still with us today. He believes it is important to him that his players understand and respect the game. Sportsmanship is an important life skill to acquire, and one that is obtained through playing the game of baseball. It is his goal to make his players successful both on and off the field! Some of his achievements are:
- Lindenhurst Varsity Team Captain
- MVP for Lindenhurst
- All-League 2015 for Lindenhurst
- Degree in Physical Education
Chris Favazza - Assistant Coach
Coach Chris graduated from from Smithtown High School East and furthered his education at UCONN where he graduated with an undergraduate degree in Biology. Coach Chris is entering his third year with DBA having started in late 2019. His coaching philosophy is to lead by example and have his players play the game with confidence and respect towards those around them.
Kyle Dobrie - 12u Assistant Coach
Coach Dobrie graduated from William Floyd High School and is furthering his education at New-England College. Coach Dobrie began coaching for DBA in 2020 and his philosophy behind his goals really stand out because he believe that size does not matter if you work hard. If you work hard good things will happen, positive thoughts equal positive results. Some of his achievement's in baseball are:
- All-League for William Floyd HighSchool
- Deans list first semester at New-England College