Academy Staff
Mike Anderson
Nebraska Baseball Head Coach
Coach Anderson begins his 7th year as head coach of the Nebraska Baseball program. Coach Anderson also served as Assistant Coach at Nebraska for eight seasons. Before arriving in Lincoln, Coach Anderson was the top assistant at the University of Northern Colorado, he was the outfielder for Northern Colorado from 1983-86 and played professional baseball for the California Angels organization from 1986-89.
As the manager of the NEBRASKA BASEBALL ACADEMY, Coach Anderson and his staff place a strong emphasis on developing, teaching and growing their athletes into outstanding young men.
Dave Bingham
Nebraska Baseball Assistant Coach
Beginning his 4th year as Assistant Coach at Nebraska is Coach Bingham. Coach Bingham has been a coach in the collegiate ranks for 23 seasons, including successful head coaching stints at Emporia State and Kansas and was most recently an assistant coach at New Mexico.
Eric Newman
Nebraska Baseball Pitching Coach
Eric Newman joined the Nebraska Baseball staff on July 2, 2007. Newman comes to Nebraska after five years at Dallas Baptist University, serving the last three seasons as head coach. He spent two years playing collegiate baseball at Fresno State prior to transferring to Texas Tech in 1993. Newman was drafted by the San Diego Padres in 1994. Coach Newman played a total of eight seasons, including stints in the San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs and Arizona Diamondbacks organizations.
Nate Thompson
Volunteer Coach
Nate Thompson joined the Nebraska Baseball staff in August, 2007. Coach Thompson graduated with a Bachelor's degree from Dallas Baptist University (TX) in 2006. Thompson was the assistant coach with the Mat-Su Miners of the Alaska Baseball League last summer. He also held assistant coaching positions at Fort Hays State University (KS) and Dallas Baptist University. He played collegiately at both Garden City Community College (KS) and Dallas Baptist University.
Curtis Ledbetter
Director of Baseball Operations
Curtis Ledbetter joined the Nebraska Baseball staff in May, 2008. Curtis graduated from the University of Nebraska in 2005. He played collegiately at Garden City CC (KS) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. At Nebraska he earned All Big XII honors in 2003-05 and Big XII Tournament MVP in 2005. Ledbetter was drafted by Seattle and played three years of professional baseball.
Saul Soltero
Nebraska Baseball Academy Elite Instructor
Saul was on the pitching staff at Emporia State University under Coach Bingham from 1986-87 and played professionally for the San Diego Padres from 1987-92. Saul currently lives in Columbus, NE with his family and serves as the Director of Major League Baseball Services for the Hoosier Bat Company.
The Academy is fortunate to have Saul on staff as he is the primary instructor for our Comprehensive Pitching Camps. Saul brings a strong energetic and enthusiastic passion of baseball to all the students he works with.
Brandon Rigoni
Assistant Strength Coach
Brandon is in his first year as Assistant Strength Coach with Nebraska Baseball. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 2006 with a degree in Psychology and is currently pursuing a postgraduate degree. Brandon will work primarily with our Speed, Strength, Agility Camp.
Renee Brinkmann
Nebraska Baseball Academy Coordinator
Renee is in her 21st year as Office Manager for the Nebraska Baseball program. Renee also serves as the Academy Coordinator and assists with many day-to-day operations of the Academy. If you have any questions, regarding the Nebraska Baseball Academy, please contact her at 402-472-2269, rbrinkmann@huskers.com.
Experienced Coaching Staff
Message From Coach
Our Nebraska Baseball Academy Staff is dedicated to putting together a camp schedule that will help the youth become better baseball players. It will always be our goal to place a strong emphasis on developing, teaching and growing athletes into outstanding young people. We want them to work hard and understand the importance of developing into good athletes and good people. We trust that your experience with the Nebraska Baseball Academy will be a positive one.