My name is Kayla Aloisi, I currently reside in maryville, Tennessee. My softball career has been nothing but amazing. I graduated from high school in 2012 and then attended Maryville College where I was one of the starting pitchers for all four years. Upon receiving my bachelors in neuropsychology in 2016, I attended UTK to further my education and received my Master’s in social work in 2018. During that time I provided pitching lessons which lead to my current position as the pitching coach for Union Grove Middle School. I have a strong passion for helping others reach their goals. I’ve worked with individuals who have never pitched or even picked up a softball to those who are more experienced. Each person I have coached has continuously influenced my love for softball. Being an athlete happens on and off the field. Take it one day, one game, one pitch at a time.

Tara Carroll brings many years of softball experience as a player and a coach to Bat Breakers Academy. Tara’s softball career started at 7 years old! She was born and raised in Loudon, TN. She graduated from Loudon High School in 2009. She was a 4 year varsity starter as a pitcher and infielder achieving multiple All-District honors. She then signed with Snead State Junior College in Alabama where She played 2 years as a pitcher and infielder. Once her playing career concluded, she came back home to go to nursing school and became the assistant softball coach at Loudon High School in 2012. She also gave private hitting and pitching lessons to various travel ball players, high school and youth players around the area during that time. She graduated as a Registered Nurse in 2015. She has worked as a nurse at Summit Medical for 7 years now. She loves taking care of her patients. Her and her fiancé Dustin are a blended family and they have 5 kids that are all excited to be apart of this journey! She enjoys playing slow pitch softball in her free time now. She will soon complete her NASM Personal Training Certification. Her goal as a softball instructor is to create confident young ladies, not only on the field but in life too, and to instill a hard working attitude while having fun and excelling at the game they love! She is excited to be at Bat Breakers Academy to make that goal a reality.

My name is Maddie Atkins, I live in Madisonville TN! I have played softball since I was 6 years old! I played travel ball from the age of 7 all the way up to my senior year of high school. I graduated from Sequoyah High School where I was a 4 year infield/ outfield starter for the TSCAA All-Academic Team award my junior and senior year. My junior year I was offered a spot on the Clarks Summit University Defenders softball team and I signed to play my senior year. I now attend CSU and I am a Counseling major, specializing in sports psychology. I was a pitcher/ infield starter my freshman year of college where I also received All Conference Rookie of the Year and all conference 2nd team Pitcher. When I graduate college I want to open my own practice and help athletes with the mental side of the game. I’m excited to start offering lessons to pour into lives of young athletes like my pitching/ hitting coaches have poured and continue to pour into my life.

My name is Italia Kyle, I live in Maryville TN. I have been playing softball since I was 5 years old. I played softball at Alcoa High School all 4 years as an infielder. In high school, I received a Rookie of the Year in 2019, and all-district tournament team in 2019. 2021, and 2022. I also received the Women of Will Athlete of the Year in 2022. I then went on to play college softball my freshman year at Tusculum University and I earned the 2022-23 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete. I am now continuing my education and softball career at Tennessee Wesleyan University. I am majoring in Nursing and I hope to be a Pediatric Nurse when I graduate. I love the game but I also love sharing my knowledge of the game. I want to be able to help people achieve their goals and dreams just like I am living through my dream. 

Daniel Holden brings several years of experience both as a player and coach to Bat Breakers Academy. Holden played baseball at William Blount High School (2002-2005) garnering multiple All-District and All-Region honors before signing to play at Tennessee Wesleyan College. Once his playing career concluded, Daniel began coaching shortly thereafter helping with various summer league teams and giving private lessons to area high school and youth players. Holden has since coached at both the high school and collegiate levels, with stops at William Blount High School (2012 – 2017 / Pitching Coach) and Maryville College (2018 -2019 / Assistant Coach). After welcoming his first child in 2020, Daniel has since taken on a different venue of coaching while working on the administration staff at Maryville Christian School. Holden has a true passion for impacting young athletes and using the game of baseball as a platform to do so; teaching them to work hard, train properly, and do the difficult things that can take their game to the next level. Daniel, his wife (Audra), and son (Crew) reside in Maryville and are ecstatic about being part of the Bat Breakers Academy team.

Josh Pitts brings a combined over 30 years of playing and coaching experience to Bat Breakers Academy.  As a graduate of Heritage high school, Josh accrued multiple All District and All County honors, before signing with Cleveland St to further his playing career out of high school.  As a player, Josh also played at Maryville College and compiled several state titles through various sanctions.  As a coach and instructor, Pitts has worked with and coached over 25-30+ student athletes that have went on to play at the collegiate level within the past 3-4 years alone.  After his son Nate graduated high school and went on to play (currently) at the University of the Cumberlands (KY), Josh still finds no greater joy than seeing a student athlete succeed.  He currently coaches and has reloaded his experience by coaching a local high level 9U team as well as working with student athletes of all ages.  His goals and philosophies are to help as many young players as possible through God, Country, Family, discipline, team work, self confidence, work ethic, respect, and all things necessary to be a successful student athlete.  "I'm extremely excited to be a part of the Bat Breakers staff.  Bat Breakers provides all the tools needed for ANY young player to achieve their goals at any level.  Very grateful to be in a position to help with that."

I’m thankful for the opportunity to pour into our youth alongside the Bat Breakers Family! Bat Breakers offers a state of the art facility with every possible resource to ensure your child’s development between the lines, as well as off the field! I’m excited to join the staff, and more excited to see what the future holds! 

I grew up playing in Maryville. I would say Maryville Little League was more like my 2nd home, if it didn’t actually feel like my first. Started umpiring there at 13, and it led to 13 more years of umpiring. Between playing and hanging out at the league, and all the time I’ve spent on the field, some might think I was birthed by the game! 

I played at Maryville High School from 2006-2009. A year after school, I joined the Air National Guard, and married my high school love, Amanda. 

2024 marks the start of my 14th year of coaching baseball.  I’ve coached or given lessons to every type of player from 5, to 18. From Rec ball to the National travel ball circuit in the high school age group. 2 years at Maryville Middle School, and last year at Heritage Middle. I love it all! 

“Passionate” couldn’t scratch the surface in describing how I feel about this game. Baseball has been, and will always be apart of my life. The game doesn’t need me to survive. But I could never imagine life without it.

Miles Allen brings a combined 15+ years of playing and coaching experience to Bat Breakers Academy. He currently resides and is originally from Maryville, TN. As a 2009 graduate from Maryville High School, Miles accrued All District and All County honors while also playing for some of the top baseball prospect organizations throughout his high school career. He was invited and apart of the Under Armour Baseball Factory National Team, as well as Perfect Game and Top Gun Prospects. During his high school days, Miles also worked for Cherokee Baseball Academy and was mentored by Ed Bloom and Doug Bochtler (former MLB pitcher and current pitching coach for the Detroit Tigers). Miles went on to sign with the University of the Cumberlands to further his playing career out of high school, and after his freshmen year transferred to Tennessee Wesleyan University where he was apart of the 2012 NAIA National Championship Team. Upon finishing his playing career and graduating with a bachelor of science, Miles stayed around the game of baseball coaching and instructing young athletes at Dr. K’s Baseball Academy. He continues to coach locally as an assistant for the Grind Rangers Arsenal 10u team. Coach Miles is very excited to be apart of the Bat Breakers family! “If you’re serious about becoming or being apart of greatness on or off the field, you have to go through uncomfortable situations in life. Stop trying to dodge the process. It’s the only way we grow!

My name is Sam Raper and I am from Madisonville, TN. I have been playing baseball since I was 4 and started pitching when I was 9. I grew up playing rec ball in Madisonville and played a few summers of travel ball. I played for the Middle School team and played all 4 years at Sequoyah High School. My last summer of travel ball, I got the opportunity to play for a very competitive team and play against really good competition. I had a pretty successful senior year. I finished the season with 106 strikeouts in 50 innings and finished 9th in the State. I earned a couple different awards that year. I ended up earning a scholarship at Bryan College in Dayton, TN to be a Varsity pitcher. I am now going into my Junior year. I’ve been blessed to learn from really knowledgeable pitching instructors over the years. My goal with giving pitching lessons is to try and develop young pitchers in the area and try to make them the best pitchers they can be.