Coaching Staff

Brian is no stranger to baseball having played professionally for three seasons including two seasons with the Welland AquaDucks of the North Atlantic League and one season with the Altoona Rail Kings of the Heartland League. Brian also suited up for the Great Britain National Baseball Team for five seasons that would transition him to become the teams pitching coach and Director of Recruiting.

More recently, Essery served as an Assistant Coach for the Niagara Metros Senior Baseball Club. Brian would suit up for the Metros for thirteen years prior, earning a spot in the COMBL Hall of Fame. Brian, a Detective Sergent with the Niagara Regional Police is well know in the Niagara community as he remains as the Field Manager of the Eden High School baseball team.

Ryan is coming back to the Jackfish as a Performance Coach for his 3rd season with the team after being a pitcher in 2019, then Clubhouse  Manager and Junior Jackfish Assistant Coach in 2021. 

Ryan spent the last 3 years working for the Texas Rangers in their Performance Department collecting and dealing with biomechanics and sport science data for the purposes of player development and player acquisition with both pitchers and hitters. As a Performance Coach, Ryan will be a resource for Jackfish players to train, develop, and prepare for games throughout the season. 

Growing up playing and working for Bullettproof Baseball, Ryan has deep roots in Niagara Region baseball, and hopes to continue to grow the game locally with the Welland Jackfish in 2025.

Matty Ice returns to the Jackfish for his second season of mending the boo-boos. Matt is currently the Athletic Trainer for the GOJHL's Fort Erie Meteors.

A graduate of Brock University's Kinesiology Program currently resides in St. Catharines.

Reid enters his days at The Pond while also heading up the men's baseball program at Durham College. Reid is also the current General Manager of the Toronto Mets baseball program and head coach of their 16U team. The Mets are recognized as one of the top elite baseball programs in the country, Reid will continue in his capacities with the Mets program.

Prior to his time with the elite program, Reid served as an assistant at Durham College for three years after graduating. This included the 2011 season where the Lords captured their first national baseball championship.

Reid has also been part of the coaching staff for the Oshawa Legionnaires, Clarington Orioles, as well as coaching with the Barrie Baycats. In addition, he brings international experience coaching with the Great Britain national team for four years, including the 2013 World Baseball Classic qualifying tournament in Germany.

Reid was a standout player at Durham College. He dawned the green and gold for three seasons (1997, 1999, 2000), being named the team MVP and Durham College male athlete of the year following the Lords 2000-01 campaign where he was honoured as a CIBA top hitter and the team captured the regular season title.

Prior to playing at Durham, Reid grew up playing for the Oshawa Legionnaires, winning provincial championships in 1994 and 1999. After graduating from the Legionnaire program, Reid joined the Toronto Maple Leafs of the IBL in 2000 before becoming the first player signed by the IBL expansion team Oshawa Dodgers in 2002. Reid finished his playing days with the Oshawa Royals winning a Provincial Senior Championship in 2007.

Reid lives in Oshawa with his wife Natalie and daughters Kylie and Alyssa.