Our Staff

Steve Lomasney

Program Director

Steve Lomasney founded the Show New England Program in 2011 following his playing career. Since the program’s inception, under Steve’s guidance we have sent over 150+ athletes go on to play college baseball as well as developing 11 MLB Draft Picks. Steve coaches our 17u Showcase Teams and is the lead on our college recruiting process. Steve also spends time as an assistant coach on the Peabody High School Varsity Football team as well as being the head coach of the Peabody High Varsity Softball team. In the fall, Steve manages the Boston Red Sox Scout Team that participates in the Perfect Game WWBA World Championships every October. 

Steve played 12 years of professional baseball after being selected in the 5th round of the 1995 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox. He was named the Red Sox minor league player of the year and the Red Sox top prospect in 1999, making his MLB debut later that year. Steve also played for the Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, and Minnesota Twins.

Brandon Bingel

Head of Baseball Operations and Pitching Coordinator

Brandon is the Head of Operations and Pitching Coordinator for Show New England as well as a coach on our 17u Showcase teams. He is also currently the pitching coach at Bentley University. 

In his first season at Bentley, the pitching staff ranked 42nd nationally in ERA and 50th in WHIP. Under Bingel, Junior Pat Heber and Freshman Zach Eigenbrod had breakout years. Heber finished the season with career bests in strikeouts, ERA, WHIP, and innings pitched in route to winning the Program’s first NE-10 Northeast Division Pitcher of the Year award and earning First Team All-NE 10 honors. Eigenbrod won the NE-10 Northeast Rookie of the Year award and earned NE-10 All-Rookie Team, NE-10 Second Team honors going 5-0 in 10 starts with a 3.23 ERA and .204 batting average against, ranking 17th nationally in hits allowed per nine innings.

As a player, Bingel was a two-way standout at Bryant University from 2014-2016. He appeared in 34 games on the mound, including 20 starts, going 15-8 while pitching to a 3.84 ERA. He played in 157 games in the field starting games at seven different positions throughout his career. Following college, Bingel was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2016 and was named a Minor League Baseball All-Star, recording 19 straight scoreless innings to start his professional career. Bingel continued his two-way career in his last season of professional baseball slashing .308/.419/.404 in 95 games.

Brandon holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Finance from Bryant University and holds certifications in athlete strength and conditioning training and nutrition coaching.

Pete Delani

Director of Recruiting and College Admissions

Peter Delani is the Director of Recruiting & College Admissions for Show New England. As an educator since 1990, he works directly with Show athletes and their parents, helping student athletes reach their athletic and academic goals at the collegiate level. Delani has been a baseball and academic fixture on the North Shore since the 1980’s as a player, coach and professional scout. Delani played and graduated from Wakefield HS and from UMass Amherst. His playing days continued well into his 30’s in the Inter City League. 

As the Head Varsity Coach at Masconomet from 1992 – 2006, Delani developed 44 players who went on to play collegiately, three of which professionally. Under his guidance Masconomet won three Division 2 North Titles and the 2000 Division 2 State Championship. Delani was the 1995 Boston Globe Coach of The Year, as well as the 2000 Lawrence Eagle Tribune Coach of the Year.

From 2009 to 2011, Delani was the General Manager of the North Shore Navigators in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Twenty eight of his players were drafted into the MLB during that time, including two first round draft picks: Sean Gilmartin, Florida State to the Atlanta Braves and Eric Jagielo, Notre Dame to the New York Yankees.

Delani also spent nine years as a Major League Baseball Scout for the Colorado Rockies & Cincinnati Reds.

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Jeff Meija

Senior Director of Recruiting and Player Development

Jeff’s role is Senior Director of Recruiting and Player Development.  He has over 20 years’ experience assisting New England players and families reaching their potential and excelling on and off the field.  Jeff was one of the founding partners of Rams Athletic Complex, 2009 and is an Assistant Athletic Director and Head Baseball Coach at Northern Essex Community College (NECC). In only 12 full seasons at NECC coach was won 329 games at 70% winning rate.  Over 120 players have moved on to four-year colleges and universities.  Ten former Knights have reached professional baseball and 2 were drafted directly out of NECC.   Coach Mejia has been named the New England Regional Coach of the Year 10 times and has led the NECC program to 10 NJCAA Regional Championships and 9 trips to the NJCAA College World Series.

Mejia holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Salem State College in Sports Fitness and Leisure Studies, with a concentration in Coaching. He also served in the United States Army and served in Operation Desert Storm. He and his wife Colleen currently reside in North Reading with their two children, Jeff Jr. and Isabella. JeffJr. a former Knight and University of Maine Black Bear (appeared in 98 games with 98 hits and .409 obp.) is now serving in the US Army. 

Cary McConnell

Senior Director of Recruiting and Player Development

Kyle Flanagan

Director of Baseball Technology and Analytics

Kyle has been with Show New England since the fall of 2023. He has spent the past four years working in player development at the professional level, most recently as a Player Development Trainee with the Kansas City Royals from 2023-2024. Prior to his time with Kansas City, he has also worked in player development with the Detroit Tigers as a Baseball Information Assistant in 2022 and the Cincinnati Reds as a Technology Assistant in 2021. Before breaking into professional baseball, Kyle also spent time as a Scouting Intern for Prep Baseball Report in the New England region. 

A two-sport athlete at the collegiate level in baseball and soccer, Kyle is a graduate of Rivier University where he was a four-year starting pitcher and was named team captain during his junior and senior seasons. He also possesses a Master’s in Applied Economics from Southern New Hampshire University.  

Kevin Canty

16u Showcase Head Coach

Kevin Canty is currently the head baseball coach at Wakefield HS (MA) and has held that position since 2017. Prior to Wakefield, Coach Canty was the head baseball coach at Bishop Fenwick HS in Peabody from 2012 – 2017. Coach Canty also was a varsity assistant coach at Peabody Veterans Memorial High School from 2007 – 2012. Coach Canty has been with Show New England Baseball since 2012, coaching a variety of teams including 12u, 14u, 15u, 18u Showcase and currently coaches the 16u Showcase team, doing so since 2015. Coach Canty’s big focus at Show has always been defense/fielding as well as developing an approach to hitting that works at both the HS and college level. Coach Canty played high school baseball at Lynnfield HS and in numerous summer leagues (Inter-City, ITL and Twi-League).

Tyler Pacheco

Coach

–       5th year with Show

–       4yrs with NB Training Facility

–       JV Head coach at Trinity High School 2015-2018

–       Coached for JR. Spinners 2015-2018

–       Former Hurricanes Director of Player Development

–       3yr starter Johnson & Wales University 2011-2014

Ralph Polichetti

Coach

Ralph has coached baseball at different levels and age groups since 1997. He has been an integral part of the development and success of many players that have gone on to play collegiate and professional baseball.

Ralph has taken teams to compete in some of the top baseball tournaments in the United States. His experience and vast knowledge of the game has gained him respect by some of the top collegiate and professional coaches in the business. His ability to break down and analyze the mechanics of a baseball player is a true asset to the Show staff.

Ralph’s passion and dedication to promote the game is second none. His modest and humble motto is simple and rings true for our academy: “It’s not about the coach, it’s about the player.”