HOWIE MCCANN

Erick grew up playing at East Cobb for the Braves and the Astros. He attended East Paulding High School where he was a three year lettermen in football and baseball. After his senior year of baseball, Erick was selected for the Georgia Dugout Club Senior All State Games as well as the Dugout Club Team Georgia and First Team All-State.

Erick spent his first two collegiate seasons at Darton Junior College in Albany, Ga, where he played middle infield and third base in 2009 & 2010 leading his team in stolen bases both seasons. After his sophomore season at Darton, he transferred to Campbell University in Buies Creek, NC. During his 2011 season as a junior, he primarily played third base.

Following his junior season at Campbell, Erick was converted to an outfielder where spent his 2011 summer season in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League where he was named the to the PGCBL All-Star team in which he also received Player of the Year honors and landed in the top five of nine offensive categories while being voted the league's top prospect and named to the Summer All-American Team by Perfect Game.  In 2012, Erick played his senior season mostly in Center Field and Right Field.

In 2013, Erick played his first professional season with the Roswell Invaders in Roswell, NM. Shortly after the start of the 2013 season, he was traded to the Joliet Slammers in Joliet, IL in the Frontier League. In his first professional season between two leagues, he hit .309/8 HRs/ 46 RBIs/22 SBs. Erick played his last season in 2014 with the Roswell Invaders finishing the with year with a .280 batting average rounding out his career with a .304 batting average.

Jeff was born in Indianapolis, IN and played football, baseball, basketball and wrestled while attending Northwest High School.  After graduating he continued his baseball career at Florida Junior College and Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis where he played a number of positions including C, 2B, 3B and the outfield.  During this time he became the Bullpen Catcher for the Indianapolis Indians, the AAA affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.

He began his coaching career at Brebeuf Jesuit High School as the Freshman/JV coach.  He soon began his professional sales career and started coaching youth baseball and fastpitch softball.  He brings over 25 years of coaching to the Windward Baseball, having coached teams and players from as young as 7U to college age players. 

Jeff and his wife Julie have three children, all of whom are products of Windward Baseball Academy training.  Megan played fastpitch at Chattahoochee H.S., Evan is an Alpharetta H.S. graduate is currently playing baseball at Georgia College and State University and Bryce is a rising 10th grader playing baseball and football at Alpharetta H.S.