About Double Play
Owners background
Owners Shawn and Vicki Kobel have lived in the Bloomington/Normal area for more than 20 years. Shawn has worked at State Farm for more than 25 years and is a dedicated girls softball coach. He is the current Parkside Junior High Varsity softball coach, Normal West High School JV softball coach, and TX Glory IL 12u Head Coach. Shawn has dedicated the last 10 years to girls softball in many different capacities.
Vicki has been a Unit 5 High School PE teacher for 21 years. Vicki, a former D1 athlete, is a strong advocate of youth sports.
The Rest of the Family
Emily was a 4-sport athlete in High School playing softball, basketball, volleyball, and swimming. She is currently a sophomore at Millikin University and plays softball for Big Blue.
Olivia is a Senior at Normal West High School and plays softball and basketball. Olivia will attend Heartland Community College and play softball for the Hawks.
Charlie is a Freshman at Normal West High School and plays football, baseball, and wrestles. He also plays hockey for the McLean County Sharks.
Natalie is a 7th grader at Parkside Junior High and plays softball and basketball. She is currently on the TX Glory IL 12u team.
Co-Founder background
Owner Bruce Weldy is a former Bloomington-Normal educator and coach and current ISU professor.
Double Play is committed to providing our clients the best experience for batting cages in Bloomington-Normal.
*Varsity Softball Conference Champion Coach
*Jr. High Softball back to back Intercity Champion Coach
*BNGSA 3 time In-Town Championship and 2 time In town runner up Coach
*Played baseball and fastpitch/slow pitch softball in local competitive leagues.
*Played at National Tournament Levels- USSSA
ASA Coaching Member
Co-Founder Background
Owner of DoublePlayLLC Pitching and Hitting Facility in Bloomington, Dennis Luering has been around baseball and softball his whole life. He has played and coached at a variety of levels. Dennis has hands on experience coaching local travel teams including,
*Bloomington Thunder Baseball *BNGSA Crush Softball.
*BNGSA in town softball teams
* Kingsley Jr. High Softball Intercity Champion Assistant Coach
Dennis is committed to providing opportunities for those who strive for improvement and success both on and off the field. He is dedicated to helping athletes reach their full potential while having some fun along the way.
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