05/21/2026
Hey, Coach! 📣
Formally introducing our Thunderbirds Coaches ⚾️
Assistant Coach Brian Schuele, Head Coach & Founding Father Tom Wilhelmsen, Assistant Coach BJ Katz, and Assistant Coach Don Bills.
Combined, they have over 16 years of HS and collegiate level playing experience, 9 years of professional Minor and Major League playing experience, and 24 years of coaching little league up to high school and college level players. 🤯 They truly know their stuff!
Coach Tom, what is something non-sports related you are secretly good at? 🤫
Secretly? Ha! No chance! I don’t keep anything I’m good at a secret.
Coach Don, if you could have dinner with any baseball legend who would it be? 🥘
Rickey Henderson. I grew up watching Rickey as an A’s fan in the Bay Area. A local boy who became the best leadoff hitter and called himself the greatest of all time after breaking the stolen base record, he was unlike anyone else in his time.
Coach BJ, what is your favorite baseball movie? 🎥
Field of Dreams. It takes place 45 mins from where I grew up. We played on that field as a kid. Kevin Costner reminds me of my Dad in all his baseball movies. My Dad was my high school coach and has coached high school baseball in the state of Iowa for over 40 years. Amanda makes fun of me because I cry multiple times throughout the movie. It just really hits home.
Coach Brian, what is the most rewarding part of coaching for you? 🙏
The most rewarding part of coaching for me is being able to pass along the love of the game that I have to these boys. The life lessons baseball can teach someone is priceless!
