Cepeda Baseball — Biography
Ali Cepeda – Owner & Professional Baseball Instructor

Leading our staff of professional and collegiate level instructors is Ali Cepeda. With the experiences of playing for the San Francisco Giants minor league teams as well as playing internationally, Ali now focuses on giving back to the youth by teaching what he has learned over the years. As an instructor for Cepeda Baseball and while pursuing a career within the business aspects of the game, Ali always finds the time to share his love of the game.

You can reach Ali by calling 415-640-5109 or via email

Malcolm Cepeda – Professional Baseball Instructor

Malcolm has over 13 years professional baseball experience. Since retiring from the game, Malcolm's main focus is to give back to the youth. Malcolm is the owner of Cepeda All-Star Baseball Academy, based out of Corpus Christi, TX.

Damon Hollins

  • Damon Hollins is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. Previously, he has played with the Atlanta Braves (1998, 2004), Los Angeles Dodgers (1998), and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005-2006). In Tampa Bay he manned all three outfield positions.
  • Hollins attended Vallejo High School in Vallejo, California, and was a letterman in football and baseball. In baseball, he won All-State honors. Hollins graduated from Vallejo High School in 1992. In elementary school, Damon played in the North Vallejo Little League team as a member of the Kiwanis baseball team.
  • On Mother's Day, May 14, 2006, Hollins was one of more than 50 hitters who brandished a pink bat to benefit the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
  • On December 27, 2006, he signed with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball for the 2007 season. Hollins played in 124 games, batted .257 with 12 home runs (2 of which were game-ending) and 45 RBI.
  • After playing in the Kansas City Royals organization in 2008, Hollins signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies in January 2009.

  • Matt Ceriani – Current Professional Baseball Player & Professional Baseball Instructor

    Matt currently is a staff member of Cepeda Baseball in his off-season. Matt also owns Ceriani Productions. As you can see from the numbers below, Matt has had and still has a great playing career.

    • 1998 Set Ole Miss single season record for throw outs in a season (24).
    • 1999 Team MVP Helena Brewers, Pioneer League .302 Avg. 1Hr 10 2b 24 RBI in 56 games.
    • 2002 Traded to Arizona Diamondbacks. AA El Paso, AAA Tucson DL.
    • 2002 Solano Steelheads .290 Avg. 7 Hr 12 2b 28 RBI in 71 games.
    • 2003 Central League All-Star. .294 Avg. 6 Hr. 10 2b 28 RBI in 65 games. Resigned with Arizona Diamondbacks, AA El Paso.
    • 2004 Cleveland Indians Spring Training AAA, .450 Avg 1 HR 2 RBI in 8 games
    • 2006 World Baseball Classic Team Italy, Orlando, Fl.
    • 2007 Italian National Team Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Barcelona, Spain.
    • 2008 Chico Outlaws Golden Baseball League .288 4Hr 10 2b 38 RBI, 60 games.

    Patrick Fuentes – Professional Baseball Instructor

    Patrick is the son of former SF Giants great, Tito Fuentes. Growing up in the Bay Area Patrick and Ali got to play high school ball & college baseball against one another. Patrick went on to play professional baseball for 6 years and now devotes part of his time to giving back to the youth in the game of baseball.

    Russell Jacob Jr. – Professional Baseball Instructor
    • Current Assistant Coach at Polk Community College
    • Owner of Top Prospect Sports
    • Professional Baseball Instructor & Pitching Coach with Cepeda Baseball (2007 – Current)
    • Pitching Coach for IBC showcase team for college and professional prospects (2005 – 2008)
    • Played with the Boston Red Sox/Bullpen Pitcher (2001 – 2002)
    • Played with the Arizona Diamondbacks/Closing Bullpen Pitcher (1998 – 2000)
    • 40 Man League Roster (1998 - 2000)
    • Named best fastball in the California “99” MPH League (1998)
    • Began professional career with the Seattle Mariners/Bullpen Pitcher (1993 – 1997)
    • Top Prospect in Mid West League (1997)
    • Selected to Hawaii Winter League; All-Star Team; Player Representative (1996)
    • Selected to Instructional League (1993 – 1996)
    Marvin Bernard - Professional Baseball Instructor

    Victor Ferrante – Current Professional Baseball Player & Instructor

    Victor was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 15th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. He spent his first pro season with the Tri-City Dust Devils. He had a team-best of 6 home runs and 34 RBI's in 73 games. He was also the SAL Mid-Season All-Star. Victor is currently still playing with the Colorado Rockies, and in his off-season is part of our Cepeda Baseball Staff.

    Bryan Puccinelli – Professional Baseball Instructor

  • Played organized baseball for 18 years.
  • Played for Foothill and Canada Colleges for 3 seasons
  • Semi-Pro/Independent baseball for 1 year
  • Cepeda Baseball Professional Baseball Instructor for 4 years
  • Wuilman Rodrigez – Professional Baseball Instructor

    Wuilman was born in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. He played professionaly with the Pittsburgh Pirates Organization and Leones del Caracas in Venezulea. He has played with and been coached by several recognized coaches including Many Acta (Manager of the Washington Nationals). Wuilman currently resides in Corpus Christi, Texas and is the General Manager & coach at the Cepeda All-Star Baseball Academy.

     border= Justos Zolicoff – Professional Baseball Instructor

    Justos began playing professional baseball at an early age in his homeland of Columbia. At the age of 16 he was selected to play on the Columbian Junior Olympics. He continued to play several years of professional baseball with the Florida Marlins minor league system, and finished up his career playing Independent Professional baseball. Justos loves to work with kids and seeing them develop is one of his main focuses as an instructor.

    Casey Fuller – Professional Baseball Instructor

    In 1997, his senior year in high school, Casey was drafted in the 40th round by the Minnesota Twins. When he graduated, Casey went on to play baseball for Sacramento City College. In 1998, Casey was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 25th round, but did not sign. He went on to play for the University of Mississippi on a pitching scholarship. During his pitching career he occasionally picked up a bat and would impress his teammates during batting practice. Casey left the University of Mississippi after a year and received a scholarship to play for Sacramento State. In 2002, Casey signed with the Colorado Rockies as a free agent. He played three professional seasons, and won the Pioneer Baseball League homerun championship in the in 2003 season. Casey is a National ABC Director and Manager of the 14u team for the Hard 90 Baseball Academy.

    Rick Fuller - Professional Baseball Instructor

    Rick Fuller was drafted and signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as a catcher in 1965. He spent two years playing in the minor leagues before an eye injury ended his career. He has umpired at the high school and college baseball levels. Rick has coached all levels of baseball, from Little League to High School Varsity ball. Most recently, he was an assistant coach for Dixon High School’s baseball team, specializing in hitting, catching and pitching. Rick is also an instructor with America's Baseball Camps.

    Camille Cepeda – Off-Field Camps Director & Tournament Coordinator

    Camille has over 10 years of Administrative Specialist experience, and also five years of Project Management experience. Along with being Cepeda Baseball's Off-Field Camps Director and Tournament Coordinator, Camille is currently a Project Manager II for KP HealthConnect with Kaiser Permanente in Emeryville, Ca.

    You can reach Camille by calling (925) 482-5733 or via email at cepedabaseballcamps@yahoo.com

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