Coaching Staff
Jake Lanferman
Head Coach
Jake played his youth baseball in the Sherwood Park Minor Baseball Program. He attended St. Francis Xavier Academy and the St. Albert Prospects Academy throughout high school and represented Team Alberta many times. After high school he received an athletic scholarship to play for Fort Hays State University in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA D2). After playing in Kansas for a number of years, he transferred to the University of British Columbia where he played in the Cascade Conference (NAIA). He received an athletic scholarship at UBC for consecutive seasons and finished his collegiate baseball career in 2020.
Dylan Flasch
Assistant Coach
Coach Flasch is currently in his 3rd year coaching with the Edmonton Riverhawks, working primarily with hitters and infielders. Flasch is also on the coaching staff with the Edmonton Collegiate Hawks & Vimy Ridge Academy.
Dylan played his minor baseball in Lloydminster and has formerly played with the Badlands Badgers, Niagara County CC (NJCAA), Prairie Baseball Academy (CCBC), Lethbridge Bulls/Moose Jaw Miller Express (WCBL), & Team Saskatchewan.
Levi Moon
Assistant Coach
Moon played his minor baseball in Red Deer before attending the Badlands baseball academy. He followed that up by joining Niagara County CC(NJCAA), Prairie Baseball Academy(CCBC) & the Moose Jaw Miller Express(WCBL). After his college career Moon went on to play 5 seasons internationally starting in 2019 with the Kiel Seahawks (German Bundesliga) following that up by playing down under with Weston Creek Indians (ACT Div 1) in 2019-20, the Schwechat Blue Bats (Austrian Bundesliga) in 2021 & the Stockholm Monarchs (Swedish Elitserien) in both 2022&23 while becoming a 3X-Allstar over that period (‘19, ’22 & ‘23).
On the coaching side Levi was the assistant coach for the Neutral Hills Wranglers academy in 2022. In the past 2 seasons Levi has been the head coach of the Stockholm baseball club’s U19 junior squad helping them achieve back to back 3rd place finishes at Swedish nationals.
Jamie Wilson
Pitching Coach
Jamie has played all over the world with ties to Alberta having played in the WMBL for the Okotoks Dawgs. Having a wealth of international experience with the highlight of his playing career; pitching on the world stage at the World Baseball Classic Qualifiers in Taiwan (2012) and Sydney (2016).
Jamie has been coaching in Alberta since 2016 with various roles with the South Jasper Place Blue Jays and the Edmonton Expos. Jamie has been working at Vimy Ridge Academy for the past 5 years with the baseball program. Prior to moving to Alberta, Jamie was a National Team Coach and Development Officer for Baseball New Zealand.
Nathan Coffin
Bench Coach
Coffin is a former catcher who played Midget AAA in St. Albert, attended the baseball academy in Lethbridge and then went on to the University of Alberta baseball club. That turned into coaching the Hawks Collegiate team, where he’s been since 2016. “I just love being around the Riverhawks team,” reflects Coach Coffin. “I never had any brothers growing up, so growing up being around baseball, it’s like having a bunch of brothers.”
Baseball has been in Coffin’s blood before he was even on solid food. “Literally the day I came out of the hospital, I didn’t go home; I went straight to my dad’s ball game.” Growing up, Coffin’s extended family enjoyed playing slow-pitch games together for over twenty years! He fondly recalls seeing the Edmonton Trappers team with his grandpa who had season tickets back in the day.