Meet The Powermill Staff

Our facility prides itself on providing the best staff for all levels of baseball and softball.
Whether you're a beginner or a professional athlete, our instructors are available to enhance your skills in all aspects of the game.

Bryan Brown - Owner

Hitting & Fielding Instructor
Bryan is a Lincoln High baseball alumni who spent his career playing shortstop. He received a baseball scholarship to TCC where he lead the Eagles for two years before he traveled to Florida Southern College where he was drafted by the Houston Astros Organization.  Bryan has been perfecting his coaching technique since 2011, and has helped players advance at all levels. His dedication, commitment, and knowledge of the game has helped players hone their skills and stand out among the competition.

Chris Chavez

Pitching Instructor

Chris played 6 years of professional baseball in three different organizations. He pitched 225 games professionally in which he had 80 saves, a career 2.50 ERA, and averaged 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings. In 2002, he helped Team USA to the silver medal in the Pan Am games in Mexico. He was also a three time All-Star, and a two time Relief Pitcher of the year. He was a First Team All-American at Florida State University in 1999, and is the last pitcher to throw an individual No-Hitter at FSU. In Chris' four years at FSU, he helped take FSU to the College World Series three times, and was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 1999. His 1.22 ERA ranks 11th all time in the College World Series history.

Nick Francis

Hitting & Fielding Instructor

Nick is a former 7 year Major League baseball player with the KC Royals organization who started his career at Godby High School and FSU where he played all positions. Since the end of his playing career, Nick has concentrated on giving back to the game he loved through teaching. He is uniquely qualified to illustrate technique and approach through all phases of the game.

Frank Johnson

Softball Hitting & Fielding Instructor

Frank has been involved in Fastpitch softball since 1992, has coached both high school softball as well as Powermill's 12U and 18U travel ball teams, and has had success sending players to college. He had the pleasure of working with Frank Burke, founder of travel softball in Tallahassee and the Tallahassee Merchants. Frank believes that sports teach young people life skills that make them better people by learning to set goals, work towards those goals, work within a team concept, and identify and solve problems.

Malone Smith

Catching & Hitting Instructor

Malone was an outstanding offensive and defensive catcher in both high school and college. Since 2016, he has been the head coach for high quality baseball teams for many different organizations, and has coached all age levels to numerous victories. Malone possesses the knowledge and skill set to help any player, beginner or more advanced, improve their game in the box or behind the plate.

Chipper Andzel

Hitting & Fielding Instructor

Chipper was a 4 year starter at Chiles High School who played Junior College Ball at Santa Fe State College. He finished his last two years at Valdosta State, and was captain of his team his senior year. He can help any player enhance their hitting or fielding abilities, and runs an advanced hitting group on Monday and Wednesday evenings.

Tahlia Snider

Softball Hitting & Pitching Instructor

Tahlia's 4 years of Varsity experience at Lincoln High School lead to a scholarship at FAMU where she was a Pitcher/Infielder and won 2 conference championships. In her last year at FAMU she ended with a .370 batting average and an ERA of 2.2.

Brandon Davidson

Hitting & Fielding Instructor

Brandon is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer who is currently studying Sports Medicine at Keiser University. He provides hitting and fielding lessons for players ages 6-18 every day of the week, is a camp instructor, and has coached rec ball as well as travel ball teams. 

Josh Blount

Hitting & Fielding Instructor

Josh is from Chattahoochee, FL and was a 4 year letterman on his varsity baseball team, earning both offensive and defensive player of the year accolades during his time there. He is constantly developing his coaching technique and knowledge by studying the games best players and coaches, in hopes of improving his clients skills. Josh is committed to developing young players and teaching them the fundamentals of hitting, catching, and fielding so they will be better equipped to reach their goals.

Sean Oliver

Hitting Instructor

Sean is from Madison, FL, and provides both hitting and defensive instruction for younger players. He is very knowledgeable about the game of baseball, and has been instructing our camps since 2016.

Front Desk Staff

Brent Kittrell, Brody Brown, & Natalie Brown

Our front desk staff are here to assist you with your scheduling needs, and are available to answer any questions you
may have about the services we provide. Stop by the front desk and say, "Hi."