PRP Staff
Jake Lewis
Director of Sports Performance
Graduated from Providence High School in 2017, where won 2A state championship in 2016. After high school, played at Eastern Kentucky University, where was a weekend starter junior and senior year. Graduated in 2021 with a bachelor degree in Exercise Science. With the extra year back from COVID, transferred to Ball State, to finish out college career and earn a master's in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sports Performance.
After playing, took a job as a sports performance coach at R&D baseball in Northern Virginia. Where coached players from 6+ professional organizations as well as college and high school athletes. Assisted in assessments of athletes and creating individualized strength programs for players.
Email: jlewis@prpbaseball.com
Joey Romence
Pitching Coach
Graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in Kalamazoo, MI in 2013. After High School, played at Glen Oaks Community College. After two years at GOCC, transferred to Spring Arbor university and played for Hall of Fame coach, Sam Riggleman.
After Spring Arbor, Romence joined a facility in Kalamazoo, Hardball fans and worked there for 3 years. In the fall of 2020, Romence joined staff at Kalamazoo Valley Community College and served as their Pitching coach for 2 seasons. During that time, he also served as the pitching coach for the Kalamazoo Growlers, in Northwoods League in the summer of 2021.
After leaving KVCC in 2022, Romence joined on staff Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He served as the Director of Operations / Pitching Development. He assisted in the day to day operations with the pitching staff, scouting reports, and utilizing Miami’s technology to enhance the performance of the pitchers. He was also the bullpen coach.
While at Miami, the pitching staff broke a new school record for most strikeouts in a single season (594) and ranked top 5 in the country for most strikeouts in the regular season.