Diamond Dreams Sports Academy
Our Team
Eric Toole | Director of Baseball Operations
University of Iowa (2012-2015)
- Holds U of I school record with 207 career singles
- 2nd in at-bats (776)
- 3rd in career hits (239)
- 4th in steals (70)
-
Was Iowa’s lead off hitter in 2014 & 2015 - Starred as an outfielder from 2012-2015
- Took a leadership role as being 1 of 4 of Iowa’s team captains in 2015
Professional:
Following his senior season Eric was selected in the 22nd round of the 2015 MLB draft by the Colorado Rockies. In his professional baseball career he was a .265 hitter for over 3 seasons!
Todd Oberthien | Pitching & Hitting Instructor
Originally from Solon, IA, Oberthien is a Solon High School 2013 graduate. He received 2013 All-District Utility player his senior year of high school. He played for two seasons at Marshalltown Community College and graduated in 2015. He then transferred to Mount Mercy University graduating in 2018. He earned 2018 Heart of America Conference Honorable Mention Relief Pitcher.
Oberthien started his coaching career in 2017 as the HLV High School Assistant Baseball Coach. In Fall 2019 and Fall 2020 he was the Perfect Game Iowa Select Travel Coach. Spring 2021 he was the Pitching Coach at Central College in Pella, IA. Todd was also the pitching coach at MCC this past year.
Erin White | Lead Softball Instructor
Canadian National Softball Team
- 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece
- 2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia
- 1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Manitoba
- 1998 World Championships Fujinomiya, Japan
Professional Softball Player
- Member of the “Gold” Team
- Participated in the Tour of Fastpitch Champions, traveling across the United States to promote the League through competition, speaking engagements, and camps and clinics.
Iowa State University
- Inducted into the Iowa State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016
- First Team All Big 12 (1999)
- Second Team All Big 12 (11996, 1998)
- First Team All Mid-West Region (1999)
- Only softball player at Iowa State University to have jersey retired (#2)
Casey Dahm
- Graduated from Iowa City West class of 2014
- Played infield at Mount Mercy 2014-2019
- Varsity Assistant Coach at Solon High School 2018-Present
- Assistant Baseball Coach at Mount Mercy 2019-2020
- Graduate Assistant at Mount Mercy 2020-Present
Abbie Huisenga
Softball Instructor
Southeastern Community College (2019-2021)
While on their team she played 3rd base, 1st base, and catcher
1st Team All- Conference, and 3rd Team All American honors
Stats:11HR .376BA .636SLG 152B 23R 47RBI
Highland High School (2015-2019)
Played 5 years on the varsity softball team
Holds numerous school records
While earning 3rd Team All State and 1st Team All conference 3x
Abbie will be an instructor for hitting, and fielding / catching.
Hannah Cole
Softball Pitching Instructor
Graduated from West Delaware High School in 2014. Record holder at WD for most strikeouts. Class 4A Strikeout leader with 314 strikeouts in a single season. Four time State qualifying team. First Team All Conference, All District, and All State honors for multiple seasons.
Continued playing softball at Kirkwood Community College and ultimately finished my softball career playing on the Club team at Iowa State University.
I've been coaching High School Softball for 8 years (4 as a head coach) and this summer will be my first year as the Liberty High School Softball Head Coach.
I have been giving pitching lessons for 10 years to girls ages 7 and up. During our lessons, we will work on developing the correct mechanics, speed, movement pitches for older girls, and the mental game of pitching.
Brandon Bickford
Baseball Instructor
Brandon Bickford originally from Des Moines Iowa attended Dowling catholic a 2020 grad. Senior year received 1st team all conference, 1st team all district and 2nd team all state. Went on to attend Mount Mercy University where he was a utility player starting in 7 different spots throughout his career he starts his coaching career off here at Diamond Dreams.
Brylee Klosterman
Softball Hitting and Outfield Instructor
Brylee graduated from Iowa City Liberty in 2020. She was a 3 Time All-State selection, First Team All-State (2017 & 2019) , and a 3 Time All-Conference selection. Brylee played six years of club softball for the Eastern Iowa Barracudas, 4 years on the 18u Gold Team.
She graduated from the University of Iowa in 2024, where she played 171 games with a career batting average of .263 and OBP of .371. Her career fielding percentage is .958.
Brylee is currently the Assistant Softball Coach at Liberty High School.
Ty Plummer
Baseball Hitting/Fielding Instructor
Ty attended Valley in West Des Moines where he was the starting SS in 2022 & 2023. His senior year he led the team in 8 offensive categories. Received All Conference, All District & All State in 2022 & 2023.
Played in the IHSBCA All Star Series on the Large Schools West team, he was the 3rd ranked SS in Iowa by PBR & Perfect Game. Ty is available for baseball hitting and fielding lessons!
Tyler Stern
Baseball Pitching Instructor
Tyler graduated from Iowa City West High School and continued his baseball career at Mount Mercy University. He has three years of high school coaching experience, and 1 year of experience as a pitching coach for all ages. Tyler has also worked at a professional baseball facility in North Carolina. Tyler will be available for baseball pitching lessons!
Career Stats: 46.1 Innings Pitched, 54 Strikeouts, 4.08 ERA
