Teams and Coaches
18U Premier Head Coach Craig Bishop
18U Elite Josh Shore
16U Don Howarth
15U Kory Kohlwes
14U JJ Caldwell
13U Purple Chris Foss
13U Black Chad Bickerdike
Program Location
Primarily based in the Northshore area including Kirkland, Bothell, Kenmore, the Merchants do carry players from other communities as well such as Everett, Snohomish, Monroe and as far south as Kent
Key 2021 Class Players
Kolby Solomon – RHP – Committed to Gonzaga. Solomon, a three year varsity player from Inglemoor High School, commands three pitches and has a high compete level on the mound.
Carson Doi – INF – Committed to Edmonds CC. Doi is a strong bodied, hardworking player who is extremely reliable in the field at the plate.
Ryan Contreres – INF – Committed to Everett CC. Contreres led the team in hitting last season and was a 3 year letterman from Jackson HS.
Kelton Watts – C – Watts, from North Creek High School, has been an instrumental leader in the program since he was 13 years old.
Key 2022 Class Players
Tyler Hogan – INF – Hogan, from Monroe High School, is a left-handed hitter and a great runner.
Jason Murphy – C – Murphy is a left handed hitting catcher from Inglemoor High School, has tremendous talent on the field and has great overall make up as a player.
Noah Albanese – OF – Albanese, also from Inglemoor High School, has great bat whip at the plate and runs well on the base paths.
Key 2023 Class Players
Cam Gillespie – C – Gillespie is from Lake Washington High School and is a strong bodied, hard
Carson Mann – INF/RHP – Mann also from Lake Washington High School, is an athletic infielder and Right Handed Pitcher.
2021 Goals
The Merchants Premier team remains as the defending Seattle Premier League Champions from the 2019 season. Overall our goal is to support the development of players in our communities at our younger levels while competing for championships at our oldest levels. There is a balance between creating opportunities for our North King County families and being as competitive as possible. The bottom line goal is that every player experiences and becomes more prepared to play at the next level whether that is to make the high school team or eventually play College or professionally.
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