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Edmonton Collegiate Hawks
Baseball Edmonton is a consortium of investors who, in 2021, signed a 10-year lease with the City of Edmonton to operate RE/MAX Field; an iconic baseball stadium in the city. Alongside operating the Edmonton Riverhawks out of the facility during the summer, in 2021 Baseball Edmonton also took over operations of the Edmonton Collegiate Hawks, formerly the Edmonton Collegiate Baseball Club.
The Edmonton Collegiate Hawks will give young aspiring Alberta baseball players the opportunity to combine a challenging collegiate baseball experience with an academic commitment at well respected post secondary educational institutions. The Varsity Hawks play in the highly competitive Canadian College Baseball Conference. The conference includes teams from: University of Calgary, Prairie Baseball Academy, Okanagan College, Thompson Rivers University, University of Fraser Valley, Victoria Collegiate, & Vancouver Island University. Edmonton Collegiate is excited to add a Junior Varsity program for developing players. The JV team will play other JV programs in the CCBC, as well as elite high school programs in Alberta. The goal of developing a truly well rounded collegiate athlete will be a reality under the guidance of reputable coaches and advisory members. The affiliation with the Edmonton Riverhawks of the West Coast League will provide many benefits for ECH athletes:
- the ability to have the iconic RE/MAX Field in the Edmonton river valley as the team’s home base
- four season training facilities that will ensure optimal skill and athletic development
- quality coaching and mentorship environment within the program
- a convenient training and playing schedule that will allow for a strong academic commitment while becoming the best player possible
- the opportunity to have collaborative training sessions with the WCL Riverhawks coaching staff
- job opportunities at Riverhawks home games to help with student financial commitments
- an integrated player identification system for players wanting to play summer baseball in various leagues(WCBL, WCL) as well as players potentially looking to transition to American college programs
Coach Lanferman heads into his 5th year as Head Coach for Edmonton Collegiate, holding a 55-69 cumulative regular season record. In 2024, the ECH Pitching Staff set a CCBC Record for Team ERA with a 2.73. Lanferman was named the Head Coach for the Edmonton Riverhawks (WCL) in 2023. In 2024, he led the team to their first playoff berth as a franchise, finishing the regular season with a record of 32-22. In 2025, the Edmonton Riverhawks finished 34-20, which won them the North Division. They went on to win their first playoff series as a franchise, but fell short in the WCL North Division Semi-Final. Lanferman holds an 87-82 record as a manager in the WCL. Coach Lanferman is a Fort Hays State University & University of British Columbia alumni, completing his B.A. Psychology at UBC. He recently graduated from the University of Western States, completing his M.A. in Sports & Performance Psychology. Lanferman helped coach Team Alberta in the 16U Western Canada Prospects Series (2023). The Sherwood Park native is proud to be heavily tied to the local baseball community as it grows and develops elite players.
Coach Moon is currently in his third year with Edmonton Collegiate. Levi played his minor baseball in Red Deer before attending the Badlands Baseball Academy in Oyen for three years. He followed that up by spending his collegiate career with SUNY Niagara (NJCAA), Prairie Baseball Academy(CCBC) & The Moose Jaw Miller Express(WCBL). After his college career ended in 2019 Moon signed with the Kiel Seahawks of the German Professional Bundesliga where he finished 2nd in the league in homeruns. Following his stint in Germany Moon Signed to play winter ball down under in Canberra, Australia before heading back to Europe, this time joining the Schwechat Blue Bats of the Austrian Professional Bundesliga. In 2022 after a year away due to shoulder surgery Moon joined The Stockholm Monarchs of the Swedish Elitserien for the back half of the season helping them go on a 14-Game win streak to end the regular season before losing out in the second round of the playoffs, he was a major part of that streak recording 32 RBI’s in the teams final 16 games while hitting .419. He returned to the Monarchs in 2023 where he capped of his playing career by leading the league in six offensive and defensive categories while also helping his team finish 2nd, losing in the national championship game. Through his time overseas Moon was a 3X-Allstar(‘19, ’22 & ‘23) & 2x-Homerun Derby Champion. On the coaching side Levi was the assistant coach for the Neutral Hills Wranglers Academy in 2022. For the 2022 & ‘23 season Levi was the Head Coach of the Stockholm U19 Junior squad helping them achieve back to back 3rd place finishes at Swedish nationals. Moon has also spent time with Vimy Ridge Academy, the Edmonton Expos U18 AAA’s & has been with the Edmonton Riverhawks the past two seasons.
Coach Wilson is currently in his second year as a Pitching Coach at Edmonton Collegiate. Jamie has been a professional coach for 10+ years, starting his coaching journey with Baseball New Zealand- coaching u13 and u15 National teams and being the regional development officer for the Auckland Baseball Association. 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. He also coached in Okotoks, before moving to Alberta full time. Jamie is also the Pitching Coach for the Edmonton Riverhawks of the West Coast League.
Nathan has been an Assistant Coach with Edmonton Collegiate (formerly known as the University of Alberta Baseball Club & ECBC) since 2017, working with catchers. Nathan played his minor baseball in St. Albert before moving on to play at the collegiate level with the Prairie Baseball Academy and the University of Alberta Baseball Club. Coffin was also the Head Coach of St. Albert 15U & 18U teams from 2013-2015. Nathan has also been the Bench Coach with the Edmonton Riverhawks for the past four seasons.
This is Hummel’s third year as a Pitching coach with Edmonton Collegiate. He played for Okanagan College for his 5-year college career. During that time, Okanagan College would secure their first CCBC championship (2018), and Hummel would set a program record for lowest single season ERA (2019). Hummel also played two seasons for the Kelowna Falcons (WCL) in 2018 and 2019. In 2021/2022 Hummel was an assistant pitching coach for the Okotoks Dawgs before signing with the Welland Jackfish (IBL) for his first pro-season (2022). Hummel has also been the Director of Operations and head coach for the ATHX Baseball Academy in Edmonton since 2022.
Kirwer began his baseball journey with a standout year in 2014, earning NorWest League Player of the Year honors with the Sherwood Park Dukes. He was then offered a scholarship to Niagara University (Division I) where he played from 2015 to 2017. As a freshman and sophomore he was named to the All-MAAC Second Team (2015, 2016), and in 2016, he was recognized nationally as the NCAA Division I Hitter of the Week after posting a .714 batting average with 10 hits, 5 doubles, a home run, and 12 RBIs. In 2017, Kirwer capped off his collegiate career by earning All-MAAC First Team honors, finishing the season with a .335 average, 65 hits, 20 doubles, 2 home runs, 47 runs scored, and 23 stolen bases in 25 attempts. He was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 20th round of the 2017 MLB Draft. Kirwer went on to play six seasons of professional baseball, reaching as high as Triple-A. In 2018, he was selected as a Northwest League All-Star while playing for the Vancouver Canadians. He was later picked by the Seattle Mariners in the 2021 Rule 5 Draft. Kirwer is now an academy coach at ATHX Performance and Hitting Coach for the Edmonton Riverhawks the past 2 seasons before joining ECH.
Keegan has post secondary baseball experience spending time at Douglas College and earning a scholarship to Goshen College in Indiana as well as summer collegiate experience with the Moose Jaw Miller Express and Brooks Bombers of the Western Canadian Baseball League. He has multiple years of coaching experience having worked on the staff of the Summer Games gold medal winning Zone 6 team as well as the Edmonton Trappers team that went to LL Nationals in 2019. Recent years he has been the coach of Sherwood Park Athletics 15u AAA in 2023 and Dukes BAEL team for the 2024/25 seasons as well as assistant coach for Team Alberta 14u western prospects series team. Keegan has also worked with numerous camps and travel teams ranging from 11U to 18U.