Coaches
Brad Correll
Jacob Thompson
Christian Schwartz
Christian Played high school ball locally at Charlotte Catholic where he was an All-Conference Center Fielder. He also played for Brad Correll in showcase ball for 2 years in high school. He played his college ball as an outfielder at Limestone College and Louisburg College then later graduated from University of North Carolina Wilmington. Christian began coaching for Mission in 2017.
Mitch Edens
Mitch graduated High School from Sissonville WV, where he achieved All State and won the School’s first State Championship. Mitch attended University of Tennessee where he was a Walk on / Practice player under new coach Rod Delmonico for two years. Mitch is married and has two boys, one is at UNCC and the other attends Lake Norman Charter. Currently Mitch coaches the Middle School Baseball team at Charlotte Christian and before that coached MS for Lake Norman Charter for 6 years. Mitch has 14 years of experience in the Charlotte travel ball community and has been with some of the top programs.
Shawn Alwran
Shawn played varsity baseball for West Mecklenburg HS from 1993 to 1997. He was set to play at Gardner Webb University, but an injury ended his baseball career. Shawn is a Charlotte Firefighter Captain and played on the CFD baseball team. Shawn has coached multiple age groups over the past 10 years and is very excited to have this opportunity to coach at Mission. Shawn is married to his wife Lauren and they have three children who all play ball. Landon, 15 and Declan, 9 play at Mission and a daughter, Braelyn 13 who plays softball.
Zach McIlroy
Brad Elwood
Brad Elwood is a Union County native. He played high school baseball at Piedmont H.S. where he was named Louisville Slugger Preseason All- American before committing to University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2015 where he was named ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Winner, NCCSIA All-State Second Team, Preseason All-Conference USA selection, Named to All-Atlantic 10 Tournament, 1-10 Player of the Week, Academic All-Conference and 2x A-10 Rookie of the Week. Brad loves to help the community and finds joy in doing so through coaching and teaching the game of baseball since 2011.
TJ Worrell
TJ went to high school locally at South Mecklenburg High School. In 2005 TJ was named to the NCPREPS 4A All-State Team before committing to Wingate University In addition to coaching, Coach TJ is a Charlotte Fire Fighter.
Rafael Méndez
Rafael is a Puerto Rico native drafted by the Detroit Tigers Organization in the 17th round, where he played 7 years in the MLB. In 2003 and 2004
he earned the Gold Glove for 3B (2003) and 1B (2004). Later in his career he
played with the Joliet Jackhammers (2010) where he met Brad Correll. The fall
of 2010, Rafael retired and decided to start his new path that the Lord had for
him and became a full-time baseball/softball instructor and baseball coach.
Coach Mendez has coached many top 100 ranked baseball teams and players. Rafael is the player and facilities operations manager for the entire Mission organization.
"I want to thank Mission Baseball and Brad Correll for the opportunity to
be a part of this amazing organization. I’m pleased and very grateful for this
wonderful opportunity to keep teaching, guiding and mentoring student athletes.
With the Lord always first, the Mendez Family wants to say, thank you and ..
Minner Labrador
CCoach Minner Labrador played high school baseball at Clearwater High School in Florida. Labrador later went on to play at Wingate University in North Carolina in 2006-2008 before transferring to Eckerd College in Florida in 2008-2010. There he earned the SSC second team honors and was the team MVP in 2010 leading his team in multiple offensive categories. After playing, Minner coached at Stanley CC as an assistant and hitting coach. In addition to coaching, Coach Minner is a Charlotte Firefighter.
Tyler Tewell
Tommy Wright
Tommy is from Hillsborough, NC. He played HS ball at Orange Senior High School where he was a 2x All Conference Player. His senior year in 2008 he won the 2A State Championship and was an Honorable Mention All-Tournament Team. He played his college baseball at Surry Community College where he was named to the first team All Regional Team. He transferred to Brunswick Community College where he received his second All-Regional Team honor. In addition to coaching for Mission Baseball he is the current high school and middle school coach for Union Preparatory in Indian Trail, NC
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Fabian Walker
Fabian played baseball for four years at Piedmont HS and was selected to the Southern Carolina 3A All Conference Team in his junior and senior season. He is currently playing baseball at Catawba Valley CC but coaches for Mission in his off time. "My hope is to make these kids better than I ever will be"
Joseph Selitto
Joe was born in Maplewood, NJ. He played baseball, football, and basketball at West Morris Central High School, earning All-Area nominations. He went on to play in the Morris Majors semi-pro baseball league in CF for the Mendham Pastime under coach Bennie Arswaga. Joe has been successful coaching youth baseball at all levels from recreation to USSSA Travel baseball and is new to the Mission staff for Fall 2023.
Xzavier Chishom
Xzavier is a Charlotte, NC native who attended Independence High School where he excelled as a track and field athlete. After graduating, he received a scholarship to UNC-Wilmington and later had the privilege of being inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame. His passion for sports and kids fuels his dedication to coaching. With a deep-rooted appreciation for speed, agility, and quickness, his coaching philosophy centers on establishing those foundational assets, developing well-rounded athletes, and nurturing their love for sports to reach their full potential.
