About Us
Train Like The Pros
Our staff has extensive experience in all facets of baseball and softball including player-experience in the Major League. We are committed to creating an environment for players of all ages to learn and grow in the game of baseball and softball.
Facility
YCG Academy is the premier indoor baseball and softball training facility in the Southern NH, dedicated to fulfilling the needs of players of all ages and abilities. Our state of the art, indoor facility offers 3 multi-use indoor batting tunnels, soft toss, and T work areas.
Camps & Clinics
YCG Academy baseball and softball camps are available with programs for everyone from the novice athlete to the aspiring pro. Learn from expert coaches and improve your game. We will have information soon with upcoming dates!
Our Instructors
Rino Beninati
Specializes in proper hitting techniques.
Rino Beninai is a retired middle school science teacher who has coached Middle School and High School Softball in Salem, NH for 38 years.
His Middle School record: 371-37 (23 Division 1 championships in 33 years)
(Salem High School has the record for most High School softball state championships in the U.S. (19)
As a hitting instructor, he evaluates a player's swing and provides a series of drills to reinforce good hitting mechanics and address weaknesses. A player's swing is broken down and drills are designed to isolate specific upper and lower body mechanics. The purpose and performance of each drill is thoroughly explained and demonstrated so that players obtain a better understanding of a proper swing.
Lessons are $45.00 / hour
Boys or girls may be as young as 8 years old recreational players up to High School varsity players.
Contact: Rino Beninati at (603) 327-4428 or rinobeninati@hotmail.com
Jim Bail
Specializes in proper hitting & catching techniques.
Jim Bail with decades of experience in MLB, College, HS and Youth coaching, is glad to say that hitting isn't as complicated as some might have you think. Come ready to work and enjoy it!
Along with 18 years as a scout for the Atlanta Braves, his experience spans everything from coaching Big-League prospects, DII College Baseball (Head Coach, Franklin Pierce University), High School, Legion, to 10 years of Little League as his kids were growing up.
He founded and has run the Windham Hitting Academy for the past 23 years - a highly successful program that simplifies the swing and burns proper mechanics into muscle memory. Although he covers everything, his specialties have shown themselves to be hitting and catching for everyone from aspiring pro prospects to young kids.
Although he can (and has) spent all day on details, his unique strength is in simplifying the swing into very understandable terms. Overall, it's as simple as this: Make sure we iron out the fundamentals (balance, rotation, basic hand path) - then really focus on hand-path, hitting vision and timing. Surprisingly, this applies to pro-prospects equally as much as it does to young kids. At the end of the day, we hit with our hands and with our eyes. It is his consistent teaching goal to build a rock-solid understanding and foster remarkable growth in your confidence. He does this by breaking the swing down into its components and burning them into muscle memory.
Contact: Jim Bail at (603)505-0131 or jamesbail42@gmail.com
Cole Yennaco
Specializes in proper hitting, catching & pitching techniques.
Cole Yennaco is currently a freshman at Merrimack College. He is a catcher for their Division 1 Baseball team. He majors in Mechanical Engineering and minors in Finance.
Cole played varsity baseball all four years of high school at Pinkerton Academy where he was very involved in both athletics, academics and other school activities. Cole has played both his freshman and sophomore years as a starter on the Varsity Football Team.
Cole finished his Sophomore year catching every inning of every game for Pinkerton Academy's Varsity team. He batted .386 for the regular season and was one of only 3 players to have received Second Team All-State honors as a Sophomore.
Cole completed his Junior football season for Pinkerton Academy rushing for 16 touchdowns and nearly 1000 yards earning him First Team All-State honors and the Eagle Tribune all star team.
Cole has had many accomplishments for his young career. Cole was the only player in Windham Middle School history to win 3 consecutive championships. Cole was the MVP in his 8th grade season for baseball and received the coach’s award for cross country. Cole has also been part of many other winning teams. At age 12 his Wildcats Travel team finished 7th out of 128 teams in the prestigious Cooperstown Dreams Park tournament. In 2018 he was part of the team that was the New England AAU Super Division champions. In 2020 his team won the Championship for the Elite Baseball Division. Baseball has shown many more championships for various tournaments for Cole over the years.
Outside of baseball Cole has remained a great student remaining on the Honor Roll since 2017. Cole was named as one of two students in his Middle school to receive the Academic Leadership Award and was presented this award at a dinner hosted in Manchester NH. He was class President his 8th grade year and currently the Vice President of his class at Pinkerton Academy. Cole is a member of Future Business Leaders of America, The Pinkerton Investment Club, Athletic Leadership Council, and part of the Pinkerton Mentor Group.
"Cole provides great instruction and mentor-ship to younger players. His technical knowledge of game skills and deep situational awareness are surpassed only by his great attitude. My two little leaguers took a leap forward under his guidance. I would would recommend Cole to any player looking to get better. - Eric Graham