Our goal as a staff is to develop players to a point that they can play at the college level, and be equipped to confidently pursue their baseball goals.
Owner & Manager, Camp & Clinic Trainer
Levi Lacey, Texas Rangers MLB Scout
Levi Lacey started Laces Baseball Academy
in 2005. Levi is currently a scout for the Texas Rangers and is the former head coach for Everett Community College. An 8-time coach of the year, he guided the Everett Trojans to the 2013 NWAC Championship. Levi has coached over 30 MLB Draft Picks, 4 MLB players, and developed hundreds of collegiate level players. As a player at College of Idaho he won a National Championship and was an All-American.
Academy Hitting Coach
Kyle Swenson
Kyle's hometown is Arlington, WA. He graduated from Pendleton High School in Oregon, where he played Football, Basketball, and Golf. He majored in Business and played golf at Bellevue Community College. Kyle has 21 years of coaching Select Baseball & Softball in our community, 5 years of coaching Middle School/High school football, and 5 years of coaching Select Basketball. When he's not coaching or watching his two teenage daughters play high school sports, his hobbies include Hunting, Golfing, & playing men's softball.
Academy 14u Softball Head Coach
Rich Filori
Rich's Info Coming Soon
Academy 14u Assistant Coach
Bethany Belisle
Bethany's grew up in Sedro Woolley and is now proud to call Arlington home. She went to Sedro Woolley High and then graduated from CWU and SPU. Bethany has enjoyed coaching Little League Softball (rookies, minors, and majors) since 2017. She first started playing Fastpitch Softball as an 8 year old in LIttle League (when Fastpitch was beginning to become popular). She enjoyed pitching, playing 2nd Base, and the occasional stint in Centerfield through high school.
Bethany and her husband Nic have been married for 17 years and have two kids, Iylee & Nate. Bethany's hobbies include running, lifting weights, and riding her Peloton. Aside from softball and football, as a family, they also enjoy snowmobiling, jet-skiing, shed hunting, fishing, camping, and spending time east of the mountains!
Academy 12u Head Coach
Miranda Rosebrook
Miranda went to Marysville Pilchuck High in her hometown of Marysville, WA. She went to college at Wenatchee Valley College/Academy of Arts U. Miranda played select softball for Sunoco Express (12-14u), and Gold Lake Breeze (16u-18u). She was a 4yr starter on Varsity at MP High, 1st Team All-Wesco Utility as Freshman & Senior, 2nd Team All-Wesco 2nd base Sophomore/Shortstop Junior year. Sheplayed for Wenatchee Valley College where she was two-time NWAC All-American utility & centerfielder & Eastern Regional Champions. She was the team captain and holds the school record for most hits in a season, and received Pride & Hustle Award. Miranda was recruited and signed with Academy of Arts University.
Miranda has been an individual skills instructor and camp instructor.
Her favorite player to watch is currently Sis Bates, and used to be Jessica Mendoza. Her all-time favorite catch is Patty Basso, but all of her female coaches have been the most influential, as swell as her first coach, Mike, aka Dad.
Academy 12u Assistant Coach
Abi House
Abigail went to Marysville Pilchuck High School in her hometown of Marysville, WA, and went to college at Northwest Nazarene University, where she graduated with her BSN.
Abi played select softball from ages 9-17, and was a USA junior olympic softball team member in 2013, Holand.
She was a 4 year starter at Northwest Nazarene University with 1x division champions, 1x GNAC tournament champions, 1x regional tournament appearance.
Abi's favorite players to watch are Ichiro and Kiki Mallow (Tennessee), and her all-time favorite coach is her dad.
Academy 10u Head Coach
Maddie German
Maddie's Info Coming Soon
Academy 10u Assistant Coach
Jordan Lono
Jordan's Info Coming Soon
Academy 10u Assistant Coach
Mike Smathers
Mike's Info Coming Soon
Academy Pitching Coach
Sarah Johnson
Sarah's hometown is Lake Stevens, WA. She graduated in 2008 from Lake Stevens High where she was a 4yr starter before she went on to play for Towson University 2018-2020, and then for Boise State University 2020-2022. She also played for NW Batbusters Gold 2015-2018.
Sarah's coaching experience includes private instruction, DBats Pitching instructor, and Boise State and Towson Prospect camps.
Her favorite player to watch is Taylor Caudill (Boise State), and her favorite all-time coach is Andrew Rich (head coach of Idaho State University).