Staff

  • Ryen Ruybal - Owner (Jaw Bat Scout 18u Coach)

    Founded Fielder's Choice in 2018, with the sole purpose of getting high school baseball players into college. Ryen played his high school baseball at Madison High (San Diego, CA) and was a 3 time gold glove winner. Continued his baseball career at Ottawa University in Ottawa, KS (NAIA). Ryen has coached at the high school level from 2018-2025 where he has 2 state titles, one at the TAPPS level as well as a TAPPS coach of the year award (2023) and one at the SPC level. Ryen is now an assistant coach/recruiting coordinator for KCKCC (Kansas City Kansas Community College).

    Ryen is also the head coach of the 18u Jaw Bat Scout team based out of Fort Worth, TX.

  • Taylor Mcmackin - 2027 Coach

  • Caleb Boswell - 2028 Coach

  • Todd Forbes - 2030 Coach

  • Jessica Hylander - Nutritionists

    Jessica Hylander started her role as the Assistant Director of Sports Nutrition at TCU in 2021. Prior to her fulltime position at TCU, she was a Sports Nutrition Graduate Assistant from 2019-2021.

    Hylander is a Registered Dietitian (RD) through the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) and is a licensed dietitian (LD) in the state of Texas. Her primary responsibility is assisting in the caring for the nutritional needs of all TCU’s student-athletes primarily through team education and individual counseling. Additionally, Hylander serves as the preceptor for dietetic interns and volunteers, manages team fueling stations campus-wide, participates in an interdisciplinary team to advocate for student-athlete wellness, manages the student-athlete Performance Athletic Dining (PAD) facility, and assists in departmental management. She is passionate about mentoring, mental health, and using up to date, evidence-based research and practices to improve her athlete’s performance.
     
    Hylander received her bachelors of science in Dietetics, with a minor in chemistry from Olivet Nazarene University. She went on to do her dietetic internship and receive a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Dominican University. Most recently, she received an additional master’s degree in Higher Educational Leadership (M.Ed) from TCU. Prior to TCU, she was involved in the Sports Nutrition Departments at both Northwestern University and the University of Florida.

    Jessica handles all nutrition plans for all of our high school athletes (15u-18u)

  • Zach Nehrir

    - Former 16th round Draft pick by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
    - 9 years of professional baseball.
    - Has assisted at the High School, Junior College and Division 1 levels.
    - American Association HR Derby Champion and Post Season MVP.
    - Certified Mental Performance Coach.