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Tom is in his 12th year on the coaching staff for the Milwaukee Brewers West Coast Team for the Area Code Games. He also participates in the annual Area Code Select Games and ID Series.

From 1998-2001 Myers served as the lead assistant for UCSB of the Big West Conference. From 2002-2004 served in the same capacity at Santa Clara University. He later returned to UCSB from 2005-2011 as associate head coach for the Gauchos.

During the summer of 2007, Myers served as pitching coach for the Santa Barbara Foresters of the California Collegiate League. Summer of 2008 Myers was the head coach for the Kenai Peninsula Oilers of the Alaskan League. From 2009-2011 Myers was the head coach for the Brewster Whitecaps of the prestigious Cape Cod League. During his time as a Division I assistant coach, Myers instructed 105 players who eventually played professional baseball with 35 reaching the Major Leagues.

Myers was drafted in 1991 by the Oakland Athletics and eventually played 5 seasons with the Athletics, Orioles, and Cardinals. In 1997 Myers served as player-coach for the Dutch Professional League in Haarlam, Holland.

Myers currently enters his 13th year as an area scout and is now in his third as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers Scouting Department. Myers previously scouted 10 years for the Chicago Cubs from 2011-2021. His territory covers Central Southern California and Las Vegas. Myers also is the owner of the Santa Barbara Grizzlies Baseball Development Group located on the Central Coast.

Myers graduated from UCSB with a degree in History and received his Masters in Education from Azusa Pacific University. Myers is single and father to Lauren Myers who is 21 years old and is a junior at UC Davis.

Prior to joining, Prep Baseball Hardesty was with Baseball Factory as their College Recruiting Coordinator/Director of Player Promotions. Evaluating and assisting amateur baseball players in the college recruiting process, while additionally covering top players from the Baseball Factory events through video scouting, social media promotion and evaluation.

Prior to his most recent roles, Hardesty spent nearly 15 years coaching collegiately. Spending one summer coaching in the New York Collegiate League before spending 2 years as the Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator at Westmont College. From there he joined the coaching staff at Ventura College and for 9 years served as an Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator/Associate Head Coach for the Pirates baseball program. Then moving on to serve as the Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator for Santa Barbara City College and to a position as the Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator for Moorpark College. Also, over the last 20 years in coaching he served as the Head Coach for the Coastal Cubs/Dodgers College Development/Scout team and most recently 12U/14U teams & Collegiate Summer League teams. As well, he is helping to start the first Knight Knation California affiliate under the nationally renowned Knights Knation travel organization.

Hardesty graduated from Ventura High School in Ventura, Ca. After graduation he was a 1-year starter at Ventura College at the California Community College level. He received a scholarship to play at Trinity International University where he was a starter. After an ankle injury during his junior year. Hardesty elected to transfer to Westmont College where he was a 2-year starter and team captain.

Hardesty earned his B.A. from Westmont College in Political Science in 2006. After graduation, Steven preceded to earn his M.S.S. degree in Sports Studies (emphasis in Strength and Conditioning) from the United States Sports Academy in 2009. In 2012, he completed his M.S. in Physical Education from Azusa Pacific University. Hardesty earned NSCA-Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist certification in 2010.