Coach Decker is a former professional baseball player. He played is collegiate days at San Diego State (SDSU) under Hall Of Fame player/coach Tony Gwynn.

After his playing career he found his true calling, coaching. Coach Decker coached 3 years collegiately two years at USD and one year at SDSU. Coach Decker has 8 years of coaching experience at Del Norte high school.

In addition, Coach Decker owns and operates two baseball businesses locally and Nationwide. Trosky Force a travel ball organization that has players from 7u to 18u.

His passion for the kids and youth in this area is unmatched and we so excited to share his expertise with all these amazing players.

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Coach Decker has three children of his own with his wife, Jade.

EJ played High School ball at Chaminade High School in Mineola, NY. After tearing his labrum prior to his senior year he ended up attending the University of San Diego were he was an undergraduate assistant coach under Rich Hill for 3 years. After finishing up at USD, he became a Coach and Director for Trosky Force, a nationally recognized travel ball organization based out of 4s Ranch where he's been for the past 7 years and counting. For the past four years, Coach EJ has also been the Varsity Pitching Coach at Scripps Ranch High School. 

Coach EJ is found in our facility 7 days a week, where he runs our membership classes and also gives private pitching and hitting lessons. He is passionate about helping players develop and getting them to the next level! 

Kris played high school baseball at Sprayberry HS in Marietta, Georgia where he had a 0.60 ERA during his senior year and was the Gatorade Georgia Player-of-the-Year and a USA Today High School First-Team All-American. During the summer, Kris played for the national powerhouse, East Cobb Yankees where he compiled a record of 29-3 over two seasons.

After not being officially drafted out of high school, Kris attended Clemson University on a full scholarship from 1994 to 1996. During his time at Clemson, the teams won an ACC Championship and made two trips to the College World Series. During his junior year, Kris was the first pitcher in NCAA D1 history to lead the nation in wins (14-0), ERA (1.40), and strikeouts (178) in the same season. Kris was later voted the ACC Athlete-of-the-Year and was the consensus College Baseball Player-of-the-Year. Before starting his professional career, Kris represented his country on the 1996 Olympic Team bronze medal winning team in Atlanta.

After being drafted as the #1 overall player in the 1996 MLB Draft by the Pittburgh Pirates, Kris played two years in the minor leagues before making his first MLB start on April 9, 1999, and finishing the season forth in the Rookie-of-the-Year voting. He was a Roberto Clemente Award winner for community service with the Pirates. He won similar recognition with the Thurman Munson Award, Joan Payson Award, and the New Jersey Sports Writers Humanitarian of the Year Award with the Mets. After a long professional career, he retired after the 2010 season with over 10 years of Major League service with the Mets, Orioles, Rangers, and Diamondbacks.

Kris has three children of his own and three stepchildren with his wife, Misty.