Kelly is the President and Co-Founder of Kentuckiana Eclipse. She played travel softball during her youth. In 2005 and 2006 she was an assistant varsity and head Junior Varsity Coach for Floyd Central High School. In 2015 she was a coach for a different travel program before co-founding Kentuckiana Eclipse in 2016. Kelly coached the Minors All Star Team for Floyds Knobs Little League to back to back State Championships in 2018 and 2019. She has been the Head Coach for the 2008 Eclipse team since 2016. Kelly is also the Head Softball Coach at Highland Hills Middle School
Richard Brown: Rbrown@kentuckianaclipse.com
502-500-8624
Coach Richard Brown is a native of Goshen, Kentucky and now lives “right down the road” from his childhood home with his wife and two children. He graduated from South Oldham High School in 1998 and attended Auburn University. Richard grew up playing multiple sports, most notably soccer and wrestling. For the past 7 years Richard has been coaching youth across numerous disciplines including archery, sporting clays, firearms safety, as well as individual and social development. In all things he believes that a positive coach empowers others. Richard believes that sports prepare children for life, teaching them about working as a team or as a team player, not as an individual. Lastly, he focuses heavily on fundamentals, sighting “All good things start with a strong foundation.” In his free time Richard enjoys hiking, hunting, and spending time in the outdoors with his family and dogs.
Caleb Rench: Crench@kentuckianaeclipse.com
317-696-7430
Caleb has been coaching sports for the last 9 years. Caleb coaches several sports including basketball, soccer, and softball. He has a passion for coaching and getting players excited for the game. Caleb also has experience coaching baseball for the Silver Creek All Star team. He is currently the coach of the 13/14 Kentuckiana Eclipse team and a member of the Silver Creek Little League board.
Drake Potts: Dpotts@kentuckianaeclipse.com
502-821-0319
Drake has been with Kentuckiana Eclipse Sports for the last 2 years as an assistant to Coach Rench. Drake played basketball, baseball, tennis, golf, track, and cross country at Borden. As a father of 3 girls, softball has become a true passion for him. Drake loves the sport and pours everything he has into coaching his daughters and his 8u team. He strives to develop his 8U girls fundamentally but in a way that they also grow a love for the game and build lasting friendships with their teammates.
Jay Benson: Jbenson@kentuckianaeclipse.com
812-989-2021
Jay has been coaching youth softball for the past 3 years at FKCC and NALL. He is a graduate of New Albany High School where he played varsity soccer for 4 years. Growing up he played baseball, basketball and soccer. He is excited for the opportunity to continue coaching youth softball for the Eclipse Organization. His goal for the girls is for them to learn how to be good teammates, have fun and work hard while building relationships and growing their passion for softball.
Brandon Keith: Bkeith@kentuckianaeclipse.com
Graduate of Charlestown High School and the University of Louisville. Currently serving on the Board of Directors for the Greater Clark Education Foundation. He has enjoyed the seasons of coaching his kids Elliana and Andrew with Charlestown Little League and Clark County Soccer Association. His family is long time members of Eastside Christian Church. His wife, Jenna, and two kids are excited to be a part of the Eclipse family!
Brandon's goal with Eclipse is to help grow and develop the players for experiences on and off the field. He hopes to help develop leaders who respect others and have a positive impact on those around them.