2024 coaching staff
Manager- J.D. Arndt
J.D. enters his seventh season as the Flash's manager, the only manager in the program's history. JD has led the Flash to OVL division championships in each of the last four seasons and to a runner-up finish in the OVL last year. His Flash teams have a 149-97 record overall including a 107-53 mark over the last four seasons.
A graduate of Missouri Baptist University, J.D. has more than 20 years of coaching experience at the collegiate and professional levels before becoming the manger of the Flash. He spent eight seasons, including two as manager, with the Rockford RiverHawks of the Frontier League and coached for many summers in collegiate wood bat leagues across the country.
In addition to managing the Flash, J.D. is the Youth Service Center director at South Middle School.
Assistant Coach - Brandon Boxer
Former Flash player Brandon Boxer returns to Henderson this summer for his second consecutive season as a member of the coaching staff after helping manager J.D. Arndt lead the team to the OVL championship series for the first time in program history. Boxer was a catcher on the Flash's division championship teams in 2019 and 2021. The Miamisburg, OH native played three seasons at Indiana University-Southeast after transferring from the University of Charleston in West Virginia and just concluded playing his career this spring at Cumberland University in Tennessee.
Assistant Coach - cody schultz
A member of the Flash's 2021 division championship team, Cody Schultz returns to Henderson as a member of the coaching staff this summer. After concluding his playing career at Metro State University Denver in 2023, Cody played professional last summer for the Rocky Mountain Vibes of the independent Poineer League. A third-team All-American and a two-time Gold Glove second baseman, Cody played for Team Germany in the World Baseball Classic qualifier, the U23 World Cup in Taiwan and the 2023 European Championships in the Czech Republic.
pitching Coach - scott mueller
Scott Mueller, who spent seven seasons playing professional ball, joins the Flash this year as our pitching coach. Scott pitched for South Mountain Community College in Arizona and Arizona State University before being drafted in the 21st round of the 2007 MLB Draft by the Baltimore Orioles. In addition to four season in the Orioles' organization, Scott played one year in the Nationals organization as well as four seasons with independent league teams. After retiring as a player, Scott returned to his alma mater as the pitching coach and helped lead Phoenix's Greenway High School to the Arizona state championship. In 2016, he took over the head coaching position at the school and just completed his eighth season.