Coach Ketelhut owns EK Fastpitch, LLC, and has been doing both hitting and defensive lessons using his Right View Pro ® certification for the past two years. Previously, he was employed by the Doug Gillis Academy where he was a hitting instructor and trainer for other hitting coaches. He also worked as the Athletic Director and Physical Education teacher at Summit Academy Charter High School.
Eddy’s coaching experience also includes over 15 years of being the head coach at several schools for softball, baseball, basketball, and football. Most recently, he was the Varsity softball Coach at Mercy High School in Farmington Hills and Gabriel Richard High School in Riverview Michigan. He was named the 2010 Catholic League AA division Coach of the Year and was chosen to coach in the Division III All-State game.
At the next level, Ketelhut was the hitting and defensive infield coach at Northwood University in 2004. One of Eddy’s greatest honors during his instructing career this far was presenting at a hitting and defensive clinic beside Mike Candrea (Head Coach at the University of Arizona and previous Head Coach of Team USA) and Doug Gillis (Volunteer Coach at University of Missouri).
On the field, he has played fifteen years of professional men’s fastpitch softball including the past thirteen years with the Midland Explorers. Ketelhut is a member of the USA men’s fastpitch player pool and has been since 2003. He also played in the Tri-Nations tournament in Saskatoon, Canada, in 2008. He has earned several honors during his playing career including being an ASA All-American.
Prior to Ketelhut’s professional career, he attended both Seminole Junior College in Oklahoma and Central Michigan University on baseball scholarships. He is currently pursuing his Masters of Arts in Sports Administration.
Eddy resides in Canton, Mich. with his wife, Sarah, and daughter, Kaylee.
