Darren spent two years at Fullerton College where he was First Team All Conference and in 1985 Team MVP. Darren then attended Chapman University where he was selected as a First Team All American. In 1987, he was also named Conference Player of the Year after hitting for the California Collegiate Conference Triple Crown – .388 Avg, 21 HR and 77 RBI’s in 54 games.

Darren was an 11th round draft selection by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1987. After having spent two years with the Cardinals and two years with the Angels, Darren started Sluggers in 1997 located in Huntington Beach.

After 12 years and over 25,000 lessons under his belt, Sluggers is still going strong. Darren resides in Huntington Beach, married to wife, Jeanette, and has two daughters and a son, Rylee, Jaycee, and Luke respectively.

Tony Cappuccilli (Camp Director, Private Instruction) - Tony joined Sluggers in 2009.  Tony played high school baseball right here in Huntington Beach at Edison High School. In 1998 and 1999, Tony was a First Team All Sunset League player. In 1999, Tony was also named the Sunset League MVP and set the Orange County Career Homerun Record, All Orange County Team, All State Team, and All American High School Baseball Team.

Tony played his College Baseball Career at the University of Nevada. In 2003, he was named to the All Western Athletic Conference Team. He played professionally for the Florence Freedom and Reno Astros Independent Baseball Clubs. Currently, Tony is an Assistant Coach at Irvine Valley College and resides in Huntington Beach.