PBC Staff
Joe Taylor
Owner, Lead Instructor, Head Coach
Joe is the Owner of Portland Baseball Club. Originally from the Seattle area, Joe attended Mt. Rainier HS and Tahoma HS. Joe played for Aaron Horrocks and the Horrocks Brewers as a 14 year old and played for Jim Sugarbaker and the Auburn Knights Baseball Club all through high school. At Mt. Rainier HS he played for Dave Cook and at Tahoma HS he played for Russ Hayden and Gail Meyers. Joe played shortstop and second base and pitched in high school. Joe played one season at Green River Community College in Auburn, WA before transfering to Lewis and Clark College in Portland.
At Lewis and Clark, Joe played for Jerry Gatto and Mick Ellett his sophomore year which was Jerry's 22nd and final year at LC. Reid Rainey and Chris Lewis took over the program and coached Joe his final two years. At LC, Joe led the team in appearances each year typically relieving in the Saturday double header and starting on the mound on Sundays. After graduating from Lewis & Clark College in 2004, Joe helped start NW Star Academy where he was the General Manager until 2008. With NW Star, Joe helped build the NW Baseball Coaches Convention, started 19U, 18U, and 14U teams, the Apple Cup Fall League, hosting multiple tournaments a year, and the day to day operations of the teams, scheduling, hiring and training coaches while conducting private lessons.
Portland Baseball Club was formed in November 2008. PBC allows Joe to provide more opportunities for young players to participate in baseball and exposure to cutting edge instruction and the best competition in the Northwest. The goal is to keep costs down to provide access to training for everyone. Joe is the lead instructor focusing primarily on our club teams and off season group classes and overseeing our arm care/velocity program which started in 2014. Joe also handles all the registrations, paperwork, accounting, and much more.
Jordyn Van Atta
Director of High School Teams & 18U Head Coach
Jordyn played for PBC as a catcher/first baseman in the summer of 2012 catching on a team that finished 2nd at the Babe Ruth World Series. Jordyn played college ball at Lane CC, Clark CC, University of Texas Permian Basin, and Midland University. Jordyn played independent ball in the Mt. Rainer League, Desert League, and Empire League. He was the head coach at Sandy HS for three seasons.
Jordyn will oversee our 15U, 16U, 18U summer teams as well as be the head coach of our 18U team. Jordyn will assist with our off season training programs and help with camps and private lessons. Jordyn works with all the catchers in our program.
JR Diaz
Camp & Lesson Instructor
JR moved to Portland in 2015, he was born and raised in the Central Valley California. JR played at Lewis-Clark State College for legendary coach Ed Cheff winning back to back World Series titles in 1999 and 2000. JR has over 25 years coaching experience. Since coming to Portland JR has coached baseball and fastpitch softball for numerous organizations in some capacity. He’s coached and trained with MLB players and D1 coaches. He brings high energy and enthusiasm to his teams.
JR strives to bring out the best in his players specializing in catching, fielding and hitting. JR is the founder of Forge Softball.
PBC Team Coaches
2024 Season
Logan Hatley - 14U Team
Isaac Reynolds - 14U Team
Miguel Rivera - 13U Team
Jaydiss Battles - 13U Team
Brock Bogan - 12U Team
Jamie Pearson - 12U Team