Jason began playing baseball at age three, and travel ball at age 6 in programs sponsored and coached by major league players and coaches throughout the Southeastern US. While at Loganville High School, Jason played on a state championship team and was recruited to play and various colleges. While at Georgia Gwinnett College, he served as president of the baseball association for the schools’ club team and helped develop their softball and baseball programs. He is a former Cobb County Police Officer, before founding Grit Academy Athletics in 2018. In addition, Jason has spent more than 11 years training athletes, and 10 years coaching with the Cambridge feeder softball program. Jason is now the head of NGF (North Georgia Feeder), the middle school league for Fulton and Forsyth County schools. Jason is also the former coach and developer of St. Pius’s feeder program. Jason has worked with numerous college coaches developing athletes and has assisted several schools and travel organizations in player development. He has helped numerous players develop in baseball and softball and has a resume of getting players recruited to play at various levels of college ranging from division 1 to JR college. Jason is married to former Berry College softball player Holly Little. They have three children, one son named Luke age 6, and daughter named Harper age 4 and a newborn little girl named Hadley.

Coach Jason
Holly played collegiate level for three seasons at Berry College before leaving for Nursing School at Mercer University. Holly played Outfield and was a Slapper. She started as a freshman, finished her collegiate career with a .319 batting average, helped lead the Vikings to Southern Athletic Association Champions as a senior, and was named Honorable Mention for the SAA All-Conference team at Berry. Holly started her travel ball career with the Alpharetta Fury and the Georgia Fire through 18u Travel Teams. She attended Milton high school where she was given the coaches award as a freshman and as senior, was named on the Georgia Dugout Club All-State team. In addition, Holly has coached for 8 years with the Milton and Cambridge Feeder Softball program, and previously Coached with the Georgia Mustangs. She has also run numerous development camps and previously gave pitching and hitting lessons. Holly was the Head Coach of the 2015 GA Mustangs 98 team. She is married to the founder of Grit (Jason Little). They have 2 children, a son Luke age 5 and a daughter Harper age 3. They are also expecting baby number 3 in June of 2023.

Coach Holly Little
Coco (Corrie) Roberts has been a pitching and hitting instructor for 17 years. She coaches girls of all ages. A native of Southern California she grew up playing softball since the age of 6. She was a part of OC Batbusters where they won the ASA national Championship. She played her 4 years of College softball at Georgia State University where she set multiple hitting records and was a 4 time All Tournament and All Conference team each year. During her Junior year she was selected to the All South East Region Team. She also coached at Milton for 4 years. She strives to teach her students to their personal strengths.

Coach CoCo Roberts
Bri began her softball career at 9 years old as a pitcher/hitter duo. She began playing travel ball competitively at age 11 where she met and took instruction from coach Jason Little GRIT’s owner and head instructor for hitting and coach Holly Little for pitching! During this time, she was very successful in earning over 18 home runs in one season and making the USA all-American team as a pitcher/hitter. She was recruited by multiple colleges during her travel ball time due to her nasty drop, curve, and change-up rotation. After committing to play at Georgia Gwinnett College, she played one year, and her team made it to the World Series. After placing 5th in the world series, she chose to follow her passion in coaching. Bri has been giving competitive hitting and pitching lessons for a little over three years, she excels in understanding each player as an individual and tailoring her coaching to their needs.
CAREER:
* 2023 Continental Athletic Conference Champion of Character team selection
* Made collegiate debut in relief against Bacone (Oklahoma) on March 10, 2023
* Tossed a scoreless inning in debut
* Recorded one strikeout against Bacone
* Member of the 2023 team that won the Continental Athletic Conference tournament title
* Helped the 2023 team advance to the NAIA Opening Round
* Member of 2023 team that advanced to the NAIA World Series
* Named to the 2022 Fall AD Honor Roll
* NAIA champion of character award
PRIOR TO GGC:
* Winning pitcher in the region championship game at North Forsyth High School (Georgia)
* Named to the honorable mention all-state team x 2
* Member of the teenage USA team
* Played travel ball for the EC Bullets
PERSONAL:
* Daughter of Felipe and Kimberley Deleon

Coach Bri Deleon
Will Foster - Private Instructor
Will Foster, a native of Cumming, GA, played four years of varsity baseball as a middle infielder at North
Forsyth High School before continuing his career at Reinhardt University. He later earned a degree in
Exercise Science from Kennesaw State University and now teaches Physical Education at King’s Ridge
Christian School.
Will began his coaching career in 2011, providing individual lessons and coaching travel and high school
summer teams. He spent seven years as an assistant baseball coach at his alma mater, North Forsyth
High School, and has been an assistant varsity coach at King’s Ridge Christian School since 2022. In 2017,
Will joined forces with former MLB player Michael Barrett to help run Barrett Baseball, which evolved
into Roadrunner Baseball. Since then, he has coached every age group from 8U to 18U. Currently, he is
the Head Coach of the 17U Roadrunner Baseball Academy National Team. Additionally, he began
coaching middle school softball at King’s Ridge in the fall of 2023 and took on the role of middle school
head softball coach in 2024. Over the years, he has been a part of many successful teams, most recently
helping lead the 2024 King’s Ridge Tigers Baseball team to the Final Four in the State Playoffs.
Will specializes in infield, outfield, and hitting instruction, bringing a deep understanding of player
development and fundamentals to every session. His ability to connect with players and help them
refine their skills has made him a trusted mentor to athletes at all levels.
Outside of coaching, Will enjoys spending time with his wife, Chloe, as they prepare to welcome their
first child, a baby boy, in April 2025. Will is passionate about developing players on and off the field and
enjoys sharing his experience and knowledge with the new generation of players.

Coach Will Foster
Keara was a Gatorade Player of the year in the Georgia High School 2016-2017 season. This prestigious award recognizes not only on the field achievement, but high academic achievement and proven character off of the field. A four year letterman varsity pitcher with unrivaled confidence and Grit, Keara knows what it takes to be mentally tough to dominate on the mound. After high school, Keara continued her softball career pitching at the University of Georgia.

Coach Keara Napoli

Coach Kelley Bagarose
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