Head Coaches (London Tecumsehs Baseball)

Ryan is entering into his 5th season as a London Tecumsehs Head Coach.  The '06 Tecumsehs had a great 2018 season piling up 52 wins while capturing the Championship at the St. Thomas Classic, winning the Monster Bracket Championship in Cooperstown NY and capping the season with another OBA 'AA' Championship making it back to back seasons.

The 2017 team finished the season with a record of 52 - 1.  During this run the team won 4 OBA Tournament Championships, captured the LDBA Championship and won the 'AA' OBA Championship for the first time.  

Ryan Bettridge grew up playing amateur Baseball in the Sarnia Braves organization. During these years he was a member of the Western Counties All Star Team, LDBA & Western County Championship teams, and multiple Gold Bat Tournament teams which faced teams from Cuba. It was during the Gold Bat Tournament in 1995 that Ryan was recruited by Glen Oaks Community College in Michigan to play outfield. During his 2nd year at Glen Oaks, the Vikings were ranked 6th in the nation with Ryan being named to the MCCAA All Conference Team, ended the year with a .406 average, was named to the MCCAA All Tournament Team and helped lead the Vikings to the MCCAA Championship game.

Mixing knowledge, hard work and fun, Ryan has motivated his teams to excel at each level he has coached. He enjoys teaching all aspects of Baseball, but relishes the chance to help young players learn the difficult art of Hitting. He continues to teach and learn as much as he can, and looks forward to helping the London Tecumsehs for years to come.

Harry Muir grew up playing amateur Baseball in London with EBBA and South London. In the summer of 1990, Harry won a gold medal at the National Championships with Team Ontario. Later that summer, Harry competed in the World Junior Championships in Cuba as a member of the Canadian National junior team, where he threw a no-hitter.

In March of 1991, Harry signed as a pitcher with the Toronto Blue Jays as a non-drafted free agent. In his 4 years in affiliated baseball, Harry rose through the ranks finishing in long season A-ball. During his career he played with teammates Shannon Stewart and Alex Gonzalez along with almost 200 others who went on to play in the MLB. Opponents included Scott Rolen, Andy Pettitte, Kevin Millwood, Bobby Abreu and Magglio Ordonez. While playing with the St Catherine's BlueJays in 1992 of the Ny-Penn league, Harry was highlighted in an award winning CBC documentary called, "Chasing the Dream". Later, Harry went on to play a year of professional baseball in France for the Montpelier Barracudas, winning another National Championship and receiving the leagues "Best Pitcher Award". Upon his return to Canada, Harry joined the London Majors of the IBL as their pitching coach. From 2000-2006, the team benefitted from Harry's professional experience and leadership.

Seven years ago, Harry began coaching at the grass roots level. Since 2011, he has shared his skills and talents as a coach for the London Tecumsehs. During his time volunteering with this organization, Harry has helped build an excellent local competitive youth league while enjoying great success teaching the game of baseball to kids, moulding many youth players into responsible student athletes.