Management Staff

Scorpions Contact Information

Phone(407) 476-5938

Robert "Coach" Rikeman

Owner, CEO

Bob Rikeman comes to the Scorpions in 2016 and is serving as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the company. His duties will include oversight of day-to-day operations & management decision as well as developing, implementing and executing the Company’s long and short term plans. Bob also is the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Team27 Ventures and the Marucci Clubhouse Orlando.

Most people in the community know Bob Rikeman as Rike or Coach. He spent 25 years of his life coaching college baseball and as an associate scout for the Chicago White Sox. Much of his career was serving as the Head Coach at Rollins College from 1994 to 2005. It was at Rollins where he was fortunate to have mentors like Boyd Coffie and Davey Johnson who guided and helped him develop. They taught him that DEVELOPMENT and RESPECT for the game is paramount to having the best baseball knowledge or playing experience. Rollins developed their players. They focused on making their coaches and players better every day. This culminated in a run at the Word Series in 2004 and the first Sunshine Conference Title in school history. It is the Rollins connection that has led Rike to this point in him career as the owner of the Scorpions Baseball Club. In 2010, one of Rike’s former All American’s who led their team to the World Series, Toby Rice, asked him to join him in starting Rice Energy. Toby was a walk on at Rollins who did not play until he developed in his Junior year and became the driving force behind Rollins Baseball greatest seasons in school history. In 2010 he was the 7th employee at Rice Energy and was sleeping in his pickup truck for months at a time trying to learn and make it in the oilfield. The roles were reversed as he was now the student and Toby Rice was developing him to lead and work with men who had 20-30 years of oilfield experience. When he retired from Rice in August of 2016, he was a Vice President of a publicly traded $7 billion company who were not only competing with Shell, Chevron, Exxon but also beating them.

Bob Rikeman has a B.A in Political Science from Brandeis University as well as a M.S in Sports Management from Umass Amherst.

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Janet Weber

Bookkeeper / CFO

Janet Weber joined the Scorpions Baseball Club full time in 2016. As the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Janet is in charge of all financials and communication duties regarding the organization.

Janet came to Orlando from the Northeast 20 years ago with her husband, Ed Weber, and her 2 boys. She has been involved in raising her 2 boys and active in the community in all areas. She has served as PTA President, SAC President, Little League President, Staff of District 3 Little League and served as Treasurer of the Timber Creek Athletic Booster Club.

Janet attended Pennsylvania State University and studied in the College of Business.

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Savannah (Sav) Rikeman

Chief Communication Officer

Savannah joined the Scorpions Baseball Club full time in 2021. As the Chief Communication Officer (CCO), Savannah is in charge of all communication duties regarding the organization.

Savannah came back to her hometown of Winter Park from the Northeast after graduating high school in 2017 to pursue higher education at Rollins College. After graduating with her Bachelor of Arts in Biology she went on to gain a Master of Science in Applied Physiology & Kinesiology at the University of Florida.

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Pete Shier

Director of Baseball Operations

Phone(614) 519-2919

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Pete joined the Scorpions Baseball Club in 2024. A native of Dublin, OH, a northwest suburb of Columbus. He received All-State honors for three years, including being named Mr. Ohio Baseball Player of the Year twice, and was offered over 70 scholarships to play college baseball. Pete decided to stay local and signed with the Buckeyes. Post-high school, he was drafted 9th by the Baltimore Orioles and played for eight years before joining the Phillies for 2 to conclude his career. Throughout his 10-year career, Pete was regarded as a top prospect by MLB.

Following his notable career, Pete channeled his passion for baseball into scouting for the Chicago Cubs, serving as a Hitting and Infield Coordinator for Major League Baseball, and operating academies worldwide. He finds great satisfaction in player development and helping young athletes achieve their goals and dreams.

Pete has had the privilege of coaching and nurturing young talent at all ages specifically the 16/17u level, leading teams that were nationally ranked for 15 years. From these teams, 62 players went on to receive college scholarships, and 11 were drafted in the MLB Draft.

On a personal note, Pete is an avid golfer, enjoys traveling with his wife, and cherishes time spent with his five children.

Colleges where Pete's players have played include:

NCAA D1: Ohio State, Kent State, Michigan, Ole Miss, Ball State, Evansville, Xavier, Penn, Indiana, Purdue, Penn State, Kentucky, Louisville, Butler, Florida Gulf Coast, Central Florida, Wright State, Ohio University, Furman, Coastal Carolina

NCAA D2: Tiffin, Ohio Dominican

NCAA D3: Otterbein, Marietta, Ohio Wesleyan

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Johnny Goodrich

General Manager - High School

Coach Goodrich serves as the General Manager for the Scorpions High School Program. One of the most well respected High School Coaches in the State of Florida, Johnny's duties with the Scorpions include coaching a Founders Club team as well as overseeing the selection, placement, and continuing education of all Scorpions Players and Coaches.

A former US Army Infantryman and Gulf War Veteran, Coach Goodrich played and studied at Seminole Community College and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. He was a 1st Team All American in 1996. His coaching career started as an assistant at Embry Riddle in 1997. He has been a HS Coach since 1998 with stops at Spruce Creek (1998-2004 and 2009-Present) and Merritt Island (2005-2007). He won the FHSSA State Championship at Spruce Creek in 2012 and was named the Florida Dairy Farmer HS Baseball Coach of the Year as well as the MaxPreps National Baseball Coach of the Year. He has 300+ High School wins in his coaching career. Coach Goodrich is married to his wife Susan and has two children, Chase and Sierra.

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Carmelo Delgado

General Manager - Scorpions Youth

Carmelo Delgado came to the Scorpions in 2016 and currently serves as the Director of Youth Operations. His responsibilities include overseeing everything related to Scorpions Youth including, coaching, running practices, coordinating team schedules, tournaments and staffing all of the Scorpions 9u-14u teams.

Carmelo is a native of San Juan Puerto Rico and has lived in Florida since 2010. Immediately after relocating to Florida he became involved with travel ball and became part of the staff of a nationally recognized program where he coached at lead for five and a half years later. After a couple of national championships under his belt, he joined the Scorpions family and is now running our Youth Program.

"Melo" attended Benedictine College on a baseball scholarship where he enjoyed a successful career as a starting pitcher for the Ravens. Carmelo studied Physical Education while he attended Benedictine. Before attending college Carmelo played for the Blue Jays Scout Team under the leadership of Jorge Rivera from 2000-2004.

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Sal Lombardo

Founder/Advisor

In 1994, Sal Lombardo founded and managed an amateur baseball Travel team, that he named the Orlando Scorpions. Beginning with the 10 year olds then subsequently the following year the 11 year olds they began playing “up” in 12-year-old tournaments where they were getting beat on a regular basis. But, by the time they were 12 and under they ranked nationally as high as fifth in the nation participating in tournaments across the country.

In 1998, he was invited to be an assistant coach for a 14U team with several Scorpions players in tow to compete in Beijing, China in a Friendship Tournament.

In 2000 the Scorpion team, now at the 16 year old level, won their first National AAU Championship. This was followed in 2002 when they won their second National Championship capturing the USA Junior Olympic event. Many additional National Tournaments have been earned by the organization since.

After selling a retail store he owned and operated he began giving private pitching and hitting lessons while also working part time in his wife’s thriving convention planning business. Sal handled the sports side putting together the golf tournaments, corporate team building efforts and other special events for such clients at Dr. Pepper, Wilson Sporting Goods and Phillip Morris while Terry worked the logistics with the hotels, speakers and other meeting planning details.

In 2001, it became apparent that baseball would fully occupy Sal’s time so he opened his first indoor training facility in Longwood, FL, and within the first two years outgrew that location moving the business to a new and larger building in Altamonte Springs. The Next Level Baseball was both a baseball training and education facility attracting players from 10-25+ years old, from young amateurs, to college student/baseball players, to Professional players.

Sal also served as an Associate Scout beginning in 2000 in Central Florida with the Atlanta Braves.

To further his passion for baseball, in 2003 Sal Co-Founded the Florida Collegiate Summer League (now known as the Florida League), a 501 C-3 (not for profit organization) along with Mike and Sara Whiting of Winter Park, FL. The league is designed for collegiate baseball players to showcase their skills to Pro Scouts during the college off season. Each year FCSL continues to flourish and grow in national prominence among college coaches, players and professional scouts.

Sal is known as one of the most respected pitching teachers in the Southeast US and has always kept up with the ever-evolving science, art, and mental approach that is pitching. Most recently in 2015, he has rekindled his longtime friendship with Dr. Tom House and his National Pitching Association (NPA). He (Sal) is now the NPA Florida Director promoting good arm health with proper bio-mechanics for all ages and conducts both group pitching camps as well as private lessons.

Sal and Terry, along with their two children, Mario and Angelina, have spent almost 40 years in the Central Florida area and business community.

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