Mike Finley

Home City Natrona Heights
Home State PA
High School Highlands/Freeport

Mike began his baseball career at Highlands High School before transferring to Freeport Area High School, where he completed his high school playing career. He continued on to Butler County Community College, playing two seasons before transferring to Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP).

Following his playing career, Mike joined the IUP baseball program as a Volunteer Assistant Coach under head coach Jeff Ditch. During this time, he also served as the pitching coach at Indiana Area High School, where he helped lead the Little Indians to three consecutive Section Championships, developing pitchers and building competitive, disciplined staffs.

After IUP, Mike worked alongside Cal and Bill Ripken, helping run tournaments, camps, and clinics in Aberdeen, Maryland, and throughout the East Coast as part of the Ripken Baseball Chevy Tour. His role focused on player development, event operations, and coaching education at the highest youth baseball levels.

Mike later assisted New York Yankees area scout Matt Hyde at the Area Code Games, gaining firsthand experience in elite-level scouting, evaluation, and exposure events.

Shortly thereafter, Mike joined the Flood City Elite / ERA staff, bringing with him a deep background in player development, scouting, and high-level baseball operations..