Chad Barman, a native of DeForest, WI, has been the Executive Director of the Sioux Empire Baseball Association since August, 2017.

Chad is a graduate of Augustana University with a Bachelor's Degree in Sports Management and Master's Degree in Sports Administration and Leadership.

Additional Relevant Baseball Items:
- South Dakota Class A Baseball Administrator (2019-Present)

- South Dakota HS Baseball Association Board Member (2016-Present)

- South Dakota Umpire Association Member (2011-Present)

- Sioux Falls Washington Varsity Head Coach (2015-2019)

- Sioux Fall East Junior Legion Head Coach (2013-2017)

Jeffrey Campbell, a native of Clearwater, Fl, has been with SEBA since 2018. He has worked as the Player Development/Baseball Operations Director, running offseason academy, camps and clinics. This year his focus will be on the offensive side.
Jeffrey holds a B.S. in Kinesiology from University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, ND. Where he played baseball all 4 years from 2012-2015. He played a variety of positions from 1st base to the OF and even was a starting pitcher his first three years before he moved into the closer role during his senior year. In 2012 Jeffrey was selected to the Freshman All-American team along with being named Newcomer of the year and 1 st team all-conference for the Great West Conference. In his career he hit .303 with 32 HR 43 2B 222 H 162 RBI. He finished 2nd all time in Total Bases (373), RBI (162) and doubles (43) and fourth in homers (32). After the 2015 season he competed and won the 2015 College Home Run Derby.
In 2015 Jeffrey went on to play a season in the Atlanta Braves organization for the Danville Braves. He hit .277 in 25 G with 9 2B playing 1 st base.
After Jeffrey’s playing days were over, he got right into coaching. He found Total Baseball Academy in Clearwater, FL to begin his coach career. He coached 4 different teams in his 2 years at the academy. His 11u team went to the USA futures games in 2018 along with the USSSA Elite 32s that same season. His time at the academy was split between working with both the hitting and pitching.
Jeffrey is married to Amanda and enjoy hobbies of bowling and playing golf together in their free time.

Betzi Plucker, from Sioux Falls, SD has been with SEBA since 2016, she serves as Assistant Director of Development. She is always on the lookout for businesses and partners to help support our youth baseball teams, tournaments and parks!

Betzi is a graduate of South Dakota State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Consumer Affairs.

In 2018 Betzi married her husband Josh and in 2019 they welcomed their daughter Rory into their life. 

Betzi also coaches two cheerleading teams here in Sioux Falls. She is the Head Cheerleading Coach for Sioux Falls Lincoln High School and Augustana University. Her passions are Sioux Falls, Cheer, her family and her friends. 

Layne Somsen, a native of Yankton, SD., joined the SEBA staff in 2017 and is in charge of pitcher development. Somsen graduated from South Dakota State University in 2013 with a degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation and earned his Master’s in
Sports Administration from Arkansas State University in 2019.
During his time at SDSU, Somsen was a standout pitcher for the Jackrabbits. After his senior season, he was named Summit League Pitcher of the Year posting a 4-5 record with a 1.87 ERA in 91.1 innings pitched. Somsen struck out 91 batters, while holding
opponents to a .196 batting average. He finished his career ranked fourth on the school’s all-time list in games started (38), strikeouts (180) and innings pitched (215).

Upon graduation, Somsen was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds and has since played in the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers organizations. Over his 7-year career, Somsen played at every level, (Rookie, A-, A+, AA, AAA, MLB), of professional baseball. Over 284 career innings, Somsen holds a 20-9 record with 290 strikeouts.

Amy Gesch, a native of Green Bay, WI, has been with SEBA since 2006. She worked part-time in the office and at tournaments for two years and then took over as Assistant Director in June 2008. Her position has gone through some changes over the years as additional staff were hired, and she held the position of Finance Director until December 31, 2022.  Amy is now semi-retired and assisting Chad Barman in the financial aspects of SEBA.

Amy holds a B.S. in mathematics and psychology from Carroll College (now Carroll University) in Waukesha, WI.

After college Amy and her husband moved to the Washington DC area where Amy worked as a computer programmer for the U.S. Census Bureau. Amy and her family moved to Sioux Falls in fall of 1992. Amy worked as a computer programmer for Precision Computer Systems and then as a preschool educational assistant for Sioux Falls Lutheran School before joining the SEBA staff.

Amy is married to Dean and has two sons, a daughter-in-law, and two granddaughters. She enjoys baking, reading, knitting, sewing and other crafts. And, yes, she is a Green Bay Packers fan.