Meet the Coaches
Ryan Gros
Head Baseball Coach
Coach Gros is entering his fourth year at Lovejoy High School as the Head Baseball Coach. He began his career coaching high school baseball at McKinney High School spending his first 5 years as an assistant coach (2015 – 2020) coaching both football and baseball and took over as the Head Baseball Coach of the Lions for the 2021 Season. Ryan has spent his summers coaching baseball for the Dallas Patriots and for D-Bat Elite, both of which he played for throughout high school.
Ryan is a 2010 graduate of Highland Park High School where he played baseball for 4 years and served as Senior Captain for the Scots under Fred Oliver in 2010. Following high school, he continued his education and played baseball at Panola Junior College in Carthage, TX for one year (2011), followed by three years at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith (2012 – 2014). He stayed on at UAFS as a Student Assistant Coach (2015) to finish up his education and graduated from UAFS in the spring of 2015 with a Bachelors of Math Education.
Coach Gros has been married to his wife Reagan for 7 years and has 3 daughters: Remi (4), Addi (3) and Gracie (2).
Coach Leech is in his 11th year teaching and coaching high school baseball. He coached at North Forney High School, Frisco Memorial High School, and McKinney High School before joining the Lovejoy Leopards in the fall of 2023.
Mason is a 2009 graduate of Garland High School where he played Varsity baseball for four years and served as a Team Captain for his Junior and Senior seasons. Following high school he continued his education and baseball career at Austin College. Mason was a four year starter for the Roos, receiving All-Conference and Academic All-Conference honors. He graduated in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, remained at Austin College and graduated again in 2014 with a Master of Arts in Teaching degree.
Coach Leech has been married since 2017 to his wife Tiffany and has 2 daughters: McKenna (5) and Maylee (4), and 1 son: Tyler (2).
Mason Leech
Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach
