Meet The Team

Having grown up in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, David Finoli is a passionate fan of Western Pennsylvania sports, which has been the subject of most of the books he has produced. A graduate of the Duquesne University School of Journalism, where he is featured on the “Wall of Fame” in Duquesne’s journalism and multimedia department, Finoli has penned thirty-six books that have highlighted the stories of the great franchises in this area, such as the Pirates, Penguins, Steelers, Duquesne basketball and Pitt football, to name a few. In one of his latest books, Pittsburgh’s Greatest Players, he not only ranks the top fifty players in Western Pennsylvania history but also includes a list of every Hall-of-Fame athlete who represented the area. Winner of Pittsburgh Magazine’s Best of the ’Burgh local author award for 2018, Finoli lives in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Vivian. He also has three children, Tony, Cara, Matt and three grandchildren, River, Emmy and Ellie.

Emmet Mahon is a native of Pittsburgh, PA who has been living in York, PA for the past 24 years. He received a Bachelor's of Science degree in Business Administration (Accounting) from Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, PA. He has worked in finance, government, and sales sectors in the past.

Emmet has been passionate about sports, the good and the bad, all his life. He can trace his passion all the way back to going to his first Pirates game at Forbes Field. Much of his earnings from high school jobs was spent on walk-up tickets to Penguins games at the Civic Arena. And while he follows closely, and desires success for the Steelers, his favorite NFL team is the NY Giants. This being the result of Santa leaving him a Fran Tarkenton Giants mini uniform under the tree when he was five.

It was during his years at Saint Vincent that he developed an interest in the NFL Draft. He credits that interest to the exploding media attention to the draft occurring at the same time. He recalls anticipating the pre-draft edition of Sports Illustrated and the mock draft prepared by Doctor Z. It was not long after college that he began tracking the Pirates minor league affiliates through box scores printed in Pittsburgh newspapers. That minor league interest evolved into studying the minor league draft.

For Draft412.com, Emmet will serve as a contributor covering all Pittsburgh regional teams with an emphasis on the Pirates and Penn State football.

Emmet can be reached at Emmet.Draft412@gmail.com.
 

Joe 412, born in the crucible of Pittsburgh’s steel history, is a lifelong resident of the 'Burgh and an avid sports fan. 

Joe 412 wrote for a national NFL scouting service from 2013 to 2015 analyzing draft boards and free agent needs of individual teams. He also spent time around USA Hockey and NCAA Men’s Division 1 Ice Hockey with a focus on both the Big Ten Conference and the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL).  

Joe 412 eats Isaly’s chipped ham, breathes Primanti sandwiches and only uses Heinz ketchup and mustard. Swaddled in a Terrible Towel at birth, he swears that Sid Bream was “aht” at the plate and that Franco really did catch the ball. He is a man of the purple Highlands and a Panther of gold. 

And he only writes in SCRIPT… H2P

John (JT) Toth is 48 from Brentwood and has lived in the South Hills of Pittsburgh his whole life (grew up in Baldwin). JT played baseball at Baldwin High School and his claim to fame is a 2-run HR off of Matt Clement of Lyndora, (Butler PA) who went on to play 9 years in the majors. JT has 3 kids, Cheyenne, Jared and Graycen, and has been married to Suzanne Toth for 25 years.

Sports has always been the lifeline of JT's life. Toth started a company called Sportsvival whose motto was, "if it wasn't for sports, how would I survive." JT has written 6 books on NFL draft and NFL scouting guides. Toth's dream is to live and die sports 24/7. JT hopes to take what he has learned and gained at Sportsvival and bring it to Draft 412 to help make this a successful endeavor.

Zachary Somma is a native of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Montour High School before enrolling at Robert Morris University, where he expects to graduate with a Degree of Arts in December 2023. Despite being a History major, his love of sports and writing has become more than a passion. Thanks initially to fantasy football, he has become heavily invested in scouting for the NFL Draft, and even began
his own scouting blog to break down prospects and film in his spare time over the past few years.

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Outside of writing for Draft 412, he is also currently interning with Sports Info Solutions, a PA-based sports data analytics firm, as a Football Video Scout. Though he always has love for the Pittsburgh teams, he is a Los Angeles Chargers fan for the NFL, a Seattle Mariners fan for the MLB and a Montreal Canadiens fan for the NHL. It’s a long story…

Claudio Reilsono is the General Manager/Professional baseball scout with the Global Scouting Bureau (2001) as well as the Head baseball Coach at Carnegie Mellon University (2005). Claudio started his career in 1983 at the age of 18 as the Assistant Baseball Coach at his Alma Matter, Quaker Valley. In 1988, Reilsono was named Head Coach at QV. He moved on to be the Assistant Coach at Penn State Beaver in 1989. In 1990, he was named Head Coach at Penn State Beaver and his team won a Collegiate Championship. Claudio was also Head baseball coach at Community College of Beaver County, Assistant Head coach at Quigley Catholic High School and assistant coach at Duquesne University.

In 2005, Claudio was named Head Coach at Carnegie Mellon University and under his tenure the team has had its most successful seasons including two consecutive Conference Championships in 2015 & 2016. Reilsono is the All Time Leader in Baseball Wins at CMU.
 

As a Professional Scout, Claudio has assisted in professional player signings all over the world and was named General Manager of the Global Scouting Bureau in 2002.

Claudio is also a Professional Hitting Instructor, conducts his own Hitting camps in several States, produced a Hitting video in 2003, and is a hired instructor at many baseball camps.

Claudio hosts, produces & writes for the TV show, The Boxing Authorities, which airs on the WBC 24/7 ChannelBox (Vive TV Global Network). He is also the host of The Claudio Reilsono Show (Podcast Show - claudioreilsono.com) where he interviews sports legends and talks sports with friends. 

He recently was brought in to be the host of The PABCA Podcast (The Pennsylvania Basketball Coaches Podcast-www.pabca.org) and co-host of Steelers Pre-Snap Show. In February of 2023, Claudio began co-hosting Italian Impact Weekly (WKHB Radio Pittsburgh) and in July 2023, Talking Business and Life with Claudio Reilsono & Steve Mancini. He also serves as a color commentator in
both baseball & boxing events and has served as a radio analyst for a Major League Baseball Post Season Show on WMBA Radio in 2001 & 2002. Reilsono writes for boxing publications such as RealBoxing.com (RI/ MA), Sports Review Magazine (RI/MA), Kids Sports Magazine (Pittsburgh) & Pittsburgh Sports Report and presently My Time Sports Magazine out of Louisiana.

From 2010-11, he was a co-owner of the MMA promotion company, Paramount Fighting. In 2019, he
worked in the front office for the American Boxing Federation ( ABF), and in 2017, was named VP of
Lalonde Boxing Management (LBM-Owned by Former Boxing Champion, Donny Lalonde).

Claudio also started his own company, Claudio Reilsono Enterprises, which has under its umbrella
Reilsono Baseball Training, Impact Speaking  (Motivational), Film, Podcast and TV projects, Celebrity
Placement, Reilsono Executive Coaching Co. & Reilsono Landscaping). He is co-owner of Empire Media Ventures, a company that produces and creates media projects. In 2023, Claudio will join a partnership with Athlete Marketers Co. as well as Streakers Gaming.

In 2011, Claudio was voted in to the Carnegie Mellon University Baseball Hall of Fame and was awarded
the Willie Stargell MVP Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2014 he was voted in to the Steel City Sports Hall of Fame and in 2016 was named Italian Coach of the Year by the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame ( Pittsburgh Chapter).

A documentary is in development about Claudio's life & career. His story has been included in 3 books,
including Be Invincible—a book written by former Philadelphia Eagle & subject of the movie, Invincible, Vince Papale. And in the fall of 2020, Claudio's new Book, Lead from the Heart Up, Not the Neck
Up, was released and published by John Melvin Publishing Co.

Claudio's parents were both born in Italy—Olindo in Falerna and Ida in Nocera. He is married to Lynda, and they have one daughter, Ida, who recently graduated from the University of Pittsburgh. They reside in Sewickley, PA.

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Claudio Reilsono Enterprises
www.claudioreilsono.com
Facebook @ Claudio Reilsono
Twitter @ClaudioReilsono
Claudio Reilsono TV (YouTube)

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Ryan grew up in York, PA and was raised as a sports fan and an athlete. Ryan played baseball at York Suburban High School in his hometown and continued his career when he moved to Pittsburgh to attend Robert Morris University. He graduated in May of 2023 with a degree in sports management. He has been a fan of baseball and football for most of his life. His interests in sports span not only into and around western PA, but nationwide as he avidly follows college and professional sports.

Bio coming soon.

Dr. Steve Mancini has nearly 20 years of experience coaching ice hockey. His coaching career started in San Diego, CA in the mid-90’s when he began coaching youth roller hockey. He later went on to coach ice hockey for over 15 years. 

His coaching career spans from the house/travel level to the junior collegiate level across numerous states. He assisted the Dayton Bombers youth ice hockey program, was the head coach for several years of a local high school ice hockey varsity team and spent several years in the Reston Raiders Organization as head coach of a boys U16 travel team. He was also a head coach of a junior hockey club out of the Virginia area for its inaugural season. 

Here in the Pittsburgh area, Steve spent several seasons as the head coach of the Arctic Foxes girls U16/U18 travel team as well as several years as the assistant coach of the CCAC ice hockey team. Steve brings a wealth of knowledge about hockey and has regularly been known to get the most out of his players/teams.

Steve is the co-host of Pittsburgh’s "Italian Impact Weekly" radio show, which broadcasts on 4 stations throughout the Pittsburgh area, as well as the co-host of the podcast "Talking Business and Life," both of which are streamed on major platforms such as Spotify, iHeart, iTunes, Podbean, and Amazon Music. 

Bio coming soon.

Ryan grew up in York, PA and was raised as a sports fan and an athlete. Ryan played baseball at York Suburban High School in his hometown and continued his career when he moved to Pittsburgh to attend Robert Morris University. He graduated in May of 2023 with a degree in sports management. He has been a fan of baseball and football for most of his life. His interests in sports span not only into and around western PA, but nationwide as he avidly follows college and professional sports.

Bio coming soon.