SIBS SOFTBALL SOLUTIONS INC

At SIBS Softball Solutions we provide high quality pitching, hitting, and catching instruction. With over 8000 individual lessons and a combined 60 years of coaching experience you will get instruction that will improve performance. Our facility has a full 52 foot batting cage and a regulation pitching lane with dirt pitching mound. 

Josh Carlile has been the varsity co-head coach of the high school softball program since 2003. Since taking over the program completely in 2006 Manteno High School has a record of 342-124 (.734%). In Carlile's tenure MHS has won five conference championships. The program has also won six regional championships and was sectional runner up twice while winning the sectional championship in 2014. The 2014 team went on to earn 2nd place at the state tournament. Carlile was named the I-8 coach of the year in 2007 and 2011, 2014, 2018 & 2019 and The Illinois Coaches Association Coach of the  Year in 2014. Carlile believes that hard work and strict discipline help prepare his athletes to become successful members of society.

In addition to coaching the High School team, Carlile has been coaching The Manteno Middle School Softball team since 2002. During his tenure at the MS the Panthers have placed second in conference three times and won eight conference championships. The MS team has also won eight regional championships, five sectional championships, and earned trips to the state tournament in 2007, 2009, 2014, 2019 and 2021. In 2021 Manteno earned 3rd at state, 2019 the MS team finished 2nd at state and the 2009 MS softball team went on to win the state tournament.

Carlile coached travel softball for three years. His travel teams earned World Series births in all three seasons (NSA 12 and under twice and ASA 16 under). Coach Carlile has coached internationally for Americas Team in 2016 (Netherlands) and will take another team in 2020 (Germany). 

Currently Coach Carlile is the Manteno Softball Program's pitching instructor. Coach Krista Carlile previously held the co-head varsity softball coach position. Prior to taking over the varsity coaching position, Coach Carlile was the junior varsity head coach. Coach Carlile also coached travel softball for two years. Both years Carlile's teams qualified for national tournaments (NSA 12 and under).

Prior to taking over the pitching duties, Coach Krista Carlile was the head coach for Manteno Middle School from 2002 - 2007. In her six seasons MMS finished second in the conference twice and won one conference championship. The program had a regional and sectional title under Coach Carlile. In 2007 MMS earned a spot in the state tournament (elite eight) for the first time in over fifteen years. Coach Carlile helped guide the 2009 MMS Panthers to the state championship with her instruction to the Panther Pitchers. Carlile's pitchers set two records at the state tournament including a no hitter in game one and 13 strike outs in the championship game.

Krista was a three sport athlete at Manteno High School participating in basketball, volleyball, and softball. During her career Carlile broke many school records, many of which still stand in the all time record book. After high school Carlile continued her softball career at Kankakee Community College on a full ride athletic scholarship. While at KCC, Carlile's team finished 7th at the national junior college tournament. After graduating from KCC Carlile played softball at the University of Wisconsin Parkside where she was a pitcher.