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Head Coach
blakeallen@depauw.edu
DePauw
Division 3
Blake Allen was named the DePauw University head baseball coach in August 2016.
Career Highlights
A former DePauw student-athlete and assistant coach, he was most recently a baseball assistant at Vanderbilt UniversityServed two stints (2004-08 and 2015-16) for a total of five seasons with the CommodoresAllen's responsibilities included first base coach, assistant hitting coach, bullpen coach and catching coach.With Vanderbilt the team appeared in four NCAA regionals with a 210-101 overall record including a Southeastern Conference championship.45 student-athletes were selected in the MLB draft including two MLB All-Stars and 12 total players currently or previously competing in the majorsVanderbilt players earned 50 All-SEC Academic accolades and 10 all-America honors during that timeAllen was an assistant baseball coach and recruiting coordinator for seven seasons (2009-15) at Western Kentucky Oversaw the Hilltoppers' as its hitting, pitching, and catching coachThe team was ranked in the NCAA Division I Top 25 three different seasons and made one NCAA regional appearance with one Sun Belt Conference titleThe team posted 10 consecutive semesters of at least a 3.0 grade point average with six Academic All-America® honorees.A total of 21 student-athletes were selected in the MLB draft and Hilltoppers players garnered seven All-America honors and 22 all-conference accolades during those seven seasons.For two seasons (2001-2003) came back to DePauw to serve as an assistant baseball couch and for one season coached footballWas an assistant coach for both baseball and football at Franklin College for the 2003-04 year and served as recruiting coordinator
Academic Highlights
Earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Blackburn College ('01)Earned a Master of Science degree from Indiana State University
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mcgeeb@wittenberg.edu
Wittenberg
Division 3
evanmpatr@gmail.com
Hanover
Division 3
I am in my second season as an Assistant Baseball Coach at Hanover College. We compete in the HCAC Conference in Division III Baseball. I played collegiately at Transylvania University, I was a pitcher. My career was cut short due to injury, however I was able to learn from the coaching staff filling as best I could to help the coaching staff with any needs.
Assistant Coach
p-lavelle@onu.edu
Ohio Northern
Division 3
Patrick Lavelle is in his third season as an assistant coach with the Ohio Northern baseball team.
Lavelle came to ONU after spending the 2020 season as the player development analyst and director of advanced scouting at Ohio University.
He also has experience at the Bo Jackson Elite Sports college development camp, helping student-athletes land playing opportunities at NCAA schools of all levels from 2018-2020.
Lavelle was also the director of player development and analytics at Heidelberg in 2019.
He graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from Heidelberg in 2019.
Head Coach
cfitzger@heidelberg.edu
Heidelberg
Division 3
Career Synopsis
The 2021-22 season is Fitzgerald's eighth season as head coach and 15th year overall as a part of the Heidelberg baseball programCareer record stands at 166-102-1, 76-48-1 OACOversees all facets of the program, working closely with the Berg pitching staffNamed 2019 Mideast Region Coach of the Year from D3baseball.com and ABCA
2021
Led HU to a 24-16-1 (20-14-1 OAC) record in the shortened season and a trip to the second round of the OAC tournamentMentored Keaton Mark and Marc Ochoa to all-region honorsCoached seven All-OAC selectionsGuided 11 student-athletes to academic All-OAC honors
2020
Led Heidelberg to a 7-5 record in the shortened season
2019
Guided the Student Princes to a 35-15 (14-4 OAC) record Led the team to a Regular Season OAC, Regional, and Super Regional Championship before making an appearance at the World SeriesMentored 11 players to All-OAC nods, five players to All-Region accolades and one to All-American statusAssisted in leading 12 to the Academic All-OAC team
2018
Guided Heidelberg to a 27-13 record, with a 11-7 mark in OAC playMentored seven All-OAC selections and three All-Region playersHelped guide eight players to Academic All-OAC honors
2017
Coached the Berg to a 22-17 record, including 10-8 in OAC playMentored five All-OAC selections and six Academic All-Conference playersHelped guide Evan Long to first team All-OAC and third team All-Region honors
2016
Coached Heidelberg to an 18-22 record, including a 7-11 mark in the OACGuided Derek Hug to Academic All-American status for the second consecutive season as well as All-Region honors for the third-straight yearCoached six All-OAC selections and eight Academic All-OAC honorees
2015
Went 33-14 with a 14-4 OAC record in his first season as head coachLed Heidelberg to an OAC regular-season championship and an at-large berth to the NCAA Mideast RegionalGuided Derek Hug and Derek Hendrixson to All-America honorsMentored Derek Hug to a 3rd team CoSIDA Academic All-American selection, just the 2nd in Heidelberg baseball historyCoached 9 All-OAC honorees and 7 academic all-conference performers
2014
Coached the Berg to a 31-13 overall record and an at-large berth to the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament
2013
Assisted Heidelberg to a 20-20 record
2012
Helped guide the Student Princes to a 27-17 record and an appearance in the championship game of the OAC Tournament
2011
Awarded the title of associate head coach in January of 2011Guided Heidelberg to a 36-13 record, including an at-large berth to the NCAA Mideast Regional Tournament
2010
Named a full-time assistant coach prior to the 2009-10 season.Assisted the Student Princes to a 42-8 record and their first NCAA Regional Championship in school history, earning a trip to the Division III College World SeriesMentored the Mideast Region and OAC Pitcher of the Year, Andy Lowe
crodr100@uis.edu
Illinois-Springfield
Division 2
Chris Rodriguez is an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the UIS Baseball team. Rodriguez, formerly the Director of Baseball Operations at Jacksonville University, will work closely with the UIS pitching staff.
Rodriguez has experience at the NCAA Division I level, including using his kinesiology background in combination with baseball technology such as pitch tracking software. Five athletes went on to play professional baseball in his three years at Jacksonville University. The program set its record strikeouts per nine innings (9.70) and lowest opponent batting average (.247) in 2022. The Dolphins won the ASUN Championship and advanced to Columbia Regional in the spring 2021 season.
Rodriguez, an alum of Wright State, served as a volunteer assistant for the Raiders in 2018 before taking on the role of Director of Player Development in the spring of 2019. Rodriguez served as the Coordinator of Player Development for the University of Central Florida in the fall of 2019 before being hired by the Arizona Diamondbacks in January of 2020.
Rodriguez also has a background in international coaching, serving as an assistant in the summer of 2018 for the Lithuanian National Team for a bid to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. He helped lead the team to a Pool B Championship in the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB).
Rodriguez played for Kishwaukee College during the 2016 season, where he led the Kougars to an Arrowhead Conference championship. His playing career started at Spring Hill College in 2012 before he transferred to Volunteer State in 2013.
Rodriguez received his Bachelor's degree in Organizational Leadership from Wright State University and Master's in Kinesiology from Jacksonville University.
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Assistant Volunteer Coach
baseball@northwestern.edu
Northwestern
Division 1
In addition to Napoleons coaching duties, he will serve as the programs video & camp coordinator.
Napoleon spent a brief stint at Concordia-Chicago coaching pitchers, and five seasons in Mount Berry, Georgia, at Berry College. There he served as the programs pitching coach, strength and conditioning coach, and video coordinator.
Prior to joining Berry College, Napoleon was a standout pitcher at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. In 2011, he earned second team All-Conference USA honors and became the first player in UAB history to be named Conference USAs Newcomer of the Year. As a senior at UAB, Napoleon put together a 5-4 mark on the mound and earned victories over three nationally ranked teams, including No. 5 Rice, No. 14 Central Florida and No. 16 Clemson.
Napoleon transferred to the Blazers after an All-American career at Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois. In addition to earning NJCAA All-America honors at Heartland, he was named the Midwest Athletic Conference's Pitcher of the Year as a sophomore.
Napoleon earned his master's degree in Sports Leadership from Concordia Chicago in 2018, earned bachelors degree in Communication Management from the University of Alabama-Birmingham in 2012 and an associates degree from Heartland Community College in 2010.
yellowjacketjohnt@gmail.com
Georgetown
Division 1
vigeantnathaniel@gmail.com
St. John's (NY)
Division 1
Assistant Coach
gsikes@ath.msu.edu
Michigan State
Division 1
Sikes primarily works with the Spartan outfielders and hitters while also coordinating the base running program. In his first two seasons on the Spartan staff, Sikes has played an integral role in helping the Spartans win the Big Ten Championship in 2011 and earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament in 2012. During his tenure at MSU, the Spartans have had 23 MLB Draft selections, including a program-record eight in 2015. Sikes helped tutor a Spartan offense that posted the Big Ten's third-best batting average (.283) in 2016. For the second straight year, MSU also produced a league batting champion as Jordan Zimmerman's .376 average in Big Ten play led all players. Ryan Krill was the 2015 Big Ten batting champ, hitting .451 in league games. In 2015, the Spartans posted a .290 team batting average, which ranked third in the Big Ten, while MSU's .422 slugging percentage was second best in the league. The Spartans also combined for 45 home runs, which ranked third in the conference. Sikes helped the Spartan offense rank in the top half of the conference in several key categories in 2014, including ranking first in stolen bases with 88 - the second-highest total in program history. Individually, Anthony Cheky led the Big Ten in steals with 29, while Bliase Salter ranked third in RBIs with 50. The Spartans ranked in the top four in the Big Ten in in 2013 in several key offensive categories, including: batting average (.281), slugging percentage (.377) and on-base percentage (.357). Spartan hitters also struck out fewer times than any other team in the league. In 2012, Michigan State ranked in the top three in the Big Ten Conference in batting average (.297), on-base percentage (.378), runs (345), hits (645), RBIs (319), walks (228) and total bases (858). In addition, MSU finished 16th in the nation in hits and 35th in batting average. The 645 hits were the second most in a single-season in MSU history, while the 356 runs were eighth most, the 97 doubles tied for ninth most, and the 319 RBIs were 10th most in the school record books. During Sikes' first season in 2011, Michigan State led the Big Ten and ranked seventh in the nation with a .318 batting average. The Spartans also ranked among the conference's leaders in hits (first with 639), slugging (second at .427), on-base percentage (second at .385), runs scored (second with 348), RBIs (second with 317) and doubles (second with 115). In addition, the Spartans were fourth in the Big Ten with 77 stolen bases, which also ranked seventh most in an MSU season. Spartan center fielder Brandon Eckerle, a first-team All-Big Ten selection, not only won the Big Ten batting title with his .379 average, but was also one of the top defensive players in the nation. The Spartan outfield helped MSU turn in an overall fielding percentage of .976, which was tops in the Big Ten and 24th in the nation. Prior to arriving in East Lansing, Sikes spent three seasons (2008-10) as the volunteer assistant coach at Notre Dame and has also coached at James Madison, Young Harris (Ga.) College, Nicholls State and Independence Community College (KS). Throughout his career, Sikes has coached 71 players who have been selected in the Major League Baseball Draft, including seven who have reached the Major Leagues. While at Notre Dame, Sikes primarily coached the catchers and outfielders and coached 14 players who were drafted during his three seasons at Notre Dame. In working with the Irish catchers, Sikes tutored Cameron McConnell, who threw out 26 base stealers in 2009 - the seventh most in the nation. In addition, Sikes coached Will Harford, who was selected in the 45th round by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2010 MLB Draft. An assistant at James Madison for the 2007 season, Sikes helped instruct the Dukes hitters while working directly with the catchers, the position he played at Liberty University. While at JMU, Sikes coached Kellen Kulbacki who was named First-Team All-American in 2006 & 2007, CAA Player of the Year in 2006 & 2007 and Co-National Player of the Year (NCAA). Sikes previously was the recruiting coordinator, hitting coach and catcher's coach at Young Harris (Ga.) College in 2006, helping direct a Mountain Lions team that racked up 48 wins while being ranked eighth among the nation's junior college teams. Sikes' first coaching position came in the fall of 2004, when he was named the assistant coach for Independence (Kan.) Community College and worked primarily with the team's hitters, catchers and outfielders. After the fall season at Independence, Sikes earned an assistant coaching position at Nicholls State (La.) University and went on to work with the team's catchers while assisting with the hitters during the 2005 season. From 2005-07, Sikes worked for the Pittsburgh Pirates as an associate MLB scout. Sikes was a four-year letterman at Liberty in Lynchburg, Va., helping lead the Flames to a pair of Big South Conference championships and two NCAA Regional appearances. During his career as the Flames' catcher, Sikes threw out better than 50 percent of attempted base-stealers. He started behind the plate for the team's win over Seton Hall in the South Atlantic Regional. Sikes earned his undergraduate degree from Liberty in 2002 and went on to earn a master's degree in health and physical education from Emporia (Kan.) State University in 2006. 45
Assistant Coach
dmb922@psu.edu
Penn State
Division 1
Dallas Burke enters the 2019 season in his first season as a volunteer assistant coach. Burke has a Big Ten connection as he played at Iowa for two years before completing his career at Missouri Southern State University. He has been a volunteer assistant at Division I schools for the past two seasons, with stops at Bowling Green (2016-17) and West Virginia (2017-18).
pbenoit@towson.edu
Towson
Division 1
aupshaw6@kennesaw.edu
Kennesaw State
Division 1
Assistant Coach
gdicenzo@holycross.edu
Holy Cross (MA)
Division 1
Now in his 12th season as the head coach of the Holy Cross baseball team in 2018-2019, Greg DiCenzo has continued to bring the program to new heights. The Crusaders have gone 263-291-1 overall and 122-99 in Patriot League regular season play during DiCenzo's tenure, with the team posting 20-win seasons in 10 of the last 12 years. Holy Cross won its first Patriot League Championship in program history in 2017, and has also made four other Patriot League championship series appearances in 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2016.
Assistant Coach
j.grassett@fdu.edu
Fairleigh Dickinson-Teaneck
Division 1
Volunteer Assistant Coach
gdegallier@pacific.edu
Pacific (CA)
Division 1
Garrett DeGallier was named a volunteer assistant coach for the Pacific baseball program in the fall of 2019. He comes to Pacific after serving three seasons at the University of Concordia-Portland. With the Cavaliers, he was the primary contact for recruiting while also maintaining his role as outfield and offensive assistant coach.
During his time with the Cavaliers' program, DeGallier coached and recruited five players receiving all GNAC and West Region Recognition.
The native of Bellevue, Washington, DeGallier played his college baseball at the University of South Alabama and helped the Jaguars to the 2015 Sun Belt championship. DeGallier made 38 starts and 45 appearances in the outfield for the Jaguars that season. He finished with a .275 batting average in two seasons with the Jaguars after transferring from Tacoma Community College.
DeGallier graduated in 2015 with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and received his Master's in Business Administration from Concordia in 2017.
clmarsh2@uncg.edu
North Carolina-Greensboro
Division 1
Clint Marsh
Director of Baseball Operations at UNCG
July 2023-Current
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator at NCWU
January 2022-July 2023
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator at Andrew College
June 2020-December 2021
Graduate Assistant at Barton College
August 2019-May2020
Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator
nmulberg@richmond.edu
Richmond
Division 1
Assistant Coach
moralesm@uab.edu
Alabama-Birmingham
Division 1
Matt Morales is in his first season a volunteer assistant coach for UAB.
Morales arrives to UAB from Florida State University where he was a student assistant coach for the Seminoles during the 2021 season. Morales primarily worked with the FSU infielders, but also assisted in hitting and baserunning development. He worked with the coaching staff daily to assist with practice plans and scouting reports/analytics for upcoming opponents.
Prior to Florida State, Morales played three seasons of professional baseball and has a career MiLB batting average of .265. Morales finished five at-bats short of being in the top five for the Pioneer League batting title with a batting average of .358 for the season. Morales had stints in professional baseball with the Idaho Falls Chukars, Burlington Royals, Lexington Legends and the Saint Paul Saints.
A native of West Palm Beach, Fla., Morales began his collegiate career at Stetson University for the 2015-2016 season before transferring to Palm Beach State College. He was an All-Conference shortstop for the Panthers in 2017.
Originally drafted by the Washington Nationals out of high school in 2015, Morales went on to be drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 23rd round of the 2017 MLB Draft.
Morales earned his bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary social science at Florida State in July of 2021.
Volunteer Assistant Baseball Coach
tverlin@bgsu.edu
Bowling Green
Division 1
My name is Trent Verlin, I am an Assistant baseball coach at Bowling Green State University. Bowling Green State is located in Bowling Green Ohio and are a member of the MAC, an NCAA D1 Conference. At Bowling Green, I coach catchers and work with the hitters as well! Prior to BG I was an Assistant Coach at Penn State Harrisburg an NCAA D3 school in Harrisburg Pa.
Volunteer Assistant Coach
mercerbaseballcamps@gmail.com
Mercer
Division 1
Education: Marshall University, 2013 (Regents Bachelor of Arts)
Playing Experience:
2009-12 - Concord University (Baseball)
2012 - Concord University (Football)
Collegiate Coaching Experience: 2017-Present - Mercer Volunteer Assistant Coach
2016 - Georgia College Assistant Coach
2014-15 - West Virginia State Assistant Coach
2013 - Concord University Student Assistant
Other Coaching Experience: 2015 - Asheboro Copperheads (Coastal Plain League) Assistant Coach
2016 - Asheboro Copperheads (Coastal Plain League) Assistant Coach
Championships Won:
2011 - West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Championship (Player)
2013 - West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Championship (Student Assistant)
2014 - Mountain East Conference Tournament Championship (Assistant Coach)
2015 - Mountain East Conference Tournament Championship (Assistant Coach)
2017 - Southern Conference Regular Season Championship (Volunteer Assistant)
2019- Southern Conference Tournament Championship (Volunteer Assistant)
Assistant Coach
crisxman13@yahoo.com
Illinois-Chicago
Division 1
Assistant Coach
matthew.gedman@trincoll.edu
Trinity (CT)
Division 3
Assistant baseball coach at Trinity college. Manager of the New Britain Bees in the Futures collegiate baseball league
samuel.preston.carpenter@emory.edu
Emory
Division 3
Assistant Coach
jason.staub@pomona.edu
Pomona-Pitzer
Division 3
Jason Staub was named pitching coach by head coach Frank Pericolosi in August of 2021. He was given assistant athletic performance coach responsibilities for baseball in addition to his role as pitching coach.
In his first year with the Sagehens, Pomona-Pitzer set a program record for NCAA Tournament Wins (3) and finished with the third most wins in program history (32). The pitching staff set the program record for strikeouts (400). The staffs opponent batting average from their last full season, in 2019, dropped from .292 to .258 in 2022. 6 Sagehens received all-conference and 4 all-region selections, including one starting pitcher.
Before arriving at Pomona-Pitzer, Staub served as a voluntary assistant coach with Eastern Connecticut State University in the fall of 2020. Staub also spent a year as an assistant coach at Portland High School with the Varsity baseball program. He was a strength and conditioning intern with TCU, UConn, Elon, Springfield College, Quinnipiac University, and ECSU.
Staub attended Springfield College from 2019-2021 to earn his masters degree in Strength and Conditioning.
Jason is a 2019 graduate of ECSU with a degree in Sports and Leisure Management. He was a four-year member of the baseball program where he split time as a starting and relief pitcher. Staub helped ECSU win a LEC conference tournament in 2016.
Staub is a native of Portland, Connecticut and attended Portland High School where he was a Class S Baseball State Championship winner in 2014.
Assistant Coach
kkozens@brandeis.edu
Brandeis
Division 3
Head Coach
blakeallen@depauw.edu
DePauw
Division 3
Blake Allen was named the DePauw University head baseball coach in August 2016.
Career Highlights
A former DePauw student-athlete and assistant coach, he was most recently a baseball assistant at Vanderbilt UniversityServed two stints (2004-08 and 2015-16) for a total of five seasons with the CommodoresAllen's responsibilities included first base coach, assistant hitting coach, bullpen coach and catching coach.With Vanderbilt the team appeared in four NCAA regionals with a 210-101 overall record including a Southeastern Conference championship.45 student-athletes were selected in the MLB draft including two MLB All-Stars and 12 total players currently or previously competing in the majorsVanderbilt players earned 50 All-SEC Academic accolades and 10 all-America honors during that timeAllen was an assistant baseball coach and recruiting coordinator for seven seasons (2009-15) at Western Kentucky Oversaw the Hilltoppers' as its hitting, pitching, and catching coachThe team was ranked in the NCAA Division I Top 25 three different seasons and made one NCAA regional appearance with one Sun Belt Conference titleThe team posted 10 consecutive semesters of at least a 3.0 grade point average with six Academic All-America® honorees.A total of 21 student-athletes were selected in the MLB draft and Hilltoppers players garnered seven All-America honors and 22 all-conference accolades during those seven seasons.For two seasons (2001-2003) came back to DePauw to serve as an assistant baseball couch and for one season coached footballWas an assistant coach for both baseball and football at Franklin College for the 2003-04 year and served as recruiting coordinator
Academic Highlights
Earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Blackburn College ('01)Earned a Master of Science degree from Indiana State University
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Head Coach
falcoj2@rpi.edu
Rensselaer Poly
Division 3
Assistant Coach
taylor.valentine@centre.edu
Centre
Division 3
Taylor Valentine was named Assistant Baseball Coach for Centre College the summer of 2019 with responsibilities focused on hitting, infield play and recruiting.
The Cincinnati native comes to Centre from the University of Illinois at Chicago where he coached UIC to the 2019 Horizon League Championship and NCAA CWS Louisville Regional. While at UIC, Valentine coached all position players and hitters, having success with a 10th round MLB draft pick, three ABCA All-Midwest Region 2nd team, NCBWA Freshman 2nd team All- American, MVP Horizon League Championship, three Horizon All-League 1st team, three Horizon All-League 2nd team, three Horizon All-Academic team members. Valentine also held responsibility as UICs Baseball Camp Coordinator marketing to young aspiring players and prospects with 500 campers attending six camps.
Valentine spent 2016-2018 as Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at his alma mater, Asbury University, building the program to an NCSA Power Ranking Top 3 best NAIA Baseball Program for student athletes
In 2018, Valentine helped the Eagles garner some national recognition on the base paths by being ranked second in stolen base attempts, third in stolen bases per game, and 16th in total stolen bases. Valentine coached four Asbury hitters to a .300-plus batting average and eight Eagles to a .900-plus fielding percentage.
In 2017, Valentine excelled in his recruiting coordinator position. With an eye for quality student-athletes, AU added one of the largest recruiting classes with 20 young standouts and transfers to the Eagles roster for the new season. That year six Asbury hitters batted .300 or higher and 10 owned a fielding percentage of .900 or better. Valentine coached River States All-Conference selection middle infielder, River States Champions of Character and Lexington Clinic Citizen Athlete of the Year.
In 2016, Valentine focused on scouting and developing the Eagles infield play which contributed to a .942 team fielding percentage and 14 future Eagles. Valentine coached All-Conference selection and All-Conference Comeback Player of the Year.
Coach Valentine has spent two years with USA Baseball. In the Summer of 2019, he was named USA Baseball Midwest Region 16U Head Coach where he had three stars selected to the National Team Development Program (NTDP). Valentine was also named Head Coach for the Game Day USA All-Star Tournament Series, having four players selected. He has led operational efforts for one of Baseball Factorys largest identification events at Pirate City, FL. along with National Tryouts in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia.
Valentine began his collegiate playing career at Milligan College in 2010-13 before transferring to Asbury University as a middle-infield impact player for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
Valentine is a 2016 graduate of Asbury University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Leadership and Coaching and is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).
mstoltenberg@laverne.edu
La Verne
Division 3
Head assistant/recruiting coordinator. 11th year.
Assistant Coach
bsher22@gmail.com
Rochester Institute of Tech
NCAA
jkkoepf@owu.edu
Ohio Wesleyan
Division 3
Jon Koepf begins his third season as associate head coach of the Ohio Wesleyan University baseball team and his seventh season as a member of the Battling Bishop baseball coaching staff. He coaches the Bishop defense and serves as the team's recruiting coordinator.
Koepf came to Ohio Wesleyan after one season at Indiana-South Bend, where he served as recruiting coordinator and hitting coach. He was named interim head coach in midseason and went on to guide the Titans to their first-ever Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament appearance.
Prior to IU-SB, Koepf was a graduate assistant at the University of Rio Grande for 2 seasons, working with the hitters and helping the RedStorm win a pair of conference titles and make NAIA national tournament appearances both years. He also served as the hitting coach and the third-base coach for the Lorain County Ironmen of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League in 2016.
Koepf is a graduate of Notre Dame (Ohio) College. He was an infielder for head coach Len Barker from 2010-13, leading the Falcons in hitting in 2013, posting a .977 fielding percentage his junior season, and serving as a team captain. He completed his degree in middle childhood education in 2014 and continued his education with a master's degree in coaching leadership from Rio Grande in 2016.
Koepf is a native of Elyria, Ohio.
Assistant Coach
cbond@triplecrownroyals.com
Findlay
Division 2
Coach Bond grew up in Findlay, Ohio. A 2014 graduate of Liberty Benton High School. While there he was a member of both the baseball and football team.
After graduating, Bond attended Ashland University a D2 college in Ashland, Ohio graduating with a Bachelors degree in Sports Management. A 4 year member of the baseball program and part of 3 regional qualifying teams and a regional-up finish.
In 2019 was a Volunteer Assistant at Ashland for a 48-15 team that made a trip to the D2 World Series in Cary, NC and finished 5th in the country. Learning from ABCA HOFer John Schaly.
In 2020 became the Graduate Assistant at Union (KY) College a NAIA school in Barbourville, KY finishing the shortened season with a 15-8 record. Bond graduated with his Masters in Business Administration.
During those years, Bond worked for the summer organization Triple Crown Royals based out of Columbus, OH. Going from an assistant coach to vice president from 2019 through 2022.
After that stint, Bond took a job in Enid, Oklahoma at NOC-Enid a perennial power in Junior College baseball. Coaching a team to a regional final appearance in 2022 and a 3rd place finish in the regional tournament in 2023. Working primarily with outfielders and hitters. Over that time having multiple guys move on the 4-year institutions.
Bond got the opportunity to coach win the Northwoods League for the La Crosse Loggers following the success in Enid. With the Loggers working as the teams first base coach as well as working with position players and defensive alignments. Getting the opportunity to work with some of the best college baseball players in the country. The Loggers lost in the semi finals of the Northwoods League Championship.
Bond is now in his first year at the University of Findlay. Working primarily with hitters and outfielders.
Bond resides in Findlay, OH with his fiancée Taylor and their dog Nugget.
Twitter Handle: @Coach_Bond3
Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator
jrclark@knox.edu
Knox
Division 3
Clark, a 2009 Knox College graduate, joined the Prairie Fire coaching staff in the fall of 2013.
Clark was a member of the 2008 Midwest Conference Championship baseball team and was a two-time Academic All-Midwest Conference honoree.
Clark was the head baseball coach at Spoon River College from 2009 to 2011 and at Eureka College during the 2012 season. He also assisted on the Quincy Gems staff in the summer of 2011. The Gems took home the Prospect League Championship with a record of 40-18. In 2014, Clark managed the Laramie Colts Baseball Club in their inaugural season in the Rocky Mountain Baseball League. The Colts finished with a record of 24-15 (23-10 in the RMBL). He returned in 2015 to lead the team to a 21-17 record.
Starting in the summer of 2006 Clark assisted his father, the late John Clark, with the Oneida American Legion Post 727 baseball program in Oneida, IL. He now manages the senior legion team and they won their first District Championship since 2000 in the summer of 2017.
Clark also serves as the Sports Information Director at Knox. He earned a masters degree in sport management from Western Illinois University.
Head Coach
dbarnett@flagler.edu
Flagler
Division 2
Barnett's team finished the season with a 29-23 overall record and a 14-10 mark in league play. The Saints finished third in the East Division and beat No. 18 North Georgia in the first round of the conference tournament. Prior to joining NCAA Division II and the Peach Belt, Barnett's teams qualified for conference and regional play 16-out-of-the-20 years as a member of the NAIA. The highest ranking the Saints achieved was No. 3 in the 2003 poll. The Saints were a game away from the NAIA World Series, finishing as runners-up in the regionals, in 1993 and 2002. During Barnetts tenure, 37 players have signed professional contracts. He has also seen three former players drafted in the first 10 rounds: Jim Woodrow by the San Francisco Giants in the fifth round (1995), Lonny Landry by the Detroit Tigers in the ninth round (1993) and Andrew "Opie" Brodbeck by the St. Louis Cardinals in the ninth round (2015). Chris Barnwell, a 25th Round selection of the Milwaukee Brewers in 2002, is the only Flagler player to reach the Major Leagues. Barnett has also coached numerous players who have garnered all-conference and all-America honors. Barnett has the unique distinction of playing and coaching at every level of the game. In 1983, he started his coaching career at Jacksonville's Episcopal High. After graduating with a bachelor's from Flagler, Barnett then served as an assistant at the University of Iowa (1984-86) while obtaining a master's in educational administration. He then moved back to Florida to assist at Valencia Community College. From there h e was a coach at the Boardwalk & Baseball facility in Haines City, Florida before accepting the head coaching position at Flagler in 1987. In the summer of 2002 and 2003, Barnett served as the manager of the Vermont Expos, a Class A affiliate of the Montreal Expos in the New York-Penn League. He also has international coaching experience as he assisted a group of collegiate players participating in Holland as part of the Dutch Haarlem Baseball Week. Barnett was the head coach of a group of high school all-stars who toured and competed against teams throughout Italy. As a collegiate player, he played at Seminole Community College in Sanford, Fla., before transferring to the University of North Carolina. He led the Tar Heels in batting average in 1978 and helped lead the team to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska where they finished in third place. Barnett signed a free agent contract with the Montreal Expos, and after one season he joined the world famous four-man fast-pitch softball team, "The King & His Court," which featured the legendary Eddie Feigner. He barnstormed the world from 1980-83, and again in 1988, as the team's shortstop. From 1994-2009, Barnett served the dual role of athletics director and baseball coach at Flagler. During his 15 years as athletics director, Flagler added women's golf, women's soccer and fast-pitch softball to the athletics program. He oversaw the construction of the baseball stadium (2000), the softball stadium (2008) and major renovations to the soccer field and Flagler Gym. During his tenure as athletics director, the program won two Florida Sun Conference Commissioner's Cups and Barnett was named NAIA Region XIV Athletics Director of the Year in 2001. He was instrumental in Flagler's transition to NCAA Division II.
crodr100@uis.edu
Illinois-Springfield
Division 2
Chris Rodriguez is an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the UIS Baseball team. Rodriguez, formerly the Director of Baseball Operations at Jacksonville University, will work closely with the UIS pitching staff.
Rodriguez has experience at the NCAA Division I level, including using his kinesiology background in combination with baseball technology such as pitch tracking software. Five athletes went on to play professional baseball in his three years at Jacksonville University. The program set its record strikeouts per nine innings (9.70) and lowest opponent batting average (.247) in 2022. The Dolphins won the ASUN Championship and advanced to Columbia Regional in the spring 2021 season.
Rodriguez, an alum of Wright State, served as a volunteer assistant for the Raiders in 2018 before taking on the role of Director of Player Development in the spring of 2019. Rodriguez served as the Coordinator of Player Development for the University of Central Florida in the fall of 2019 before being hired by the Arizona Diamondbacks in January of 2020.
Rodriguez also has a background in international coaching, serving as an assistant in the summer of 2018 for the Lithuanian National Team for a bid to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. He helped lead the team to a Pool B Championship in the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB).
Rodriguez played for Kishwaukee College during the 2016 season, where he led the Kougars to an Arrowhead Conference championship. His playing career started at Spring Hill College in 2012 before he transferred to Volunteer State in 2013.
Rodriguez received his Bachelor's degree in Organizational Leadership from Wright State University and Master's in Kinesiology from Jacksonville University.
Recruiting Coordinator
mrosinsk@bw.edu
Baldwin Wallace
Division 3
t.horvath67@quincy.edu
Quincy
Division 2
Assistant Coach
murphy6641@yahoo.com
Oakland City
Division 2
Volunteer Assistant Coach
christopherjohns@usf.edu
South Florida
Division 1
Volunteer Assistant Coach
rjacks53@tennessee.edu
Tennessee
Division 1
Richard Jackson joined Tennessee's staff as a student assistant pitching coach in the fall of 2019 and was promoted to volunteer assistant coach in June of 2021.
In his role of volunteer assistant, Jackson will also be charged with coordinating and running Tennessee year round baseball camps.
As a student assistant coach in 2020 and 2021, Jackson worked closely with pitching coach [Frank Anderson](https://utsports.com/coaches.aspxrc=2955) to develop one of the country's top pitching staffs.
In 2021, Tennessee's pitching staff ranked in the top 10 nationally in strikeout-to-walk ratio (2nd 3.63), walks allowed/nine innings (3rd 2.49), WHIP (5th 1.16) and ERA (10th 3.51) as the Big Orange won 50 games for just the third time in program history and advanced to the College World Series for the first time since 2005.
During the COVID-shortened 2020 season, the Vols ranked among the top 25 in the nation in a handful of statistical categories, including: WHIP (0.94 - second), ERA (2.00 - fourth), hits allowed/nine innings (6.41 - 16th), shutouts (three - 12th), strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.89 - third) and walks allowed/nine innings (2.06 - third).
Prior to joining Vitello's staff as a student assistant, Jackson was a pitcher for the Vols from 2015-19. Under the guidance of Anderson, Jackson completely changed his delivery prior to the 2019 season and had a breakout campaign in which he helped lead the Big Orange to the NCAA regionals for the first time since 2005.
The Atlanta native went 1-0 and posted careers bests in ERA (1.40), appearances (21), innings pitched (19.1) and strikeouts (21) while holding opponents to a .119 batting average. In his final outing with UT, Jackson threw 3.1 scoreless innings of relief, allowing just one hit while tying a career high with four strikeouts against No. 14 North Carolina in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional
Assistant Coach
n.puccio@northeastern.edu
Northeastern
Division 1
Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator
qhawksworth@csub.edu
Cal State-Bakersfield
Division 1
Quinn Hawksworth was named as an assistant coach with CSU Bakersfield Baseball on September 14, 2020.
Hawksworth comes to Bakersfield after spending the 2020 season in a volunteer position with Big West Rival, UC Santa Barbara. He is expected to work with Roadrunner hitters and infielders, while handling recruiting responsibilities for CSUB. He coached hitters and infielders for the Gauchos last season, helping UCSB to a 13-2 mark on the strength of 37 extra-base hits and ten home runs.
Prior to coaching at UCSB, Hawksworth spent as an assistant at Belmont Abbey in Belmont, N.C. He worked with outfielders and hitters at BAC during the 2019 season, leading the Crusaders offense to a .393 on-base average and a .419 slugging-percentage, while mentoring a pair of 15-home run hitters.
Hawksworth was an assistant at Saddleback College during the 2018 season. The Gauchos finished that season 33-14 and reached the Elite Eight round of the CCCAA Playoffs.
In 2017, he was an assistant with Linn-Benton Community College in Albany, Ore. With LBCC, Hawksworth coached catchers and first baseman and aiding the Roadrunners to a 30-12 record and a Southwest League Championship.
Hawksworth started his collegiate career as an assistant director of operations at Oregon State University in 2016.
I want to thank Coach Beard and all of CSUB Athletics for this incredible opportunity, Hawksworth expressed. My family and I are excited to join this community and be a part of this program. Bakersfield is a special place and the CSUB Baseball has such a high ceiling, with the potential to accomplish so much on and off the field. Im blessed to be a part of the growth and development of this program and our student-athletes.
Hawksworth was a two-year starter at Belmont Abbey, and a Conference Carolinas Honor Roll selection during his NCAA playing career. He also played two seasons at Green River Community College in Auburn, Wash.
Hawksworth graduated from Belmont Abbey with a degree in Sport Management and earned his Master's of Education from the University of Arkansas in 2020. A native of Seattle, Wash., he and his wife, Dorothea, have a son, William, and two daughters, Emma and Lily.
Assistant Coach
stephen.gruenberg@case.edu
Case Western
Division 3
Steve Gruenberg was named the Assistant Baseball Coach at Case Western Reserve University in October of 2020.
In his two seasons with the team, the Spartans have gone 43-27 and claimed the University Athletic Association Championship in 2022. His work with the pitching staff helped lead sophomore Tyler Horvath to D3baseball.com All-America Second Team honors in 2022, while Horvath shared UAA Pitcher of the Year honors with graduate student Evan Faxon.
Gruenberg brought with him extensive experience as an NCAA Division III coach, in particular, the development of collegiate pitchers. He is coming off an eight-year stint as the Associate Head Baseball Coach at Kenyon College, where he worked primarily with the pitchers and catchers, while also assisting with recruiting and other facets of team management. While at Kenyon, he guided 20 players to All-North Coast Athletic Conference honors and helped the 2018 squad earn a spot in the NCAC Baseball Tournament.
Gruenberg has also been the Assistant Coach and Pitching Coach for the Harwich Mariners of the prestigious Cape Cod Summer Baseball League since 2013, where he worked to develop some of the top collegiate pitching talents in the country that appeared in the prestigious league. Thirty-four of his pitchers in the league were drafted over the last four years, and his 2016 squad set a league record with a 2.00 team ERA. In addition, he served as the Mariners Youth Clinic Coordinator
Assistant Coach
jcb10@williams.edu
Williams (MA)
Division 3
Assistant Coach
rramsey@udallas.edu
University of Dallas
Division 3
Graduate Assistant
rlautz@regis.edu
Regis (CO)
Division 2
Head Coach
pboen@stonehill.edu
Stonehill
Division 2
Boen's student-athletes recieved All-NE-10 honors, highlighted by Dan Fratus and Chris Hoyt who were named to the first team. Stonehill maintained its consistent level of success in 2014, as the Skyhawks won 30 games and reached the NE-10 Tournament for the fourth time in five seasons. Stonehill went 30-20 overall, including 17-10 in conference play. At the conclusion of the season, five of Boen's student-athletes earned All-NE-10 honors, highlighted by junior pitcher Jim Duff, who was also a consensus All-East Region selection before becoming Stonehill's second Major League Baseball draft pick in program history. Duff was chosen in the 20th round (595th overall) by the New York Mets. In 1998, his first season on the bench, Boen led Stonehill to a then-school-record 25 wins, earning the program's first NE-10 postseason berth in 12 years. The following year, he earned his first career NE-10 Coach of the Year award after the team captured a share of the NE-10 regular-season title for the first time since 1985. Boen earned his first career New England Division II Coach of the Year selection and his second straight NE-10 Coach of the Year award in 2000. In what was then the program's most successful year to date, Stonehill won 34 games and both the NE-10 regular-season and tournament titles, and earned the program's first-ever NCAA tournament bid. The team advanced to the Northeast Regional championship game, falling to conference rival Saint Rose. The Stonehill program has remained a perennial NE-10 contender during Boen's tenure, returning to the postseason tournament six times in the past decade and breaking into the NCAA Division II East Regional rankings. Boen earned his third NE-10 Coach of the Year selection in 2006, following a 28-win season and a second-place finish in the conference. 2012 marked the third consecutive season that Boen led Stonehill to a 30-win campaign, as the Skyhawks finished 30-19 overall and 18-11 in the NE-10. Four players earned All-Conference honors from the NE-10, including senior Michael White, who was also selected to play in the NEIBA All-Star Game. In 2011, Stonehill posted a 30-18 record overall and made its second-straight trip to the NE-10 tournament. Under Boen's guidance, Stonehill's became the first student-athlete in program history to be drafted by a Major League Baseball (MLB) club when the hometown Boston Red Sox selected him in the 28 round (862 overall) of the 2011 MLB First Year Player Draft. Boen also aided four players in earning NE-10 postseason honors. The 2010 Skyhawks made a return to the top of the NE-10 ranks, claiming the conference tournament title in a 31-win season and earning their second trip to the NCAA tournament as the fourth seed in the East Region. Stonehill knocked off New Haven and C.W. Post in the opening rounds before being eliminated by Franklin Pierce. Boen has coached over 40 All-Conference players during his tenure at Stonehill, including a pair of conference Players of the Year in Mark Langone '00 and Junior Medina '02, and 2005 Northeast-10 Pitcher of the Year Billy Sittig '06. Medina and Sittig also became the program's first two All-America honorees with their selections in 2002 and 2005. A native of Brockton, Mass., Boen was a standout shortstop on the Stonehill diamond from 1986 through 1989, and was also the starting point guard for the Skyhawk basketball squad, helping lead the team to the 1988-89 Northeast-10 title. He came to Stonehill after a standout career at neighboring Brockton High, where he led the Boxers to the state basketball championship as a senior in 1985, and was inducted into the Brockton High School Hall of Fame. A noted camp and clinic coach throughout the region, Boen is the director of the Skyhawk Baseball School hosted on campus every summer. He resides in Mansfield, Mass. with his wife Shelly and their children Lauren, Michael, Max, and Matt.
jhheller@noctrl.edu
North Central (IL)
Division 3
alex.nikolic@qc.cuny.edu
Queens
Division 2
Assistant Coach
rvruggink@uttyler.edu
Texas-Tyler
Division 2
Current pitching coach at the University of Texas at Tyler (NCAA D2). Previously worked at Mineral Area College (NJCAA D1) for 3 years.
Served as the head coach of the Florence RedWolves of the Coastal Plain League and as an assistant for the Macon Bacon and Martinsville Mustangs in the same league.
Pitcher at the University of Houston (2011-2014) and Arkansas Tech University (2014-2016).
Volunteer Assistant Coach
jontriesler@gmail.com
Hampden-Sydney
Division 3
Entering 4th year with my alma mater Hampden-Sydney College, has experience working with every position group. Spent 2023 working with hitters and catchers, while assisting with pitchers. Former all-conference college shortstop and pitcher and retired professional pitcher.
Assistant Coach
da.nash@wingate.edu
Wingate
Division 2
n.rush@chatham.edu
Chatham
Division 3
matt.thomas@lmunet.edu
Lincoln Memorial
Division 2
Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator
tjk42@calvin.edu
Calvin
Division 3
As part of our COVID-19 safety plan, the indoor sessions traditionally held on the first day of camp will be shared online.
Sessions will be accessible for the week prior to camp. They are available on-demand and can be completed at the athlete's
convenience.
This approach allows us to continue offering these valuable sessions so athletes arrive to camp ready to maximize the experience,
while still maintaining a safe experience.
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