Jerry Wargo – Camp Director
  Mike Weissmueller – Assistant Camp Director
  Bobby Clark – Associate Camp Director
  Tommy Breen – Associate Camp Director

  Joanne Wargo – Director of Administration
  Allen Haines - Director of Public Relations

Skip Bertman
Retired Athletic Director, Louisiana State University

A Louisiana Legend and one of the greatest college baseball coaches of all time, J. Stanley “Skip” Bertman has made the seamless transition into the athletics director’s chair with the same enthusiasm, vision and demand for excellence that were trademarks of his stellar coaching career.

The 2007-08 season will mark Bertman’s final year as LSU athletics director. After his tenure ends on June 30, 2008, he will remain at LSU as athletics director emeritus through 2010, working as a vital fund-raiser for the university.

In six years as LSU’s director of athletics, Bertman has added to his impressive list of on-the-field achievements. Under his direction, LSU has enjoyed arguably the greatest athletics seasons in the history of the institution.

The 2006-07 season saw 12 LSU teams finish among the nation’s top 25, including a No. 3 final ranking for the football team and a fourth consecutive Final Four appearance by the women’s basketball squad. The LSU men’s and women’s track and field teams each finished No. 2 in the nation.


Erik Bakich, Head Baseball Coach, University of Maryland
Former Vanderbilt assistant Erik Bakich has been hired as the University of Maryland's new head baseball coach, Director of Athletics Deborah A. Yow announced Monday, becoming the program's sixth head coach in its 116-year history. Bakich spent the last seven seasons with the Commodores, where he established himself as one of the best recruiters in college baseball, hauling in top-25 classes all seven years in Nashville, including the top-ranked national class in 2005 and second-ranked national class in 2008.


Sean Kenny
Assistant Coach/Pitching, University of Maryland

Sean Kenny joined the Maryland coaching staff in July 2009 after six successful seasons at Pepperdine, where he served as the Waves' pitching coach, also assisting in recruiting and summer camps. Kenny was hired by Pepperdine in June 2003 after serving five seasons as pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at San Diego.

In six seasons as Pepperdine's pitching coach, Kenny oversaw a staff that produced 11 All-WCC first team selections, two conference pitchers of the year and freshmen of the year. During Kenny's tenure, 13 Waves pitchers were drafted by Major League Baseball teams. In 2004, senior right-hander Jacob Barrack was tabbed All-WCC first team and was selected in the 19th round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies.


Dan Burton
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, University of Maryland

Dan Burton joined the University of Maryland coaching staff in July 2009 after one year as a volunteer assistant at Austin Peay and a standout playing career at Louisville, where he was a key member of the Cardinals' 2007 College World Series team.

At Maryland, Burton will head the Terps' recruiting efforts as the recruiting coordinator. Early on in his coaching career, Burton has established himself as one of the nation's top recruiters. Burton handled the outfielders and served as assistant hitting instructor at Austin Peay. He also created and ran the Govs' strength and conditioning programs.

Burton's coaching career began as a student assistant at Louisville in 2008. He helped guide the Cardinals to a second straight NCAA Regional berth and a 41-21 record.


Brandon Hall
Assistant Coach, UNC Charlotte

Brandon Hall is Charlotte's Associate Head Coach and in his tenth season with the 49ers coaching staff, his seventh season as the team's recruiting coordinator. His main on-field responsibilities are handling the pitching staff.

In his 13 seasons as an assistant at two different schools, Hall's teams have won seven regular-season championships and seven of his pitching staffs have been ranked nationally in ERA, including the top spot in the nation in 2007 (with a team 2.64 ERA). The 2011 squad finished 10th in the country with a 2.81 ERA, while allowing the sixth-fewest hits per nine innings (7.43) in the nation. A philosophy that is built on development and efficiency has consistently prepared pitching staffs to perform at extremely high levels.


Roger Cador
Head Baseball Coach, Southern University

Roger Cador enters his 23 rd season at the helm of the Southern University Baseball Program. He took over the reign on “ The Bluff ” in 1985 and has compiled 658 – 346 -1 record.

His accomplishments include 13 Southwestern Athletic Conference Coach of the Year Awards, 13 Conference Championships, 7 NCAA Tournament appearances and 3 NCAA Play-In Tournament appearances.

Cador holds the distinction of being the first coach of a historically black university to win a game in the NCAA Tournament. His 1987 Jaguars upset then No. 2 ranked Cal-State Fullerton, 1-0 in South Region play.



Tracy Smith
Head Coach, Indiana University

After spending the last nine seasons at Miami (Ohio) University, Tracy Smith has been named the Indiana head baseball coach, IU Athletics Director Rick Greenspan announced today. Smith is the 23rd head coach in school history and replaces Bob Morgan, who resigned after 22 seasons on June 5.  

In nine seasons at Miami, Smith completely changed the fortunes of the RedHawks after inheriting a 12-40 ballclub. Miami reached the Mid-American Conference tournament nine times, including six championship game appearances and the 2000 and 2005 championship titles. Smith amassed a 317-220-1 (.589) career record and a Mid-American Conference regular-season mark of 152-95 (.615). He led the RedHawks to eight straight 30-win seasons, marking only the second time in program history that Miami accomplished that feat, and he finished his career in Oxford third on the all-time wins list.



Terry Rooney
Head Coach, University of Central Florida

Postseason experience can mean everything in college baseball. Helping guide a program to Omaha takes a special coach and an emotional voice. As UCF desires to return to the NCAA Tournament and make its first run past the regionals, its offseason search for the next leader in the dugout quickly came to a halt when one man took center stage: Terry Rooney. Rooney was officially selected as UCF's fifth head baseball coach on June 12 in the baseball complex's Tradition Room. The press conference took place in front of a packed media contingent, showing that the city of Orlando and Knight fans everywhere are hopeful the team can make it back to the dance in the near future. Rooney has 12 years of experience as an assistant coach at the Division I level, highlighted by two campaigns at LSU from 2007-08. Serving as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator under head coach Paul Mainieri, Rooney and the Tigers made a remarkable run to the College World Series in 2008. Holding a 23-16-1 record and a 6-11-1 mark in the SEC, LSU went on to win 16-straight to end the regular season and cruised through the conference tournament with a 4-0 record. It lost just one game in the NCAA Tournament en route to Omaha, where it knocked off Rice only to drop two contests to North Carolina."


Alex Guerra
Director of Baseball Operations, University of Central Florida

Alex Guerra is in his first year serving as the Director of Baseball Operations at UCF. He oversees the day-to-day operations of the baseball team while serving under head coach Terry Rooney.

Guerra arrives in Orlando after spending three years at Radford University where he was a member of the baseball team. A .311 career hitter while with the Highlanders, Guerra finished with 11 homers, 94 RBI and a .947 fielding percentage while playing all three infield positions.

A native of New York, Guerra grew up on Long Island with his parents, Alex and Liliana and sister, Christina



Jesse Leonard
Head Coach, Juniata University

Jesse Leonard, a 2006 Juniata graduate, returned to his alma mater's baseball program to serve as head coach.
Coaching the Eagles' baseball squad is not entirely foreign to the once standout Juniata left fielder. Upon graduating in 2006, Leonard accepted a year-long assistant coaching position with the Eagles. Prior to taking the coaching position at Juniata, Leonard was named as Juniata College's director of public safety earlier this summer. Leonard previously served as a first year area coordinator at The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, where he was responsible for managing five first year student residence halls housing nearly 600 students. Leonard, a two-sport athlete during his time as an Eagle, earned spots in the Juniata record books in both baseball and football. The two-time All-Middle Atlantic Conference selection in football, is currently ranked ninth in single season punting average with 38.0. In the baseball record books, Leonard's name can be found ranked in the top 15 for career at bats with 438, single season doubles with 11, and single season hits with 50. During his senior baseball campaign, Leonard helped guide the Eagles to a 30-win season, the most wins in Juniata baseball history. Leonard was also a member on the 2004 Commonwealth Championship team, which earned the Eagles an automatic bid into the NCAA Division III tournament. After earning his bachelor's in business and information technology, Leonard continued his education at University of Akron where he earned his master's in higher education administration. Leonard resides in Huntingdon with his fiancé, Lauren Gates, a 2007 Juniata graduate.


Michael Dalton
Assistant Coach,
Butler University
Michael Dalton is in his first year as an assistant coach for the 2011-12 Bulldogs. He is primarily responsible for hitting and fielding instruction.

Dalton, who played collegiate baseball at Huntington College in Indiana, previously served as the head coach at Danville Area Community College in Illinois and lead the Jaguars to a 31-win season in 2010-11. Additionally, in 2008-09, he worked as a volunteer assistant coach at Ball State University.


Russ Steinhorn
Assistant Coach, Delaware State
Steinhorn enters his first season as assistant baseball coach at UNCG after spending the last two years at Delaware State University as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator.

In 2009 under Steinhorn, the Delaware State pitching staff enjoyed newfound success on the mound. The pitching staff lowered the overall team ERA 3.29 runs under the direction of Steinhorn, while two of the pitchers received First-team All Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference honors. One player in particular, Dan Perkins, who was one of the all-conference performers, went on to be named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year. He was also drafted in the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Colorado Rockies, which was the first player from Delaware State to be drafted since 2004.

Prior to coach at Delaware State, Steinhorn served as the pitching coach for the Allegany County Nitros in the New York Collegiate Baseball League. He also coached one year at his alma mater Edgewater High School in Orlando, Fla. At Edgewater he coached seven players that signed NCAA Division I scholarships and four players who were taken in the MLB First-Year Player Draft. Steinhorn has also been an instructor for college camps and showcases all over the country.


Grant Achilles
Assistant Coach, Georgetown University

Former Wake Forest baseball player Grant Achilles joins Georgetown University.

Achilles, formerly with the Wake Forest staff after spending the last three years at Western Carolina. After serving as an assistant coach in 2008, he was promoted to assistant head coach before the start of the 2009 season.

During his two seasons at WCU, Achilles helped the Catamounts to two winning seasons, including a 35-22 mark in 2009. Along with his work on the field, Achilles also coordinated and oversaw team travel. Before his tenure at Western Carolina, Achilles spent a season with the Charlotte baseball program, working with the 49er catchers, assisting with the defense and hitters and also serving as the first base coach. Achilles worked with all-Atlantic 10 catcher Kris Rochelle, who was drafted in the 22nd round of the 2007 MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers.


Patrick Swift
Head Coach, Immaculata University

Patrick Swift was introduced as the inaugural head coach of baseball at Immaculata University on Friday, Oct. 17, as announced by director of athletics, Patricia Canterino.

“This is an exciting time for Immaculata University and the Athletic Department as we continue to grow with the addition of a baseball program,” Canterino said. “Patrick is a young and energetic coach, who we feel will bring in talented student-athletes to build a baseball tradition at Immaculata and further enhance our athletic programs.”

Swift was chosen to help build and lead Immaculata’s baseball program that will begin play during the 2009-10 academic year, with its first season of NCAA varsity competition in the spring of 2010.

Swift comes to Immaculata following a brief stint at York College. Before his arrival at York, Swift was an assistant coach on Division II Millersville University’s staff during 2008, where he helped lead the Marauders to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East regular-season championship. He served as both the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator and also had responsibilities as the camp coordinator and with organizing the budget.


Liam Bowen
Assistant Coach, UMBC

Liam Bowen was named volunteer assistant baseball coach in September 2011.
Bowen comes to Baltimore after working as the pitching coach for Lincoln Memorial for the 2011 season. The team’s ERA feel from 7.67 the year before to 5.42 in 2011. Before joining the Division II school, Bowen worked at St. Mary’s College for four seasons, where the team’s ERA dropped from 7.25 in 2006 to 4.60 in 2009.

“Liam has a great record as a pitching coach,” Mumma said. “He comes highly recommended and will be a tremendous help to our pitching staff. Plus he gets to return to the area where he grew up, so it’s a great fit.” Bowen earned a Bachelor’s degree in history from Macalester College in Minnesota in 2006. He was named all-conference and the team’s most valuable player in 2004.


Joe Walsh
Head Coach, Harvard University

Joe Walsh enters his 14th season as the Joseph J. O'Donnell Head Coach for Harvard Baseball in 2008-09. Walsh has led Harvard to five Ivy League titles and as many appearances in the NCAA Tournament - reaching the Regional Semifinals twice. Under his direction, the team has also earned regular season wins over national powers Miami, Notre Dame and Oklahoma State. Walsh's club has won the Red Rolfe Division eight of the last 13 seasons. In 2005-06, Harvard recorded a Walsh-best 14-win campaign in the Ancient Eight, cruising to the title in a year that saw his team boast seven players recognized on the all-conference teams including the Pitcher of the Year and the Rookie of the Year. It marked the third time in four seasons that Harvard has had the league's top rookie. In 2007, Walsh became Harvard's 500-win man when his Crimson defeated Brown, 7-3, on April 21, 2007.

Scott Googins
Head Coach, Xavier University

Scott Googins begins his fourth season as the head coach for the Xavier baseball team. The 2008 campaign was another record-breaking year for the Musketeers as XU built upon the success of the 2007 season. The Musketeers made it to the championship game of the Atlantic 10 Tournament in 2008 for the first time in school history after winning the team's second all-time A-10 regular season title. XU won a record-breaking 19 conference games last season and did not lose a single A-10 series.

Nick Otte
Assistant Coach, Xavier University

Nick Otte joined the Xavier baseball staff in July of 2009 after serving as an assistant at Miami (Ohio) for three seasons. He will serve primarily as the pitching coach for the Musketeers.

During his time at Miami, Otte was responsible for overseeing the progress and development of the outfielders. Additionally, he designed and implemented a year-long speed development program for the team as well as a strength and power program for the pitching staff.

Prior to his stint at Miami, Otte spent two years as the first assistant at Georgetown College overseeing several aspects of the team. He served as the recruiting coordinator, strength and conditioning coordinator and pitching coach while also coordinating outfield play and base running. Otte coached the Mid South Conference and Region IX Player of the Year and in his second year lowered the team ERA from 5.23 to 4.13.


Mike Gambino
Head Coach, Boston College

Mike Gambino, a 2000 graduate of Boston College, was named head baseball coach on July 19, 2010. Gambino, who was an assistant coach for the Eagles from 2003-05, replaced Mik Aoki who resigned to become the head coach at Notre Dame. Gambino spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach at Virginia Tech under former BC head coach, Pete Hughes. He served as the Hokies' recruiting coordinator and also worked with the hitters and infielders. Virginia Tech's batting average improved 40 points (from .279 to .319) under his direction since the 2006 season. With Gambino's help, the 2010 Hokies made their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2000 and finished the season ranked No. 20 in the country. Prior to working in Blacksburg, Gambino spent a year as a regional scout for the Detroit Tigers. Gambino, who played for the Eagles from 1997-2000, started 166 games in the middle infield. He held a career batting average of .313 with 22 doubles, eight homers, 87 RBI and 117 runs. In his final season in 2000, he belted 78 hits and scored 52 times, which ranks tied for fifth and eighth, respectively, in a single season. His 78 hits that year were the most in a single season at the time.

Alan Beck
Director of Baseball Operations, Western Carolina University

Western Carolina head baseball coach Bobby Moranda today announced the hiring of Alan Beck as an assistant baseball coach. Beck will work primarily with the Catamount hitters, as well as serve as the recruiting coordinator. Beck replaces Nick Mingione who took a position with Mississippi State in mid-June after one season on staff at WCU. It is the second-time that the Hudson, N.C., native has coached in Cullowhee. He was on staff as a graduate assistant for two seasons from 2004 and '05. "I am extremely excited about the addition of Alan Beck to our coaching staff," said Moranda, who is entering his second season as the WCU head coach. "Alan was a great player during his playing days in Cullowhee and has a great coaching background. He has a tireless work ethic. I heard nothing but great things from everyone I talked to about him." He added, "He is a perfect fit to be our recruiting coordinator. As an alum that got it done while at Western, Alan knows what it takes to play here and will help us raise the bar for Catamount baseball both in the classroom and on the field."

Joe Raccuia
Head Coach, Radford University

Joe Raccuia - Radford University President Penelope W. Kyle announced Tuesday afternoon that Radford alumnus Joe Raccuia has been named as the Highlander's fifth head baseball coach.

"We are thrilled that we have found a Radford alumnus with the background and experience to lead our baseball team,' Kyle said. "His familiarity with our program and the Big South Conference combined with his accomplishments at all levels of college baseball will lay the foundation for unprecedented success for the Highlander baseball program.

A 1995 Radford graduate, Raccuia replaces Lew Kent, who stepped down following the 2007 season. Raccuia played for and coached under Kent.

Bill Decker
Head Coach, Trinity College

Bill Decker - the 2008 ABCA National Coach of the Year, begins his 19th season as head coach of the Trinity College baseball team. Last spring, Decker led his team to the 2008 Division III National Championship, as his team broke countless records over the course of the most successful season in NCAA sports history. Decker is the College's all-time winningest coach, leading his team to a 422-187 record since his arrival in the 1991 season, putting together 17 winning seasons. Decker's teams have made seven NCAA Tournament appearances, six NESCAC Tournament bids, five ECAC Tournament appearances, and have captured the NESCAC title in 2000, 2003 and 2008.

Andrew Wright
Assistant Coach, Concord University

Wright’s first stint at Concord lasted five seasons – three as a player (2000-2002) and two as an assistant coach (2003-2004). The Mountain Lions qualified for the WVIAC Tournament in all five seasons and reached the championship game three times. In 2001, Concord won the WVIAC title and a bid to the NCAA Tournament.

After Concord, Wright was an assistant coach at West Virginia University from 2005-2007, working in all aspects of the Mountaineer program, with an emphasis on pitching. Wright was Head Coach of the Wilmington Sharks in the Coastal Plain League in 2006 and 2007 and most recently served as the lead instructor at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Baseball Facility in Bethesda, MD.

During his time in Maryland, Wright served as pitching coach at The Georgetown Preparatory School and was part of the Milwaukee Brewers’ scouting efforts in the Washington, DC area.

Matt Tyner
Head Coach, Bellarmine University

On June 14, 2011 Matt Tyner was introduced as the 17th coach in Bellarmine baseball history as he was charged to take over the program for the departed Deron Spink. “Matt is a great fit for Bellarmine University,” said Athletic Director Scott Wiegandt, who is a former Bellarmine baseball All-American as well as a former Bellarmine head coach. “He has extensive experience at different levels of baseball, and his enthusiasm is infectious, which will go a long way in building a competitive, cohesive baseball team.”

Tyner comes to Bellarmine after most recently serving as associate head coach for Butler University. A former professional in the Orioles organization, Tyner has a wealth of coaching experience at the collegiate, youth and camp levels. He completed two different stints on the Butler staff and also coached several youth baseball teams in the Indianapolis area, winning back to back 17-under national titles when he was an assistant coach for the Indiana Bulls. Also a veteran of multiple camps, Tyner has owned and been lead instructor at camps in Indiana, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia. The Bellarmine post will be his first collegiate head coaching position. “I really can't express in words how much this opportunity means to me,” Tyner said. “I plan to hit the ground running, and I can't wait to start working with my new team. And by new team, I mean not just the players, but also my fellow coaches and staff members. I'm also looking forward to building strong relationships in the Louisville baseball community.”


Billy Brown
Head Coach, George Mason University

For the past 35 years, there have been several constants at George Mason University: the enrollment has increased yearly, there has been some sort of construction on campus, and Bill Brown has been involved with the Patriot baseball program.

After spending two years as a player and two years as an assistant coach, Brown enters his 31st season as the head coach at his alma mater. In that span, Brown has gone from being the then-youngest Division I head coach in the nation to the dean of coaches in the Colonial Athletic Association. He has maintained the success he inherited with the program and lifted it to new heights as the Patriots are an annual contender for the CAA championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament.

Brown has been honored as CAA Coach of the Year a record six times and has guided George Mason to some of its greatest accomplishments. Since 1985, the Patriots have won two CAA titles and finished second three other times, and they have made six appearances in the NCAA Tournament. George Mason also has posted at least 30 victories in a season 13 times in the last 25 years, including a school-record 42 wins and an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament in 2009. Mason was nationally-ranked for the first time in school history that year, rising into the top 30 in both the National College Baseball Writer's Association and Collegiate Baseball polls.



Jimmy Jackson
Assistant Coach, Fordham

Jimmy Jackson enters his first year at Fordham University as the Pitching Coach and Recruiting Coordinator.

Jackson spent the past three years at Siena College, the last two as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. In his years at Siena, the Saints brought in the two largest recruiting classes in the history of the program. When promoted to pitching coach and recruiting coordinator, the team increased their win total by 12 games. The pitching staff also led the conference in ERA in his first season as pitching coach and finished second in the conference in year two. Jackson's staff lowered their ERA by two full runs each season, and in 2011, made it to the championship game of MAAC tournament. Before taking over as pitching coach and recruiting coordinator, Jackson was the volunteer assistant at Siena for one year. He worked primarily with catchers and outfielders and assisted with the hitters.


Ty Neal
Assistant Coach, Indiana University

Ty Neal is in his second season as the Indiana baseball team's pitching coach. Neal's impact on the Hoosier pitching staff was immediate in 2006, as he helped All-Big Ten selection Doug Fleenor post the lowest ERA by a Hoosier reliever in 10 years. Indiana's pitching saw strong growth throughout the season, as freshman Joe Vicini emerged as the team's go-to closer, posting a 3.93 ERA and tallying three saves. Neal was also a key force in seeing IU's ERA drop by more than six-tenths of a point in the final month of the season. Neal joined the Hoosiers after serving as the pitching coach under IU head coach Tracy Smith at Miami in 2005. That season, Neal guided Miami's staff to a 3.33 ERA, the 16th-best mark in the nation, as the team earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament and matched a school record with 45 victories (45-18 overall). The team's top three starters compiled a 26-3 mark, including a sparkling 2.77 ERA, with Keith Weiser earning a spot on the Mid-American Conference's (MAC) first team, while John Ely and Graham Taylor secured second team selections.

Tim Hill II
Assistant Head Coach, Manatee Community College

Tim Hill II is in his 9th year as an assistant coach at Manatee Community College. A 1990 graduate of MCC, Coach Hill played in the Lancer baseball program from 1988 to 1990. He was named to the 1988 All-State Academic team and the 1990 All-State Tournament team.

Barry Batson
Assistant Coach, Manatee Community College

 Coach Batson graduated from Bradenton Christian High school in 1983 after helping the Panthers to a district championship in 1981 and back-to-back Bay Conference championships in 1981 and 1982.

He played his college baseball at Montreat-Anderson College and the University of Charleston and graduated from Charleston with a bachelor of arts degree in Mass Communication in 1987.

Coach Batson has been an assistant coach at Sarasota Cardinal Mooney and Bradenton Southeast high schools and head coach of the Manatee HEAT. He led the HEAT to district runner-up finishes in 2005 and 2006.


Brandon Locks
Assistant Coach, Hillsborough Community College

Coach Locks is the newest addition to the coaching staff at HCC. He brings twelve years of coaching experience to the Hawks baseball program, and is currently the public relations manager, as well as the new player recruiter for the Hawks. Locks is a 1997 graduate of Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tennessee, with a degree in English Telecommunications. He played parts of three seasons for the Pioneer Baseball Program. He was part of a Tennessee-Virginia Athletic Conference Championship Team as a sophomore that finished 34-13 and was runner-up in NAIA regional play.

Marlin Ikenberry
Head Coach, Virginia Military Institute


Over the past seven seasons, the VMI baseball program has enjoyed unprecedented success. Winning games against top-10 teams, receiving national rankings and being regarded as one of the top programs in the state and in the region are now attributes of a program built under head coach Marlin Ikenberry.

Ikenberry recently concluded his seventh season, 2010, at the helm of the program as the winningest coach in the history of VMI Baseball. In recent years, the Keydets posted three consecutive winning seasons for the first time in 52 years, defeated a ranked team for four straight years, and in 2010, earned VMI's first win over a top-ranked team in Institute history, beating #1 Virginia at Gray-Minor Stadium. This year's team set new school records for batting average (.325), slugging percentage (.529), hits (629), runs (414), doubles (133), home runs (78), RBIs (390), at bats (1933) and total bases (1022).

On the mound, the staff’s 441 strikeouts were tied for the most in school history, while the team’s 8.26 strikeouts per nine innings rate is the third-best. In addition, the 11 saves the team posted is tied for fourth on the list and the 3.46 walks per nine innings rate comes in seventh. Finally, the team’s ERA (5.43) ranks ninth in the Alumnium Bat Era.

Marlin Ikenberry was named head coach on July 22, 2003, being promoted to the top spot in the program after former head coach Tom Slater departed VMI in the summer of 2003 to accept a coaching position at the University of Florida.


Kevin McMullan
Associate Head Coach, University of Virginia

Virginia's Kevin McMullan has been promoted to the position of associate head baseball coach, following three seasons as the Cavalier hitting coach and recruiting coordinator. McMullan's duties will remain the same on head coach Brian O'Connor's staff.

"Our baseball program is very fortunate to have been able to maintain consistency in our coaching staff," O'Connor said. "Kevin (McMullan) and assistant coach Karl Kuhn have both done a great job on the field and in recruiting. As recruiting coordinator, Kevin has done an outstanding job in attracting talented players who are the right fit for UVa."

In three years, McMullan has helped Virginia rise to one of the top teams in the nation. The Cavaliers have advanced to three straight NCAA Regionals. Virginia has had three-straight 40-win seasons including registering a school record 47 wins and 21 conference wins in earning the program's highest ranking at No. 5. The 2006 team set school records in total hits (687) and RBIs (416) and total bases (928). The Cavaliers scored the second-most runs (464) and had the second-most stolen bases (115) and doubles (122) in program history, while ranking in the top 20 nationally in batting avg. (.322) last season.

"The success we have experienced at UVa in the past three years has a lot to do with Kevin's efforts on the field and in our recruiting," O'Connor said.

Mike Gottlieb
Head Coach, Towson University

Last May, Mike Gottlieb reached another significant milestone in his college coaching career. When the Tigers beat Drexel on 4, he became the first Towson coach to win 400 games in any sport.
His 400th career win was one of many highlights as the Tigers posted their fourth winning season in the last five years with a 28-25 record. Last year, the Tigers finished fifth in their second season in the rugged Colonial Athletic Association, a league that sent two teams to the NCAA Tournament. Towson qualified for the CAA Tournament for the first time, finishing the league schedule with an 11-9 record.

Jeff Palumbo
Assistant Baseball Coach, Virginia Commonwealth University

Jeff Palumbo, who was named assistant baseball coach on July 13, 2011, enters his first season at VCU. Palumbo joins the Rams after spending the previous three years at the University of Central Florida and will focus primarily on fielding and hitting instruction, while assisting in the program's recruiting efforts. In 2011, Palumbo helped guide UCF to a 39-23 record – its best since 2005 – and its first trip to the NCAA Tournament in seven years with a No. 2 seed in the Tallahassee Regional. The Knights also posted their best Conference USA finish (fourth) since joining the league in 2006. "We are very excited to welcome Jeff as a member of our baseball program," said Keyes. "He's done an outstanding job during his six years as an assistant and he's proven to be one of the game's bright young coaches. He knows the league well having played and coached at George Mason in the early 2000's, and he'll be a great addition to our program."

Regarded as one of the top fielding coaches in the country, Palumbo's 2011 UCF squad shattered the school's single-season record with a .978 fielding percentage, committing only 53 errors in 62 games. Behind strong defense, including a stretch of eight-straight games without recording an error, the Knights posted two wins each over Florida, Stetson and Rice, in addition to victories against Florida State and Alabama. Palumbo has been outstanding on the recruiting trail during his time as an assistant coach. Under the direction of first-year skipper Terry Rooney in 2009, Palumbo and the Knights put together Collegiate Baseball Newspaper 's fourth-ranked recruiting class and followed with the nation's 20th-best class heading into the 2011 season. Those rankings were the highest-ever in program history.


Frank Szymanski
Head Coach, Chesapeake College
Szymanski, starting his 10th season with the Skipjacks, led Chesapeake to its first 20-win season in 2001, first 25-win season in 2003, and first 40-win season in 2005. That 2005 squad became the first Chesapeake baseball team to win region and district titles, advance to the NJCAA Division II World Series, and win a World Series game on the way to a fifth-place national finish."We feel like we’ve built a solid foundation for the baseball program," said Szymanski, who has compiled a 236-177-5 record with the Skipjacks. ""We’ve been in the playoffs every year and we’ve been competitive with almost every team. We really feel like we’re headed in the right direction." Winning has almost become expected under Szymanski, who has guided the program to six straight 25-win seasons and four consecutive 30-win campaigns. Chesapeake finished 32-18-1 in 2008, winning a school-record 21 conference games and reaching the NJCAA Division I Region XX Final Four for the first time in its two seasons since moving up to Division I.
Frank Szymanski

Shawn Stiffler
Assistant/Pitching Coach, Virginia Commonwealth University

Shawn Stiffler joins the Black and Gold’s coaching staff this season and will serve as the Rams’ pitching coach, as well as coordinating the recruiting for the VCU program.

A native of Somerset, Pa., Stiffler was an assistant coach for the past five seasons at his alma mater, George Mason. His impact was felt immediatley as Mason’s pitching staff lowered their ERA each year he was there. The Patriot pitchers had a team ERA of 4.73 in 2002, 4.16 in 2004 and 4.03 in 2005, the third-lowest in school history.
 


Scott Roane

Assistant Coach, Towson University

Formerly the head baseball coach at Dundalk Community College for four years, Scott Roane is starting his first season as an assistant baseball coach for the Tigers.

A Baltimore native who graduated from Davis & Elkins College in 1995, Roane led Dundalk to an impressive 116-69 record in his four seasons as head coach. The Lions had four consecutive winning seasons under his direction, including a 34-14 mark in 2003 when they finished fourth in Region 22.


Bryan Prince

Assistant Coach, Georgia Tech University

Bryan Prince, a two-time semifinalist for the prestigious Johnny Bench Award and two-time all-ACC catcher at Georgia Tech, has joined the Yellow Jacket baseball staff as an assistant coach, head coach Danny Hall announced Tuesday, July 10, 2007.

Prince, who spent last season as an assistant coach at Indiana where he directed the Hoosiers' hitters and catchers, will serve in the same capacity at Georgia Tech. "We are excited to have Bryan join the staff," said Hall. "He was a great player on a lot of great teams for us at Georgia Tech, and I think that he will be a huge asset for us as a coach because he is a Tech graduate who also played professional baseball.


Paul Kostacopoulos

Head Coach, Naval Academy

After completing just his first season at the helm of the Navy baseball team, Paul Kostacopoulos' work in progressively rebuilding a program that has won over 60 percent in its 111-year history can easily be seen.

Inheriting a team that won only 12 games in 2005, Kostacopoulos engineered a team that went 32-21-1 in 2006, the second-highest win total in school history and most by a first-year Navy skipper. The 20 victories over the previous season's mark ranks as the best turnaround in school history and tied for the largest win-improvement in Patriot League history. Navy's 24 victories in non-league contests also established a school record last season.


Bob Mumma
Head Coach, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Bob Mumma has been promoted to head baseball coach at UMBC, Director of Athletics Dr. Charles Brown announced today.

“Bob Mumma bleeds black and gold,” Dr. Brown said. “He was an outstanding student-athlete for the Retrievers, earning All-Conference honors and national recognition as an Academic All-American. After playing professionally in the White Sox organization, he came back to UMBC and has been a dedicated assistant coach. He deserves an opportunity to skipper the Retrievers. I am looking forward to seeing him lead our baseball program back to prominence.”

After a stellar collegiate career at UMBC and two seasons of professional baseball, Mumma returned to his alma mater in the fall of 1996 and has served as the Retrievers’ assistant baseball coach for the past 15 seasons. Mumma succeeds John Jancuska, who coached the Retrievers from 1978-2011. Tom Rider (1967-75) and Hal Sparks (1976-77) are the only other coaches to pilot the UMBC baseball team in the program’s 45 years of varsity competition.


Doug Fleetwood
Head Baseball Coach, Salisbury University

Doug Fleetwood, now in his seventh season as head coach of the Salisbury University baseball team, has added to the rich tradition of the program by taking the Sea Gulls to six NCAA Tournaments which includes two NCAA South Regional titles and two trips to the NCAA Division III World Series. In addition, Fleetwood has guided his teams to four Capital Athletic Conference championships and recorded at least 30-wins in five of his first six seasons. Through his first six seasons, Fleetwood has accumulated a combined record of 196-71-6.

Jeff Kinne
Head Baseball Coach, Hampden-Sydney

Coach Kinne has been coaching collegiate baseball since 1994 as both a head and assistant coach.  As Head Coach at New Hampshire Technical Institute, Kinne led the Capitols to the NNESCC title in 1995.  He also served as an Assistant Coach at Charleston Southern University, VMI, Washington and Lee, and Mary Washington College.  Currently Kinne is in his second year as Head Coach at Hampden-Sydney.  He led the Tigers to their best season since 1991, finishing third at the ODAC Tournament.

Will Gardner
Head Baseball Coach, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's (UMES) Acting Director of Athletics, Keith Davidson announced today the hiring of William Gardner as the new skipper of the Hawks' Baseball Program. "It is a very exciting day," said Davidson when announcing the new coach. "Coach Gardner comes to us with a wealth of experience, not only in baseball but in athletic administration. He also knows the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and the local area; he is familiar with our program and the challenges we face. We think that we couldn't have found a better fit." "I am extremely excited about this opportunity and looking forward to the challenge," Gardner said. "I am familiar with this area, conference and I have been at HBCUs. I think a lot of the challenges presented here are not new to me and there will be a short learning curve, which will enable me to hit the ground running."

Prior to his arrival at Delaware State, Gardner held posts as the Director of Athletics and Associate Head Baseball Coach at Anne Arundel Community College where his Pioneer squad tallied a 62-65 record from 2001-2003. Gardner is no stranger to Head Coaching duties, serving as Head Baseball Coach and Compliance Coordinator at Bowie State University from 1998-2001. Gardner tallied 51 wins in three seasons there with his most successful season coming in 2001 with a 26-22 mark. His career head coaching mark stands at 51-70.

Jason Walck
Assistant Baseball Coach, USC Aiken

USC Aiken head baseball coach Kenny Thomas announced the addition of Jason Walck as an assistant coach on Saturday, July 3, 2010.

Walck has spent the last three seasons as a member of the New Orleans coaching staff. For his final two seasons with the Privateers, Walck served as the first base coach and worked with the hitters and outfielders. He was also used as a batting practice pitcher, while also handling various gameday responsibilities.

This summer Walck is working as an assistant coach of the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In the summer of 2009, Walck coached the Silver Springs Thunderbolts in the Cal Ripken Collegiate League.

Prior to joining the staff at UNO, Walck worked with the Mid-Maryland Red Sox and as an assistant coach at Reservoir High School in Columbia, Md.

 
Jeff Waggoner
Head Baseball Coach, Marshall University

Marshall University Director of Athletics Bob Marcum has announced the hiring of Jeff Waggoner as the Thundering Herd's new head baseball coach. Waggoner, an Alliance, Ohio native, spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach with the nationally-ranked North Carolina State University baseball team. "Marshall is a great fit academically and athletically," Waggoner, 30, said. "That is what attracted me to this job more than anything. I am excited about the future of this program and I am in the mix of hiring some great coaches."

"It is great to have someone of his caliber to head our baseball program," said Marcum. "I'd like to thank our screening committee (Beatrice Crane Banford, Sam Stanley, Jack Cook, and Dave Robinson) who assisted me in this process." While with the Wolfpack, Waggoner was a part of two N.C. State teams that had a combined record of 81-41 and played in two NCAA Tournaments. In 2006, N.C. State finished second in the ACC Tournament and was runner up in the NCAA Austin Regional. The Wolfpack ranked as high as seventh in the nation last season while finishing third nationally in hitting (.333) and second in the ACC in fielding percentage (.970).


Kyle Werman
Assistant Baseball Coach, Radford University

Kyle Werman, a former George Mason assistant coach and standout player at Virginia, was named assistant baseball coach at Radford University by head coach Joe Raccuia on Tuesday.

Werman, whose primary on-field assignments will be working with Radford hitters and coaching third base, will assist in all aspects of the Highlander program, including recruiting and the team’s day-to-day operations. “This is a great opportunity and I’m excited about where this program is headed,” Werman said. “My philosophies about player development and how to play the game offensively fit in well with where this program is going. Radford offers a lot, in terms of its baseball program and university, and we have a chance to make a lasting mark in the Big South.” Werman comes to Radford after two years as the hitting coach under Bill Brown at George Mason. Werman was part of a Patriot team that advanced to NCAA Regional play in 2009, and his offensive coaching abilities helped four Mason position players become MLB First-Year Player Draft picks, including Scott Krieger, Chris Henderson and Justin Bour in 2009, and Ryan Soares in 2010.

“Kyle’s offensive philosophy and knowledge of the game make him a great hire for Radford University,” Raccuia said. “We share a similar vision when it comes to the hit-and-run and putting pressure on other teams defensively, and he believes in what we’re doing as a program. In addition, he’s helped teams that he’s coached at George Mason and Virginia advance to Regional play.”


Pat Sherald
Assistant Baseball Coach, West Virginia University

Pat Sherald enters his fourth season with the Mountaineer baseball program and serves as the hitting coach, while also working with the catchers and assisting with recruiting for WVU. Sherald also serves as the bench coach on game days. Sherald has had great success at West Virginia where his hitters have dominated BIG EAST statistics and have been among the best in Division I. Sherald came from Lamar University where he served as an assistant coach for three seasons. At Lamar, Sherald worked primarily with the catchers and pitchers. He assisted the Lamar pitching staff to three consecutive Top 25 rankings in ERA, including sixth-best in the nation in 2004.

Bruce Cameron
Assistant Baseball Coach, Shenandoah University

The newest member of the SU baseball staff is Baltimore, Md. native Bruce Cameron. Cameron came to Shenandoah University in July 2008 after spending the past 11 years as an assistant coach at West Virginia University.

Eric Folmar
Assistant Baseball Coach, Pennsylvania State University

Eric Folmar begins his first year as an assistant coach at Penn State after spending the last four seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Old Dominion University. At Penn State, he will be responsible for coaching the infielders, recruiting, and assisting with the day-to-day operations of the program.

While Folmar was at Old Dominion from 2002-05, he assisted the team’s hitting coach and was also responsible for coaching the team’s infielders and catchers while also assisting with recruiting. He was also the third base coach for one season and was the first base coach for three years. Folmar also served as ODU’s camp coordinator.

Lew Jenkins
Head Baseball Coach, St. Mary's College, Maryland

The 2009 season marks Lew Jenkins' 15th season at the helm of the Seahawk baseball team. His overall record of 249-239-3 includes four 20-win seasons such as the 21-17-1 mark posted during the 2004 campaign. The Seahawks had three consecutive 20-win seasons from 1998-2000 under Jenkins' tutelage, marking the first three ever such seasons in the program's history. The 26-7 mark in 1999 set team records for most wins and best winning percentage. Jenkins is probably best known for his 25 years as head coach of Surrattsville High School in Clinton, Maryland, where he won 326 games, No. 1 on the state's all-time list at the time of his retirement. He left Surrattsville after the 1993 season with a lifetime winning percentage of .718. After the state playoff system took effect in 1975, his teams qualified for postseason play 18 straight years. Jenkins won 11 Prince George's County titles at a time when that area was considered a hotbed of baseball talent. During his 40+ year coaching career, he has notched almost 600 wins between his high school and college coaching days. After his retirement from high school coaching, Jenkins spent three seasons as an assistant at two of the premier Division I programs in the region, Georgetown and George Washington Universities. Several players from those teams went on to play professional baseball. He also coached the United States Junior National Team for four years.

Kenny Bean
Assistant Coach, St. Mary's College, Maryland
Kenny Bean returns to the Seahawk coaching staff for his fifth season in 2012 and will continue to focus his attention on the hitters.

Ross Natoli
Head Baseball Coach, Catholic University

Head Coach Ross Natoli, in his 20th season at Catholic University, has built the Cardinals into one of the most respected and competitive NCAA Division III programs in the East. He has led CUA to 20 or more victories eight times in the past 12 years and in 2003 picked up his 300th career victory.

Under Natoli's direction, the Cardinals’ on-field personality reflects his own philosophy that perseverance, team unity and commitment form the foundation for a successful program. He continues to strive to develop his teams with the goal of being consistent contenders for NCAA tournament play in the future.

A native Washingtonian, Natoli was a standout outfielder at cross-town rival George Washington University, from which he earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in 1981. After playing for two teams that advanced to the NCAA Division I Tournament (1977, 1979), he served as the Colonials’ topassistant coach from 1981-1984. He became the Cards' head coach in the fall of 1985, and is also widely recognized for founding and directing the highly regarded Catholic University Instructional Baseball Camps & Clinics for youth in the Washington metropolitan area.


Paul Saikia
Head Baseball Coach, York College

Paul Saikia enters his 19th year as Head Baseball Coach at York College of Pennsylvania. Faced with the challenge of rebuilding York's once powerful baseball program, Saikia began his career in 1988 with 14 straight losses and a hard-to-swallow first-year mark of 8-26. Three years later, the Spartans won the Capital Athletic Conference Championship and made their first trip to the NCAA in eight years. As the number one seed in the Mid-Atlantic region, York finished the campaign with a then school-record 28 wins in 39 games.

Saikia's 1992 squad earned another trip to the NCAA tournament with a 27 win season while the skipper earned Capital Athletic Conference Coach of the Year honors. After a two-year absence, the Spartans returned to the NCAA Tournament in both 1995 and 1996. The 1996 season also included York’s second Capital Athletic Conference championship and Saikia's second Coach of the Year selection. The Spartans capture their third CAC Championship in 1999 and Saikia earned his third Conference Coach of the Year award.


Guy Robertson
Head Baseball Coach, Frostburg State University

Robertson brings with him a great deal of experience coaching the game of baseball including a solid background within the state of Maryland. He comes to Frostburg after serving as the Director of Recruiting for the Baseball Factory in Columbia, Md. since July 2006. While there, he helped place kids with colleges and universities all across the country. Robertson served as the head coach at NCAA Division I Coppin State from 2002 through 2006. He is the all-time leader in winning percentage, second all-time in both CSU wins (64) and MEAC wins (30). He also holds the school record for victories in a single-season (21). In 2005, he was selected as the MEAC Coach of the Year after posting a 10-7 league record.
Mike Zandler
Assistant Baseball Coach, Davidson College

Mike Zandler joined the Davidson baseball staff in the summer of 2006 and quickly acclimated to the department, tirelessly recruiting talent from the high school ranks.

In Zandler's tenure at Davidson, the Wildcat pitching staff has shown consistent improvement, posting a declining team ERA and opponent's batting average over the past three seasons. In 2009, Zandler's young staff reduced its team ERA by more than 1.25 from a season ago and struck out 106 more hitter while giving up 23 fewer walks.



Todd Carroll
Assistant Coach, MIT
Todd Carroll was named the MIT pitching coach in January of 2010. No stranger to northeast baseball, he had previously been an assistant coach at UMass-Boston, Salem Community College and Harvard University. At UMass-Boston, Carroll helped the Beacons to their first winning record in school history in 2002. At Salem, both of Carroll’s pitching staffs finished the year with earned run averages under four. In 2007, Harvard’s pitching staff led the Ivy League by nearly a full run, and this past spring, the Engineers finished with a team ERA of 4.62, good for 54th in the country out of 359 Division-III teams. Carroll has also gained experience through summer baseball, coaching in three of the most prestigious leagues in the country. From 2002-2005 he was the pitching coach of the Mill City All Americans of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, working under current MIT assistant coach Chip Forrest. In 2007, Carroll served as an assistant coach with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and in 2008, he served as the Head Coach of the Bennington Bombers of the New York Collegiate League.


George Baker
Baltimore Orioles

Jimmy Williams
SOMD Baseball Staff

Tim Norris
Baltimore Orioles


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