Hank Leake

Assistant Coach

leakehe@bc.edu

Boston College

Division 1

Henry Leake is currently the Director of Pitching Development at Boston College. Prior to working on staff at BC, Leake pitched for two seasons acting as both a starter and reliever for the Eagles. Leake amassed over 100 career innings for Boston College while tallying over 100 strikeouts. In his final year at BC, Leake was named a team captain of the squad. Before playing his grad years at BC, Leake completed his Bachelors Degree at Babson College. His time at Babson College is highlighted by a trip to the 2019 D3 College World Series and a conference championship in 2018. He was also named captain at Babson College in his senior year. Leake played summer ball for the Pittsfield Suns, Upper Valley Nighthawks, and Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod League.




Leake grew up in Burbank, California and played 4 years of baseball at Burbank High School. Today, Leake resides in Brighton, Massachusetts nearby Boston College. His focus is on pitching mechanics, pitch design, and in-game pitching strategies. Leakes goal is to improve a players development and translate it to on-field performance.

Matt Johnson

matthew.n.johnson@wagner.edu

Wagner

Division 1

Wagner College baseball coach Craig Noto has announced the hiring of Matthew Johnson as the director of baseball operations for the 2024 season.

"Coach Johnson has been brought up in and around a great baseball culture," Noto said. "He is a serious young coach who has done a great job at St. Thomas Aquinas under the guidance of John Garvey. Offensively, Matt understands what hitters need to do to be successful in the box. On the recruiting trail, he has already proven to be very astute in his evaluations of players. I'm excited for Matt. He has a bright future in this game."

Johnson spent two years at Nyack College before transferring to St. Thomas Aquinas to finish out his final three years of eligibility. He totaled 174 hits and 108 RBIs during his collegiate career and was honored as an ECC All-Conference member in 2021 and 2022.

Following his playing career, Johnson joined the staff of St. Thomas Aquinas as a hitting coach. Across 50 games in 2023 the team averaged 6.64 runs per game under his guidance. The Spartans as a whole maintained a .283/.391/.416 slash line in Johnsons lone year as hitting coach. 

As a result of the successful offense, six players received ECC All-Conference honors in 2023.

Greg Dicenzo

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.

Michael Ramazzotti

Volunteer Assistant Coach

mramazzotti@ucsd.edu

Cal-San Diego

Division 2

Michael Ramazzotti was named an assistant coach for the University of California San Diego baseball program in August of 2018. The 2019 season was his first in the UC San Diego dugout. He is the Tritons' first base coach and helped lead the 2019 Tritons to their 3rd consecutive DII College World Series.

Ramazzotti spent two seasons (2017/2018) across town at the University of San Diego of the NCAA Division I and West Coast Conference. He was the director of baseball operations in 2017 and the volunteer assistant coach in 2018. The Toreros went 35-18-1 overall in 2017, and produced 11 selections in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft those two years.

Ramazzotti had prior stints at Santa Barbara City College in 2016, Mira Mesa High School and San Pasqual High School.

A 2005 graduate of New Mexico Highlands University in marketing, he played his final two collegiate years at the NCAA Division II school located in Las Vegas, N.M., earning All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) honorable mention as a senior. Ramazzotti's college career began at Santa Rosa Junior College. He concluded his playing days professionally in the Italian Baseball League with the Marina Waves in Marina di Ravenna.

Ramazzotti grew up in Cloverdale, CA.

Chad Oxendine

Head Coach

oxendinecd@longwood.edu

Longwood

Division 1

Oxendine joined the Longwood baseball program in August, 2014 as an assistant coach, becoming the first coaching hire by head coach Ryan Mau, who took over the storied Lancer baseball program in July 2014. 
An 11-year coaching veteran, Oxendine serves as Longwoods recruiting coordinator and hitting coach while working with the programs infielders. He returns for his third year at Longwood in 2017, coming off of a breakthrough 2016 season that saw the Lancers record the first 30-win campaign of the Division I era and finish tied for second in the Big South standings. 
With Oxendine on staff the past two seasons, Longwood has seen numerous breakout performances at the plate. Among those is slugger Kyri Washington, who led the Big South with 15 home runs as a junior in 2015 and parlayed that success into a 23rd-round draft selection by the Boston Red Sox in the 2015 draft. Washington, who hit just .255 with 13 home runs in two seasons prior to Oxendines arrival, set career highs with a .279 batting average, .357 on base percentage, 52 RBI, 40 runs and 25 walks in just one year under Oxendine.  
Oxendine also oversaw the development of infielder Alex Lewis, who broke out in 2016 to become one of the top hitters in the Big South. The All-Big South second team and Big South All-Tournament Team selection hit .369 with 22 doubles, five home runs, a .409 on base percentage and a team-leading 45 RBI last season after batting just .196 as a sophomore.  
A 2004 graduate and two-year team captain at Coastal Carolina, Oxendines hiring at Longwood marked his return to the Big South Conference after serving as a volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater in 2011-12. Prior to his stint with the Chanticleers, he held collegiate coaching positions at Richmond (2007-10), Alabama (2006-07) and UNC Wilmington (2005-06). Additionally, he was the owner and operator of the Coastal Carolina Baseball Academy in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (2011), and was a hitting coach for the Single-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans in the Texas Rangers system in 2011.    As volunteer assistant at Coastal Carolina, Oxendine was a member of the Big South Coach of the Year staff that led the Chanticleers to a 42-19 record, the Big South regular season and tournament championships and an NCAA Regional berth. Coastal Carolina swept the conference tournament, giving Oxendine five total Big South titles including the four he won as a catcher at Coastal.    During his four-year stint at Richmond, Oxendine coached the Spiders catchers, outfielders and baserunners while overseeing a unit that finished in the Atlantic 10s top-five in steals in 2009 and 2010. In addition to Adam McConnell, who led all NCAA rookies with 31 steals in 2009, Oxendine also mentored All-Atlantic 10 catcher Chris Cowell who in 2010 hit .311 with 17 home runs and 52 RBI.  Among Oxendines top recruiting successes at Richmond were Chris Bates, a left-handed pitcher selected in the 15th round by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2010; McConnell, a shortstop who was drafted in the 29th round by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2012; and Cowell, a catcher drafted in the 34th round by the Colorado Rockies in 2012.    Oxendine also has a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) title under his belt after coaching UNC Wilmington to the CAA Tournament title in 2006. He also has experience as a head coach, holding that post with the Front Royal Cardinals of the Valley Summer Baseball League in 2006. He was named Coach of the Year in the leagues Northern Division by the Northern Virginia Daily.    A decorated catcher at Coastal Carolina from 2001-04, Oxendine helped the Chanticleers capture four consecutive Big South titles and advance to an NCAA Regional every year. An All-Big South second team and All-Big South Tournament selection as a senior, Oxendine was a career .281 hitter at Coastal Carolina while playing in 198 games. He was a member of Coastal Carolinas winningest class in school history, amassing a 171-80 record during his tenure. Following his collegiate career, he played professionally with the Chicago White Sox short-season affiliate in the Appalachian League.    A native of Rowland, N.C., Oxendine graduated from Coastal Carolina in 2004 with a bachelor of science degree in physical education. He has a son, CJ.


Chad Oxendine
Assistant Baseball Coach




Chad Oxendine joined the Longwood baseball program in August, 2014 as an assistant coach, becoming the first coaching hire by head coach Ryan Mau, who took over the storied Lancer baseball program in July 2014. 
An 11-year coaching veteran, Oxendine serves as Longwoods recruiting coordinator and hitting coach while working with the programs infielders. He returns for his third year at Longwood in 2017, coming off of a breakthrough 2016 season that saw the Lancers record the first 30-win campaign of the Division I era and finish tied for second in the Big South standings. 
With Oxendine on staff the past two seasons, Longwood has seen numerous breakout performances at the plate. Among those is slugger Kyri Washington, who led the Big South with 15 home runs as a junior in 2015 and parlayed that success into a 23rd-round draft selection by the Boston Red Sox in the 2015 draft. Washington, who hit just .255 with 13 home runs in two seasons prior to Oxendines arrival, set career highs with a .279 batting average, .357 on base percentage, 52 RBI, 40 runs and 25 walks in just one year under Oxendine.  
Oxendine also oversaw the development of infielder Alex Lewis, who broke out in 2016 to become one of the top hitters in the Big South. The All-Big South second team and Big South All-Tournament Team selection hit .369 with 22 doubles, five home runs, a .409 on base percentage and a team-leading 45 RBI last season after batting just .196 as a sophomore.  
A 2004 graduate and two-year team captain at Coastal Carolina, Oxendines hiring at Longwood marked his return to the Big South Conference after serving as a volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater in 2011-12. Prior to his stint with the Chanticleers, he held collegiate coaching positions at Richmond (2007-10), Alabama (2006-07) and UNC Wilmington (2005-06). Additionally, he was the owner and operator of the Coastal Carolina Baseball Academy in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (2011), and was a hitting coach for the Single-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans in the Texas Rangers system in 2011.    As volunteer assistant at Coastal Carolina, Oxendine was a member of the Big South Coach of the Year staff that led the Chanticleers to a 42-19 record, the Big South regular season and tournament championships and an NCAA Regional berth. Coastal Carolina swept the conference tournament, giving Oxendine five total Big South titles including the four he won as a catcher at Coastal.    During his four-year stint at Richmond, Oxendine coached the Spiders catchers, outfielders and baserunners while overseeing a unit that finished in the Atlantic 10s top-five in steals in 2009 and 2010. In addition to Adam McConnell, who led all NCAA rookies with 31 steals in 2009, Oxendine also mentored All-Atlantic 10 catcher Chris Cowell who in 2010 hit .311 with 17 home runs and 52 RBI.  Among Oxendines top recruiting successes at Richmond were Chris Bates, a left-handed pitcher selected in the 15th round by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2010; McConnell, a shortstop who was drafted in the 29th round by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2012; and Cowell, a catcher drafted in the 34th round by the Colorado Rockies in 2012.    Oxendine also has a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) title under his belt after coaching UNC Wilmington to the CAA Tournament title in 2006. He also has experience as a head coach, holding that post with the Front Royal Cardinals of the Valley Summer Baseball League in 2006. He was named Coach of the Year in the leagues Northern Division by the Northern Virginia Daily.    A decorated catcher at Coastal Carolina from 2001-04, Oxendine helped the Chanticleers capture four consecutive Big South titles and advance to an NCAA Regional every year. An All-Big South second team and All-Big South Tournament selection as a senior, Oxendine was a career .281 hitter at Coastal Carolina while playing in 198 games. He was a member of Coastal Carolinas winningest class in school history, amassing a 171-80 record during his tenure. Following his collegiate career, he played professionally with the Chicago White Sox short-season affiliate in the Appalachian League.    A native of Rowland, N.C., Oxendine graduated from Coastal Carolina in 2004 with a bachelor of science degree in physical education. He has a son, CJ.

Ross Learnard

Assistant Coach/Director of Camps

rblearn@ilstu.edu

Illinois State

Division 1

Played junior college ball at Parkland College (15,16) and then at Purdue University (17,18). A 2x All-American pitcher out of the pen at Purdue and 3rd team all-Big Ten reliever in 2018. Also broke the single season ERA and saves record at Purdue. 




Moved into the operations role at Illinois State in 2018 when Steve Holm took over as head coach. 

Canyon McWilliams

cm289023@ohio.edu

Ohio

Division 1

[McWilliams] serves as the Director of Player Development, assisting primarily with the pitchers and infielders.  

Last year, McWilliams finished his playing career at University of Arkansas - Little Rock while earning his Masters in sports management. There, he started in all 50 games in 2022, hit .382 (third in the Sun Belt Conference) with 10 homeruns and 50 RBIs (eight in the SBC). McWilliams finished in the top 10 in the Sun Belt in several offensive categories, including hits (73, seventh), slugging (.634, eighth), and OPS (1.079, seventh), as well as finishing the season on a 16-game hit streak, the longest streak in the Sun Belt all season.  

McWilliams finished the 2021 season with a .300 batting average and one home run in seven games before sustaining a season-ending injury. Notably, he recorded the first ever hit at Oklahoma State's brand-new ballpark, O'Brate Stadium. Later the same game, he hit the first home run by an Oklahoma State opponent in the new stadium 

Prior to Little Rock, McWilliams spent the 2018-20 seasons with Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. He was an All-Conference selection for the NCAC as a two-way player in both 2018 and 2019, hitting .414 and .392 in those years, respectively. After his senior season was cut short due to Covid-19, McWilliams graduated with a bachelors in mathematics.  

McWilliams began his career at Florida Southern College in 2017, spending one season with the Moccasins as a pitcher. 

McWilliams is from Shaker Heights, Ohio. He was a four-year letter winner at Shaker Heights High School in baseball as well a two-year letter winner in golf.

Cam Pearcey

Assistant Coach

cpearcey@gardner-webb.edu

Gardner-Webb

Division 1

A four year student athlete at Coastal Carolina University, from 2015-2019, was a member of the 2016 Nation Championship team. Graduated with a bachelors in Communication and a minor in sociology. 

Played the 2020 & 2021 seasons at Gardner-Webb University, taking graduate classes under head coach Jim Chester. Where he is now under the role of the assistant to player development.

Jonathan Sabo

Assistant Coach

jsabo@citadel.edu

The Citadel

Division 1

A Second Team All-SoCon selection at third base as a juniorLed the Bulldogs with a .299 average and 60 hits in starting all 51 gamesAlso led the Bulldogs with 10 home runs, a .376 on-base percentage, 31 RBIs, and 101 total basesAlso led the Bulldogs with 17 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI gamesHad a Citadel-best nine-game hitting streak from Feb. 24-March 10

Blake Beemer

Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator

bbeemer@bsu.edu

Ball State

Division 1

Experience:
Ball State, assistant coach, 2019-present
Eastern Illinois, assistant coach/recruiting coordinator, 2016-18
Penn State, volunteer coach, 2014-15

Notes: 
Spent the previous three years at Eastern Illinois helping coach a very productive offense EIU ranked fourth in the NCAA in home runs in 2017 with 83 and finished in the top 50 in scoring offense the Panthers also ranked among the top 35 teams nationally in doubles in 2016 saw two EIU players sign professional contracts coached outfielders and served as the first base coach at Penn State helped the Nittany Lions increase their Big Ten win totals in both years on staff.

Collegiate Playing Notes:
A four-year player (2010-13) and three-year captain (2011-13) at Ball State compiled 108 runs and 94 RBIs on a .286 batting average as a Cardinal served two years on the SAAC Executive Committee one of 30 finalists for the 2013 Senior CLASS Award earned his bachelors degree in 2012.

Sam Tinkham

Volunteer Assistant Baseball Coach

tinkhamse@wofford.edu

Wofford

Division 1

Sam Tinkham joined the Wofford baseball staff in the fall of 2018 as the volunteer assistant coach. He is in his third season working with the pitching staff along with Seth Cutler-Voltz.
    
Last season the team was 14-3 overall before the campaign was cut short. The Terriers had a 3.12 ERA which ranked fourth in the Southern Conference, and the 152 strikeouts were second in the league.
    
In the 2019 season Wofford won 36 games, tied for the second-most in school history. The 14-9 record in the Southern Conference to finish second overall, the highest in school history. In the Southern Conference Tournament, Wofford reached the championship series for the second time in school history before falling to Mercer. Seven Terriers earned All-Southern Conference honors, highlighted by Hayes Heinecke being named Freshman of the Year. Heinecke, Brett Rodriguez, John Dempsey, Hudson Byorick, Colin Davis and Mike Brown were named All-SoCon, with Heinecke, Dempsey and Matty Brown earning All-Freshman Team recognition. Heinecke and Dempsey added Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America honors. The pitching staff posted an ERA of 4.27, which ranked fourth in the SoCon and was the lowest for the Terriers since 1983. The 492 strikeouts for the staff were the third-most in school history.
    
During the 2018 season he was the director of baseball operations at Virginia Commonwealth University. In addition to running the day-to-day operations of the program, he supervised the collection and analysis of advanced statistics from Trackman and Dartfish software. He helped organize and run both team and prospect camps, along with assisting in on campus recruiting. Tinkham was also responsible for planning all team travel arrangements.
    
He spent the 2017 season as the pitching coach at his alma mater, Grinnell College. Tinkham was responsible for developing, evaluating and instructing the pitching staff. He wrote preseason and in-season throwing programs to promote development and recovery. He coached five All-Conference selections, including two pitchers, and one All-Region selection.
    
Tinkham also spent a summer as the pitching coach at Baseball U CT, providing individual pitching instruction for all ages and teams during practices.
    
A native of Newington, Connecticut, Tinkham graduated from Grinnell College with a degree in history. While at Grinnell, he was a member of the baseball team and earned All-Conference honors twice. In 2014 he was named the Midwest Conference Pitcher of the Year and ABCA/Rawlings All-Region third team. He ranks fifth in program history in career wins and is second in career strikeouts. As team captain, he served as the liaison between the players and head coach. He also is completing a masters of education in sport leadership from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Ian Humphrey

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)

Bennett Schiltz

Assistant Baseball Coach

bennett.schiltz@wheaton.edu

Wheaton (IL)

Division 3

Bennett Schiltz has been with the Wheaton College Thunder for two years. In his first year, 2019, the Thunder finished with 24 wins, which ties the school record. Wheaton pitchers improved in many statistical categories from the season before. The Thunder were 6-1 before the 2020 season was cut short. Schiltz has also coached at Frostburg State University and Washington College, both in Maryland.

Eric Ma

ericma@caltech.edu

Cal Tech

Division 3

Eric Ma joined Caltech Baseball as Pitching Coach for the 2023 season.

Reigning from nearby La Crescenta, Ma pitched at Village Christian High School before attending Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. He immediately made an impact on the Blues, earning the Freshman of the Year distinction in 2017. He received All-Northwest Conference honors for his outstanding performance in the 2019 season, recording eight wins including five in conference, and striking out 67 batters in 89 innings. He dealt a complete-game win in the NCAA tournament over Chapman University. In 2022, Ma pitched in the World Baseball Classic Qualifiers for the Argentina National Baseball Team.

Jake Bullington

jbullington09@gmail.com

Tampa

Division 2

University of Tampa asst coach since 2013, 2 time National Champ. 

Cameron Selik

Assistant Coach

cameron.selik@csusb.edu

Cal State - San Bernardino

Division 2

Pitching Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at CSUSB

John Michael Guarino

Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator

jguarino@stac.edu

St. Thomas Aquinas

Division 2

John-Michael Guarino

Pitching Coach 

St. Thomas Aquinas

Scott Carden

Head Coach

scarden@albion.edu

Albion

Division 3

Carden has coached four MIAA most valuable players, seven all-Mideast Region selections, and the 2006 and 2014 MIAA batting champions. He has coached 17 all-MIAA first team selections and 16 season record holders. At the end of the 2013 season, Mike Schypinski was picked as the MIAA's Most Valuable Pitcher, Brendan Diamond set the single season record for stolen bases and joined five other former Britons to record a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. Michael Fischbach achieved Mideast Region and all-MIAA first team distinction in 2014 after finishing the season as the league's batting champion and he was an American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings second team All-American as well as the league MVP in 2015 after setting Albion single-season records for doubles (20), triples (six) and RBI 44. Cardens teams have performed in the classroom as well and each of his teams have maintained a 3.2 GPA each season since he took over. In 2011, outfielder Tyler Millward was placed on the Capital One Academic All-America third team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and Schypinski was an Academic All-District pick in 2013.  Carden is a graduate of Macomb Lutheran North High School and Bowling Green State University.  At Bowling Green, Carden was a catcher on the Falcons' 1995 and '98 Mid-American Conference championship teams. He earned a bachelor of arts and sciences degree in comprehensive science/secondary education with a minor in chemistry in 1998. Carden has coached every position during his tenure with the Britons.  He currently works with the hitters and catchers. Carden lives in Albion with his wife Doreen, the Albion College womens basketball coach, and two daughters Brooke and Addison.  Albion College | 611 E. Porter St. | Albion, MI 49224 | View: | Desktop

Jon Koepf

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.

Chad Fitzgerald

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

Chris Rodriguez

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.

Tommy Kister

Assistant Coach

tkister@trinityclassicalacademy.com

The Master's University

NAIA

Pitching coach for The Masters University

John Delaney

Head Coach

john.delaney2@quinnipiac.edu

Quinnipiac

Division 1

Delaney enters his third season as the Quinnipiac baseball head coach after guiding the team to a 21-31 record, their second straight 20-win season.

The Bobcats had two All-MAAC players (Jankins and Batten), two All-New England players (Batten and Iannotti) and one all-Northeast Selection (Batten). In addition, Jankins was drafted in the 13th Round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers, the 17th different player to be drafted in the First Year Amateur Player Draft in program history.

In 2015, Delaney tied the Bobcats program record for wins in a season with 29 as he led Quinnipiac to a 29-27 record with a 15-9 record in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play. The Bobcats also finished third in the MAAC, their highest regular season finish in the conference and highest since winning the Northeast Conference regular season championship in 2007, when Delaney was a player on the team.

The Bobcats saw an 11-win improvement from the year before Delaney took over the program and also improved their conference win total by three wins from the previous season. Quinnipiac was also reached as high as a No. 5 ranking among New England college baseball in the NEIBA poll, their first ranking since the 2007 season when they reached a No. 1 ranking.

Five different Quinnipiac players were named to the All-MAAC First Team, two were named to the NEIBA All-New England team and Vincent Guglietti was named to the ABCA/Rawlings First Team during Delaney's first season. Delaney was also nominated for the MAAC Coach of the Year award.

In 2014-15, Delaney was named as the 10th coach in Quinnipiac baseball history, and the fourth at the Division I level. In his first season as an assistant in 2013, Delaney helped guide the Bobcats to an eight-game improvement from the previous year. Delaney was elevated to associate head coach for the 2014 season, which will be Quinnipiac's first season competing in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).

Delaney finished his playing career in 2008, collecting four-straight All Northeast Conference honors, including a First Team selection in each of his last three years with the Bobcats. He was later drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft, playing three seasons before retiring. Delaney was rated as one of the top third-base prospects in the organization, and was honored with the "Hardest Worker Award" at the Brewers' 2009 Spring Training.

Delaney returned to his alma mater after stops at Sacred Heart University in 2010 and with the University of Hartford in 2011. Delaney completed his Quinnipiac career with 206 hits, good for fourth place all-time at Quinnipiac, while also totaling 34 doubles, tying him with former teammate Wilson Matos '06 for third place all-time. As a senior in 2008, Delaney led the Bobcats in most offensive categories including home runs (9), runs batted in (40), hits (66), runs scored (49), at-bats (196), batting average (.337), doubles (15), slugging percentage (.571) and triples (2). In addition, his .357 (20-56) batting average with runners in scoring position and 13, two-out RBI's also led the team. Delaney posted a team-best 20 multiple-hit games, including seven games with three or more. His 12 multiple-RBI games also led the Bobcats while his 15 doubles ranked sixth all-time with his 66 hits ranking as the fifth most in Quinnipiac history in a single season.

Since its start as an intercollegiate sport in 1954, Quinnipiac's baseball program has had nine head coaches all-time. Harry Godi was the first coach in program history, compiling a 69-30-2 record from 1954 through 1960. Burt Kahn coached the team for the 1961 and 1962 seasons before Jim Kroll took the reins from 1964 through 1966, compiling a 32-25-1 record. Kahn and Rudy Raffone held co-head coach duties for the 1967 season before Alan Basney ran the club for the 1968 season. After a two-year stint by Harry Brown that produced a 29-20 record for 1969 and 1970, Gooley assumed the role from 1977 through1987, posting a 203-122-5 record in his first stint as Quinnipiac's skipper. Earl Matthewson then led the team for nine years from 1977 through 1996, compiling a 174-134-1 record. In 1997, Joe Mattei was named the program's head coach, and in 1998 became Quinnipiac's first Division I coach. Mattei held the position until the 2002 season when Gooley returned to his alma mater, and has been the Bobcats' head coach since. Gooley has amassed 540 wins for his 28-year career, with 439 coming at Quinnipiac including 234 at the Division I level. 
   
All-Time All-MAAC Selections Under Delaney

Quinn Hawksworth

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.

Caleb Fenimore

Assistant Coach

fenimorc@wabash.edu

Wabash (IN)

Division 3

I have been coaching at Wabash College for the past 3 years. I have worked primarily with the outfielders on the defensive side and was named the Hitting Coach for this past season. I also have experience as a Head Coach overseas in Germany in the 1. Bundesliga as well as playing experience at D1 IPFW (now Purdue Fort Wayne) and 8 overseas seasons in Germany and Australia where I was named Top 5 Overseas Hitter by BBJO in 5 of those seasons.

Joe Reina

Baseball Head Coach/Intramurals

jreina@sports.rochester.edu

Rochester

Division 3

Reina.  In his time at Rochester, he has created a firm foundation for success on the diamond.

He guided the Yellowjackets in 2014 to the championship game of the Liberty League Tournament, ultimately falling to Union College and ending up one game short of reaching the NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time as a coach.  The 2014 Rochester baseball squad ended with a 25-16 record and were 16-8 in the conference, earning the 2nd seed in the Liberty League Tournament.

In 2015, Reina's Yellowjackets were preseason favorites in the Liberty League and ended up with a 26-16 record overall and 17-7 mark in conference play, good enough to reach the conference tournament for the second straight season.  The 2015 season includes a new school record winning streak of 17-game which lasted from March 29 through April 19.

Last year, UR finished 22-19 and qualified for the Liberty League playoffs for the third straight season.  Rochester had seven All-Liberty League players and four of them were All-Region honorees by the ABCA, including 1st Team selections Nolan Schultz and Steve Eychner.

In 2010, Reina's Yellowjackets repeated as University Athletic Association champions in February, and won their second straight Liberty League regular season title. The previous season was equally as successful, as Reina led Rochester to a school record 30 wins, while being ranked as high as 8th in the country.

Under Reina, Rochester qualified for the Liberty League baseball playoffs 10 times, coming in 2003 (when it was known at the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association), '04, '06-'10, '12, '14 and '15. In 2005, the Yellowjackets were 21-16-1 overall and finished second at the UAA Championships. Reina and his staff have been recognized for their accomplishments in the Liberty League by earning the league's coveted Coaching Staff of the Year award in 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Reina picked up his 300th career victory in the 2015 season, coming following a 2-1 win over Clarkson University.  He has a career record of 302-242-2 (.573) overall and is 168-104 (.618) in conference play.

A Rochester native, Reina is a graduate of Gates-Chili High School where he starred at shortstop for the Spartans. He then took his talents to Monroe Community College where he played under Hall of Fame coach H. David Chamberlain. In 1995, Reina was selected as the Region III Player of the Year and a second team All- American shortstop. He was awarded a full athletic scholarship to Division I, Long Island University - Brooklyn Campus. A two-year starter for the Blackbirds, Reina had two solid seasons including his junior year where he hit .371 and four grand slams in a season. He graduated with a bachelors degree in physical education.

Reina then came back to Rochester and his alma mater to coach at Monroe CC. In two years at Monroe, the Tribunes tallied close to 100 wins and finished runner-up in the district championships. He then accepted a two year position as a graduate assistant at The College of New Jersey (Division III).

While at TCNJ, Reina worked as the infield instructor and recruiting coordinator. The Lions won their first Conference championship in 18 years in 2000. In May of 2001, Reina graduated with a Masters of Education Degree.

During the summer months, Coach Reina has had a wide variety of experience in coaching all different levels. For two years he coached in the New York Collegiate Baseball League. In the summer of 2001, he worked as an assistant for the Bourne Braves, a member of the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League. Ten of the 24 players were selected in the 2002 Major league Baseball Amateur Draft while the Braves had one of its most successful season in the program's history.

In the summer of 2002 and 2003, Coach Reina was asked by Major League Baseball to work in their International Envoy program. He worked in Southern Germany and in Japan.  The  purpose of these trips were to further baseball in both countries. He worked with players from ages 7-45 and also worked with softball players in different clubs.
 

Charlie Spano

Assistant Coach

cspano@mercyhurst.edu

Mercyhurst

Division 2

Spano is in his ninth year at Mercyhurst. Spano, a native of Queens, New York, graduated from Adelphi University in May of 2001.
The brother of head coach Joe Spano, Charlie serves as the Lakers' third base coach and recruiting coordinator. He also works closely with the infielders and team's base running. During his tenure, nine infielders have earned all-conference honors, and he was instrumental in the recruiting of pitcher Brian Espersen, who was drafted in the 18th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft.
Spano also served as an assistant coach with the Metro N.Y. Cadets of the ACBL in 2002-03. He helped the team to a Kaiser Division title in 2002.
As a player at Adelphi, Spano played in 141 varsity games and was a three-year starter at third base. As a sophomore, he finished with one of the top fielding percentages in Division II and was a member of the 1999 Division II Northeast Regional champions. He batted .400 during the regional playoffs, helping Adelphi to a fifth-place finish at the Division II World Series.
As a senior, he batted .322 with 37 hits, 20 runs scored, and 17 runs batted in. During the summer of 2000, Spano played in the AAABA World Series.
Spano earned a Master's of Science in organizational leadership in 2011. He and his wife, Catrina, had their first daughter, Caylen, born in 2005. Their second daughter, Keira, was born in 2009.

Pat Christopher

christp@juniata.edu

Juniata

Division 3

4th year as head coach at Juniata College.

Cj Martinez

Assistant Coach

christophermartinez@bac.edu

Belmont Abbey

Division 2

Played at Emory & Henry College

Played in Extraliga with the Tempo Titans in Prague, Czech Republic

Volunteer Coach at UMass Amherst

Assistant Coach at Belmont Abbey College

Robbie Dombrowski

rdombrowski@cornellcollege.edu

Cornell College (IA)

Division 3

Robbie Dombrowski was named Cornell College's head baseball coach in July 2022. 
 
Dombrowski, a 2018 St. Norbert College graduate and three-year starting catcher for the Green Knights, comes to the Hilltop following successful NCAA Division I coaching stints at University of Evansville and Central Michigan University.
 
For a young coach, this is an unbelievable opportunity and I cant wait to get started, said Dombrowski, a native of Delafield, Wis. I cant imagine walking into a better situation with administration who care about the program. The people are passionate about Cornell athletics. The closeness of the campus community is also a big thing for me.
 
Dombrowski served as hitting coach during a break-through 2022 season at Evansville. The Purple Aces finished 32-24 overall, placed second in the Missouri Valley Conference and shattered the school record for home runs in a season with 77. Evansville ranked among the league leaders in all offensive categories and landed four all-MVC players under Dombrowskis guidance.
 
We are very excited to have Robbie join our team at Cornell, said Cornell Interim Director of Athletics Jeff Meeker. Robbies collection of coaching experiences, his coaching philosophy and familiarity with Midwest Conference baseball stood out. Most impressive is his energy and enthusiasm for leading our baseball team. He has a clear vision for success and his approach will impact the young men in our program.
 
Dombrowski was Director of Baseball Operations at Central Michigan in 2020-21. CMU won the 2021 Mid-American Conference and advanced to the regional final, bowing out with a 42-18 record.
 
Dombrowski was a four-year letterwinner and two-time team captain at St. Norbert. As a junior, he played a key role on the Green Knights record-breaking 2017 squad that won the MWC Tournament, qualified for the NCAAs and finished 30-13. Dombrowski compiled career totals of 101 hits, 73 RBIs and 61 runs.
 
St. Norbert won 94 games and finished 47-17 in MWC play during Dombrowskis four playing seasons in De Pere, Wis. The Green Knights claimed MWC North Division titles in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Dombrowski played for Tom Winske, the MWCs all-time leader for baseball coaching wins.  
 
I think my experience in the Midwest Conference is going to pay dividends, Dombrowski said. My expectation is to win the thing regularly. I know the talent is there to do it. Cornell has the foundation in place.
 
Dombrowski was a member of the Deans List and an academic all-MWC performer. He also earned two varsity letters in football for the Green Knights.
 
Dombrowski earned bachelors degrees from St. Norbert in biopsychology and communication and media studies. He obtained his masters in sports administration from Belhaven (Jackson, Miss.) University in 2020.
 
Dombrowski served as hitting and catching coach at Belhaven (2018-19). He returned to St. Norbert in 2019-20 as assistant baseball coach and recruiting coordinator.
 
Dombrowski was head coach for collegiate summer teams in the Dairyland Collegiate League, Ohio Valley League and Western Canadian Baseball League. His 2021 team, the Creek Mapaches, won the Dairyland Collegiate League.
 
Dombrowski attended Kettle Moraine High School in Wales, Wis. He led his prep baseball team to the 2013 state tournament and played in the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-Star Classic. 
 
Dombrowski is motivated to continue his winning ways by instilling a fun culture on and off the field at Cornell.
 
I want every kid that comes through our program to feel that theyve had the most fun playing baseball in their life, Dombrowski said. They can expect a high-energy guy that will give them my best effort every day. I want them to know this is their program, just as much as it is mine. I want them to see their full potential.
 
There are no limits for Cornell College baseball. We can take this thing as far as we want to go. I want our players to believe that.

Addison Rouse

Head Coach

rouse@sxu.edu

Saint Xavier

NAIA

Rouse comes to Chicago after serving as head coach for four years at Salem University (W.Va.), where he led the Tigers to a program record in wins during the 2019 campaign. Five players under Rouse's guidance were named All-East Coast Athletic Conference selections, and the team earned the American Baseball Coaches Association's Team Academic Excellence Award in three of the past four seasons. In 2018, Rouse guided Salem to their best winning percentage since the program's move to NCAA Division II.

"We are thrilled to welcome Addison Rouse to our Saint Xavier Athletics team," said Allison Kern, Director of Athletics at Saint Xavier. "Our program has a storied history and Coach Rouse distinguished himself from an impressive pool of candidates throughout the search process."

"Coach Rouse has a reputation in the baseball community as an individual of integrity who develops his student-athletes on the field, in the classroom, and in the community. Countless individuals spoke to his superior knowledge of the game, and his talent as a recruiter. I am confident that Coach Rouse's experience and positive energy will translate to elite baseball."

"On behalf of me and my family, I am truly honored and humbled to be Saint Xavier University's next head baseball coach," added Rouse. "We know that this is a baseball program with a rich history, invested alumni, supportive community, and championship-caliber expectations."

"We ask for your support, care, and acceptance into the Cougar family; this is a bold and brave move for our family, with God leading the way as we strive to follow His mission and purpose for our life. We are prepared, eager, and all-in on SXU. Family is our creed; culture is what we do. Championships are what we will win."

Prior to Salem, Rouse was head coach at Eastern Nazarene College (Mass.), where he led his players to multiple All-Commonwealth Coast Conference selections and the CCAC Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Rouse graduated from Brescia University (Ky.), where as a student-athlete he won a KIAC championship and had two appearances in the NAIA tournament as a KIAC All-Academic Team selection.