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Assistant Coach
santello@upenn.edu
Pennsylvania
Division 1
Assistant Coach
gsikes@ath.msu.edu
Michigan State
Division 1
Sikes primarily works with the Spartan outfielders and hitters while also coordinating the base running program. In his first two seasons on the Spartan staff, Sikes has played an integral role in helping the Spartans win the Big Ten Championship in 2011 and earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament in 2012. During his tenure at MSU, the Spartans have had 23 MLB Draft selections, including a program-record eight in 2015. Sikes helped tutor a Spartan offense that posted the Big Ten's third-best batting average (.283) in 2016. For the second straight year, MSU also produced a league batting champion as Jordan Zimmerman's .376 average in Big Ten play led all players. Ryan Krill was the 2015 Big Ten batting champ, hitting .451 in league games. In 2015, the Spartans posted a .290 team batting average, which ranked third in the Big Ten, while MSU's .422 slugging percentage was second best in the league. The Spartans also combined for 45 home runs, which ranked third in the conference. Sikes helped the Spartan offense rank in the top half of the conference in several key categories in 2014, including ranking first in stolen bases with 88 - the second-highest total in program history. Individually, Anthony Cheky led the Big Ten in steals with 29, while Bliase Salter ranked third in RBIs with 50. The Spartans ranked in the top four in the Big Ten in in 2013 in several key offensive categories, including: batting average (.281), slugging percentage (.377) and on-base percentage (.357). Spartan hitters also struck out fewer times than any other team in the league. In 2012, Michigan State ranked in the top three in the Big Ten Conference in batting average (.297), on-base percentage (.378), runs (345), hits (645), RBIs (319), walks (228) and total bases (858). In addition, MSU finished 16th in the nation in hits and 35th in batting average. The 645 hits were the second most in a single-season in MSU history, while the 356 runs were eighth most, the 97 doubles tied for ninth most, and the 319 RBIs were 10th most in the school record books. During Sikes' first season in 2011, Michigan State led the Big Ten and ranked seventh in the nation with a .318 batting average. The Spartans also ranked among the conference's leaders in hits (first with 639), slugging (second at .427), on-base percentage (second at .385), runs scored (second with 348), RBIs (second with 317) and doubles (second with 115). In addition, the Spartans were fourth in the Big Ten with 77 stolen bases, which also ranked seventh most in an MSU season. Spartan center fielder Brandon Eckerle, a first-team All-Big Ten selection, not only won the Big Ten batting title with his .379 average, but was also one of the top defensive players in the nation. The Spartan outfield helped MSU turn in an overall fielding percentage of .976, which was tops in the Big Ten and 24th in the nation. Prior to arriving in East Lansing, Sikes spent three seasons (2008-10) as the volunteer assistant coach at Notre Dame and has also coached at James Madison, Young Harris (Ga.) College, Nicholls State and Independence Community College (KS). Throughout his career, Sikes has coached 71 players who have been selected in the Major League Baseball Draft, including seven who have reached the Major Leagues. While at Notre Dame, Sikes primarily coached the catchers and outfielders and coached 14 players who were drafted during his three seasons at Notre Dame. In working with the Irish catchers, Sikes tutored Cameron McConnell, who threw out 26 base stealers in 2009 - the seventh most in the nation. In addition, Sikes coached Will Harford, who was selected in the 45th round by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2010 MLB Draft. An assistant at James Madison for the 2007 season, Sikes helped instruct the Dukes hitters while working directly with the catchers, the position he played at Liberty University. While at JMU, Sikes coached Kellen Kulbacki who was named First-Team All-American in 2006 & 2007, CAA Player of the Year in 2006 & 2007 and Co-National Player of the Year (NCAA). Sikes previously was the recruiting coordinator, hitting coach and catcher's coach at Young Harris (Ga.) College in 2006, helping direct a Mountain Lions team that racked up 48 wins while being ranked eighth among the nation's junior college teams. Sikes' first coaching position came in the fall of 2004, when he was named the assistant coach for Independence (Kan.) Community College and worked primarily with the team's hitters, catchers and outfielders. After the fall season at Independence, Sikes earned an assistant coaching position at Nicholls State (La.) University and went on to work with the team's catchers while assisting with the hitters during the 2005 season. From 2005-07, Sikes worked for the Pittsburgh Pirates as an associate MLB scout. Sikes was a four-year letterman at Liberty in Lynchburg, Va., helping lead the Flames to a pair of Big South Conference championships and two NCAA Regional appearances. During his career as the Flames' catcher, Sikes threw out better than 50 percent of attempted base-stealers. He started behind the plate for the team's win over Seton Hall in the South Atlantic Regional. Sikes earned his undergraduate degree from Liberty in 2002 and went on to earn a master's degree in health and physical education from Emporia (Kan.) State University in 2006. 45
Assistant Coach
apb101@georgetown.edu
Georgetown
Division 1
Graduate Assistant at Georgetown University
Former Georgetown Baseball Player 2019-2022
Assistant Coach
mpetrowski@rider.edu
Rider
Division 1
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Associate Head Baseball Coach / Recruiting Coordinator
patrick.jolley@unco.edu
Northern Colorado
Division 1
Volunteer Assistant Coach
mweir@umass.edu
Massachusetts
Division 1
Max Weir joined the University of Massachusetts baseball staff as an assistant coach in the summer of 2022. Weir came to UMass from Gardner-Webb, where he spent a season as the Head Developmental Baseball Coach.
At Gardner-Webb, Weir was the junior varsity head coach, spending time recruiting, creating practice and game schedules, coordinating meals and team travel, creating and monitoring team budgets and worked closely with compliance. In addition, he also assisted the Division I varsity program with player development, recruiting, fundraising and other administrative duties.
Weir has also shared his time with Powerhouse Training, in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, as the Assistant General Manager and a baseball instructor. There, he helped with a multitude of tasks, such as developing plans for the outfielders and hitters, communicating with all players and families, as well as setting individual meetings with each athlete to aid in the college recruiting process.
Prior to Gardner-Webb and Powerhouse Training, Weir was the Assistant Baseball Coach at American International College for four years. At AIC, he assisted with player development, designing practice plans, coaching outfielders, recruiting, scouting and game planning. He also coordinated all team travel, meals, budget and aided with team fundraising. Weir guided outfielder Josh Aviles to the programs first ever National Division II Rawlings Gold Glove Award, as well.
Additionally, Weir spent a season with the Boston Red Sox with the Fan Engagement team, aiding with various public and private events in New England, as well as Fenway Park to enhance fans experience. He also helped with the marketing and promotional aspects, such as ticket initiatives, tabling at partnered events and executing large-scale events.
Assistant Coach
corbengreen@comcast.net
Alabama A&M
Division 1
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.
Pitching Coordinator | Assistant Recruiting Coordinator
cfaix14@gmail.com
Akron
Division 1
Connor Faix joins the Akron coaching staff after serving as the volunteer assistant at Campbell University in The Big South Conference for the 2019-2020 season that was shortened by COVID-19. At Campbell, Faix assisted with the development of the pitching staff while coordinating camps.
Faix joined the Campbell coaching staff after wrapping up a successful season as the pitching coach at NCAA DII member Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pa.
He helped lead the Lakers to the semifinals of the 2019 NCAA DII College World Series, the programs furthest postseason finish in school history.
The Mercyhurst pitching staff struck out 536 batters over 409.1 innings, good for an 11.8 strikeouts per nine innings pitched average, which ranked second nationally. Additionally, two of Faixs pitchers Tyler Garbee and Matthew Minnick were selected in the 2019 MLB Draft, taken in the 19th and 23rd rounds, respectively. Both pitchers hurled no-hitters during the season, making Mercyhurst the only Division II team to toss multiple no-hitters during the 2019 campaign.
Along with his pitching coach duties, Faix also managed much of the Mercyhurst recruiting process for prospective athletes and prepared scouting reports of upcoming opponents.
Before Mercyhurst, Faix was an assistant coach at North Iowa Area Community College in 2018. During his time in Mason City, Iowa, he again contributed to the development of two pitchers selected in that years MLB Draft. He also created and monitored the Trojans preseason lifting program for position players.
Faix earned his first collegiate coaching stint after graduation, joining NCAA Division III Oberlin College in Ohio as the pitching coach in the Fall of 2017.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Faix is a 2017 graduate of Case Western Reserve University, where he graduated magna cum laude with a bachelors of science in finance.
Along with collegiate coaching, Faix was also a throwing coordinator at Prospect Performance Academy in Aurora, Ohio, and The Yard in Mason City, Iowa. In those roles, he created individualized throwing-related training programs for high school and college pitchers and position players. Two college arms that he worked with during the summer at PPA Ohio were drafted in the 25th and 29th rounds of the 2019 MLB Draft.
With experience coaching at all three levels of the NCAA as well as in the NJCAA and at various pitching academies, Coach Faix has coached six pitchers who were selected in the MLB Draft since 2018.
During the summer of 2018, Faix also spent time as a Colorado Rockies associate scout in the Great Plains area.
crodrig22@ju.edu
Jacksonville (FL)
Division 1
Chris Rodriguez joined the Jacksonville baseball staff in August of 2020 to serve as the Director of Baseball Operations.
The South Florida native will handle day to day operations, as well as video, analytics, and technologies to aid player development. He comes to JU after serving in the Arizona Diamondbacks Player Development Department as a Video Coordinator for their AA affiliate (Jackson Generals). Rodriguez assisted in baseball technology, scouting and analysis along with pitch design protocols for their minor league personnel.
Rodriguez, an alum of Wright State, served as the Volunteer Assistant for the Raiders in 2018 before taking on the Director of Player Development role 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), where they defeated Ukraine in the championship game. Their run came to end, losing to Team Israel for a spot in the European Cup. Rodriguez handled the pitchers, scouting, and strength and conditioning programs for Team Lithuania during his time.
His playing career started at Spring Hill College back in 2012 before transferring to Volunteer State in 2013. He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2014 where he recovered in his hometown of Pembroke Pines, FL, and returned to play for Kishwaukee College during the 2016 season for coach Josh Pethoud. During his time there, he led the Kougars to an Arrowhead Conference championship and was named to the Junior College All-Region IV team where he went 8-2 with 97 Ks in 74 innings. He finished his career at Wright State University as part of the 2018 Horizon League Champions and Stanford Regional team for Coach Jeff Mercer.
Rodriguez received his Bachelors degree in Organizational Leadership from Wright State University and is currently working towards his Masters in Kinesiology here at Jacksonville University. He is the son of Ozzie and Christine Rodriguez.
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.
Coach
jayers@cms.claremont.edu
Claremont McKenna
Division 3
Jake Ayers enters his third season as an assistant coach with Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in 2019-20, working with the catchers, outfielders and hitters.
A 12-year veteran of college coaching at the Division III level, Ayers came to CMS on a full-time basis in 2017 after working with Pomona-Pitzer (2013-2017), Juniata College (2011-2013) and Knox College (2007-2011). The past five seasons in Claremont, Ayers has worked to develop student-athletes that have earned the following awards: 15 All-SCIAC selections, 10 ABCA All-West Region, seven d3baseball.com All-West Region, four ABCA All-Americans, three SCIAC Athletes of the Year, two SCIAC Newcomer of the Year, two d3baseball.com West Region Players of the Year, and two Major League Baseballl signees.
In addition to his baseball duties, Ayers also serves as the Assistant Director, Events and Operations for Roberts Pavilion and CMS Athletics. In this position he manages game-day operations for all varsity athletic events in Roberts Pavilion as well as scheduling, care and maintenance of all athletic facilities. This position also manages the use of all athletic facilities pertaining to off-campus rentals, camps and conferences.
Ayers is a 2006 graduate of Knox College where he was a four-year letter winner in baseball and football. On the baseball field, Ayers was a four-year starting catcher and two-time unanimous all-Midwest Conference selection. On the football field, Ayers led the Prairie Fire at quarterback throughout his collegiate career.
During the 2008-2009 seasons, Ayers was the Bullpen Coach for the Lincoln Saltdogs of the independent professional American Association; winning the league title in 2009. In 2007, Ayers was signed to play in the inaugural Israel Baseball League and caught for the league champion Bet Shemesh Blue Sox.
In 2004, Ayers began his coaching career at the age of 19, when he took over the Farmington (IL) American Legion Post 140 baseball programs. Ayers was elected a member of Post 140s Hall of Fame in 2005, and is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).
Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator
jugomez@bard.edu
Bard
Division 3
Associate Baseball Coach/Assistant Equipment Manager
jperry@gettysburg.edu
Gettysburg
Division 3
Justin Perry enters his fifth season as an assistant baseball coach and assistant equipment manager at Gettysburg College in 2019-20.
Perry has helped Gettysburg win at least 20 games in two of his seasons on the staff. The Bullets have won 76 games and qualified for the Centennial Conference playoffs twice during his tenure. In 2017, Perry helped coach the Bullets to a 22-17-2 overall record. The team went 10-8 in the Centennial Conference and qualified for the CC Tournament. He helped coach four Bullets who were tabbed all-conference, including CC Pitcher of the Year Chase Stopyra 17. In addition, two Bullets were named all-region while outfielder Connor Tom 17 captured Academic All-America First Team status.
Perry came to the Battlefield from Trinity (Conn.) College, where he served as pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for a sixth-month stint during the offseason. He also held the post of pitching coach at Westfield State University in 2011 and 2014-15. Over his last two seasons with the Owls, Perry worked under head coach Nate Bashaw 03, a former member of the Gettysburg College baseball team and an assistant coach for the Bullets from 2006-10. In addition, Perry was an assistant baseball coach at Anna Maria College for one season in 2010, serving as pitching coach.
A native of Feeding Hills, Mass., Perry was a four-year pitcher at Stonehill College where he graduated in 2009 with a degree in Criminology. He accumulated more than 100 innings of work in 37 appearances and nine starts, striking out 81 batters to finish with five collegiate wins and two saves.
Perry also earned a masters degree in Sport Management and a certificate in Athletic Administration from Southern New Hampshire University.
Assistant Coach
kkozens@brandeis.edu
Brandeis
Division 3
Assistant Coach
krsolovic1@kenyon.edu
Kenyon
Division 3
Ron Krsolovic, who will serve as the Lords' hitting coach, arrives on campus for the 2021-22 campaign after working as an assistant coach at NCAA Division II Lake Erie College. His main responsibilities with the Storm were working with the hitters and position players.
Krsolovic is a 2019 graduate of NCAA Division I Oakland University, where he was a two-year performer at third base, starting 76 of 78 games for the Golden Grizzlies. As a senior, he was named to the All-Horizon League Academic Team.
Prior to his time at Oakland, Krsolovic was a member of the baseball, cross-country and basketball teams at Harford Community College in Bel Air, Maryland. During his two years at Harford, the baseball team went a combined 105-21, winning 49 of 51 league games and appearing in the College World Series.
Currently, Krsolovic is a member of both the Croatian National Baseball Team and the Tupper Lake RiverPigs of the Empire Professional Baseball League.
Assistant Coach
fad8138@nyu.edu
New York University
Division 3
Head Coach
bleighton@albertus.edu
Albertus Magnus
Division 3
Leighton, just the second head coach in Albertus baseball history, received the reigns of the Falcons program in the summer of 2004. Albertus Magnus has made an appearance in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) baseball playoffs in 11 of the last 12 seasons, highlighted by reaching six straight post-season appearances, under the leadership of Leighton. Three players earned GNAC honors in 2015 as Anthony Pellegrino, Justin Poirier and Tyler Robertson were each named to the Third Team. During the 2015 campaign, the Falcons finished the year 11-21. Leighton coached four players to GNAC All-Conference honors in the spring of 2014 as Anthony Pellegrino led the way as he was named to the All-Conference First Team. Jack Pritchard was named to the All-Conference Second Team, while both Patrick Dornfried and Zak Sokolis earned All-Conference Third Team honors. In 2014, the Falcons finished 16-14, the most wins for the program in a single-season under Leighton. The 16 wins were also the most for the program since the Falcons' finished the 2004 season 16-16 overall. In 2013, the Falcons earned a 13-18 overall record and competed in the GNAC Tournament as the No. 5 seed. Pellegrino and Dornfried earned GNAC All-Conference Third Team honors to lead the Falcons. On April 21, 2013, the Falcons used an 8-1 victory over Emerson College in Malden, Mass. to give Leighton his 100th career victory at the helm of the Albertus baseball program. He is the seventh coach in the history of the Albertus Magnus Department of Athletics to reach the 100-win milestone. In 2012, three student-athletes earned GNAC All-Conference honors as freshman Anthony Pellegrino (Branford, Conn.) led the way with Second Team recognition. Seniors Malcolm Mendez (New York, N.Y.) and Kyle Calechman (North Haven, Conn.) were tagged with Third Team honors as well. In 2011, two student-athletes earned individual GNAC recognition as Robert Bengivengo was named to the leagues All-Conference First Team, while Robert Gambardella (North Haven, Conn.) was tagged as a Second Team member. The Falcons finished the regular season fifth in the conference with an 8-6 league record. Prior to arriving at Albertus, Leighton served as the head coach of the Coventry (Conn.) High School baseball team and was a student-assistant coach at his alma mater Eastern Connecticut State University from 2000-04. With ECSU, Leighton helped guide the Warriors to the Division III College World series three times, finishing first, second and third place, respectively. Leighton coached in the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) in the summer of 2003 as well. In addition to coaching, Leighton has been a facilitator for the NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Leadership Conference for two years. He has also served on the ECAC Championship Baseball Selection Committee. Leighton served as General Manager of the Torrington Titans of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League (ACBL) in 2010 and helped his club capture the Kaiser Division Championship title. Most recently, in the summer of 2011, he was named the Assistant General Manager of the Mystic Schooners of the NECBL. Leighton holds a degree in Psychology from ECSU and a M.A. in Elementary Education from the University of Bridgeport. He is currently pursuing his doctorate in Organizational Leadership at Grand Canyon University.
Pitching coach
aconnor@lincoln.edu
Lincoln (PA)
Division 2
After spending 22 years coaching various levels, including as a head high school coach, in SC, I joined Lincoln University in January of 2020. Since joining the staff the program has grown and performance has improved. In 2021 the pitching staff set multiple Lincoln DII records including ERA, BB per 9, and opp. BAA. This has been a consistent trend at every program and level I have had the privaledge to coach.
Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
martinca@westminster.edu
Westminster (PA)
Division 3
Clay Martin enters his third season as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for the Westminster College baseball team in 2021.
Martin joined the Titan coaching staff after a stellar, four-year playing career at Washington and Jefferson College, where he is known as one of the most accomplished relief pitchers in school history. Martin appeared in 52 total games during his tenure with the Presidents, and currently holds the school record for career saves (13) and saves in a season (12 during senior season). Martin was a two-time Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Honorable Mention, and was named Team Captain during his senior season. In Martin's junior season, he compiled a 0.98 earned run average, giving up only three earned runs in 27.2 innings pitched while striking out 29 batters.
During Martin's career, Washington and Jefferson were two-time PAC Champions, made two NCAA Division III College World Series appearances and were the NCAA Division III College World Series runner-up in 2017.
Martin most recently completed a coaching stint with the Greeneville Flyboys of the Appalachian League where the team won the league championship. Martin coached with Pittsburgh Outlaws Travel Baseball Program in the summer of 2019.
In 2019, Martin graduated from Washington and Jefferson with a Bachelor's Degree in Neuroscience.
Head Coach
abrisack@edgewood.edu
Edgewood
Division 3
Coach Brisack just completed his 25th season as the Eagles Head Coach. Brisack, is the winningest coach in Edgewood College Athletics history.
Since taking over the helm in 2000, Brisack has coached 122 All-Conference performers, 3 conference rookies of the year and 2 players of the year selections. The Eagles had a league best seven All-Conference members in 2005. 24 players have garnered All-Region recognition and 5 All-American selections. In addition to success on the field, The Eagles have had 256 Conference Scholar-Athletes, 13 Academic All-Region and 5 Academic All-Americans. 3 Eagles have gone on to play professional baseball after graduating from the Eagle Baseball Program.
Loving to teach the game, Brisack has had success at every level he has coached. As head coach at St. Bernard High School in Eureka, Calif., Brisack won five league titles from 1992 to 1999, made 7 sectional appearances, won two sectional titles, 6 California top 10 rankings, and he was named the ABCA National High School Coach of the Year in 1998 after leading his team to a No. 1 ranking in the state polls.
From 1996 to 1999, Brisack served as a Coach of the Humboldt (Calif.) Crabs Collegiate Baseball Program. He is in the Crabs Hall of Fame.
brian.daly@menlo.edu
Menlo
NAIA
Volunteer Assistant Coach
kcgast@seu.edu
Southeastern (FL)
NAIA
Gast is an assistant coach at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida. Before joining the staff at SEU, he coached with the Adirondack Trail Blazers of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League. The Trail Blazers won the PGCBL West Division this past summer, making an appearance in the league championship series. Before coaching at the collegiate level, Gast coached with Team Maryland and several other travel organizations.
As a player, Gast won 2 conference championships and a national championship at Southeastern. He also won both the Sun Conference and NAIA National Champion of Character player awards for his community service and sportsmanship in 2019. He also won Academic All Sun Conference honors in 2018 and 2019.
Baseball Assistant Coach / Strength & Conditioning Coach
ddebrouwer@westmont.edu
Westmont
NAIA
As part of our COVID-19 safety plan, the indoor sessions traditionally held on the first day of camp will be shared online.
Sessions will be accessible for the week prior to camp. They are available on-demand and can be completed at the athlete's
convenience.
This approach allows us to continue offering these valuable sessions so athletes arrive to camp ready to maximize the experience,
while still maintaining a safe experience.
Your camp footage will be accessible to the below colleges, who have participated in EXACT's events. Instructing coaches at camp are listed under Confirmed Coaches.
Associate Head Men's Lacrosse Coach
awhitley@fairfield.edu
Fairfield
Division 1
Whitley came to Fairfield prior to the 2010 season in a volunteer coaching role and became a full-time member of Andy Copelans staff beginning in the 2013 campaign. His on-field responsibilities include working with Fairfields goalkeepers and faceoff specialists. Whitley is also heavily involved in the programs recruiting efforts and the day-to-day operations of the mens lacrosse office.
Under Whitleys tutelage, faceoff specialist Will Fox was named the Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year in 2015 and Second Team All-CAA in 2016. Foxs predecessor at the X, Michael Roe, graduated ranked among Fairfields all-time leaders in every major faceoff category.
Whitley also worked with goalkeeper Tyler Behring, a two-time All-CAA honoree in the cage. He previously mentored ECAC Goalkeepers of the Year Jack Murphy 15 and Charlie Cipriano 12, both of whom are currently playing professionally in Major League Lacrosse.
Whitley came to Fairfield from Yale University, where he spent three seasons coaching the Bulldogs goalkeepers and defensemen. Whitley, who began coaching at the collegiate level in 1997 as the defensive coordinator at Wesleyan University, has also coached scholastically at The Hopkins School in New Haven.
As a student-athlete, Whitley earned a pair of varsity letters at Franklin & Marshall College. The two-time All-Centennial Conference goalkeeper guided the Diplomats to an NCAA postseason berth in 1995. He graduated from Franklin & Marshall in 1996 ranked among the programs all-time leaders in saves and save percentage. Whitley began his collegiate career at Alfred University and made two NCAA postseason trips with the Saxons.
Whitley currently resides in Fairfield with his wife, Marie Muhvic, who also works at the University as an Associate Director of Athletics and the Director of Development for Athletics and Recreation.
Director of Quality Control
lehighlax@lehigh.edu
Lehigh
Division 1
Former Mountain Hawks standout Casey Eidenshink begins his second season at Lehigh as assistant coach in 2019. A close defenseman and long-stick midfielder as a player, the 2016 graduate was an All-Patriot League and Academic All-League honoree at Lehigh, finishing his collegiate career with a GPA over 3.3.
In his first year at Lehigh, Eidenshink helped Lehigh jump back into the national spotlight. The Mountain Hawks, were ranked as high as 12th nationally in 2018 and defeated three nationally-ranked teams beginning with road wins at No. 12 Army West Point and No. 18/19 Hofstra in the span of 10 days. The Mountain Hawks went on to finish the season 10-7, including 5-3 in Patriot League play. Earning the No. 4 seed in the league tournament, Lehigh dominated Colgate at home (11-6) then picked up a 10-9 overtime win against No. 11/13 Navy, just days after the Midshipmen won at Syracuse.
Eidenshink helped coach a defensive unit which entered April eighth nationally in allowing just 8.30 goals per game. The Mountain Hawks went on to allow just six goals in the quarterfinals to Colgate and nine in the semifinals vs. Navy. Lehighs defense was led by Craig Chick, who continued to re-write the record books, breaking his previous school record for caused turnovers with 41. He ended the year with 118 in his career, which is already a school and Patriot League record, and top 10 in NCAA history (with Chicks senior year left to play). After the season, Chick was named a second team Inside Lacrosse All-American while garnering honorable mention All-America from the USILA.
Attackman Andrew Pettit, Chick and faceoff specialist Conor Gaffney were named first team All-Patriot League while attackman Lucas Spence, defenseman Eddie Bouhall and long-stick midfielder Teddy Leggett earned second-team laurels. Leggett ended the year with 61 groundballs, becoming just the third non-faceoff specialist to reach 50 GBs in Kevin Casseses 11-year tenure as Lehigh head coach, the others being Eidenshink and Chick. Leggett also won the Lehigh Athletics J. Daniel Nolan Award presented to the departments top first-year male student-athlete.
Also in 2018, Gaffney was named the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year while being named a third team Academic All-American by CoSIDA. Gaffney led the Patriot League in faceoff percentage (59.4), while shattering the school record for faceoff wins (212) which is also good for second in league history.
The excitement within the program is carrying forward as heading into 2019, the Mountain Hawks have been ranked in every way-early rankings, coming in as high as No. 8 by the Baltimore Sun. The Mountain Hawks are the only team in the league who has advanced to the last eight Patriot League Tournaments.
Eidenshink played in 55 games over his career, with 30 starts, tallying 115 groundballs and 49 caused turnovers (tied for eighth in school history). He played in seven games during Lehighs 2013 Patriot League Championship campaign. Eidenshink then played in all 18 games as a sophomore, recording 29 groundballs and 16 caused turnovers to help the Mountain Hawks back to the league title game. He had a career-high 50 groundballs and 23 caused turnovers as a junior, along with 32 groundballs and nine caused turnovers as a senior.
As a senior, Eidenshink was named a candidate for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award, played in the USILA North-South All-Star Game and was a USILA Scholar-All-American. He was selected by the Charlotte Hounds in the 2016 Major League Lacrosse Supplemental Draft.
Following his playing days, Eidenshink has worked for Lincoln Investment Planning as a Junior Research Analyst. He worked under two Portfolio/Wealth Managers, assisting with Mutual Fund and ETF research for their portfolios, which are globally diversified and set up to help clients save and prepare for their retirements.
Eidenshink has taught the game of lacrosse as part of the HeadStrong Lacrosse Club. He graduated Lehigh in May of 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in finance.
Assistant Coach
mzolchon@monmouth.edu
Monmouth (NJ)
Division 1
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Assistant Coach
deccles@siena.edu
Siena
Division 1
Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach
tcimini@hartford.edu
Hartford
Division 1
Tim Cimini enters his fourth season as a member of the University of Hartford mens lacrosse coaching staff, as he was recently elevated to assistant coach in August of 2016. A native of West Hartford, Conn. Cimini joined the Hawks in fall of 2015 by way of Trinity College, where he served as an assistant coach for the previous two seasons.
During his stint as an assistant coach at Trinity, Cimini was the teams defensive coordinator. His responsibilities extended to all aspects of the program, both on and off the field. In addition, Cimini earned his Masters degree in history from Trinity.
Prior to joining the coaching staff at Trinity, Cimini worked as the head coach of the Connecticut Cardinals Lacrosse Clubs Maroon Team and was an assistant mens lacrosse coach at Saint Leos University, an NCAA Division II program located in Saint Leo, Fla.
Cimini also brings a decorated playing career with him to Hartford. A graduate of Springfield College, he was a team captain who earned All-New England ECAC First Team laurels in 2011 and 2012 while also receiving All-NEILA Team accolades in the latter year. He earned his bachelors degree from Springfield College in English and education.
In addition, Cimini traveled abroad for six months following his graduation, traveling to England where he coached, promoted and played lacrosse. Specifically, he worked with the Rochdale Lacrosse Club in Manchester, England.
Assistant Coach
coachlewisjr@gmail.com
Army
Division 1
Assistant Coach
david.drozjock@wagner.edu
Wagner
Division 1
Associate Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator
wpilat@wesleyan.edu
Wesleyan (CT)
Division 3
Will Pilat returns to the Wesleyan coaching staff in 2018-19 for a third year as assistant coach. Pilat works specifically with the offense and goalies at Wesleyan. He recently completed his master's degree in Graduate Liberal Studies at Wesleyan University.
A 2016 graduate of Roanoke College, Pilat found success both on and off the field during his time in Salem, Virginia. The Roanoke native was a two time All-America Honorable Mention attackman during the 2015 and 2016 seasons. He was also a member of the 2013 Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship team and also participated in two NCAA Tournaments with the Maroons (2013, 2015). Pilat was a three-time selection of the ODAC All-Conference Team in 2013, 2015, and 2016 and closed his playing career as a USILA Division III All-Star representing the South team in the North-South All-Star game. He was also named a USILA Scholar All-American after his senior season.
As an attackman for Roanoke College, Pilat finished his career with over 200 points, finishing his career in Salem as one of the top 10 scorers in program history. As a four-year starter for the Maroons, Pilat played for his father, Bill Pilat, who has coached the Maroons for 29 seasons.
Assistant Coach
mwirth@conncoll.edu
Connecticut College
Division 3
Mark Wirth enters his second season as an assistant mens lacrosse coach at Connecticut College in 2018-19. He is responsible for assisting head coach Dave Cornell with all aspects of the program with an emphasis on the training and development of the Camels defense and faceoff specialists.
Wirth, who is also the Camel programs primary strength & conditioning coach, previously served as the director of lacrosse operations at Lehigh during the 2016-17 academic year. In this position, he assisted with organizing team events, building relationships with the community, recruiting, team travel, and also ran the teams social media accounts while making them more interactive. Furthermore, he spent the summer of 2017 working as a developmental assistant coach at the U-9 level for HEADstrong Lehigh Valley.
Prior to beginning his professional career, Wirth played on the mens lacrosse team at Lock Haven from 2012-15 as a faceoff specialist and defensive midfielder. A native of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, he earned his bachelors degree in sports administration from Lock Haven University in 2016 as well as his masters in the same discipline from the institution in 2018.
Head Men's Lacrosse Coach
cavanaghr@wcsu.edu
Western Connecticut State
Division 3
[Bio](http://www.westconnathletics.com/sports/mlax/coaches/Ryan_Cavanaghview=bio)
Ryan Cavanagh was named Head Mens Lacrosse Coach at Western Connecticut State University in January of 2016.
The Colonials have gone 9-22 overall and 4-10 in Little East Confernce play in his first two seasons. WestConn improved to 7-9 overall and 3-4 in the LEC in his first full recruiting year.
Cavanagh comes to Western after four successful seasons as Head Coach at SUNY Plattsburgh in upstate New York. Through four seasons at the helm, the Cardinals went 51-23 including a program-best 14-4 record in 2013 and back-to-back 13-6 campaigns in 2014 and 2015.
Western Connecticut has some of the best athletic facilities in Division III and is in an area of the country ideal for recruiting high-quality student-athletes, added Cavanagh.
Cavanagh began his collegiate coaching career in 2011 at Plattsburgh State. In his four seasons at the helm, the Cardinals never failed to appear in the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Tournament and advanced to the SUNYAC Tournament Finals in each of the last three seasons. The Cardinals went and impressive 21-5 mark at home and Cavanagh left the upstate institution with the most career wins and the highest winning percentage (.689) of any Plattsburgh State lacrosse coach.
In 2013, Cavanagh was named SUNYAC and Jac Coyne MagazinesCoach of the Year becoming the first coach in the 15-year history of the program to receive the league's highest coaching honor. One of the team's biggest highlights came at the Field House Lacrosse Complex when the Cardinals defeated No. 17-nationally-ranked St. Lawrence University, 16-12. It was the first win for Plattsburgh State over the Saints in program history. That same season, Cavanagh and his staff led the Cardinals to a 14-4 record and produced the best season in Plattsburgh State history. In addition to setting a new mark for single-season victories, Cavanagh and the Cardinals captured the No. 2 seed in the SUNYAC Tournament for the first time and picked up the programs first postseason victory a 15-7 win against Brockport in the SUNYAC Semifinals. Plattsburgh State also made its first appearance in the SUNYAC Championship game and saw seven of its players selected to the SUNYAC All-Conference Team, setting a new program record. Twenty-one Cardinal lacrosse players have received All-SUNYAC honors during Cavanagh's tenure
During his tenure the Cardinals continued to rise among the Division III ranks, culminating with Plattsburgh States first appearance in the USILA Top 20 Coaches Poll in March 2013. The Cardinals were ranked for eight straight weeks and listed as high as 16th in the weekly poll during the 2013 season.
Prior to his appointment as Head Coach, Cavanagh spent three seasons as the Cardinals top assistant after serving as a student assistant coach during the 2008 season.
Cavanagh played for the Cardinals from 2005-07 after his collegiate career began at Nassau Community College. He earned All-SUNYAC Honorable Mention honors as a senior and still holds Plattsburgh State records with a .630 single-season face-off winning percentage and a .581 career face-off efficiency. Cavanagh was named the team's Most Improved Player in his junior year and the teams Most Valuable Player following his senior campaign.
A Northport N.Y. native and a graduate of Kings Park High School, Cavanagh received the SUNY Plattsburgh Vision Award for Community in May 2010 after spearheading the teams involvement with the St. Baldricks Foundation, a childrens cancer research organization. With his guidance over the past five seasons, he helped raise over $38,000 for St. Baldricks through numerous events including four Cardinals Clip Cancer games.
Cavanagh, a former team captain, graduated from Plattsburgh State in May 2007 with a Bachelors Degree in Political Science and a Masters Degree in Leadership and Administration.
Coach
thomas_j@mitchell.edu
Mitchell
Division 3
Coach Thomas made his college coaching debut with Mitchell College during the 2018 season. Playing midfield throughout his career, Thomas coaches players in all positions from attack to goalie. A Connecticut native, Thomas played at Waterford High School where he was an all-conference midfielder and senior captain. He continued his career at Western Connecticut State University where he competed for 3 years. Being a recent graduate, Thomas helps Mitchell players adapt and succeed in the collegiate student-athlete life on and off the field.
Head Coach
joseph.richardson@newbury.edu
Newbury (MA)
Division 3
Richardson comes to Newbury following three years as the Head Coach of Men's Lacrosse for Dallas Baptist University in Dallas, Texas; a program he founded in 2014.
"We are fortunate to have Joe come to Newbury with the previous experience of building a men's lacrosse program at the collegiate level," said Harper. "The success that Dallas Baptist has experienced since he started the program is remarkable. I am excited to add Joe's knowledge and leadership to our staff as the architect of our new men's lacrosse program."
Richardson's responsibilities included Director of Lacrosse Operations, travel coordinator, primary recruiter, and strength and conditioning coach, among other responsibilities while at Dallas Baptist.
"I'm extremely thankful to the president of Newbury College, Dr. Joseph Chillo and to the Athletic Director, [Jonathan Harper](https://www.newburynighthawks.com/information/directory/bios/aharper_jonathan), for the opportunity to be the program's first head coach," said Richardson. "I'm humbled and honored to be able to start a new NCAA Division III program in the City of Boston and contribute towards its long-lasting success. I would like to also thank Dallas Baptist University for giving me the opportunity to grow and develop the inaugural Men's Lacrosse program and am grateful for my experience at DBU."
Richardson's experience in college athletics stretches back to 2004 as a varsity lacrosse player for Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. In his final season, 2006, Richardson and the Lions went 17-4, including a perfect 9-0 record in the Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference.
Richardson began his coaching career in 2010 while earning his Bachelor of Science degree from Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis. He spent three seasons as an assistant before moving on to Dallas Baptist in 2014, where he earned a Masters of Education in Higher Education in 2017.
"We are delighted that Coach Richardson will be joining us as our new Men's Lacrosse coach for the 2018-19 season. Coach Richardson's experience and success at building a program at Dallas Baptist University will be invaluable as Newbury introduces its newest sport next year," said President Chillo. "He is an accomplished coach, mentor and someone who is dedicated to the values of Division III athletics. We are excited to welcome Coach Richardson as part of the Nighthawk family."
Along with his lacrosse responsibilities at Dallas Baptist, Richardson worked as a Business Enrollment Coordinator for two years.
"The first step will be seeking talent nationally to build a large class of highly motivated student-athletes that envision a legacy for Newbury Men's Lacrosse program," said Richardson. "I look forward to recruiting strong character student-athletes that want to represent Newbury College and the city of Boston."
https://www.newburynighthawks.com/sports/mlax/2017-18/releases/20180110mcjzjf
cravent@emmanuel.edu
Emmanuel (MA)
As part of our COVID-19 safety plan, the indoor sessions traditionally held on the first day of camp will be shared online.
Sessions will be accessible for the week prior to camp. They are available on-demand and can be completed at the athlete's
convenience.
This approach allows us to continue offering these valuable sessions so athletes arrive to camp ready to maximize the experience,
while still maintaining a safe experience.
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