COACHING STAFF:

John Mayotte  Head Coach/field Manager

25 years as a head coach at the NCAA level

13 years at Eckerd College (D-II)

12 years at Troy State ... 10 Years of division I

5 years at Cape Cod with the Chatham A's

Career record of 1202-680 (.625 win %) at all levels

#1 in the nation three times (Eckerd)

Numerous Regional Tournaments in Division II with Eckerd and Troy State

National Championship Tournament in Division II in 1993 3rd place with Troy State held in Montgomery, AL.

Division I Regionals in 1995 & 1997 hosted by Florida State and University of Alabama

Ranked #12 in total victories and #39 in winning % in NCAA Division II Record Book

Coach of the Year in Cape Cod League in 1985

Coach of the Year in New York Collegiate Baseball League in 2004 and 2007

Coach Major Leaguers like Jeff Bagwell, Albert Belle, Darrin Fletcher, Bobby Witt, Joey Cora, Mark Petkovsek, Scoot Coolbaugh, Marvin Freeman, Steve Balboni, Jim Mercir, Mike Rivera, Tom Gregorio, Tim McIntosh, and others

Former assistant coaches are Carlos Tosca, former Blue Jays Manager & presently 3rd base coach of the Florida Marlins, Brian Butterfield, 3rd bae coach of the Toranto Blue Jays, Brian Sabean, General Manager of the San Francisco Giants, Ben Hayes, President of the New York Penn League

Former Eckerd player, Ismael Cruz, is the Director of International Scouting for the New York Mets

Former Troy State player, Tom Gregorio, is the Roving Catcher Instructor for the LA Angels

Hall of Fame player in the Albany Twilight League inducted in 11/1992

Hall of Fame as Coach at Troy State University inducted in 10/2007

 Brett Merritt   Pitching Coach   2^nd season

Pitching Coach at Lake City Community College for the 2007-2008 season for Head Coach Tom Clark

Pitching Coach at Urbana College (OH) in the 2006-2007 season

Played at Cuyahoga Community College for two seasons

Transferred to King College (TN) and led them to first winning record in schools history

Transferred to Urbana to re-unite with former  JC Coach

Urbana had a 30 game turnaround in record at Urbana …an NAIA record

All County and All District  at Crestwood High School while playing for his Father, Bob Merritt

B.S. in Sports Management from Urbana College

Sales Intern for Mahoning Valley Scrappers in summer of 2004

Joseph Sinicola Assistant Coach 1^st season

Assistant Coach at Eckerd College for the 2007-2008 season

Four year player at Eckerd (-2007)   Pitcher

Graduate of Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick , RI

Graduate of Eckerd College ---Bachelor of Arts in History

Conference starter junior and senior seasons

# 1 starter as senior…threw 92.6 innings and gave up 85 hits and struck out 85 batters. ..Won 33% of teams wins…finished with a 6-7 record.

Dan Kelley   Volunteer Coach   2^nd season

Bullpen Coach for the Golden Eagles

Played high school baseball at Corinth High School

Played American Legion ball in South Glens Falls

Played junior college baseball at Fulton-Montgomery CC and Schenectady CC

Made Second Team All Star as a Sophomore at Schenectady CC

Holds record for most strikeouts in a game at Schenectady CC with 15 strikeouts

Participated in the prestigious Albany Twilight League for several seasons